Well done

[superfrank]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/4312824.stm
Congrats. Why can't a similar thing happen down here??

[Ifcp1]

Theres a few talented lads playing now, hopefully Peter Thompson will get a second chance becuase he's on fire now, 10 goals in 3 games.

[glentoranfan]

Yes, Peter Thompson is great. I think he will be getting the golden boot this year. It is a real pity he was not able to train, but I think he will get a second chance.

[Dodge]

Why can't a similar thing happen down here??
because its smacks of tokenism and the clubs here would give out about losing some of their best players for training sessions

[sligoman]

Why can't a similar thing happen down here??Cos in fairness, The Republic of Ireland are a much better team than the North so it's harder to get into the squad;)

[superfrank]

Kevin Doyle had only left Ireland two months before his first senior call-up!

[Troy.McClure]

Thats because he plays in England now :rolleyes:

Surely Pat McCourt wouldnt be too far away from the NI squad if IL players are being asked to train?

[Roverstillidie]

Thats because he plays in England now :rolleyes:

Surely Pat McCourt wouldnt be too far away from the NI squad if IL players are being asked to train?

pat mccourt and liam coyle were given 1 cap to stop them declaring for the free state if some of the more cynical derry fans are to be believed

[CollegeTillIDie]

pat mccourt and liam coyle were given 1 cap to stop them declaring for the free state if some of the more cynical derry fans are to be believed

Well to be fair to the cynical Derry Fans and indeed to be fair to the IFA, there are a lot of the Nationalist population with no allegiance to the 6 county statelet in sport or anywhere else.There have been a number of sports people from the Wee North who have declared for the Republic at underage level. In one particular instance, Women's soccer, exploiting a particular problem the IFA had with funding. The IFA decided, during the mid-late 1990's, not to have an Under 16 Women's team for financial reasons. Within weeks two players from the area had declared for the Republic and actually played for The Republic Under 16 team. Now they have become overage for those teams they have faded from the International scene. Although one senior Republic of Ireland international Women's team player is from the North, having declared for us as an adult.

And here's a word of warning to all of us who love the game down here, the IFA had financial problems largely because they failed to qualify for the 1988,1992 1996 and 2000 European Championships and the 1990, 1994 ,1998 and 2002 World Cups.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Theres a few talented lads playing now, hopefully Peter Thompson will get a second chance becuase he's on fire now, 10 goals in 3 games.

Anybody born on this island who can score goals regularly is a rareity, especially at international level.

[CollegeTillIDie]

Cos in fairness, The Republic of Ireland are a much better team than the North so it's harder to get into the squad;)

If there were an All-ireland team David Healy would be an automatic choice in my view!;)

[Fortuna1886]

If there were an All-ireland team David Healy would be an automatic choice in my view!;)


If there was an All Ireland Team I would be an automatic choice!!



(If you are allowed to live in cloud cuckoo land them so am I, pairty of esteem and all..):p