AllyJohnston young irish right midfielder / right wingback, irish mother, canadian father, called up by the canadian nat team
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AllyJohnston young irish right midfielder / right wingback, irish mother, canadian father, called up by the canadian nat team
Wikipedia reckons the mother is from Newtownards. And the father is Canadian so the first name "Allistair" could well have been selected by the mother. Wouldn't say he's on our end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bielsa´s irish
Anyone familiar with Anthony Gordon, a midfielder who started for Everton this weekend? According to wikipedia, he's eligible for us.
Bamford has made his position on an England call up clear. Unless there's any evidence of a change in mindset from him, do not discuss him in this thread
Sorry if already discussed. But lewis o Brien of huddersfield ? Anyone know if he qualifies?
Peter Kioso recalled from his Bolton loan today by Luton. Linked to League 1 Northampton Town, so would be a division higher than he was playing at Bolton.
His international allegiance is still unclear, he did say a few years ago he wanted to play for the Democratic Republic of Congo: https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/08/0...ungster-peter/Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
There was a newspaper interview with Kioso a few months ago where he suggested both Ireland and Congo were still options so I wouldn't rule him out just yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
However he's a few months overage for the next under 21 campaign unfortunately so it would have to be a senior call up and he's nowhere near that at the moment.
Without knowing much about them I suspect the DR Congo senior squad is easier to get into than ours.
Roberto Lynch Sánchez? Having a great game so far, eligible??...his father name is Gabriel, his dad really looks like Elvis Costello.
https://www.brightonandhovealbion.co...Maria%20Isabel.
Louie Barry posted a nice photo of himself wearing an irish jersey with his grandfather after an u15 or 16 game to mark the anniversary of the passing of his grandfather, who he described as “the greatest man in his life” and hoping he was doing him proud. I’d previously seen him describe his grandfather as the proudest grandfather ever when he played for ireland. Obviously huge likelihood that he ends up at England but maybe just 95% rather than 100%
I think the invisible hand of FA and the english flag wont let any hot prospect to declare for the nat team, when they are rejected then, if they are secnd hand youngsters, then you have a chance. Agents and suits are denting the irish national team from these dual nationality player.
What happened with Grealish Rice has been a tremendous situation for the progress of the irish football. Its like a boomerang.
Anyway I support what MON said about it ...if a player wants to play for the Republic they have the means of communication to let FAI know about it.
Ditto this there is a huge pressure on irish players born in England
I notice a 17 year old named Ryan Finnigan is on the bench for Southampton in the FA Cup today. Very little info about him online, but identified as English. Any idea on Irish links?
Turning in his grave nowQuote:
Originally Posted by elatedscum
https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2...list-2020-2021Quote:
Originally Posted by irishfan86
This says he's a midfielder and has been at Southampton since he was 9.
https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2...cademy-2020-21
This says he's a central midfielder under contract until 2023.
It all reads like it was written by PR drones who've never met any of the people involved.
https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/12/1...e-saints-star/
This calls him a "deep-lying midfielder" but doesn't seem to have any source other than the article above.
I can't see anything to say one way or another. Big ginger head on him: he looks Irish, if I'm allowed say that. ;) Not that there haven't been a load of Irish-qualifying lads opting for England in this generation anyway, so I wouldn't hold my breath.
Ryan Francis Patrick Galvin? left wingback at S Wednesday
Eligible players: (that I recently heard of)
Joel Bagan Age 19 (Cardiff City) - Source : Eire Guide-> Qualifies through this mothers side. Handy perhaps that Mick is the manager there now?
John Joe Patrick Finn Age 17 (Getafe Juvenil C) - Source : sportsnewsireland.com -> Qualifies through this fathers side (father is from Ballyhaunis)
News that Munir is being allowed to play for Morocco after all after an appeal, despite him not coming close to fulfilling even the new softer rules.
Makes a bit of a farce of it all and the Johansson situation. Basically sets a precedent of us or any nation to appeal any ruling by UEFA.
Yeap we may get the Johansson and maybe someone else under this and TAS of sport.Quote:
Originally Posted by ColourfulPeanut
For instance, now Tomori can play again for Canada, same case as Munir
This clarification seems to be that the new rule that playing for a country after your 21st birthday ties you to that country only applies from September 2020 onwards. So if a player played for a country after his 21st birthday but before that date he could still switch.
It's a pretty specific clarification that won't apply in most cases, however two players linked to us that it might affect are Nathan Redmond and Kieran Dowell. My understanding of the new rules up to now was that they could not switch to us as they had played for England after their 21st birthdays, but as these games were before September 2020 it would appear that they are now both eligible for us if they wished to switch.
I think we have established at this stage that Redmond has no interest but Dowell is maybe an interesting one for the FAI to follow up.
Youre a bit mistaken here but most of your statement is correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
The Munir case is an ethical and moral situation, you see the "bigger more powerful footie countries with a stronger structure and resources" had played youngsters with dual citizenship in competitive matches just to keep them in their zone....so this new rule fix that moral hole.
When Martin O'Neill was crucified by the irish people because he wont do that for Rice and Grealish, he was a human and an ethical coach of football.
Redmond played in a friendly for Angelterre , has always been ready for an irish call up, his mother is from Ireland, ask the mother for a word to her offspring.
The problem with Nathan Redmond is that he was brainwashed by the english F.A since he was a real talent at a very short age
I believe that they promised something that wasnt true, even more with the whole pool of players available for England. Now he is a substitute and forgoten, im no irish so I would accept him for Ireland national team if he declares...
My question to all you irish amigos is.....Would you accept Redmond for the irish team, if he makes himself available?
Its a question we often ask ourselves Bielsa, indeed there are days we speak of little else. But we'd need the wisdom of one such as yourself in matter so such national importance naturally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bielsa´s irish
Redmond has made his position on his international allegiance clear, unless new information arises about him switching nationality, do not discuss it further.
Any posts about it will be removed.
Move on.
More importantly, what are they saying about Nathan Redmond on ESPN Argentina?
Bielsa, amigo, tell us what you know about Tomás Bernardo Cavanagh would you ? Véles Sarsfield left back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bielsa´s irish
He is a newbie, never heard of him, is a left back will check further, he is 20 under velez coach former Liverpool player Mauri Pellegrino, tooQuote:
Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Joel Sacks and Juan Sills had irish distant links, but they are ending their carrers. Early times for Tomás. The irish embassy could get some reports,
C.A Velez Sarsfield and Argentinos Juniors are very good clubs for creating proper players from their youth systems they hardly buy players. Lanús, Rosario Central, Newell's Old Boys and Huracán also.
I dont know how it works in Ireland or the Northern Ireland but in Argentina is really hard to get to play for ateam if you dont have a "football godfather" (doesnt matter how good you are, they dont care they have a lot of kids), a football grandfather in Argentina is someone who knows the right people (could be a youth talent agent, your father, grandpa or uncle, or a relative who is a former player), It is like private party. So if you are 13 or 14 years old and have no club you are moreless done, check Messi they said he wasnt good enough to play football at 14 and they had better players in their youth teams.
Rich kids in Argentina play rugby it is the upper class main sport
Was just trying to figure out the links between Bamford and JCB were after he hoisted (hawr hawr) Leeds up the table today.
Found this piece here. Sounds like his mother won out on the naming rights and his name being Patrick might not have been a coincidence. His sisters' names are Ciara and Orla.
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co....harvard-270068
Roy Hodgson speaking about Eberechi Eze at the weekend: “I would like to think that like Jack Grealish before him – who I found myself in a situation of needing to speak to, to try and persuade him he was good enough to play for England – I would certainly say the same to Eberechi Eze. Is he ready at the moment? I wouldn’t think so. There’s so many players in his position of his type that it would be very bold of me to suggest he could go in front of them. But I’m more than happy with the progress he has made with my team.”
Pains me when I read something like this but I'm starting to get a little more realistic and admit to myself that this dilemma for young dual nationals might, in most instances, simply boil down to whether they are "good enough to play for England." This is definitely how Hodgson (and many like him) view the matter anyway. Whether that is informed by an inflated sense of English importance, I don't know in this case but surely applies in many others.
Just think of the potential earnings through advertising / otherwise from being a successful international with the Countries of bigger populations ! !Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
Young Bournemouth goalkeeper, Josh Clarke, is seemingly interested in declaring for Ireland
Also, Cardiff left-back, Joel Baden, is apparently interested in defecting to us from Scotland. He's made 4 league starts this year and his progress this season is the reason Mick let Cunningham go to PNE.
I must say, it seems a strange way of going about letting your interest in playing for Ireland be known.
I wonder if Tets has ever been contacted like this?
Joel Bagan is only down as English anywhere I've seen, where did you see Scotland?
Also Josh Clarke has seemingly been involved with both England and Sweden at underage. That's an interesting background!
He has played underage for Scotland.Quote:
Originally Posted by ColourfulPeanut
Was reading a short interview with Tyriek Wright where he talks about settling in at Walsall on loan and he mentioned that he already knew Walsall player Jack Nolan from playing with him at international level. I wasn't familiar with Jack Nolan so I looked him up - it turns out he was in an Ireland under 16 squad a few years ago.
Under 16 is a non competitive level so that doesn't necessarily mean he is actually eligible for us I suppose, but he is at least potentially eligible. He has been in and out of the Walsall first team this season but seems to be doing OK for a 19 year old.
Would probably struggle to get into our Under 21 squad this time around anyway but might be one to keep an eye on in case he kicks on.
https://www.expressandstar.com/sport...in-at-walsall/
Looks like Nolan has donned the jersey of the Three Lions going by his Twitter page: https://twitter.com/JackNolan_11?s=09Quote:
Originally Posted by Eirambler
Rory Delap says he won’t interfere in son Liam's international choice: https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-40063577.html
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“He has spoken to a couple of people but he’s at the stage where there was no real debate, and I would never put pressure on him to make a choice either way,” Rory told the Irish Independent.
“ Speaking last September, senior team manager Stephen Kenny said he was aware of Liam but added that his status was complicated by FIFA rules on when exactly a player held citizenship for a particular country”
From the Rory Delap thread in 2019:
Quote:
Originally Posted by elatedscum
The issues Kenny mentioned have been resolved by the new rules, so he is now eligible. However I think it's clear enough that England is his first choice.
His dad's quotes read that way when he says "there was no real debate." Let's see how far this lad makes it. I'm sure we would be a great fallback option if he doesn't make it to the degree it is looking at the moment.