Lukas Jutkiewicz

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Originally Posted by tricky_colour

OK I will explain, however I am not sure what bits you don't understand so I will assume all of it!!

Lukas Jutkiewicz as in Lucas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Industries








They make spark-plugs or used to anyway.

http://i798.photobucket.com/albums/y...ts/sp50001.jpg


Hence spark plugs ignite the mixture, however sometimes the mixture may ignite too early and this is called or at least is mistakenly called 'knocking'
and can be caused by a weak air fuel mixture.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_knocking

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Only the really bright sparks on here would have got that Tricky! (Not)

l was thinking there was a real Darth of good puns in this thread and those efforts certainly didn't help!

Seems we had an inVader of good humour...

The Ottowan empire strikes back!

Soon to be returning on a red-eye...

Seems strange that Jutkiewicz (now 34) never got anywhere near the Ireland senior team, even for a 'let's have a look at him' half a game. Never made the grade at PL level, but 94 Championship goals before today's outing.

Was he ever actually confirmed as being eligible? He's a bit of a carthorse anyway. Decent second tier player, but no better than what we had at the time, if even that.

Never actually heard of the guy before. But typically enough, I see he scored again tonight

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Originally Posted by Demesne Lad

Seems strange that Jutkiewicz (now 34) never got anywhere near the Ireland senior team, even for a 'let's have a look at him' half a game. Never made the grade at PL level, but 94 Championship goals before today's outing.

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Originally Posted by Eirambler

Was he ever actually confirmed as being eligible? He's a bit of a carthorse anyway. Decent second tier player, but no better than what we had at the time, if even that.

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Apparently Martin O'Neill was considering him in 2016, but I guess he was happy with Walters, Long and Murphy, while giving some caps to McGoldrick and Aiden O'Brien: https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-35314042.html

Has retired after nine seasons and 61 goals for Birmingham. Half of those goals came in 2018/19 and 2019/20 - we've capped players for less I guess.

Not sure it was ever fully confirmed he was eligible, but I suppose it doesn't matter now.

He has an Irish grandparent apparently (though the link wiki gives for that is to an Indo article which quotes him talking about his Polish/Lithuanian grandparent)

No indication he was interested either of course. It seems Martin O'Neill spoke to him in 2016 but nothing came of it.