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Wow- that was fast. I somehow completely missed that! Thanks Joe!
Sure how could he have an Irish father with that surname. you can search posts skstu!:)
Not many google results for that name either. I'm not sure he'd pass a gut test with pictures like this:
http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/...ure-id74168769
Looks determined.
I thought he might be related to the Schmiedebachs out of Horseleap.Quote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
(the search function here is awful)
Thats true it is
Jonjoe Kenny made his debut for Everton today and also played a part in Oxford's promotion while on loan there - anyone know firstly if he qualifies for us (yes, yes, I know the caveat about Merseysiders with Irish-sounding names) and secondly if there's any chance of him switching, having played for England up to U-19 level
Well, having played for Oxford automatically makes him an undeserving chancer. No way is it humanly possible a good young payer at Oxford can go on to greater things in a short time period. Finn Harps or Preston maybe, but not Oxford.
Hi Sam-I looked into this with some Everton fans a couple months back and no intel back from them at all so I just left him a tweet. Will let you know if he replies. Not sure that he'd be for turning at this stage - England u19 cap, promoted with Oxford and made his epl debut for Everton.Quote:
Originally Posted by samhaydenjr
Neither him or Alan are passing the "get the ball" test anyway. Maybe he's no loss. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by joe_denilson
Bored at my desk I was looking at the Everton Reserve & Youth Teams and noticed a lot of Irish names in there. One that stuck out though - Conor McAleny - not sure if he's been discussed before but whilst doing my research (an in depth twitter dissection) I noted that amongst his likes were a couple of tweets about the centenary of the 1916 rising!
Call him up Trap!!!!
https://twitter.com/RobBrennan82/sta...30802313592832Quote:
Any mention of Crowley at press conference? Not convinced there was a recent meeting with O'Neill. There was last year. Since played for Eng
Thought as much.
Conor McAleny
found this on Toffee talk from a while back
'Louis', on 11 Dec 2011 - 02:07, said:http://www.toffeetalk.com/public/sty...r/snapback.png
You may have noticed that he has an Irish surname, he's said he'd like to play for Ireland but it's not possible as he doesn't meet FIFA's requirements, (it is his great grandparents who are Irish, had it been his grandparents then he'd be eligible for Ireland).
Also another post in response to the above
'Louis', on 11 Dec 2011 - 02:07, said:http://www.toffeetalk.com/public/sty...r/snapback.png
You may have noticed that he has an Irish surname, he's said he'd like to play for Ireland but it's not possible as he doesn't meet FIFA's requirements, (it is his great grandparents who are Irish, had it been his grandparents then he'd be eligible for Ireland).The majority of people born in Liverpool have 'Irish blood' and should be allowed to play for them. Liverpool should be an independent state or even a part of Wales. England is just on the post-code, the proofs in our grandparents surnames the majority of scousers will have 2 grandparents with Irish surnames, one with a Welsh surname then a toss up between English or Scottish.
we already knew that. There were reports of a meeting last year in late September, and he played in two of England's three U19 games in October.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
I'm not sure if they have been mentioned, but Kieran O'Neill Dowell (18) made his full debut for Everton yesterday and Jonjoe Kenny (19) came on to make his debut as well. Both have played for England throughout the age groups. As has been mentioned regarding other players from the area, I wouldn't be surprised if their connection was too far back, but who knows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Wangball
Tommy McNamera from NYCFC is eligible.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/0...wn-interest-meQuote:
“I have an Irish passport. I’ve had it for almost 10 years now,” McNamara told MLSsoccer.com after training Thursday. “Someone from the FAI reached out and wanted to confirm whether I did have a passport or not.”
That inquiry, McNamara said, has been within the last year. The 25-year-old has dual citizenship because his grandfather on his father’s side was born in Ireland.
McNamara said he hasn’t heard from anyone at US Soccer and would be open to playing for either team.
“I think it’s an honor to represent the national team,” McNamara said. “Obviously I qualify for both and it would be an honor to represent either.”
McNamara said he hasn’t given that decision much thought because he’s busy with his day-to-day responsibilities in his second season with NYCFC. He has gotten off to a great start with two goals and one assist in four starts, meaning he is well on his way towards matching and surpassing his five-goal, three-assist breakout effort in 2015.
I've seen him play a few times, hard worker but not a lot of skill.
He'd fit right in then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Metrostars
There are a few things that are a bit perplexing about our links to American-born players. The three that we've been linked with have been Neagle, Meara and McNamara. Firstly, we gave the US a right good drubbing last time we met. I'd conclude that we are better. So, it's not like the England situation whereby players often throw their lot in with us because they don't fancy they'll get selected for England, because England are better. The funny thing is that the American-born players named above aren't really near the US squad. How do they reckon we'll pick them? And the sense of Irish identity is very strong among Irish-Americans so why haven't a better standard of player claimed for us?
I guess there are a lot of complications involved in this one, in terms of geography (further away) and the fact that eligibility is trickier to ascertain and might not always exist.
In conclusion, how has Shane O'Neill done at Cambridge United?
I don't put much stock in friendlies so saying Ireland beat the US in a friendly doesn't automatically make Ireland better. I'm a close observer of both teams and would say they are fairly even. Very similar in that neither have any superstars and both rely on more grit and organization than skill to overcome better opponents. The one thing the US has going for them is MLS that is providing more depth for the national team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Olé Olé
As for US players for Ireland, the ones mentioned like Meara and McNamara are Irish passport holders and are not capped by the US so that makes them eligible. Plus it was the FAI who were sounding them out, not the other way round. In any case, they are not top tier players even in MLS. There are tons of other US players better than them who've been capped by the US.
Also, why should geography be an issue? It hasn't stopped US/Mexican/South American players trekking back and forth to Europe for internationals since forever. I think that is a more UK/Ireland problem i.e. looking outside their borders for players and going abroad to play.
Aymen Ben Mohamed called up by Tunisia.
http://www.the42.ie/aymen-ben-mohame...78012-May2016/
Great development for him, great for the league too. Hope he does well.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
Posted this in the daniel crowley thread which I didnt realise is in the world section.
http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads/...72065/page-168
not in the brits 24 man squad for the friendlies before the 19s euros which maybe is a good sign( or just a sign that england are savage at this age group) . You wood imagine their 18 man squad will be picked from this as roberts at celtic is only one left out but tink that is cause celtic wont release him due to champ league qualifiers in july. Obviously crowley was only on standby when this group won the 17 euros 2 years ago so must be a bit sickening to maybe see your age group win 2 euro titles and not be involved . Some irish numpty on that england forum talking nonsense about how crowley cant get game for england cause he is too small/technical embarrassing stuff can only imagine he strayed from YBIG
Roberto Lopes interested in representing Cape Verde.
http://www.thesun.ie/irishsol/homepa...r-Tunisia.html
Not long since he was getting U-21 call-ups.
It's three years. Long enough in football terms.
Informative piece on Danny Crowley who may go out on loan to Coventry City next season: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/spo...boxes-11372422
Says he supported Celtic when he was younger and is just focusing on getting first-team football before making any call on his international future.
Joey Barton supported Celtic too!
What's your point?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
He just joined Rangers.
Maybe Joey would have chosen to sign for Celtic if he'd had the luxury of a choice between the two? :)
The only reason I mentioned it was because I thought boyhood support for a club popular amongst people in Britain who celebrate/cherish their Irish heritage was an interesting item of information to take from the article (Crowley didn't support any other club, whereas Barton clarified that Everton were his club and that he favoured Celtic when it came to the Old Firm), but I'm not suggesting Crowley's support for Celtic is a foolproof indication that he will declare for Ireland, if that's what TOWK was trying to suggest. It's just an extra bit of information on the lad's cultural background. That's all.
oh yeah, I have no idea what the intent or connection is - I was just adding prima facie context in case you weren't aware.
Brian Kerr, Alan Maybury and Richard Sadlier all grew up supporting Rangers and Republic of Ireland.
I suspect there are several more.
Some of the Bandon lads I know are the biggest Rangers and Ireland fans.
I'm aware there are exceptions to what I think could reasonably be called a general trend. Celtic are a lot more popular amongst Irish nationals and members of the diaspora than Rangers are for pretty obvious reasons and support can often be an indication of pride in Irish heritage. But like I said, it isn't an exact science, nor did I suggest it was.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
Maxi Kouogun prevented from playing for Ireland due to Fifa bureaucracy.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-34754768.html
Quote:
When Switzerland played in the Aviva in March, we asked a Swiss journalist how many of their team were Swiss. "About five or six," was the reply.
"And where do you get your players from?" we enquired. "Mainly from Albania," was the response.
One law for Fifa's host country, it seems, another for Ireland. But then what would you expect from one of sport's most corrupt bodies?
Are the Bandon lads a rival gang to the YBIG mob Paul kicks around with?Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
Nigeria interested in Ismahil Akinade.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/socc...triker-8012677
They're the Judaen People's Front to the YBIG's People's Front of JudeaQuote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
The Ballincollig Black Metal Front.
FIFA adopt a case-by-case approach when granting exemptions from a literal application of the eligibility rules, but to be granted an exemption, the FAI should merely have to demonstrate that Kouogun has been living in Ireland for more than five years (which should be straightforward seeing as he's lived in Ireland since he was 5 months old) and that the strict application of article 7(d) would prejudice Kouogun's footballing career.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
Further information here: http://foot.ie/threads/147164-Eligib...=1#post1805274
FC Basel player Breel Embolo, who is 19 and, like Kouogun, also Cameroon-born, was granted an exemption to play for Switzerland on the above basis despite the fact he's still playing in Switzerland. There's no clear indication that the rule was practically prejudicing his career and it's perhaps fair to assume that it wasn't prejudicing him when the exemption was granted considering he didn't move abroad once he received his clearance. That's not to say it couldn't have stymied any potential move abroad in future theoretically.
The problem with a strict application of 7(d) in cases such as this is obviously that it could, in theory, force players to remain resident in their adopted country for five years after the age of 18 (until their 23rd birthday) if they wanted to play international football for that country. However, as I've alluded to, this would surely only become a practical problem if there were offers to move abroad on the table and the player concerned had had to turn them down due to a desire to play for Switzerland internationally or if said player had accepted an offer to move abroad, thereby effectively denying himself the opportunity of lining out for his adopted nation because he would no longer then be able to fulfil the five-years-of-continuous-residence-post-18 criterion (unless he moved back again at a later date).
How Kouogun's case might differ from Embolo's, I have no idea. Kouogun is still resident and playing in his adopted nation, just like Embolo, so I don't see why Kouogun should be denied an exemption but Embolo granted one.
this line is pretty pointlessQuote:
Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks
Clearly the FAI are doing what they can, and picking him in underage squads, the fault lies with FIFAQuote:
The victim in all this is Kouogun, whose progress in his football career has been stymied by a body who lack credibility, and by the failure of the FAI to secure justice for their player.
Neil Lennon just confirmed (cos it was in doubt) that he would play for us'uns and not themm'uns if he had the choice to back in the day.
As an Irish national, he would have had the choice, just like Ger Crossley, Mark McKeever and Alan Kernaghan were able to play for us in the mid-'90s. Only problem was he didn't realise it (along with many others) and he'd also played for the IFA at under-age level so was tied with them from early on.