Potentially eligible players thread

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!

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Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks

Joey Barton supported Celtic too!

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What's your point?

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.

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Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks

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.

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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.

Maxi Kouogun prevented from playing for Ireland due to Fifa bureaucracy.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-34754768.html

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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?

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Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks

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.

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Are the Bandon lads a rival gang to the YBIG mob Paul kicks around with?

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Are the Bandon lads a rival gang to the YBIG mob Paul kicks around with?

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Nigeria interested in Ismahil Akinade.

http://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/socc...triker-8012677

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Are the Bandon lads a rival gang to the YBIG mob Paul kicks around with?

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They're the Judaen People's Front to the YBIG's People's Front of Judea

The Ballincollig Black Metal Front.

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Maxi Kouogun prevented from playing for Ireland due to Fifa bureaucracy.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-34754768.html

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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.

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.

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Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks

Maxi Kouogun prevented from playing for Ireland due to Fifa bureaucracy.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-34754768.html

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this line is pretty pointless

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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.

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Clearly the FAI are doing what they can, and picking him in underage squads, the fault lies with FIFA

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.