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21/02/2013, 4:32 PM
SkStu

No-ay, i believe...
21/02/2013, 4:44 PM
Charlie Darwin

Like Noah I think.
22/02/2013, 1:29 PM
DannyInvincible

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Originally Posted by joe_denilson

Here's a picture of him at 14 with similiar ages lads.
http://www.fais.ie/fs/img/Castlebar%20Squad.JPG

Already bald by 14?! No way he's that age.
22/02/2013, 1:57 PM
paul_oshea

Racist.
22/02/2013, 6:31 PM
Irish_Praha

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Originally Posted by joe_denilson

Let's be clear about this, Baba is no manchild. I'm 5'11'' and he's shorter than me. I watched him play for the Ireland U17s last year and he looked quite short for a center half out there.
He's succeeded because he's a natural footballer. His father I believe was very good also.

Here's a picture of him at 14 with similiar ages lads.
http://www.fais.ie/fs/img/Castlebar%20Squad.JPG

Strange there were no protests about the guy in the back row at the far right; he looks at least 17
22/02/2013, 10:13 PM
IsMiseSean

Some of them lads look under 10 nevermind 14...
22/02/2013, 10:32 PM
Crosby87

which one is he?
23/02/2013, 2:41 AM
tricky_colour

It's great they made the shortest player the goal keeper.
No heightism there.
26/02/2013, 3:50 PM
swinfordfc

Is Noe still out injured with his ankle?
26/02/2013, 4:18 PM
paul_oshea

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Originally Posted by Crosby87

which one is he?

Why thank Crosby I said this ages ago, he just copied me.

And it was very funny when i said it, i should have got loads of thanks, people on here have a very poor sense of humour.
26/02/2013, 4:46 PM
tetsujin1979

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Why thank Crosby I said this ages ago, he just copied me.

And it was very funny when i said it, i should have got loads of thanks, people on here have a very poor sense of humour.

that's certainly one interpretation of the events as they transpired.
26/02/2013, 5:42 PM
Junior

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Originally Posted by paul_oshea

Why thank Crosby I said this ages ago, he just copied me.

And it was very funny when i said it, i should have got loads of thanks, people on here have a very poor sense of humour.

I thought of that gag when the picture was posted and thought it was a cracker, then scrolled down and seen that you had posted it and I immediately downgraded said gag to ignorant racism.
26/02/2013, 6:24 PM
paul_oshea

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Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

that's certainly one interpretation of the events as they transpired.

Yes, its the only one, remember I met many posters on here :D

Ah junior touche. You loved it really.
27/02/2013, 12:33 PM
BonnieShels

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Originally Posted by Junior

I thought of that gag when the picture was posted and thought it was a cracker, then scrolled down and seen that you had posted it and I immediately downgraded said gag to ignorant racism.

Now that's humour Paul.
07/11/2014, 11:25 PM
TheOneWhoKnocks

Noe's brother, Thierry, has been called up to the U-15 team.
07/11/2014, 11:35 PM
Charlie Darwin

We don't take kindly to Thierrys around here.
07/11/2014, 11:37 PM
paul_oshea

Thierrys or theory's.
07/11/2014, 11:40 PM
paul_oshea

I just had another look at that photo from yonder.when did Rupert grint play underage for us?
16/02/2015, 3:45 PM
DannyInvincible

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Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Geysir is correct. I think we talked about this during the last World Cup, I think concerning Gelsen Fernandes or Johan Djourou who moved to Switzerland as a child and represented their sides despite having no family connection to the country. The rules specifically concern people who change nationalities after either a) turning 18 or b) representing another national team. A child who is granted citizenship is not required to meet residency criteria.

I have learned that the understanding that article 7 does not apply to minors is, in fact, completely erroneous. Article 7 applies to all players (who have assumed a new nationality), both minors and adults and irrespective of whether or not they've assumed their new non-birth nationality before they became footballers. I will post some more on this with a thorough explanation, including FIFA confirmation, in the eligibility thread when I can.

Just on Djourou and Fernandes, however; Djourou was adopted by his Swiss mother-in-law so he qualified under article 7(b), whilst Fernandes was first competitively selected to represent the Swiss association in 2006 when the previous regulations requiring only a two-year period of residence (with no reference to the age of the player) were in force. Although this rule was changed in 2009 and the five-year stipulation of the present article 7(d) was introduced, Fernandes and any other players who had already gained their eligibility according to the former rule obviously remained eligible to play by virtue of the principle of acquired rights.
16/02/2015, 9:39 PM
Irwin3

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Originally Posted by DannyInvincible

I have learned that the understanding that article 7 does not apply to minors is, in fact, completely erroneous. Article 7 applies to all players (who have assumed a new nationality), both minors and adults and irrespective of whether or not they've assumed their new non-birth nationality before they became footballers. I will post some more on this with a thorough explanation, including FIFA confirmation, in the eligibility thread when I can.

Just on Djourou and Fernandes, however; Djourou was adopted by his Swiss mother-in-law so he qualified under article 7(b), whilst Fernandes was first competitively selected to represent the Swiss association in 2006 when the previous regulations requiring only a two-year period of residence (with no reference to the age of the player) were in force. Although this rule was changed in 2009 and the five-year stipulation of the present article 7(d) was introduced, Fernandes and any other players who had already gained their eligibility according to the former rule obviously remained eligible to play by virtue of the principle of acquired rights.

The anticipation is killing me!

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