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BBC One Norn Ireland, Tuesday night, Jan 29th, at about 10.30pm
Special Spotlight programme looking into the big question...
Should the Republic be allowed 'poach' players from Northern Ireland to represent the national team under the Good Friday Agreement?
In the mean-time, who was the best player from the North to play for the Rep?
NI are allowed to "poach" players from down here, no?
Opportunity goes both ways.
Anyway, I'm not sure. Does Scotland count as North? :D
Aye, Saw the ad on the beeb.
All terribly dramatic, with doomy music and editing...
No. That was one of FIFAs suggestions as a solution. It was rejectedQuote:
Originally Posted by GavinZac
Pity. Georgie could've finally gotten his call-up!Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
Alan Kernaghan :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Only1Rovers
:D Yeh saw that BV.The trailer for the programme exuded an impending sense of doom.Dear oh dear, a bit of perspective please BBC NI.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bondvillain
Or alternatively, Why are the IFA attempting to stop northern Nationalists expressing their Irish identity?Quote:
BBC One Norn Ireland, Tuesday night, Jan 29th, at about 10.30pm
Special Spotlight programme looking into the big question...
Should the Republic be allowed 'poach' players from Northern Ireland to represent the national team under the Good Friday Agreement?
In the mean-time, who was the best player from the North to play for the Rep?
Should be worth a watch anyway. Post beating England supporting NI seems to be the fashionable thing for the establishment media to do up here.
Never mind. Still great to see that David McDaid and Seamus Sharkey are inthe U 19 squad.
Ruairi Harkin is also in the squad.
Bit of a pointless exercise by the bbc since FIFA have already told the FAI that the existing situation remains and players from the 6 counties can continue to declare for Ireland, and so Ruairi Harkin returns to the u19 squad for the friendly double header against the Czech Republic next month & a first call up for two other Derry lads in the squad.
Suppose they will role out Gerry Armstrong again :rolleyes:
Yes Gerry was shown in the preview!Dont know what his views are but always liked him though.Always seemed a decent skin.
Ya so do I. I think he said in the clip advertised that he could never have imagined himself playing for ROI. Correct me if im wrong but am sure thats what he said.Quote:
Originally Posted by cheifo
Ya he said that. There was also a clip with Kevin Deery saying he thought he should be allowed to choose.Quote:
Originally Posted by elroy
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Originally Posted by Ceirtlis
It'll soon cease to be a problem for Deery, once he's too old for the U-21's his international career will be over.
Deery really looked to be on the up.I suppose at the moment everyone will remember him for that wonderful goal against Gretna.
Ealing Green et all should be along any minute now for yet another entertaining cross boarder debate we all know and love.................................
I hope not he talks out his hole!
limited player, who has scored some spectacular goals for Derry And always seemed to score them on live TV.Quote:
Originally Posted by cheifo
Saw the add. They are really clutching at straws. The add looked very one sided. Edmin poots was pussing and they only gave one small clip of kevin deery from the other perspective. I'll watch it but I know what to expect.
Its a non issue really, Players in the 6 counties have the right to choose to play for Ireland or the one sided northern team. FIFA have ruled in favour of the FAI. Hence three players from the north in the u19 squad.
Great to have a 32 county team IMO.
Only saw the very end - looked like absolute tripe. Felix Healy freezing his nuts off in a field and Mark Lawrenson spoofing about an All-Ireland team which had somebody called McGeedy on the wing (according to the graphic):rolleyes: