I’d be fairly sceptical
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I’d be fairly sceptical
I don't buy that. Jamaica have had very little success in attracting English born players over the years. And isn't Redmond the surname of Nathan's mother of Irish parents? I would have thought he'd be plumping for Ireland, if anyone other than England.
I'd be similar, particularly Ivan Toney, very likely to have England telling him he's on their radar. They might be all getting passports, but that's not the same as declaring outright even if they are giving themselves an option down the line. Of course if they all declared then WC qualification becomes very likely and good luck to Jamaica if they swing that.
Stephen Ireland's son Joshua is on the bench for Stoke U18s today: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...n-city-v-stoke
Not that I'm aware of, and he's already been in the England U15 squad - https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/spor...-stoke-2546266
Callum O'Hare is not eligible for us according to Kenny. His Irishness is through Great Grandfather.
That's a shame, but good to clear it up all the same.
Not sure in which thread to pose this question, but here goes: Who was the last player to qualify and play for the Republic of Ireland on the basis of naturalisation rather than eligible by descent?
As in, because they were living here long enough?
Not sure I can think of anyone really. That tends to benefit nations with strong domestic leagues.
Hondermarck would be the same - born in France, raised in Dublin
We've only really become a nation of immigrants rather than emigrants in recent decades. (Whoever decided how many m's should be in those words deserves a paddling.) I'd guess it may never have happened until recently. You see a few kids of African immigrants playing for us now; probably there are Poles and the like in contention too, though I guess children of immigrants are a good bit more common than immigrant children.
As PS said above, adults moving here and then naturalising is rather unlikely. They'd have to play LoI and later on make it at a higher level. If the LoI were stronger (and richer, if that's not all but the same thing in football), that would become much more likely.
The rubgy crowd have attracted a few that way. The difference is that they have relatively wealthy league teams who can attract and retain players of the required standard.