Barry Maguire

**Paddy Garcia** · 12/04/2009, 9:53 PM

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It sounds like Barry would really like to play for us - I have a really strong impression that that is the case...

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Great if so - what makes you think this ?

**The Fly** · 12/04/2009, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by musicinmouth

Ok, so there is an article in the Sunday Times about Barry Maguire... sounds like Don Givens messed up again...

I would be very grateful if some could post or provide a link to this article. I assume it is on page 8 above the piece with Shay Given. In the NI edition it had an article on the IFA's attempts to secure Nigel Worthington to a new contract instead.

Apologies for the tangent, but in this NI centred article, IFA President and acting Chief Executive Raymond Kennedy revealed that the association is due to have further talks with FIFA to seek clarification about the eligibility ruling entitling players born in NI to play for ROI if they so wish. He states, "FIFA will call us over and have a meeting with us and the Republic....it is a matter of intepretation. We had a meeting with them and we suggested we have another meeting."

The article also states that there have been calls for the IFA to stand up to FIFA more firmly on the issue. Good luck with that

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Kennedy wouldn't rule out legal action of some sort, but said it was best avoided. He goes on to say, " As far as I am concerned legal people have been getting involved anyway. I don't want to say too much because it is a very sensitive issue and we will try to resolve it through football."

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I hope they have the meeting tomorrow and then this whole issue can be put to bed once and for all.
.....I feel a migraine coming on!

**TerryPhelan** · 17/04/2009, 6:05 PM

Thirty signatures and counting... Come on lads, Barry Maguire's international future is (sort of) in our hands - let's make this happen!!

Sign your name at http://www.petitiononline.com/lysaghtb/

Musicinmouth, if we reach a respectable number of signatures would you reckon you could maybe just send word on to Barry that there are a lot of people here who are very keen to see him play for Ireland - keen to the point of starting and signing a petition of support? You'd know the lie of the land better than most about this situation. Cheers man.

**SkStu** · 17/04/2009, 6:24 PM

done.

**brianw82** · 17/04/2009, 6:40 PM

signed

**The Fly** · 17/04/2009, 7:30 PM

34 now!
Come on lads - how many members are there on foot.ie?

I'm gonna get at least 10 to sign it.

**third policeman** · 17/04/2009, 8:09 PM

I'm 37 (again)

**irishfan86** · 17/04/2009, 8:20 PM

#39, done.

**TerryPhelan** · 17/04/2009, 9:57 PM

That's the spirit lads, brilliant!

**kingdomkerry** · 17/04/2009, 10:33 PM

No. 44

**Mcgeady46** · 17/04/2009, 11:56 PM

done no 46

**Greenbod** · 18/04/2009, 2:05 AM

Am I the only one who finds this more than a little pathetic?

Whatever happened to a player being eligible, being willing, and then being good enough to be selected by the manager?..............without any begging letters.

**joema** · 18/04/2009, 4:15 AM

Originally Posted by Greenbod

Am I the only one who finds this more than a little pathetic?

Whatever happened to a player being eligible, being willing, and then being good enough to be selected by the manager?..............without any begging letters.

Completely agree.

This whole petition thing is cringe worthy tbh.

Smacks of desperation.

**irishfan86** · 18/04/2009, 5:22 AM

If you read the comments on the petition, you'll see that it's in a good spirit.

People are saying they will support him whether he plays for us or not, and to follow his heart.

I don't see the harm in letting him know that he'd be welcomed by the fans if he declared for us.

**amaccann** · 18/04/2009, 11:08 AM

If that's so, then an open letter "from the football fans of Ireland" might make more sense? Online petitions are easy to set-up, worth nothing & even easier to ignore. At least an open letter to some news / footie sites might cut more ice?

**TerryPhelan** · 18/04/2009, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by TerryPhelan

Petition is up. Not sure if I got the wording right - even the word 'petition' is regrettably inadequate - as people have written above I don't want to be seen to be begging anyone, but rather than do nothing I would like to let the guy know that there are an awful lot of people here who hope that he does declare for us.

http://www.petitiononline.com/lysaghtb/petition.html

I agree that begging letters are pathetic - and as I said when I posted the thing up, the word 'petition' is inadequate to say the least. If you look at the wording of the actual petition, hopefully it does justice to what I was trying to get across: we want to show support, to let him know that if he did decide to declare for Ireland there are a lot of people who would be happy with that, but that ultimately it goes without saying either decision will be respected. It's a small effort to try and undo some of the confusion sown by Don Givens. Nobody's begging anyone.

**geysir** · 18/04/2009, 5:19 PM

51 now

The petition reads fine Terry.

**Royal rover** · 18/04/2009, 10:29 PM

just a thought - anyone on facebook should send it to there friends or put it up on there wall - i know at least 60 of mine that will sign it

**joema** · 18/04/2009, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by irishfan86

If you read the comments on the petition, you'll see that it's in a good spirit.

People are saying they will support him whether he plays for us or not, and to follow his heart.

I don't see the harm in letting him know that he'd be welcomed by the fans if he declared for us.

Originally Posted by amaccann

If that's so, then an open letter "from the football fans of Ireland" might make more sense? Online petitions are easy to set-up, worth nothing & even easier to ignore. At least an open letter to some news / footie sites might cut more ice?

Since when did ye lot speak for the entire Irish support?