QuoteThere are no Polish clubs listed there so you'd assume he's been living here most of his life.
Saw this lad, Mateusz Hewelt, mentioned over on YBIG: http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/mateusz-hewelt
He's a young goalkeeper with Everton from Gdynia in Poland. Once of Stella Maris and Shels, he's also eligible to play for us.
Has anyone heard of him before? Did he grow up in Ireland?Originally Posted by EvertonFC.com
There are no Polish clubs listed there so you'd assume he's been living here most of his life.
Mark Noble was bantered about on Newstalk this morning. Apparently O'Neill speaking with him tonight.
I personally wouldn't be keen in having him involved.
Me neither. He doesn't pass my gut test, nor the David Meyler Shinpad Test.
Does anyone remember the deal with Adam Hammill? I'm a Huddersfield fan so I've seen him quite a few times and twice in the last week against Sheff Weds and Burnley on Saturday and I really like him. He's not the next Damien Duff or McGeady but he's definitely as good as McClean and certainly better on the right wing than Walters. He loves to take a man on, has good delivery, is quick and skillful and rarely does anything stupid with the ball, winning corners or throw-ins where a lesser player would just lose possession. I'm a fan and he's definitely eligible.
(And I'm not biased.....we also have Scannell and he's WAY too inconsistent for international level and seems to have gotten to a level of ability that I can't see him surpass at this stage.)
More on the Noble story: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish...-hammer-noble/
Balls.ie review a few other potential "granny-rulers": http://balls.ie/football/5-granny-ru...ill-take-look/
Mark Noble has found himself the top Irish sports story today due to rumours Martin O’Neill will be keeping an eye on him against Crystal Palace tonight.
O’Neill looks to be very serious in his attempts to recruit more players via the Granny Rule, and while there aren’t many big names boasting Irish ancestry, we’ve taken a look at a few possible candidates:
Jon Flanagan
According to the Daily Star, O’Neill is already making his move for the Liverpool right back whose grandparents are Irish. He has played at underage level for England but was apparently close to making the Irish switch in 2012.
He has plenty of potential but the Liverpool fan who refused to watch last month’s match against Arsenal after hearing Flanagan was starting doesn’t inspire much confidence.
Lukas Jutkiewicz
‘How could he not be Irish!?’ says you, with a good midlands name like ‘Jutkiewicz’. The Middlesbrough striker has endured a torrid time this season after falling out of favour at Teeside.
However he has been linked with a move to Blackburn in recent weeks and perhaps a fresh start could see him go on a decent run of form and become a serious candidate for an Ireland call-up, thanks to his grandmother.
Marc Tierney
When searching through the phonebook of grannies in English football you won’t find much in the way of Premier League experience but Marc Tierney is one man with proven pedigree.
He was first choice Norwich right back in their Paul Lambert led Premier League season but a serious injury in early 2011 ruled him out for the rest of the campaign and alas, he never recovered his place in the team. He joined Bolton over the summer but after an impressive start has again found himself sidelined with an injury.
Richard Stearman
Another defender with Premier League experience, Stearman was one of those aboard the good ship Wolverhampton Wanderers as it sank into obscurity over the last two seasons.
He spent most of last season on loan with Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich Town but is now back playing with Wolves in League One. Kevin Doyle and Stephen Hunt have already done the ground work for O’Neill, convincing Stearman to get an Irish passport and in October, FIFA gave him the green light to play for the Republic.
Andy Lonergan
The Bolton goalkeeper and former Leeds United captain, has found himself in the starting line-up in recent weeks due to an Adam Bogdan injury and while we have a few choices for the goalkeeper role, the 30-year-old is worth keeping an eye on.
When it comes to international football he’s had a complicated past, playing for Ireland at U16s but then switching to England. However he has recently said he is open to an Ireland call-up.
Flanagan and that polish lad maybe
We have enough very average goalies at the minute.
I would like to see noble and Davies included and just given 2 mins in two competitive games and tied it us. After that they can worry about finding their irishness cos by that point they will be tied and at least they can't be called up to England and we lose out.if they never play again so be it.
What is refreshing is O'Neil's willingness to get off his arse.
Far from pleased to see Lonergan's name - the manner of his departure was not to his credit
I have no problem with using the granny rule but something really sticks in my craw when we're going after players who are only interested because they're getting to a certain age.
Depressing list all the same...its not just because hes a Liverpool player but Flanagan has not impressed me any time ive watched them play.
Would agree about getting Davies and Noble on board. Noble is a good player - haven't seen enough of Davies or at least haven't noticed him when ive watched Hull (which is probably a good thing for a defender).
Can't be easy for Keane to sell the benefits of playing for Ireland.
Flanagan didn't seem to do an awful lot wrong in an unfamiliar position on Sunday (although I think the first goal came from his part of the pitch) but I haven't seen enough of him to judge. You'd think if Andre Wisdom hadn't been on loan, he'd have been playing in his place.
What did you think of Jake Carroll?
What happened there exactly?
Fairly uninspiring quote from him here back in 2010 when he an enquiry was made by the FAI as to his availability: http://www.footballfancast.com/footb...eland-call-up/
I was just checking out Barry Maguire as I hadn't heard anything about him in a while. It seems he re-signed for Den Bosch back in September: http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/maguire-via-...-oude-nest.htm
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Marc Tierney is a left full isn't he??
He is actually.
Didn't someone on here, who lives in Liverpool, ask one of Flanagan's relations if he was eligible for us and the answer was no? I am sure I even thanked the poster! Can anyone enlighten me on this please?
Newtalk sports goon reported this morning on how "Conor Wickham, who is Irish" scored for Sheffield Wednesday last night. Although in fairness he does spell his name the Oirish way with one n so naturally we should be flinging a passport at him despite all those underage caps and goals for England
Edit-a quick googling of his Irishness uncovers Wickham, who qualifies for the Republic through his Northern Irish father Stefan, an Army warrant officer
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His brother Paul played under 21 for Ireland. Thought he would be a great player when I saw him in United's youth team way back then but he faded off the scene.
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