QuoteBest of luck to him, but he's awfully short for a keeper, which limits how high a level he can realistically ever play at.
Northern Ireland have called up Christy Pym
https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/...-40246481.html
Best of luck to him, but he's awfully short for a keeper, which limits how high a level he can realistically ever play at.
Could mean everything.Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
If its an English born kid & our set up, we know exactly what this means. Our northern brothers are now in the all too familiar to us situation of hoping he's good but not too good.
The Scott Hogan paradox I call it.
Hopefully he is coming on board
Don Donovan + Terry Donovan
Jimmy Dunne + Tommy Dunne
Ronnie Whelan Sr + Ronnie Whelan
There are a couple of grandfather/grandson combos - as well as brothers - and uncle/nephew
https://www.theguardian.com/football...r-league-clubs
Four Irish qualified players in this but none born in the 26 counties of ROI. Jack Porter (England born, Irish father), Rory Finneran (English born, Irish paternal grandparent or grandparents?). There are also two in there that have played or do play for NI - Braiden Graham and George Feeney, the latter was in with Wales recently I believe.
I would wager you'd have very little chance of getting Warren Feeney son in an Irish jersey.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
As would I but maybe I was seeking to engage in a bit of reverse discrimination!
Con Martin + Mick Martin?
Yea - the Kellys and the Martins were mentioned on the previous page.
Jimmy Dunne, who played between 1923-1942, scored more than 30 goals for Sheff Utd in the top division in England each season between 1929-1933 - in 1930-31 he scored 41 league goals and a further 9 in other competitions. Jimmy's two sons, Jimmy and Tommy, later played for St Pats - Tommy also played for Shamrock Rovers, Sligo Rovers and Dundalk and won 3 Irish caps - Jimmy played for several clubs in England (including Peterborough and Leicester). Jimmy Dunne's nephew, also Tommy, played for Shamrock Rovers, Leicester and Exeter among others, and a second nephew, Christy Doyle played for Shelbourne and was capped once by Ireland (1959 v Czechoslovakia)
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Eh?
He's already got one!
Anyhow, it seems that he may* be ending his earlier flirtation with our Celtic cousins and turning back to the light.
* - No guarantees, but fingers crossed. Either way, I can confidently predict that he will NOT be turning out for ROI ever.
Jack Fletcher, who is (potentially) Irish eligible though unlikely to ever play for us, is on the bench for Manchester United today against Brentford in the Premier League.
Is he a generation out? Has a twin brother at the United academy too
Granny from the last village in Ireland, Dooagh, apparently.
Dooagh has made a strong contribution to both American and Scottish football it seems:
https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/s...contracts.html
https://m.independent.ie/sport/socce.../31411786.html
Fletcher himself said his mother is Irish.
You'd imagine we'd be a firm 3rd behind England and Scotland for either of the Fletcher boys.
Yes, it would take a fairly surprising turn of events for either to end up playing for Ireland.
Well I guess we could end up with a Michael/Will Keane situation, although I guess the pull of Scotland does reduce the chance of that
Darren has been seen supporting Mayo in Croke Park before. Any interest they have had in Irish support is shrouded in disappointment.
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