QuoteWTF? Where did you get that one from?Originally Posted by yapster
Of course it didn't, it's ridiculous to say otherwise.
I'd love to see the 'African' heritage of most of Brazil's squad. Do you mean the fact they're black? Perhaps the Brazilian footballing culture and style has a little more to do with it?
As for players that are of African descent, it might help them be tall which can be an obvious attribute, y'know, unless their heritage is of a rather small African people. Like say Claude Makélélé.
And I'm going to stop now because this is quite possibly the most ridiculous footballing debate I've ever had.
WTF? Where did you get that one from?
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
The Nigerian guy in my 6 a side team is feckin brutal, good dude though. The Japanese guy on the other hand is brilliant, but a bit of a jerk. Discuss
As with many of your posts, you contradict yourself here, saying if born and bred in ireland you are irish
If born of irish descent and feel irish, you're irish, but surely these irish descent guys were born and bred in (let's say) england, which by your logic makes them english
His mother is English.
You can't deny the African influence in sports son.
Irish people love to go on about the Irishness of successful people of other countries, Boxers like Ali ffs. The fighting Irish thing and the never say die attitude in foreign sportspeople with Irish heritage or is that ridiculous too?
Is it like some Irish people saying that Man Utd liverpool & Celtic are Irish clubs in essence.That they have the Irish Spirit?
Yes Brady & Best were very specially gifted Irish players no doubt and there are others but all I'm saying is that McGraths African heritage helped him in his game,of course his Irishness helped greatly as well.
Wow. Just...wow. Scary
Quick question, if Aldridge & co played for England or Scotland in Houghtons case would that have made them English but since they chose out of desperation to opt for Ireland does that make them Irish or English?
I've never heard this before. She had a very definite Dublin accent whenever I heard her interviewed on TV or on video so I'm very surprised to hear she was English. Maybe she moved to Dublin as a child or something.
"There's man all over for you, blaming on his boots the fault of his feet" - Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
it definitely makes Houghton english and makes Aldridge, according to my heritage calculator, Nepalese.
Interesting.
you know what I mean, Scottish or Irish then?
he was born in Scotland but has Irish blood and felt sufficient affinity to the country to play with Ireland. Its pretty simple, i think youre over-analysing this.
That was his choice of course yet he has said that when he came back into the dressing-room after an Ireland game the first thing he did was to find out how Scotland go on.
I agree 100%
The solution is simple: get more africans to donate blood in Ireland.
I cam barely believe what I'm reading above.
you know what I mean...
Are you perhaps trying to say that if you have a love for Ireland and are qualified to play for them then fair play and welcome aboard, but if you are qualified to play for Ireland and only do it to add international player to your C.V. then **** off? If so thats fine, if not, I for one am lost!!
As for the blood thing... mate give it up you just look stupid. Remember the mad German who wanted to populate the world based on peoples blood lines???? He was a terrible player too......
Last edited by SilkCut; 05/01/2010 at 9:58 PM.
Help something bit me!!!
I hope Simon Cox doesn't read this thread
Come back down to earth a small bit son, stop making a big deal over nothing...
You got the first one right btw...
If we just got half of the thread title deleated there would be a tenuous link
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