Jack Grealish

[gastric]

Mention here of Quinn's comments to Grealish, the ginger b#st#rd! How could he? This is quite a balanced article on where he stands presently, if anything, it makes me hopeful he will make the right decision. I do hope Roy's role at Villa will be a positive in him picking Ireland.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-30578518.html

[Stuttgart88]

Quinn called him a fake paddy? That's a bit rich coming from a guy who has carefully crafted this look:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Leprec.../dp/B002BAU7Q4

[the doc]

Quinn called him a fake paddy? That's a bit rich coming from a guy who has carefully crafted this look:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Leprec.../dp/B002BAU7Q4

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I don't think Quinny will be giving Jacko any wishes!

Seriously, pathetic to start making such a big thing about being called a fake paddy.

I'm sure lots us have been called that in our time.


I did say that Grealish wants to play for England,so I don't want him playing for us, if Woy overlooks him.

England's player pool is diminishing in quality anyhow.

I want players 100% committed to Ireland, it's an honour to wear the Green shirt.

Imagine how good it feels to walk out and see a sea of green shirts in the crowd?

Truly wonderful to see and be a part of.

As for Grealo

Lots of young player burst onto the professional stage, have a good season and fade away.

Grealish looks promising, but nothing more than that, top defenders will soon work him out.

If he's as good as people are claiming, then he will be able to deal with that.

Let's see how he does after his first season as the second season is much harder and many have fallen by the wayside after that.

[paul_oshea]

I thought cd was taking the ****!!! Quinn obviously doesn't want him taking his place!

[paul_oshea]

Gastric what do you mean by pick?he's ours to lose!

Doc thats a fair assessment and one I'd say he is thinking of hence he is waiting till nxt summer to decide.

[Stuttgart88]

Seriously, pathetic to start making such a big thing about being called a fake paddy

Where did he say it was a big thing?

The article said Grealish giggled as he described the incident, said it's only banter and it's no problem.

[jbyrne]

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Imagine how good it feels to walk out and see a sea of green shirts in the crowd?

id say our players have to imagine that all the time. cant remember the last time the team were greeted by such a sight.

the fans need to up their game!

[Stuttgart88]

He meant green seats.

[gastric]

Gastric what do you mean by pick?he's ours to lose!

Doc thats a fair assessment and one I'd say he is thinking of hence he is waiting till nxt summer to decide.

Pedantic O' Shea!

[geysir]

Mention here of Quinn's comments to Grealish, the ginger b#st#rd! How could he? This is quite a balanced article on where he stands presently, if anything, it makes me hopeful he will make the right decision. I do hope Roy's role at Villa will be a positive in him picking Ireland.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-30578518.html

i wouldn't read anything into Quinn's comments.
Any Irish player, playing against Grealish would be well advised to kick lumps out of him, shouting 'take that you fake paddy cnt' as he lies writhing on the grass.
After the game - shake hands and wish him well with his club and intl career, whichever country he decides to play for.

[TrapAPony]

Jack Grealish ‏@JackGrealish1
The way things can get blown out of proportion in newspapers is a joke..



Also he turned 19 yesterday. FAI said then would send him new shin pads.

[Duggie]

i don't get what is there to think about, you either want to play for Ireland or England. Simple. He has played all the way up for Ireland so does he now suddenly want to change. If he does then ok but hes not 12. Just make your decision and stick by it.

[gastric]

i wouldn't read anything into Quinn's comments.
Any Irish player, playing against Grealish would be well advised to kick lumps out of him, shouting 'take that you fake paddy cnt' as he lies writhing on the grass.
After the game - shake hands and wish him well with his club and intl career, whichever country he decides to play for.

I was being sarcastic! I will always remember Roy and McAteer, pure entertainment!

[paul_oshea]

I'm begining to dislike him a bit now. Effectively he is saying don't call me up for a year, that we must wait on him, he is a 19 year old that has done SFA really and he is calling the shots to O'Neill and Keane Ireland. What exactly will he have learnt in a year anyway? I think we know the answer to that. If the group is doing well and looking like qualifying I would be very upset as a player him coming in then when it suited him and England don't select him taking someone else's place.

What's to say next year after an average season he doesnt impress England or at club level will he want to hold off again in the hope he does better the following season.

He is 19 years old. I was making a decision to spend a year of my life almost in Boston at that age, he is certainly old enough to decide who he wants to play with.

[DannyInvincible]

In the Independent article, John Fallon says Grealish has already shunned England twice. It seems he turned down an offer to play for their under-17s as well as the offer to play for their under-19s that we already know about. Fallon also states,"if it's any consolation, defection to England during the interim is a non-runner too", but on what basis, I'm not sure. Why would it necessarily be a non-runner during the interim? Has Grealish assured him of that? Martin clearly never asked him to join our squad either, so there was no invite to turn down.

"Martin O'Neill appreciates from my meeting with him that I need to put my club future first before thinking about the international situation.

"My father and I wouldn't have liked to go to that meeting and hear Martin say, 'Come on and play for Ireland'. In fairness, he didn't put me under pressure to make a decision.

"He sat me down, treated me like a man and talked through everything.

"It wasn't just about football but growing up as a footballer and where my grandparents are from in Ireland.

"That's what I wanted to hear from Martin because it is a big decision to make and one I want to take my time over."

RTÉ claim his father, Kevin, is from Dublin: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/inter...tional-future/

Grealish, whose father Kevin is from Dublin, has represented Ireland from U15 to U21 level but could still switch to England unless he makes a senior competitive appearance for the Boys in Green.

That's not correct though, is it?

[DannyInvincible]

i don't get what is there to think about, you either want to play for Ireland or England. Simple. He has played all the way up for Ireland so does he now suddenly want to change. If he does then ok but hes not 12. Just make your decision and stick by it.

It's easy for you to say it's "simple", but you're not a dual national? Why do you think it would be a simple decision for someone with split loyalties?

[tetsujin1979]

Martin clearly never asked him to join our squad either, so there was no invite to turn down.

I've grown tired of reading over and over recently that he turned down an invite to the senior side, when there was no invite in the first place. Did some research myself, and there's no quotes from the player, or the manager, that there ever was an invite.

If I was someone who's been using this as another stick to beat the lad, I wouldn't mention it again without providing some concrete evidence (ie direct quotes from the player or manager) that it did occur

[DannyInvincible]

I'm begining to dislike him a bit now. Effectively he is saying don't call me up for a year, that we must wait on him, he is a 19 year old that has done SFA really and he is calling the shots to O'Neill and Keane Ireland. What exactly will he have learnt in a year anyway? I think we know the answer to that....

What's to say next year after an average season he doesnt impress England or at club level will he want to hold off again in the hope he does better the following season.

Why not just take his words at face value?

If the group is doing well and looking like qualifying I would be very upset as a player him coming in then when it suited him and England don't select him taking someone else's place.

It won't be his decision to come in and take someone else's place.

He is 19 years old. I was making a decision to spend a year of my life almost in Boston at that age, he is certainly old enough to decide who he wants to play with.

But that's you, Paul. Poor Jack Grealish obviously isn't as amazing as you.

[Stuttgart88]

Where is almost in Boston? Cape Cod?

If you had to stay there for the rest of your career would you have chosen to go there?

I still think everyone is overthinking things by phorensically examining his remarks beyond what we know.

We know he doesn't want to commit. We think he probably supports the English national team. We know many people support two countries. We know England go into tournaments with big fanfare whereas we don't. We know he plays for us now and that he does clearly identify with his Irish roots. We know he is happier with Ireland U21s than England U19s. We don't know if he would have chosen England U21s over our U21s if offered both at the same time. We know he is being asked questions by the media so he is answering them.

We don't know what factors are motivating his decisions. We're guessing. My own guess is that he'll declare for England at the start of the next U21 campaign, but equally I'm not convinced he's not just letting things calm down and he might well opt for Ireland.

The only thing this proves is that we're bored at work.

[jbyrne]

I was making a decision to spend a year of my life almost in Boston at that age, he is certainly old enough to decide who he wants to play with.

and was this decision going to affect greatly the rest of your career?