James McClean M Wrexham b.1989

[DannyInvincible]

McClean is now eligible to represent the FAI, according to an IFA source via OWC.

The paperwork is through, expect him to be called up later this month.

IFA source:

"...McClean is now eligible to play for the Republic. Its disappointing but we wish him well."

[ArdeeBhoy]

Somebody needs to tell Colin Murray. He referred to McClean as 'Northern Irish earlier on MOTD2.

Clearly he's unaware of this and other threads on here. Maybe someone should tweet him...

[Predator]

Somebody needs to tell Colin Murray. He referred to McClean as 'Northern Irish earlier on MOTD2.

Clearly he's unaware of this and other threads on here. Maybe someone should tweet him...

McClean's reading your posts AB:

"Colin murray get it right will you its #irish"

[dantheman]

Colin Murray is one stupid bog Irish Paddy...

[ArdeeBhoy]

McClean's reading your posts AB:

"Colin murray get it right will you its #irish"

Ha ha, would love it if he ventured onto this or his other threads. Maybe someone should Tweet it to him...


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16909171 btw.

[Not Brazil]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct...Kx6j50eYfVNQMQ

Laughed at this.

The Author should have read it over.

Funny too that James is getting all upset about being called Northern Irish - considering he represented Northern Ireland.

[DannyInvincible]

Is identifying as Northern Irish a prerequisite to representing NI? I dunno. Just putting it out there. Mark McCadden, I think it was, pointed out on Twitter that Murray would hardly refer to Patrick Vieira as Senegalese or Owen Hargreaves as Canadian, or Welsh even, given he played for Wales at under-age level. Of course, Vieira didn't actually represent Senegal at any level.

Would Niall McGinn identify as Northern Irish, for example? Do you identify as Northern Irish, NB? Don't you always make an issue of pointing out you're simply Irish as well?

[geysir]

And here was me thinking that you could play for the IFA and still identify yourself solely as being Irish.

[Not Brazil]

Do you identify as Northern Irish, NB? Don't you always make an issue of pointing out you're simply Irish as well?

I identify as Northern Irish, British and Irish.

I am all of the above.

[Not Brazil]

And here was me thinking that you could play for the IFA and still identify yourself solely as being Irish.

Of course you can.

[DannyInvincible]

Of course you can.

So what's funny about McClean highlighting this?

[The Fly]

I identify as Northern Irish, British and Irish.

...in descending order of significance.

[Not Brazil]

So what's funny about McClean highlighting this?

I just find it amusing that someone who was born in Northern Ireland, and played International football for Northern Ireland (by virtue of British Citizenship), gets upset when a football presenter calls him Northern Irish.

In the same way I find it amusing when some Northern Ireland fans ie. supporters of the Irish Football Association's representive teams, get extremely exercised when they are called Irish.

Funniest of all are those who pretend Northern Ireland doesn't exist - they crease me.

[Not Brazil]

...in descending order of significance.

That depends who I'm talking to.

[SwanVsDalton]

James McClean from the Free Republic of Creggan was my understanding.

[Olé Olé]

I just find it amusing that someone who was born in Northern Ireland, and played International football for Northern Ireland (by virtue of British Citizenship), gets upset when a football presenter calls him Northern Irish.

I wouldn't read too much into his tweet, it seems he was merely serving to correct Murray, who should have known better given that it's part of his job to be aware of the international background of the players he discusses.

I think it would take a lot more than that to "upset" James McClean.

[Fixer82]

I just find it amusing that someone who was born in Northern Ireland, and played International football for Northern Ireland (by virtue of British Citizenship), gets upset when a football presenter calls him Northern Irish.

In the same way I find it amusing when some Northern Ireland fans ie. supporters of the Irish Football Association's representive teams, get extremely exercised when they are called Irish.

Funniest of all are those who pretend Northern Ireland doesn't exist - they crease me.

Jaysus you're easily amused!

[Not Brazil]

I wouldn't read too much into his tweet, it seems he was merely serving to correct Murray, who should have known better given that it's part of his job to be aware of the international background of the players he discusses.

I think it would take a lot more than that to "upset" James McClean.

Colin Murray will love the reaction from McClean.

[French Toasht]

I just find it amusing that someone who was born in Northern Ireland, and played International football for Northern Ireland (by virtue of British Citizenship), gets upset when a football presenter calls him Northern Irish.

I'd imagine the only reason he represented NI was due to a crisis of confidence and a belief that at 22 and still playing in the LOI his opportunity to represent his country had passed him. Due to his enhanced chances of representing NI in international football he took that option. That makes him a careerist, not Northern Irish.

And like Danny said would you say Niall McGinn considers himself Northern Irish or just a player who wasn't good enough to represent his own country so seized his chance at international football at the hands of whoever was offering it?

[Predator]

Can I regale you with an anecdote, if I may?

I know a man who once hit Colin Murray with a shoe. And with good reason.