He's made six appearances for Ireland. He's scored one goal. His performances were certainly not overwhelming - but please name those who's performances were. Connolly much hyped but five appearances, no goals, two missed one-on-ones with goalkeeper and a lot of falling over? Robinson? Maguire? Horgan? O'Dowda? Idah and Parrott? - promising but not scoring? Meanwhile Collins has scored 21 Championship goals in a season and a half and you consign him to the tip.
Where did he say that? Show me the quote. He has not rejected playing for Ireland. No definitive statement. Aldridge, Cascarino, Lawrenson, Townsend and Houghton never dreamt of playing for Ireland - and neither has Bamford. But opportunity knocks. Jack Charlton would have camped on Bamford's doorstep. He'd have told him he'd actually play at a WC Finals in an Irish shirt rather than bum-warming a pine plank watching Kane and Calvert-Lewin or Abraham, Ings, Wilson etc. Wave a green flag - not a white one.
Here: https://talksport.com/football/78113...arcelo-bielsa/
That has led to calls for Bamford to be under consideration for a first England call-up, something the 27-year-old has admitted he’d relish.
He told talkSPORT: “That would be a dream [come true]. The important thing for me is that I’ve played six games and done quite well in those games, but it’s unfair for me to compare myself to the other England strikers who have been doing it for a long time at this level.
Bamford has had more than enough opportunities to come and play for us if he wanted to. Even now, he knows where we are if he changes his mind. But, as I understand it, the question has been privately asked by FAI representatives on more than one occasion and the answer has always been no.
Which is fair enough, similar to Mark Noble or anyone else, he shouldn't be harassed into playing for us if he doesn't want to. He is English and he wants to play for his home country, no problem.
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Uh...see Tets post above. If anyone honestly thinks Bamford would like to play for us at this point and that England is not his first preference, I really don't know what to tell you.
Yep, fuhgeddaboudit; Bamford's not interested.
As far as Collins is concerned, it's worth noting that Wales's qualification campaign was to some extent foundering before they stuck lower league journeyman Kieffer Moore of Wigan up front as a focal point, and he's been a fixture ever since.
We need to realise where we are - Collins can't and shouldn't be discounted.
As Donald Rumsfeld once said, "The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence."
anyway, this has little, if anything, to do with James Collins, and there's an existing thread in the World League Football forum for Bamford - https://foot.ie/threads/178387-Patri...-Leeds-b-1993) - so take all further discussion there
Guys re collins judge what you see with your own eyes. Georgia and Switzerland were 2 competitive games where he reminded me of conor sammon
I thought he was ok against the best opposition to date under Kenny (England). He moved about, presented well and had two shots on target despite pitiful service (Horgan excepted). Please remember John Aldridge didn't trouble the scorekeeper for 20 matches. Collins is no Aldridge - he's awkward and lacks class - but he's scoring goals at a decent level. In other words - currently, he's good enough.
But he's in the squad and he's getting game time. It's not like he's been frozen out.
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