Patrick Bamford (F Leeds b.1993)

[Bielsa´s irish]

What makes you think it has not been tried Plenty ?

Exactly, last week he told redknapp we wants to get a recognition of form with the 3 lions. Same with redmond which is worst since redmond's single mother is irish

[Closed Account 2]

Well Kenny's not been in the job that long, so it looks like previous conversations will have been with Mick McCarthy and MON.

Also it's clear that Bamford would walk into our starting eleven right now (and likely for the foreseeable future). When the last concrete conversations happened he was a good championship striker competing against the likes of McGoldrick (starter at a Premier League team), possibly Connolly (near starter at a Premier League team) and Long (established PL player on a slightly barren run). Looking at the situation now, he's comfortably our most potent goalscorer at club level, it would be a case of him starting every game for us, and one of McGoldrick, Long, Connolly etc playing alongside him. If this point was made to him (automatic starter / attack built around him) it might be a more compelling case for him.

[DCWA]

Both Bamford and Redmond would be exceptional additions that would instantly improve our starting XI and in positions we badly need improvement but so would plenty of top level footballers that aren’t Irish.

[John83]

... Looking at the situation now, he's comfortably our most potent goalscorer at club level...

Our?

Bamford is English, wants to play for England, and doesn't seem to want to play for Ireland. He isn't ours.

[CraftyToePoke]

Thread should be in another section surely ?
There is a thread for the inbetweeners and this guy doesn't need one of his own, (in the Ireland section at least) because its never happening lads.

[Bielsa´s irish]

When you watch the interview of grealish wheasked if he regrets you can see that the guy had been under a huge pressure, he blames his old irish people and says something like my mother and father are english or somethign like , maybe he didit feel attached to Ireland in the first place

[tetsujin1979]

Thread should be in another section surely ?
There is a thread for the inbetweeners and this guy doesn't need one of his own, (in the Ireland section at least) because its never happening lads.

Probably should have been moved, like the other two, but the thread was pretty much dead until recently

[Bielsa´s irish]

Our?

Bamford is English, wants to play for England, and doesn't seem to want to play for Ireland. He isn't ours.

Of course because he scored a hattrick of classy lefty goals, first one was really difficult, he could be an asset but he wants to play for england, same as grealish, he was pressure by some old folks of his family, he stated that, but he didnt wanna play for Ireland, for me let him to spend his whole english international time as a benchwarmer

[Trequartista20]

Agree it's time to move on, but let us not forget this:

https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-37888877.html

[Diggs246]

Agree it's time to move on, but let us not forget this:

https://www.independent.ie/sport/soc...-37888877.html

No let's forget it. He was asked and didnt join up. I agree 100% with john83 he is not Irish.

[tetsujin1979]

Thread moved, if he declares then it can be moved back to the Ireland forum

[Bielsa´s irish]

I have a hunch he may declare for Ireland, since Ings is out , more others out and they called that Bellingham kid.
Now he has an uncanny resamblance with a young Roy Keane, just a bit taller, thats remarkable

[pineapple stu]

In the Indo today that Bamford has formally said no to Ireland. Kenny is quoted "He said that he wouldn’t like to stand in the way of another Irishman. He said he wouldn’t want to do that, that his desire is to play for England."

Entirely reasonable, and best of luck to him.