How many of the present English team could have played for Ireland

**tetsujin1979** · 11/04/2005, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by Bring Back Mick

Kevin Gallen, Noel Whelan, Steven Frogget, to name 3.................

Think I heard Kitson wants to throw his name into the ring as well?

**Stuttgart88** · 11/04/2005, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by FarBeag

This is probably
a really stupid question,but can anyone name any of the present England team that could have played for us. Just wanted to add to my collection one more thing on how emigration has affected our nation.

Apparently 7 of the 8 parents of The Smiths were Irish. Probably not what you were looking for though...

**Bring Back Mick** · 11/04/2005, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Cowboy

Brian Kerr actually went to look at Gallen last year as he still qualifies for us under the latest rule change

Think BK was at a loose end or maybe checking on Rowlands form wouldn't want that greedy ****** anywhere near the team

**Cowboy** · 11/04/2005, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by stojkovic

Wouldnt take Gallen, he turned us down before while his two brothers played underage for us.

Yeah,even though he regretted his decision I would not be happy to take him

**fergalr** · 11/04/2005, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by Stuttgart88

Apparently 7 of the 8 parents of The Smiths were Irish. Probably not what you were looking for though...

.... and with names like Morrisey, Marr, Joyce and Rourke that makes them more Irish than u2!

Another Engerlander who could have chosen us was Steve McMahon - payed us back though by gifting the ball to Sheedy in Italia90.

**Donal81** · 11/04/2005, 3:10 PM

Originally Posted by Bring Back Mick

Kevin Gallen, Noel Whelan, Steven Frogget, to name 3.................

I vaguely remember Frogget but I didn't remember anything about his Irish connections, what are they?

Gallen was a strange one. You could call him greedy.

Then again, he was a scoring sensation at QPR (which doesn't take much) as a teenager, might have been under a lot of pressure to declare for England whereas the brothers wouldn't have been.

Noel Whelan was different in that he was actually persued by the FAI and turned it down. He made his choice but decided he wanted to play for Ireland when it became clear that he had no hope of English caps.

**livehead1** · 12/04/2005, 3:42 PM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

Think I heard Kitson wants to throw his name into the ring as well?

no, fair play to kitson he said that he won't play for ireland or rather declare for them as he doesn't feel irish. at least hes got a bit of moral fibre about him