But Cullen turned out to be good enough and it required a shrewd Belgium-based talent spotter to notice how good he was. Talent does get missed, and I'm not sure it's down to bias, but we're more likely to focus on and see the potential in a small number of Irish players when club talent spotters are looking at a much wider field, This doesn't necessarily mean that Knight is not as good as some of us think, or that he's better than some English clubs have thus far noticed. I am inclined to think that playing for Ireland - and even playing well for Ireland - doesn't give players the profile it once did.
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