Marcus Harness (M Portsmouth b.1996)

[Fixer82]

How does he qualify for us? Is it a parent to another granny ruler?

[Olé Olé]

How does he qualify for us? Is it a parent to another granny ruler?

Not sure but his Twitter has him down as Marcus Anthony Myers Harness so I'd imagine that his mother is Myers.

He's from Coventry as well. I'm not particularly familiar with the trends there but we have had a few players qualifying for us from Coventry down to grandparents. Shipley, Christie and James Maddison. Collins is Coventry too - not sure if he's parent or grandparent. Solihull and Birmingham are close by and have produced plenty in recent memory too which are down the grandparents including Crowley, Grealish, O'Hare. Callum Robinson was born in Northampton which isn't far off either. Think he grew up with Grealish though so probably closer to Birmingham.

[Fixer82]

Is Myers an Irish name? Perhaps it’s a granny

[CraftyToePoke]

He's from Coventry as well. I'm not particularly familiar with the trends there but we have had a few players qualifying for us from Coventry down to grandparents

Had two uncles who lived and worked there, had reason to spend time there due to that, I think Irish people went there for jobs in the usual construction & nursing but also the motor industry which Coventry was a hub of in the 40s 50s & early 60s primarily. The first exhibit you see in the museum there is thanking Irish and West Indian workers and nurses for rebuilding the place and caring for those from it after the Germans basically left very little of it standing. It would be back as far as grandparents now, yes in most cases but that sense of being Irish was forefront among people there, taxi drivers, nurses etc I noticed all wanted to tell me their roots when they heard me speak, and it was noticeable how many, lots. Still a huge rivalry between Birmingham & Coventry in traditional Irish dancing I was told for example

[DCWA]

Yeah Coventry would have had a massive post war Irish population

[irishfan86]

Seems like a guy whose career is on the up, and he refers to Ireland as "my country" in interviews. Best of luck to him, we sure as hell could use a goalscoring winger. A goalscoring anything, really.

[Trequartista20]

Looks a useful player; 7 goals and 4 assists this season, and we're not exactly stacked with options on the right wing. Appears to have a higher ceiling than, for example, Horgan.

Charlie McCann is also a Coventry lad I believe.

[Trequartista20]

Swansea City apparently interested in signing him.

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/f...target-3681370

[Demesne Lad]

11 Championship appearances for Ipswich so far this season. Average of 21 mins per game - 2 goals and 1 assist. In the EFL Cup, 3 appearances averaging 63 mins per game - 3 assists.

[pineapple stu]

Can add another two to that, in an 18 minute cameo today. Brought Ipswich back from 2-0 down to 2-2. Surely must be pushing for a starting spot at this stage? And is his paperwork actually ready for a call-up later this month if wanted?

[Eirambler]

He's been in camp with Ireland previously so it must be I would think. Interesting that we have a lot of a similar type of player playing in the Championship and knocking on the door of the Ireland squad at the moment - Harness, Szmodics, Azaz and Moran - and Kasey McAteer as wee now of course.

[seanfhear]

He's been in camp with Ireland previously so it must be I would think. Interesting that we have a lot of a similar type of player playing in the Championship and knocking on the door of the Ireland squad at the moment - Harness, Szmodics, Azaz and Moran

And you would think that it might not be that hard to get through that door at the moment ! ! ! !

[Trequartista20]

He's a strapping lad .

[Fixer82]

He's a strapping lad .

As long as we can tie him down