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    Quote Originally Posted by Noelys Guitar View Post
    Honest answer. He always gave 100% for Ireland. Made his debut against France in 1979. He got some serious abuse from English journos at the time for declaring for Ireland. He was like Lawernson, Heighway, Galvin, Aldridge,Townsend and Cascarino English (like a host of others). Would I give up on the great memories of the matches they played for Ireland and the help they gave the team in qualifying for tournaments because of that? Never. To me they have dual nationality.
    exactly have people little to be worried about and who were all the twast singing go home britsh soldiers last night was it the orange jerseys that stirred up this garbage

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    Yeah I noticed that last night too, a load of rubbish I must say.
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    Michael robinson was alimited enough player but he always gave 100%.

    Liverpool used to pull a lot of players in the 70's and 80's from irish squads. ronnie Whelan missed alot of games too. although it is fair to say that Heighway never reached his club heights for Ireland.

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    Very sad news. Its fair to say there was a lot of cynicism when he declared and i think in an earlier magazine interview he stated his ambition was to play for England, but he won people over with very committed performances. I think he "scored" one of those controversial disallowed goals we always seem to have at the time, maybe in France?

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    An usual type of player. A big bulky powerhouse who had a bit of pace in his earlier days. Probably not the same player when he lost that pace through injury.

    Always done his best for us.

    RIP.

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    RIP. Made the most of his attributes and had a good career. Always articulate and honest in interviews, probaly explains his later career in commentary. Really feeling my age with Trevor Cherry also passing soon after Norman Hunter.

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    His media career really made him a huge household name in Spain. I remember reading a story about him many years ago where an Irish journalist accompanied him to a game in Spain. As they were waiting for kick-off they were approached by an elderly gentleman who shook Robinson's hand and talking to him enthusiastically, seeming to be a big fan. After the gentleman left, the journalist asked Robinson "who's that aul' fella?" Robinson responded "that was Alfredo Di Stefano"

    You can also see it in the tributes from so many of the greats of Spanish sport - Nadal, Torres, Ramos, Iniesta, Gasol, Xabi Alonso, Casillas

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