Emelka Onwubiko

[greendeiseboy]

Surprised no one has picked up on this.

Nigerian born Emelha Onwubiko has been granted irish citizeship which will enable resume his irish under age international career.

Seemingly this lad is a good prospect and has his his heart set on playing for us rather than the country of his birth - a compliment to the country that he has chosen as his new home.

He has also reportedly attracted interest from abroad and is now free to go on trial with these clubs.

This raises a interesting question that given the amount of foreign nationals currently living here is it conceivable that in say 10 - 15 years time that we could field an international team where the majority of players representing us are doing so in the same manner as this young lad i.e. having no ancsteral link to ireland but happy and proud enough to play for us?

[Kingdom]

I'm not being smart or bigoted but this shyte talk of 'ancestral link' gets my fcuking goat up. If thats the case there have been plenty of players who played for England whose ancestral link is more inclined to the Carribean or the Sub Saharan.
None of us gave a fcuk that Paul McGraths aul lad was a Nigerian. None of us gives a fcuk that Robbie Keane's folks are scanger Dubs. Once someone is eligible and gives his all playing for us thats more than enough. Whoring themselves about like some of our recent internationals is what gets peoples goat up.

As for this lad Emelka, if he's good enough to be a potential senior international in a few years then even more happy days. In terms of heritage and family this country is more fcuked up than most. It certainly isn't as simple as having 11 Irish born Irish men representing us. If we have a team of foreign 2gs foreign 3gs, Irish Poles, Irish Africans, Irish Czech and a few Kerrymen thrown in and it won us a trophy I'd be happy.

[Reddladd]

If the day arrives in 10-15 years that we have 11 Emelha Onwubiko's playing for Ireland then that's the day that I stop going to Ireland internationals.

[Collyontour]

If the day arrives in 10-15 years that we have 11 Emelha Onwubiko's playing for Ireland then that's the day that I stop going to Ireland internationals.

Ah come on. That's the sort of sh**e I'd expect from the BNP

[OwlsFan]

If the day arrives in 10-15 years that we have 11 Emelha Onwubiko's playing for Ireland then that's the day that I stop going to Ireland internationals.

...and close the door behind you. May be we should adopt the Nazis aryan policy and insist on 4 generations of "untainted" Irish blood before we permit someone to don the green jersey. We now live in a multi-cultural society. Get used to it or join the National front

[Dr. Ogba]

If the day arrives in 10-15 years that we have 11 Emelha Onwubiko's playing for Ireland then that's the day that I stop going to Ireland internationals.

Oh dear...

[greendeiseboy]

[QUOTE=Kingdom;629415]I'm not being smart or bigoted but this shyte talk of 'ancestral link' gets my fcuking goat up. If thats the case there have been plenty of players who played for England whose ancestral link is more inclined to the Carribean or the Sub Saharan.

i agree fully with what you are saying - and if thats what it takes to win us a trophy i've no problem with that. the point of the thread is merely to comment on a situation that could become a reality in the near future (not in a negative or racist way) and we should welcome it if and when it does

[Raheny Red]

If the day arrives in 10-15 years that we have 11 Emelha Onwubiko's playing for Ireland then that's the day that I stop going to Ireland internationals.

I can understand where you're coming from, however, that comes across as pretty racist. I won't be attending another Irish game until the full squad is completely Irish men who I feel represent me!

[Dodge]

I'm far happier with this lad playing for Ireland than the likes of Andy Townsend or Matt Holland. This guy has contributed to the country.

I've met him through work and for the past 4 years he's been telling people he's going to play for Ireland.

As for the disgraceful comment above...

[endabob1]

If the day arrives in 10-15 years that we have 11 Emelha Onwubiko's playing for Ireland then that's the day that I stop going to Ireland internationals.

So much for the "New" Ireland! Why don't you stop going now after all Clinton Morrison isn't really Irish is he

[Macy]

If the day arrives in 10-15 years that we have 11 Emelha Onwubiko's playing for Ireland then that's the day that I stop going to Ireland internationals.

We've had years of teams with many players with nothing but a tenuous (in many cases) ancestral link to Ireland, but you'd have a problem with players raised (and come 10 to 15 years) born in Ireland?

[Pauro 76]

If the day arrives in 10-15 years that we have 11 Emelha Onwubiko's playing for Ireland then that's the day that I stop going to Ireland internationals.

Have a word with yourself, a disgraceful comment.

[RogerMilla]

reddladd , we sure won't miss you , dont let the door bang yer hole

[tetsujin1979]

Disgraceful comment redladd, haven't we treaded this territory before?

[ifk101]

Can this thread be thrown into rubbish? And if anyone knows Redladd can they give him a good kick up the hole and one for me as well.

[gustavo]

I think the thread should remain open if only so Reddladd can see that his opinion is very much in the minority.

[Lim till i die]

Ah come on. That's the sort of sh**e I'd expect from the BNP

The BNP stopped going to Ireland matches years ago

[Rossi]

id rather a Nigerian born Irishman than a plastic Paddy anyday

[Lim till i die]

I'm just going to stick up for reddladd here

Seriously the sheep like behaviour on here sometimes is pathetic

He's entitled to his own opinion same as any of the good guys here

If he feels a team of ahem (Searches for least possible offensive comment) different ethnicities doesn't represent him then fair enough that's his opinion and he's entitled to it

You don't have to actually follow Ireland by law do you??

[RogerMilla]

now lim you know you can't defend it, come on sing along

we all dream of a team of Emelka Onwubiko's