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    Tommy Doherty

    Does anyone know how come Tommy Doherty of Bristol City was allowed to play for Northern Ireland? Surely he's already played for our under-21 team.

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    don't know the details of the case but i think you can change allegiance once you've not played in a senior competitive international game.

    john fashanu declared for nigeria after having played in an england senior friendly game.

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    I saw him playing for Bristol against Cardiff in the playoff semi finals and he looked very slow and clumsy. He's better off with Northern Ireland as he would'nt get a sniff off Brian Kerrs Irish side.

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    you have to play competitive football at some level to be tied to a country. He qualifies for a few. I think we turned him down.

    Remember Andy O'Brien and Dean Kiely played with england.

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    Originally posted by gspain
    you have to play competitive football at some level to be tied to a country. He qualifies for a few. I think we turned him down.

    Remember Andy O'Brien and Dean Kiely played with england.
    And Alan Kernaghan played for the North - remember the abuse he got in 1993?!

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    Originally posted by pineapple stu
    And Alan Kernaghan played for the North - remember the abuse he got in 1993?!
    He played schoolboys for them but they wouldn't pick up. 4 grandparents from Northern Ireland and they refused him so he declared for us.

    He got gogs abuse when he played there - think it was 93 but then we all got abuse that night.

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