All Rooney's people from both sides are Irish decent, think the grandmother's name is actually Fitzsimons(?) and that's on his Mum's side, he has 26 county roots on his father's side.
As for the Keowns, I know people in London who knew the family and they were pillars of the Irish community over there, there was a lot of surprise and disapointment when he declared for England.
Agree with your last point, I have 2G mates who consider themselves totally Irish, others who support Ireland and England (cop out imo) and others who follow England, as you say, each to their own....
Not to mention someone else, who I've seen in a photo with Robbie playing Gaelic Football
Yeah, and Tim played in an underage match for them and that nearly ruined his Aussie career. Then they changed the rule making him eligible
Dont forget about Adam Rooney and Anthony Gerrard as well
Last edited by theworm2345; 28/03/2008 at 1:22 AM.
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Am looking for old Irish matches on VHS, PM me if you have some and I'll upload them here
Dont forget about Adam Rooney and Anthony Gerrard as well[/QUOTE]
As i've stated already Gerrard was called up and might have played in an underage friendly some years ago but they then found out that he didn't qualify
I have a head only Snow White would love
i have to agree with the poster who said it sounds like he is trying to enhance his career, nevermind the age.
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
That certain individual who connections with Ireland are dodgy enough, has always given his all for us, more than can be said of a few of the Irish born lads. Also scored a few important goals on the way, hope Trap brings him back into the squad in the coming months, still has something to offer imo.
I'm not sure but given theworms track record I thought he was on about connolly. HOwever I heard that clint was supposed to be quite good at it. Reminds me of a GF club over here actually, called dulwich harps, they have a youth setup, where there are quite a few Irish 2gs, however all these black lads are way better than them at the game with no Irish background at all.....more than half the team to be precise!
I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away
We are experts on the criteria now after having had to teach it to our OWC brethren in a 100 page thread.
Once a player has an "A" level cap, (friendly or competitive) then there is no switching.
A player capped at youth level and B level for England
can switch allegiance to Ireland as long as he make the switch before the age of 21 years.
Semper in faecibus sole profundum variat
Yes...don't forget about him, we could have two Rooneys up front someday (though I heard John prefers midfield)
They both play for Côte d'Ivoire but Salomon wanted to play for Holland. He got rejected by FIFA and played in the last Cup of Nations
Last edited by theworm2345; 28/03/2008 at 12:22 PM.
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Am looking for old Irish matches on VHS, PM me if you have some and I'll upload them here
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