Would the Copa count as competitive as CR were just invitees (to replace Japan who had pulled out)?
Costa Rican striker Joel Campbell, who is on the verge of joining Arsenal, has Roscommon roots.
It has been widely reported in various media outlets, that Campbell’s grandfather was an ex-missionary priest, Fr. Noel Campbell from Roscommon. As a result the highly rated teenager could have played for the Republic of Ireland.
Campbell has also courted interest from Manchester United, Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Fiorentina. It was reported in mid-July that he had signed for Arsenal for just under £1 million but the deal broke down. However, Campbell has claimed in the past week that the deal is back on again, which could see him become one of the few new players heading to the Emirates during the summer transfer window.
Campbell, who currently plies his trade with Costa Rican outfit Saprissa, made his debut on the Costa Rican national team on June 5th where he scored in a 5-0 demolition of Cuba. He scored his second international goal against Bolivia on July 7th in the Copa America and started all three games for Costa Rica in the competition.
Too late though seen as he played in the Copa America
Some people on here obviously weren't doing their jobs (Tets looking at you mainly )...
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Would the Copa count as competitive as CR were just invitees (to replace Japan who had pulled out)?
I don't know quickly get onto the FAI.
I always said they were good enough, just not any proper coaching/scouting structure back in Roscommon
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Pretty sure he's played in the Gold Cup too.
As a horse or a jockey?
Edmundo with a name like that and an eye for the exotic you should have spotted it earlier and sorted it out. Shame on you and Tets.
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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
knew about him a little while ago (see here for proof - http://www.ybig.ie/forum/forum_posts...delaney#692831 ) and didn't think he qualified having already played competitive international games for Costa Rica, so I didn't post about him
A little while being a few days ago
His grandfather must have been caught with his pants down so to speak
A pity i didn't read the paper earlier....
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
Ive heard of costa coffee but not costa rossie. Is that a new blend?
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
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What position did, the missionary, Padre Campbell play?
though the answers in the question, i have it ob good authority that he played in the hole...
I was sure you were talking to me there about me, then I read the qualified bit....
When describing us though you must include very well educated, and speak nothing like our coastal county neighbours.
You too Junior
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,
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I feel sorry for Tets! Do we blame him as we missed out on Wayne Rooney too?
Yes..
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And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
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He played and scored in the Gold Cup for Costa Rica this year so he cannot change now. Also, his cousin posts on bigsoccer.
"Jacques Santini...will be greeted in every dugout of the country by "one-nil, one-nil" - Clive Tyldsley, 89th minute of France-England June 13, 2004.
"Ooooohhhh Nooooooo" Bobby Robson 91st minute.
I see Joel Campbell has been denied a UK work permit and will have to go out on loan from Arsenal.
I'm beginning to question whether or not he actually had an Irish grandfather at all, as surely he could very easily take up Irish/EU citizenship if such was the case in order to allow him to reside in the UK. If you do a Google search, you'll see that Irish grandfather story is mentioned on plenty of forums but the only media outlet reporting it appeared to have been the Roscommon Herald, who stated, "it has been widely reported in various media outlets". That doesn't appear to be the case at all. In fact, I can't find it mentioned in any other media outlet; strange for something "widely reported". Either that, or I'm really bad at looking stuff up this morning.
Here's what I suspect... I think someone might have been having a laugh on the guys Wikipedia page (now reverted to a previous edit, by the way), before some casual "researcher" picked up on it, possibly at Sky Sports News as I do see talk on one of the forums claiming it was mentioned during a Sky Sports News broadcast.
I found a short bit on him from July from the Spanish sports paper AS, which states his grandfather is Irish. The guy who wrote the piece is also one AS' leading reporters so he'd have a fairly good reputation to uphold.
http://blogs.as.com/siempre_cantera/...ell-costa-rica.
Originally Posted by AS
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