Listen to that broad Dublin accent.
His parents are irish so he qualifies through that.
If you're gonna be a smart arse remember that England have capped players who haven't a single connection with England other than the fact that they lived and worked here. John Barnes and Tony Dorigo spring to mind, the latter was born and bred in Australia to Italian parents.
My parents were Irish and I consider myself irish as well. There's a lot more to nationality than just where you were born.
I would be against them playing for England if they were playing now.
Fair enough he is of Irish descent but he is English first and foremost.
Ireland should have some pride in their national team and stop picking Englishmen.
what like england picking michael owen? The man was from hawarden north wales!
Listen to that broad Dublin accent.
His parents are irish so he qualifies through that.
If you're gonna be a smart arse remember that England have capped players who haven't a single connection with England other than the fact that they lived and worked here. John Barnes and Tony Dorigo spring to mind, the latter was born and bred in Australia to Italian parents.
My parents were Irish and I consider myself irish as well. There's a lot more to nationality than just where you were born.
I would be against them playing for England if they were playing now.
Fair enough he is of Irish descent but he is English first and foremost.
Ireland should have some pride in their national team and stop picking Englishmen.
Mabey he reads villa talk posts and get dishartend, andi is slow andi shouldn't start, opposed to last season duh duh duh duh duh andi weimann he's so great boy we turn on players we really need to get behind the lad and help him overcome the bad form he tryes really hard.
6million well spent might have been a blessing his poor form when he got here first, if he would have hit the ground running he would have been off with the barry's millners young ect