The Virtual Terrace • Re: Pop........ The Tongan bubble is done.
Psychedelic Casual wrote:
I think that rule of only ever being allowed to play for one country is daft for those with mixed heritage.
was born at the QEII hospital in Welwyn Garden City....My 2 Sisters. Brother, Mother and Father were all born in Ireland......I played GAA for Wicklow and was selected for the Irish Schoolboy Football team in 1981 and can categorically say that if England were playing Mongolia at Tiddlywinx, I'd apply for a Mongolian passport......I get what you are saying, I really do, but this is the point......The Republic of Ireland made the European Championships in 1988.......Ray Houghton born in Glasgow headed the winner v England.......we also went to Italia 90 and USA 94, we were coached by a Yorkshire legend and packed with heritage players, BUT AT NO TIME DID WE CLAIM THAT THE SUCCESS OF THAT TEAM WAS PROOF OF THE VEIN OF TALENT AND SUCCESS OF THE GAME IN IRELAND.........and at no time did Frank Stapleton or Liam Brady decide they wanted to play for England.....which they could do as their grandparents would have been born during the period of British Rule........you choose your country and you stick with it....something alien to RL players.
Statistics: Posted by Call Me God — Mon Jun 24, 2019 9:09 pm