Evan Ferguson

[johnny crossan]

He could switch. If he makes one more competitive appearance he can't, but he won't switch.

He is just injured.


September 2020, the 70th edition of the FIFA Congress approved a rule change that now allows players to switch if they have played no more than three competitive matches at senior level prior to them turning 21 including no appearances in FIFA World Cup finals matches or continental finals (e.g. the UEFA European Championship). However, appearing in a tournament qualifier would not.[31][32][33][34] Furthermore, players who played for their home country but not at senior level, who were under 21 at the time and have since lived in a new country for five years or more can apply for the right to represent their new place of residence.[35] This also applies to players that began living on the territory before the age of 10 for at least three years.[36]

Evan Ferguson - National team

This is the national team page of Brighton & Hove Albion player Evan Ferguson. This page contains a statistic about the player's national team career.

www.transfermarkt.co.uk

He got a hattrick last Saturday against the barcodes - looked OK then...

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

He got a hattrick last Saturday against the barcodes - looked OK then...

Stephen Kenny confirms Evan Ferguson’s knee injury was not sustained in Newcastle game

Patella tendon injury was exacerbated by Bruno Guimarães’s challenge but it is one that has been troubling the striker for a period of time

www.irishtimes.com

 

[bluesmith]

He could switch. If he makes one more competitive appearance he can't, but he won't switch.

He is just injured.


September 2020, the 70th edition of the FIFA Congress approved a rule change that now allows players to switch if they have played no more than three competitive matches at senior level prior to them turning 21 including no appearances in FIFA World Cup finals matches or continental finals (e.g. the UEFA European Championship). However, appearing in a tournament qualifier would not.[31][32][33][34] Furthermore, players who played for their home country but not at senior level, who were under 21 at the time and have since lived in a new country for five years or more can apply for the right to represent their new place of residence.[35] This also applies to players that began living on the territory before the age of 10 for at least three years.[36]

Evan Ferguson - National team

This is the national team page of Brighton & Hove Albion player Evan Ferguson. This page contains a statistic about the player's national team career.

www.transfermarkt.co.uk

This is incorrect.

The below link from Fifa states (pg15)

'The player was fielded in no more than three matches at “A” international level in any kind of football for their current association, whether in an official competition or non-official competition.'

He's played 6 games so is ineligible to change to England. He could however not play for Ireland for 3 years and then transfer nationalities
https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/b98d35fc16dc274b/original/elcthdgwfgx7dcxdenas-pdf.pdf

 

[Eoiyflem]

In terms of age and scoring, Kelechi Iheanacho was outperforming Ferguson. Ferguson maybe a little younger when he broke into the team, but his stats aren't even close to Iheanacho's breakthrough season.

Kelechi was 18 at the start of the 15/16 season and scored 14 goals at a rate of one ever 86 minutes. Ferguson is now on 14 at a goal every 117 minutes.

Stats can always be manipulated to suit the argument. Watching both players play at the same age, style, stature etc they are night and day.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

They do sell players for a goodly amount, the media are building up their big pay day for them and all they need do is sit back and shovel the money in.

The media keep telling us that Rashford is the best striker in Europe and no amount of facts showing he is shit will slow that train down :)

Nobody anywhere has ever said Rashford is the best striker in Europe. Not even the letters page in the rag matchday programme is that fucking deluded

 

[mexico1970]

Nobody anywhere has ever said Rashford is the best striker in Europe. Not even the letters page in the rag matchday programme is that fucking deluded.

Lest we forget mate ;)

Man Utd 4-1 Real Betis: How can Marcus Rashford get even better?

Man Utd 4-1 Real Betis: How can Marcus Rashford get even better?

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[Summerbuzz]

This is incorrect.

The below link from Fifa states (pg15)

'The player was fielded in no more than three matches at “A” international level in any kind of football for their current association, whether in an official competition or non-official competition.'

He's played 6 games so is ineligible to change to England. He could however not play for Ireland for 3 years and then transfer nationalities
https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/b98d35fc16dc274b/original/elcthdgwfgx7dcxdenas-pdf.pdf

The query was if that wording meant that friendlies counted. Apparently The Telegraph ran an article about Evan that said they didn't - but it looks as if the segment about his eligibility has been removed. There's still a Sun article floating about that references what The Telegraph published. Everyone else is running with the line that he cannot change.

 

[bluenova]

Lest we forget mate ;)

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To be fair, you've just googled him being the most in-form striker in Europe, which he arguably was at that time.

Apart from the season when Ronaldo totally messed up United's play, he's also got progressively better, and scoring 30 goals last season does put him up as one of Europe's best strikers (he scored the 6th most goals in the top leagues, and two of the people above him played in France).

 

[waspish]

Lest we forget mate ;)

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One thing with Rashford he pays a lot for his PR! above average player/striker! Making absolute mint from the scum! Anywhere else he be on 100k a weeks at best! Oh it's why he still there!

 

[bluenova]

Stats can always be manipulated to suit the argument. Watching both players play at the same age, style, stature etc they are night and day.

The stats aren't manipulated though. You might argue that there is more to their game than the goals they've scored, but the stats, in terms of games and goals at similar ages, aren't manipulated at all.

I'd also argue that Iheanacho looked at home in City's team from the start, and "night and day" feels to me like a comment very much biased by Iheanacho's career progression.

I hate to make back to back positive comments about United players, but I was replying to a comment saying no-one had been at this level since Rooney. I think Iheanacho suggests it's a bit early to be judging him as a new Rooney - he might be or he could just be a good PL player.