Time for the CFG to get teams in Ireland and Scotland.

Xhavenjoe said:
Sterling didn't come from England, Laporte didn't come from Spain, its the same with every country.
The best example of a person happy to play for " his country " is Erling Haaland, born in England.
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What next?
Are you going to tell me Ferguson isn’t Irish?
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
I think you’ll find that those that play football(soccer) have no problem supporting their county in GAA. After all we probably all played GAA too at school.

You’ll find that the GAA when you get to a serious level though, frown upon their members playing football (soccer).

I played donkeys years ago at not that high a level with a Dublin footballer, who used to come out for pure enjoyment on a Sunday when he could. He couldn’t let on to the Dublin panel that he was doing this though, even though they were both just amateur sports.

People over here generally follow duel codes, as we say.

I currently work with an ex Dublin legend. He’s an Everton supporter.
Must ask him where that came from.
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Kevin Moran played for the Dubs one summer while with the rags, GPC deeply unimpressed and put a stop to it, feared he could get injured.
 
Xhavenjoe said:
Sterling didn't come from England, Laporte didn't come from Spain, its the same with every country.
The best example of a person happy to play for " his country " is Erli
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Xhavenjoe said:
No , quite the opposite.
Replying to posters saying that Aidan McGeady and Terry Phelan aren't irish.
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I didn't say McGeady wasn't Irish.
My point was that he didn't play his football in Ireland which is what the thread is about.
Loads of players can quite legitimately play for more than one country as they have heritage from more than one country.
 
kun said:
Ireland, as an island, have consistently produced some top quality footballing talent. It didn't just start with Ferguson.
From Blanchflower and Best to Roy and Robbie Keane. Keepers like Jennings, Bonner and now Bazunu and Kelleher.
Players like Niall Quinn, Richard Dunne, Stephen Ireland, Shay Given, Glenn Whelan, Kevin Horlock, Steve Lomas, Terry Phelan, Damien Duff, Steve Finnan, Shane Long, Dennis Irwin, Seamus Coleman, Paul McGrath, Matt Doherty, James McCarthy, John O'Shea, Johnny Evans, Kevin Kilbane, Steve Staunton, Aiden McGeady and Nathan Collins prove there is a constant stream of PL level players - with occasional world-class talents.

Investing in a club in Ireland would make sense IMO. The LOI is at a very low standard right now but could improve. That would mean it would take comparatively little investment to make a large impact. It would no doubt be a loss making venture at first but if the club can move the talent through the CFG pipeline they could make serious cash off some Irish talent. Say we buy Cork City, and a young Robbie Keane comes through - he may not be good enough for city but he could go to Troyes, Girona, NYCFC or another CFG side and increase their value. An Irish club would make an excellent haven for young loan players as well - as the level is low but physical and they speak English. It would be similar to owning a national league side in that way.

The talent is there - Gaelic football is not a meaningful competitor as you simply cannot make the same sort of living in GAA. The grassroots needs extra funding in Ireland but that could begin with a new CFG club. Also, Gaelic games are less easy to just play with your mates in a park.
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Fair few of those players were raised in the UK.
 
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