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

[NZBlue]

so the country where the person was born...

Can we have our 2019 trophy retrospectively awarded please after Ben Stokes stole it

 

[LongsightM13]

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.

Everton have had a long association with Home Farm FC in Dublin iirc

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

Or easier still. Scrap internationals completely.

Certainly scrap Southgate managed England games.

Switch to quick drying paint instead - bigger choices of colour and not all mainly red !

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Everton have had a long association with Home Farm FC in Dublin iirc

That is true. Never thought of that.
I seem to remember a Club Everton over here too.
My older brother knew someone in it and used to go over to the odd match.

 

[Stephen230]

The whole rules in sport re: eligibility based on nationality are crazy.
I recall watching 2 brothers running against each other in the Olympics, one for Qatar and the other for Kenya. The Qatari runner had no association to them.
Jorginho playing for Italy in football, Eoin Morgan playing cricket for England, Zola Budd, Greg Rusedski, countless numbers of rugby players in the current world cup for several countries.
Going back 1 generation should be enough, so the country where the person was born or the birth place of their parents.
There will be exceptions to this but getting to play for a country based on marriage etc. Should be ruled out.
Laporte should not be playing for Spain but I would make an exception in the case of Sterling who came to England at a very young age and has spent most of his life here.

Not sure any sports use marriage as a qualification do they?

It’s usually based on parents/ grandparents or residency in most sports that I know of at least.

The Boateng brothers famously played against each other of course, in the 2010 World Cup.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

That is true. Never thought of that.
I seem to remember a Club Everton over here too.
My older brother knew someone in it and used to go over to the odd match.

Denis Irwin played with Everton in Cork

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Not sure any sports use marriage as a qualification do they?

It’s usually based on parents/ grandparents or residency in most sports that I know of at least.

The Boateng brothers famously played against each other of course, in the 2010 World Cup.

I was speaking about sports in general.
Ideally they should all have the one rule.

Athletes can change base on marriage.
If an athlete changes citizenship through marriage, the transfer to the new country is automatic with immediate effect, naturally with the approval of the new country’s federation.

I remember the Boateng brothers.
Kevin Prince played with Germany at under age level but then changed to Ghana. That was unusual alright.

 

[Paladin]

Just seen a headline indicating we have bought another English club.

 

[eyalluvitt]

All Pointless fans know that Brechin is a town and not a city.

The only place in Britain with a cathedral that isn’t classed as a City?

 

[eyalluvitt]

We can get them a new billion pound shirt sponsor for a start off