: Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:50 am  

StephanieM wrote:

And the any vague relations rule could help Ireland, bit like their football team used to be! Assuming they arent doing so already lol!

Back in the late 80's/early 90's it was more like their next door neighbour once passed through Dublin Airport in 1965 would qualify you to play for Ireland at football!

Tony Cascarino played at 2 world cups with out being remotely Irish.


Seriously though, I don't think that works, sides like Ireland, Scotland and Lebanon should concentrate on developing their own leagues and players and we should try to help them.

: Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:44 am  

Stealth Comic wrote:

Back in the late 80's/early 90's it was more like their next door neighbour once passed through Dublin Airport in 1965 would qualify you to play for Ireland at football!

Tony Cascarino played at 2 world cups with out being remotely Irish.


Seriously though, I don't think that works, sides like Ireland, Scotland and Lebanon should concentrate on developing their own leagues and players and we should try to help them.

Well as long as England dont then do the same as in the cricket and pinch our best players a la Morgan and Joyce!

: Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:26 pm  

StephanieM wrote:

Well as long as England dont then do the same as in the cricket and pinch our best players a la Morgan and Joyce!

Classic point,

Add Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Strauss, Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell to that and it poses the question.

How many of the England cricket team are actually English?

I'd struggle to support an England RL team with say 9 foreigners in it.

: Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:29 pm  

Stealth Comic wrote:

Classic point,

Add Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Strauss, Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell to that and it poses the question.

How many of the England cricket team are actually English?

I'd struggle to support an England RL team with say 9 foreigners in it.

Matt Prior and Owais Shah were also born abroad btw. And Mascharenas was virtually brought up in Australia as well.
Mind, equally, I'm keeping very quiet about Trent Johnston, Andre Botha and Regan West lol!