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triggs

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  1. So ambitious they keep selling all their best players every year
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    The Coaching Staff

    I'd have expected more from a cousin of Stephen Ward
  3. He got offered a contract though
  4. Yes you feel like that which is fair enough and why players such as Kevin Nolan and Mark Noble have turned down the chance to play for Ireland in the past. Some people do feel a strong family connection to the country of their parents/grandparents though Genuinely not trying to troll here. But do you not think the large majority of players that are eligible for both. Are picking teams like Wales, Ireland, Scotland etc. Because they're clearly not good enough to play for England? I mean, Rob Elliot was your second choice keeper, until his knee went, wasn't he? Well yes the majority are, but the majority do also feel some connection to the country they declare for. There are some, like Kevin Kilbane who grew up in England but always thought of himself as Irish. Jack Grealish is another example of someone who felt Irish and English in almost equal measure, it took him a long time to decide who he wanted to play for and it was highly thought of that his agent wanting him to pay for England due to more sponsorship and endorsement opportunities was a big factor in his decision. The ones who grow up in Irish communities, playing GAA like Grealish and the boxer Matthew Macklin are going to feel a strong connection to Ireland. Steven Reid is another who felt more Irish than English
  5. Yes you feel like that which is fair enough and why players such as Kevin Nolan and Mark Noble have turned down the chance to play for Ireland in the past. Some people do feel a strong family connection to the country of their parents/grandparents though
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    England

    Tbf it's an impossible task but did they think Rooney was going to be dead or something?
  7. thank fuck he rejected it
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    England

    Why the swearing? One can only imagine what your mother would say if she knew you were behaving like that on the Internet. Shots fired
  9. Love when players show how much they love the club by getting sent off and missing sitters
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    England

    That Bruno Alves tackle
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    England

    Hodgson seems to get an easy ride in the press considering how he did in the last World Cup
  12. Had to cancel my card today so probably won't be able to play
  13. If you're going to pay a manager that much you should be getting someone better than Koeman
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    Shola Ameobi

    What the actual fuck!? [emoji38] What does it even mean? paid the ultimate price ffs
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    Shola Ameobi

    Not really. Lots of fringe players in the Premier League are only in the league because they are local to the club they're at, Shola, Ramage in the past or alternatively in the league because they got promoted with a club, for example Stephen Ward at Wolves and now Burnley wouldn't be a good player in League 1. Shola is also nearly 35 now
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    Shola Ameobi

    The only reason he was here for so long was because he's a local lad
  17. He may go on to be but he was very error prone for an awful lot of last season Very error prone? Really? I remember two clear errors that led to goals. For the most part, he was the least of our worries. Not every error leads to a goal. He lost the ball in bad areas and got outmuscled easily on a good few occasions As did every other player in our under equipped defence. For me, he was one of our better performers. I agree he was one of our better performers, just not our "best defender for ages"
  18. He may go on to be but he was very error prone for an awful lot of last season Very error prone? Really? I remember two clear errors that led to goals. For the most part, he was the least of our worries. Not every error leads to a goal. He lost the ball in bad areas and got outmuscled easily on a good few occasions
  19. He may go on to be but he was very error prone for an awful lot of last season
  20. Was looking forward to seeing Kaka
  21. Well every one of them has at least one Irish grandparent so if that makes them as Irish as they are Congolese, fair enough
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