Oliver Norwood,
Lawrie Sanchez.
Kingsley Black
Ian Nolan
Iain Jenkins
Iain Dowie
Tommy Doherty
Chris Nicholl
Johnny Gorman
Michael Bryan
Brian McLean
James Quinn
Jeff Whitley
Jim Whitley
Mark Williams
Danny Wilson
The all played for Northern Ireland but were not from that wee part of the world....Now not much of an impressive bunch when compared AlexTia's list but pot and kettle come to mind or better still glass houses and stones may be better.....There are plenty more names to add to that list and the surprising thing is some of the sanctimonious posters saying you play for the country you're born in yet many of these guys played in the 80's and 90's well before the GFA....
Lets face it.....most small countries with imigration issues have loads of ex-pats who have children who are proud to represent the countries of the ancestors......
What have the guys got in common?
posted on 13/10/11
Im deeply honoured you made a thread on my behalf Hosed. If u want i can add a hell of a lot more to my list
I for one , havent denied there have been englishmen who played for NI , there are even a few who have played for both NI and the RoI before ww2 i think.
Your glass houses cliche doesnt really apply since i didnt deny that NI has had its fair share of Englishmen. Although to be fair they are British. Joke by the way before the old y-fronts get in a wee twist
posted on 13/10/11
Alex, I'm not hung up on labels at all.....I'm Irish but have been called British loads of times, water of a ducks back.
Estonia stand in our way now.....what you think?
posted on 13/10/11
Off topic, H nH, but the wheels seem to be coming off at Fenway.Suppose Henry etc. aren't short of the few bob to rebuild though, but chowing down on fried chicken while the game's on !
posted on 13/10/11
That who the ROI got in the playoff???
posted on 13/10/11
Milltown, the wheels are off, Theo has gone to Cubs.
Maybe this is a blessing in disguise but the town is in uproar at the moment.
Schilling was just on the radio lamenting of the good old days while taking shots at Manny...nothing new there.
Still I feel next April they'll be fine...