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Though Troy Parrott became our latest World Cup Qualifying here last November almost single handily drag us into next months huge playoffs… Before that moment came this goal from James McClean against Wales which secured a World Cup playoff in 2018. Holding the Danes to a 0-0 draw away from home, ahead of the home game in the Aviva… I genuinely thought I’d finally get to see my country at a World Cup. Duffy even opened the scoring in the 6th minute, but what followed was a nightmare performance where we were outclassed and outfought eventually losing 1-5 That aside from the Henry handball, is my worst memory as an Irish fan. March comes another chance, we need to get over Czechia first but when (not if) we do we’ve the chance to right the wrongs of that Denmark game and beat them in Dublin! Gods Plan 🙏 🙏🙏
IFB Media39,053 次观看 • 4 个月前
Plenty of time has passed since Declan Rice decided that he wanted to represent England instead of Ireland. In fact next month on the 19th of February it’ll be 6 years since Declan Rice “declared” for England. It’s fair to say that Arsenal midfielder even today is less than enamoured on the island, with people retaining a vitriolic hatred of him for the “choice” he’s made. As time passes by, I continue to see the situation a little differently to the average Irish Football Fan… Heritage as we always say is a complex thing, increasingly so in the “modern” world, people can have ties to multiple countries for lots of reasons and that’s more than valid. Listen to Declan in the second slide and tell me he doesn’t feel connected to our island? Had Martin O’Neill capped him when he should’ve the story would’ve been over before it started and I’ve no doubt Declan would’ve been more than happy playing for Ireland. Alas, that would not be the case a situation was made of something where it shouldn’t have now he’s played for England 72 times and is only 27. The reason I bring this up? Because, aside from not getting Declan which to be honest I don’t care about anymore. My issue is the repercussions from his decision dig far deeper than people know. Trust was burned and relationships were scorned. From the outside looking in it’s hard not feel legitimate sadness for some of the Irish Underage coaches/scouts who played a bigger part in his development than has ever been said. But as I’ve always said just because we’ve burned in the past doesn’t mean it’s not the correct course of action to call-up players into our underage sides with legitimate heritage. Our International Squad both Senior at Underage has multiple examples of those who were integrated early into the environment and we’ve profited for it. At the end of the day, it’s competitive football, not a charity and calling up these players has little to no impact on our Domestic Game (which needs serious investment). Both can be done together for a more prosperous future. But if there’s players involved with England who have Irish heritage and would like to sample our setup they should be encouraged.
IFB Media36,149 次观看 • 5 个月前