| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 11:37 - Nov 17 with 1034 views | raynor94 |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 11:12 - Nov 17 by Kilkennyjack |
Thanks , but this was not a passport application.
Never mind ....
Ps. The general point was that Emlyn was welsh qualified, but chose to play for and captain England. Fact. |
He was born in England, why on earth would he have wanted to play for Wales  |  |
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| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 11:44 - Nov 17 with 1019 views | exiledclaseboy |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 11:37 - Nov 17 by raynor94 |
He was born in England, why on earth would he have wanted to play for Wales |
His father was Welsh. |  |
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| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 11:52 - Nov 17 with 1003 views | Fireboy2 |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 11:44 - Nov 17 by exiledclaseboy |
His father was Welsh. |
Yes a rugby league player who played for barrow.
Its obvious his dad didnt do a good enough job on him  |  | | |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 11:59 - Nov 17 with 974 views | Chief |
Personally while I don't think it'll be easy on Tuesday and also a bit nervy, I think we did the hard work yesterday
2-0 win Tuesday with the second coming late on. |  |
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| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 12:19 - Nov 17 with 955 views | raynor94 |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 11:44 - Nov 17 by exiledclaseboy |
His father was Welsh. |
And? he was born and bred in England, came through the English system, as I said why on earth would he pick Wales over the World cup champions of the time | |
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| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 12:36 - Nov 17 with 937 views | monmouth |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 12:19 - Nov 17 by raynor94 |
And? he was born and bred in England, came through the English system, as I said why on earth would he pick Wales over the World cup champions of the time |
Yes, for me it all depends on the cultural fit and where you feel your heart lies.
Apart from those who feel strongly as above (and these are still a majority I think) these days it’s often about money, in rugby too, and a cold assessment of where you are more likely to get caps or success. Eg, not good enough for England? Find an Irish/welsh/Scottish connection. Irish and show great promise? opt for England if you can.
England always have more chance of success, simple numbers and money and history and exposure issue. I don’t like it, but it’s pretty obvious.
Actually it might always have been thus. If Hughes had no chance of making the England team, he might have suddenly discovered his Welshness. |  |
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| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 12:50 - Nov 17 with 928 views | exiledclaseboy |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 12:19 - Nov 17 by raynor94 |
And? he was born and bred in England, came through the English system, as I said why on earth would he pick Wales over the World cup champions of the time |
Well I’m not arguing with you and you’ve extended your criteria now to make it far more sensible than the original “he was born there” schtick you were using. Nationality is about much more than simply being born somewhere. | |
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| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 14:03 - Nov 17 with 878 views | Fireboy2 |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 12:50 - Nov 17 by exiledclaseboy |
Well I’m not arguing with you and you’ve extended your criteria now to make it far more sensible than the original “he was born there” schtick you were using. Nationality is about much more than simply being born somewhere. |
Exactly, my boys were born in england but consider themselves more welsh, its all down to how they are brought up, i bring them down about three times a year and they love it, they love how we are much more passionate than the english. | | | |
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| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 20:18 - Nov 17 with 749 views | karnataka |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 09:38 - Nov 17 by grabsplatter |
Raheem Sterling is a better example |
And Michael Owen? |  | | |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 20:25 - Nov 17 with 740 views | exiledclaseboy |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 20:18 - Nov 17 by karnataka |
And Michael Owen? |
Owen was never eligible for Wales. | |
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| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 20:48 - Nov 17 with 710 views | Kilkennyjack |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 20:25 - Nov 17 by exiledclaseboy |
Owen was never eligible for Wales. |
But since 2010 ... ?
d) He has engaged in a minimum of five years education under the age of 18 within the territory of the relevant association. |  |
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| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 20:50 - Nov 17 with 708 views | exiledclaseboy |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 20:48 - Nov 17 by Kilkennyjack |
But since 2010 ... ?
d) He has engaged in a minimum of five years education under the age of 18 within the territory of the relevant association. |
Yeah but he stopped playing international football in 2008. At the time he was playing, Owen wasn’t eligible for Wales. Yes, he would be now but that’s pretty irrelevant | |
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| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 21:57 - Nov 17 with 686 views | Jack59 |
| The Official Azerbaijan vs Wales European Qualifier Match Thread on 08:05 - Nov 17 by Kilkennyjack |
What a strange take on tonights game.
FIFA rules apply the same to all nations.
All nations select on that criteria.
Players who are welsh qualified and put their hand up for Wales, are Welsh.
As a small nation its marvellous to see.
Emlyn Hughes and Dewi Morris wearing England shirts must have confused you back in the day as well.
Try to enjoy the win as best you can. |
There's a deep rooted analogy in the message specially for you. |  | | |
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