Marc
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8302195.stm
Imagine if Giggs had been able to play for England 
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Nath
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Wow, I thought these Nations were already scraping the barrel with Grandma's and stuff.
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Marc
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Its clearly to help Wales, NI, RoI and Scotland out!
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Cosmo
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TBH Owen would of still of picked England, and Giggs would still of picked Wales.
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Hammer
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This is better than the tedious family link imo, being schooled in a certain country means you moved there young and probably find yourself feeling a native of that country.
The grandparent rule is farcical and should be scrapped.
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Marc
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Originally posted by Cosmo
Giggs would still of picked Wales.
Probably, but as he played school boy level, the England guys might have pursued him to play senior.
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mwg
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I thought the reason Giggs didn't play for England was to do with falling out with his dad or something like that so he chose to play for wales to spite him but when I just looked it up it would appear both his parents are welsh 
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IvIarkgraham
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Its clearly to help Wales, NI, RoI and Scotland out!
england wll take advantage of it too
like they have been trying to do with a few players already amunia being one of them
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IvIarkgraham
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ive been in england since i was 3
there is no way i would play for them over scotland
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
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Originally posted by Marc
Its clearly to help Wales, NI, RoI and Scotland out!
england wll take advantage of it too
like they have been trying to do with a few players already amunia being one of them
Like they have been trying to do already?
Capello has already said he'll never play for England whilst he is manager, and I dont think Ive seen one little bit of indication from the FA that they are in favour of Almunia playing for England.
And thats different anyway, as he will effectively become British with a passport and everything because he has lived and worked here for so long, as can any foreign person in this world if they are here long enough. It just so happens he would be eligible as he has never played for Spain's national team.
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IvIarkgraham
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same thing really
before capello came in there were rumours they wanted it to happen
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Eck
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Hamish McNovo for Scotland.
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IvIarkgraham
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we need someone like him!
but someone scottish
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DC90
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
I thought the reason Giggs didn't play for England was to do with falling out with his dad or something like that so he chose to play for wales to spite him but when I just looked it up it would appear both his parents are welsh
I always thought/heard that Giggs chose Wales because of his mum, weird
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N16K
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Originally posted by mwg
I thought the reason Giggs didn't play for England was to do with falling out with his dad or something like that so he chose to play for wales to spite him but when I just looked it up it would appear both his parents are welsh
I always thought/heard that Giggs chose Wales because of his mum, weird
I always thought Giggs played for Wales because he was Welsh!
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Cosmo
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Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
same thing really
before capello came in there were rumours they wanted it to happen
Its not the same thing, his whole nationality would change in the eyes of the law (not just football), this is just being able to play because they went to school there, so their nationality would still be English or whichever it is.
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Robbo
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quote:
Originally posted by N16K
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Originally posted by DC90
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Originally posted by mwg
I thought the reason Giggs didn't play for England was to do with falling out with his dad or something like that so he chose to play for wales to spite him but when I just looked it up it would appear both his parents are welsh
I always thought/heard that Giggs chose Wales because of his mum, weird
I always thought Giggs played for Wales because he was Welsh!
Precisely
The only reaosn people get coinfused is his relartive lack of a welsh accent (wow iv eben out with 2 welsh birds both who had no accent! thankfully) and the fact he played for england schoolboys... but you play schoolbpy footy for wherever you are schooled!
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monty46
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It has always been the rule that if you were born in Northern Ireland that you had the choice of playing for Northern Ireland or the republic even if you were born in the united kingdom.
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