| No more Irish players in the academy? on 09:02 - Oct 16 with 2664 views | Superblue95 |
In the case of Adam McDonnell he wasn't allowed to play until he was 18 anyway due to "FIFA red tape issues" so not much difference really |  |
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| No more Irish players in the academy? on 09:05 - Oct 16 with 2653 views | BLUEBEAT |
Ireland was the old Ipswich. It’s all about the Welsh now. |  |
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| No more Irish players in the academy? on 09:16 - Oct 16 with 2639 views | rickw |
Good!
I don't think it's right these kids have to move country at such a young age!
I think the Irish lads are a little different as they don't have the professional league there and they are still from the British Isles.... |  |
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| No more Irish players in the academy? on 09:50 - Oct 16 with 2582 views | Swansea_Blue |
It's going to be interesting how this pans out. One of the literally hundreds of things yet to be resolved (although far from the most important). We've even got a book on all we don't know, but need to know about Brexit - https://t.co/lp90ejxrcY |  |
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| No more Irish players in the academy? on 09:51 - Oct 16 with 2575 views | itfcjoe |
| No more Irish players in the academy? on 09:02 - Oct 16 by Superblue95 |
In the case of Adam McDonnell he wasn't allowed to play until he was 18 anyway due to "FIFA red tape issues" so not much difference really |
That’s just one player who was a big deal and saw there career subsequently stall though |  |
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| No more Irish players in the academy? on 10:42 - Oct 16 with 2488 views | Marshalls_Mullet |
I'm not sure we'll be any worse off. It's not really been a rich vein of talent for us. |  |
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| No more Irish players in the academy? on 10:57 - Oct 16 with 2457 views | textbackup |
How will we cope? All those Irish lads we have produced.... josh Carson? |  |
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| No more Irish players in the academy? on 12:51 - Oct 16 with 2338 views | Reuser_is_God |
| No more Irish players in the academy? on 10:57 - Oct 16 by textbackup |
How will we cope? All those Irish lads we have produced.... josh Carson? |
Don't they all cry off with home sickness after 6 months? |  |
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| No more Irish players in the academy? on 12:52 - Oct 16 with 2330 views | Kieran_Knows |
| No more Irish players in the academy? on 12:51 - Oct 16 by Reuser_is_God |
Don't they all cry off with home sickness after 6 months? |
Tommy Oar springs to mind as well ... although he had spent the best part of 5 years in Holland before joining us. |  |
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| No more Irish players in the academy? on 12:56 - Oct 16 with 2321 views | Superblue95 |
| No more Irish players in the academy? on 09:51 - Oct 16 by itfcjoe |
That’s just one player who was a big deal and saw there career subsequently stall though |
True. We haven't had an Irish player come through the academy and make a meaningful contribution to the first team since Garvan and Clarke over 10 years ago though so still won't be any loss.
That said I don't believe there will be much restriction on irish players playing in England under 18 anyway | |
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| No more Irish players in the academy? on 17:56 - Oct 16 with 2124 views | Moriarty |
| No more Irish players in the academy? on 12:56 - Oct 16 by Superblue95 |
True. We haven't had an Irish player come through the academy and make a meaningful contribution to the first team since Garvan and Clarke over 10 years ago though so still won't be any loss.
That said I don't believe there will be much restriction on irish players playing in England under 18 anyway |
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.balls.ie/amp/football/gavin-bazunu-395433
I know a guy whose son has gone to a Premier Club for trials and has now been offered a contract - he’s nearly 16. He was telling me the League of Ireland clubs are now holding out for more money and that usually means the players are heading over late teens.
There are some decent young players but the League and FAI are a mess. |  |
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| No more Irish players in the academy? on 17:59 - Oct 16 with 2123 views | PhilTWTD |
| No more Irish players in the academy? on 10:57 - Oct 16 by textbackup |
How will we cope? All those Irish lads we have produced.... josh Carson? |
Carson was Northern Irish so would still be able to sign. Supple and Garvan are the two from the Republic who made most impact. |  | | |
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