Foxes1 Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Scores for his national team St Kitts and Nevis. Not exactly sure if it was his debut though, like when he scored in the last minute at Elland Rd a few seasons back.
Harry - LCFC Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Upsets me that people who were born here and have lived here all their life identify more with another country. Think his Dad's English as well.
Oxfordfox83 Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Upsets me that people who were born here and have lived here all their life identify more with another country. Think his Dad's English as well. Identify more with, or appreciate they have a rather higher chance of playing international football with?
Foxes1 Posted 10 October 2014 Author Posted 10 October 2014 St kits and Nevis huh Higher in the FIFA rankings than San Marino
lgfualol Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Identify more with, or appreciate they have a rather higher chance of playing international football with? This.
Harry - LCFC Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Identify more with, or appreciate they have a rather higher chance of playing international football with? I think there's a good chance he identifies more with that country. Lets be honest, there's isn't going to be a lot of glory playing for such a small country so you probably need to feel a pretty strong connection to want to play for them.
Guest MattP Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Upsets me that people who were born here and have lived here all their life identify more with another country. Think his Dad's English as well. Agree with the point, but this will have been a footballing decision I imagine, he clearly has no chance of ever playing for England so may as well take up this, gets you out the cold for a few days as well and you get paid for it. Would imagine he has some Greek/Cypriot in him looking at the surname as well.
1993fox Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Upsets me that people who were born here and have lived here all their life identify more with another country. Think his Dad's English as well. What an idiotic comment to make...
Harry - LCFC Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 What an idiotic comment to make... Would you like to explain why?
1993fox Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Would you like to explain why? a) Playing for a lesser-known team when you don't come from a big-name academy to begin with is a footballing decision. Truth is Panayiotou will most likely never have a chance to play regularly with England, so why not play on a regular basis for a country with which he has a connection? b) In my opinion, even if it wasn't a footballing decision, he has the right to choose what country he identifies with most (as long it isn't based on xenophobia) c) His dad's Cypriot as you can tell from the surname. His mom is from K&N.
NewquayFox Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Great stuff, pleased for the lad just as i am for a young local Newquay lad Jake Gosling who is eligible to play for Gibraltar, he scored their first ever goal as a EUFA country, now playing in Qualifiers against Germany, Poland, Ireland, Scotland etc.....
Harry - LCFC Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 a) Playing for a lesser-known team when you don't come from a big-name academy to begin with is a footballing decision. Truth is Panayiotou will most likely never have a chance to play regularly with England, so why not play on a regular basis for a country with which he has a connection? b) In my opinion, even if it wasn't a footballing decision, he has the right to choose what country he identifies with most (as long it isn't based on xenophobia) c) His dad's Cypriot as you can tell from the surname. His mom is from K&N. So really there was nothing much wrong with what I said. If it's a footballing decision, fine. If it wasn't then I'm a little disappointed he doesn't feel England is his country.
lgfualol Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 I think there's a good chance he identifies more with that country. Lets be honest, there's isn't going to be a lot of glory playing for such a small country so you probably need to feel a pretty strong connection to want to play for them. It's probably lovely and warm there though.
Foxes1 Posted 10 October 2014 Author Posted 10 October 2014 Great stuff, pleased for the lad just as i am for a young local Newquay lad Jake Gosling who is eligible to play for Gibraltar, he scored their first ever goal as a EUFA country, now playing in Qualifiers against Germany, Poland, Ireland, Scotland etc..... They will probably beat Scotland then.
Foxes1 Posted 10 October 2014 Author Posted 10 October 2014 You could say a lot of players now and in the past took a back door into International football and it didn't do them any harm Andy King born in Barnstaple, Matt Elliott played for Scotland even Muzzy Izzett couldn't get in the England team so went and played for Turkey. I remember an interview with him after he was picked for Turkey when he came out with a statement 'The only time I have ever been to Turkey is on hoilday'.
Bert Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Agree with the point, but this will have been a footballing decision I imagine, he clearly has no chance of ever playing for England so may as well take up this, gets you out the cold for a few days as well and you get paid for it. Would imagine he has some Greek/Cypriot in him looking at the surname as well. Represented Cyprus at Youth Level.
Buzzell Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Upsets me that people who were born here and have lived here all their life identify more with another country. Think his Dad's English as well.My step Dad knows his Dad.They used to train Aylestone Park when Harry played for them in his younger days. His Dad's nickname was Andy The Greek so surely he's Greek.
Lineker's Left Foot Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Great stuff, pleased for the lad just as i am for a young local Newquay lad Jake Gosling who is eligible to play for Gibraltar, he scored their first ever goal as a EUFA country, now playing in Qualifiers against Germany, Poland, Ireland, Scotland etc..... Very interesting mate but as a long shot, do you know if he has a relative called Hayley (?) - think that was her name - as I think she is from Newquay and I did a PGCE with her about ten years ago??
jamesmilner Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Matty Elliott played for Scotland cus he liked eggs with minced pork round them !!
Jimmy Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 good for him, be interested to see how far he's progressed from his one and only cameo
Stadt Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 So really there was nothing much wrong with what I said. If it's a footballing decision, fine. If it wasn't then I'm a little disappointed he doesn't feel England is his country.He probably does feel that England is his country but he'd like to further his career by playing international football even if it is for a poor side.
Kyle_Le_Don Posted 10 October 2014 Posted 10 October 2014 Why is he not starting?? Our strikers haven't scored since Manshited!!
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