Paul Reids Sock
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Really?!
Several of my friends were born abroad as their parents were in the RAF. Would they then be included as non English?
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Really?!
Several of my friends were born abroad as their parents were in the RAF. Would they then be included as non English?
StonehamPark
#Brighton-Nil
So, a hypothetical.
My Mother and Father are English, as are their parents.
I was born in France due to parents working out there at the time.
We moved back home to England when I was 6 months old.
Am I French?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
One of my good friends should be Cypriot in that case.
mikeyjh
Well-known member
yes!! Just enjoy your Gallic ways. I don't think there's a problem with people representing who on earth they want to. I find it tiresome when people need to define themselves as 1/2 this, 1/2 that. Eg. People who are burning England claim they're half Scottish half Irish due to parents or whatever.... That last bit wasn't aimed at you btw, just a general comment
mikeyjh
Well-known member
In fairness to BG, that's a fairly poor comparison, Raheem Sterling has lived in England the majority of his life, legend has it that Richard Keogh and Cyrus Christie are eligible having had a pint of Guiness together in 2009
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I think a bigger problem are the opportunist nationals who jump on bandwagons when a lesser nation makes a tournament. People like Jason McAteer playing for ROI, for example. I'd be pissed off if I was a long suffering Welsh football fan seeing a whole bunch of half (or quarter) Welsh opportunists fill out the national team for 2016 just because they add about 5% more quality to the squad.
BensGrandad
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I would make exceptions with people working for the british government or in the services because to all intents and purpose that is England but not somebody whose parent were working for Shell in Abu Dhabi etc. or in a bar in Spain. I am just saying this isa personal view which anyone is entitled to not saying it is right.
oneillco
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- Feb 13, 2013
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Oh blimey it would be such a shame to give up all those gold medals that Bradley Wiggins won...and he wouldn't even be able to claim paternity because his dad is an Aussie. They would have to go to Belgium instead...
oneillco
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Wow your lucky son having such a reasonable and intelligent father...
BensGrandad
New member
That would be no loss as he didnt win them for a proper sport. Stand back and await the onslaught.
You are a parody/windup account, aren't you?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I wish he was.
BensGrandad
New member
As I have maintained previously cycling is not a proper sport IMHO. I could be classed as a wind up merchant with some of my views it is down to how you take them.
Maintain as you wish, doesn't stop it being filed firmly in the cabinet marked 'BG Talking Bollocks'.
I think we're going to need to expand to a 2nd cabinet before long, mind.
oneillco
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- Feb 13, 2013
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Expand?
My money is on [MENTION=31]El Presidente[/MENTION] or [MENTION=70]Easy 10[/MENTION] as BG's 'proper' account.
Trufflehound
Re-enfranchised
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