[Albion] Sanchez: England or Spain?

[PILTDOWN MAN]

What the **** is this comment.

If you look at the photo of him with his parents it is obvious.

Please don’t try to turn it into something it isn’t.

 

[SeagullinExile]

What the **** is this comment.

You seem to be looking for something that isn't there my friend.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

To tall.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

He signed for Brighton at age of 13 and moved to England at 15 according to this

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.c...ers/14538/robert-sanchez?selectcompetition=-1

And? He would have to have been in education here for five years, he wasn’t, or lived here for 5 years since his 18th, he has. They are the rules

 

[smiler]

Coming over here and stealing our gloves, wibble, wibble, take control of the penalty area etc..

Corrected for you

 

[Farehamseagull]

They don't like De Gea over in Spain, with his form nosediving over the past three years or so and with Kepa as his current understudy, I'd say he's actually got a pretty good chance of breaking into the Spain side.

Probably better than he has with England with Southgate in charge where he would have to get ahead of all of the keepers who have come up 'through the system' and played for the first team and U21's in recent years plus we know the waistcoated wanker has an aversion to Brighton players anyway.

 

[Live by the sea]

Not convinced by any of our goalies , be brilliant if Sanchez choose England . Hopefully he would get a chance .

 

[Bombadier Botty]

He’s not English. Utterly absurd this residency rule, could you imagine Shilton or Seaman having played in La Liga back in the day and as a result being Spain’s national keeper? Seaman giving a post match interview in his Spain kit in his broad Yorkshire accent. Leave rugby union to exploit the residency rules, keep it out of football.

 

[Eeyore]

So we conclude that he is either adopted or from a previous relationship. Anyway.

I think he qualifies for both countries, hence the interest. His path to England would probably be the clearest.

 

[SeagullinExile]

Wonder which one would give him a higher value.

 

[macbeth]

Hopefully Dunk can tell him to f**k England off as long as Southgate is in charge, he’d still choose T-Rex arms anyway.

Spain have a ridiculous depth of goalkeepers, wonder if he has a Jamaican great grandmother?

wouldn't say that spain have 'ridiculous' depth in the keeper department, aside from de gea there's nobody who's really staking a claim to the no.1 jersey, kepa is a lost cause at the moment, unai simon is pretty decent but he's yet to really get a good run of games in the national team, and the other names like alex remiro haven't even been called up before. and that's before you factor in that sanchez has been playing better than all of them.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

He’s not English. Utterly absurd this residency rule, could you imagine Shilton or Seaman having played in La Liga back in the day and as a result being Spain’s national keeper? Seaman giving a post match interview in his Spain kit in his broad Yorkshire accent. Leave rugby union to exploit the residency rules, keep it out of football.

How do you feel about Raheem Sterling playing for England?

 

[Pint of Ale and a Burger]

It will be England.
Same as Webster,lamptey,burn,white,Solly,dunky,llalana,welbeck and potter.

 

[Icy Gull]

Play for Spain or England? No brainer imo unless we decide to employ a manager capable of winning things and I’m certainly not convinced we have better players than Spain either. With Southgate in charge he’ll not get a look in, the guy is clueless. One very easy run to the semi finals doesn’t change that.

Why isn’t this a poll?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

How do you feel about Raheem Stirling playing for England?

I don’t think this is the point Bombadier is making. He’s drawing a distinction between a resident and a citizen.....unless I’m mistaken.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

I don’t think this is the point Bombadier is making. He’s drawing a distinction between a resident and a citizen.....unless I’m mistaken.

Sterling originally qualified to play for England through the 5 years in education rule.

 

[El Presidente]

If people want to use this thread for a spot of casual racism then prepare for a holiday from NSC.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

He is quite black and his parents quite white, I'm guessing he was adopted. Wonder if that makes him eligible for a third country in case he doesnt want to compete with mighty Pickford or De Gea?

His paternal surname is actually Lynch (Robert Lynch Sanchez).

Following Spanish naming convention, he ought normally to be known as Robert Lynch.

(I've no idea whether Mr Lynch is the man in the signing photos, or perhaps a previous partner of his Mum).

 

[The Wizard]

I haven’t seen any casual racism in this thread, am I missing something? Is mentioning someone’s race now casual racism?

We are simply discussing Sanchez, if he is indeed adopted which does look a possibility based on his parents, he would certainly be eligible to play for someone based on his lineage should he wish, would be interesting to find out. It could be the case that he doesn’t feel Spanish or English

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Sterling only qualified to play for England through the 5 years in education rule.

Sterling has a UK passport though. He then qualifies for England due to the home-nations rule includes the 5 years you mention but I’m not actually sure this latter point was required in his case as he was born outside the UK.

You can’t just rock up anywhere and play for the nation after 5 years of education. As far as I know you need to be a citizen as well.