So White is on about 6k a week..........if that was actually the case he’d have been off to Leeds without even bothering to pack as soon as they put an offer in
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[Football] Duffy
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So White is on about 6k a week..........if that was actually the case he’d have been off to Leeds without even bothering to pack as soon as they put an offer in
Jolly Red Giant
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Ireland, just like every other country, apply FIFA and UEFA rules - Townsend's grandmother was born in Kerry - Cascarino's grandfather was born in Mayo (the reason why Cascarino's heritage has been questioned is because his mother was adopted by his grandfather - legally he is Cascarino's grandfather).Jack Grealish Declan Rice
Tony Cascarino Andy Townsend
International qualification rules are somewhat fluid
Three of Jack Grealish's grandparents were Irish born and he played gaelic football for years before he signed with Villa. Rice's grandparents were from Cork and he played at every level for Ireland from U-16 up to three full senior games. The primary reason why both of these players switched to England was financial and prompted by their agents. Both, but particularly Rice, have been trying to bury their affiliation to Ireland in the past. I have no problem with either playing for England - they are English born and are perfectly entitled to opt for England.
Given that British colonial rule in Ireland contributed to the economic underdevelopment of the country for centuries, it is hardly a surprise that there is a huge Irish diaspora (40 million in the USA and an estimated 16million in Britain) have Irish first or second generation ancestry). Furthermore, the Irish diaspora tend to have a very strong affiliation with Ireland. That is the reason why English born players declare for Ireland.
In contrast - the English team have picked individuals who have zero connection with England. The best example is that backbone of the English attack for 12 years - John Barnes. He was born in Jamaica - his father was a Jamaican international (actually captained Jamaica) Barnes had zero connection with England until he moved there when he was twelve because his father was appointed as a diplomat in the Jamaican High Commission in London.
Of the current English squad - Raheem Sterling was born in Jamaica and has zero connection with England - his mother was an athlete who was a member of the Jamaican athletic team.
This kind of stuff is very common - particularly among imperial countries -
Holland - Edgar Davids, Regi Blinker, Aaron Winter, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink were all born in Suirname.
The French team that won the World Cup in 1998 had the following - Vieira (Senegal) - Desailly (Ghana) - Thuram (Guadeloupe) - Karembeu (New Caledonia) - Trezuget (Argentina - technically born in France while his mother was visiting the country - his first language is Spanish) - Lama (born in France but as a baby moved and grew up in Guiana where his family were from) - on top of that - Zidane, Henry, Djorkaeff, Boghossian, and Diomede were from first generation immigrant families and Lizarazu identified as Basque rather than French.
Of the French team that won the World Cup in 2018 - only 3 of the 23 squad were entirely French - Florian Thauvin, Raphael Varane and Benjamin Pavard. Umtiti (Cameroon) - Thomas Lemar (Guadeloupe) - Areola (born in France - his mother arrived from the Phillipines only a few days before his birth). The rest of the squad were from first generational immigrant families - e.g. Pogba's parents are from Guinea and his two older brothers are Guinean internationals.
Ah now - I hope this isn't the type of history taught in England.
Sectarian conflict in Ireland developed as a weapon for British imperialism to impose its rule in Ireland - specifically it was used as a mechanism to sow division between Catholics and Protestants during the United Irishmen's movement in the late eighteenth century - and again to drive a sectarian wedge between Catholic and Protestant workers during the Irish revolution a hundred years ago with the intent of cutting across the growing support for socialist revolution in Ireland at the time. The whipping up of sectarian conflict was and is a common tactic of British imperialism - pitting Hindu against Moslem against Sikh in India - Sinhala against Tamil in Sri Lanka - Christian against Moslem in Nigeria etc.
The problem for British imperialism is that the sectarian divisions created by the British elites in Ireland spilled over into Britain and have occasionally raised their head in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Stockport etc. And they are currently playing a very dangerous game in the North pitting Catholic against Protestant over Brexit - something that could ultimately see the re-emergence of sectarian violence in the North of Ireland.
Jolly Red Giant
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So White is on about 6k a week..........if that was actually the case he’d have been off to Leeds without even bothering to pack as soon as they put an offer in
He is under contract to Brighton - he can't go anywhere unless Brighton sell him.
Jolly Red Giant
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You are either a very senior tax specialist in the south east, who has a number of significant clients or somebody who spends too much time on the Internet. I'm really not sure which
Google is your friend
So a typo now becomes evidence
spotrac is just one source for this info - and I never use info from just one source.
And Dunk signed his contract in 2018 - a year before Brighton broke their transfer fee record to sign Webster.
Now it is possible that some of these numbers are slightly off - football clubs do not reveal contract details - but they are there or there abouts.
This is about what Duffy is getting paid - and I have asserted that he is one of the highest paid players at the club - which is a fact. I cannot see Brighton being able to unload Duffy to a championship club without eating a major part of his contract and I cannot see any PL club signing him. Burnley has been mentioned - but given they have new owners I suspect that they will keep Tarkowski - and they haven't been linked to Duffy - they have however, been linked to another CB - Irish underage international Nathan Collins from Stoke.
That’s correct. 300k is very likely to be horseshit though, which is what you posted.
Sid in the Sharknado
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Dunk signed a new contract last summer:
https://www.skysports.com/football/...n-captain-lewis-dunk-signs-new-five-year-deal
https://www.bt.com/sport/news/2020/august/brighton-captain-lewis-dunk-signs-new-long-term-contract
I include 2 links since:
The Fits
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Jolly Red Giant. If Google was your friend, or if you paid attention, you'd know Dunk signs a new contract every Summer. Beyond doubt he is in the top 2 earners at the club
Re: Duffy- more than happy for him to be sold for a token amount if its means him getting a decent move. He was outstanding for us and needs a new start.
Re: Duffy- more than happy for him to be sold for a token amount if its means him getting a decent move. He was outstanding for us and needs a new start.
Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo
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Lewis Dunk singed a new contract in August 2020 a full year after Adam Webster joined us.
https://www.brightonandhovealbion.c...ve Albion are delighted,of the 2024/25 season.
Machiavelli
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And I make no special inside knowledge, but I do know that you're spectacularly wrong.
mr sheen
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You're in luck JRG, we are taught none of this imperial history whatsoever in England. The ignorance of the general population of our role in Ireland over the years is considerable.
mr sheen
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Yes, most people see the Irish as English people with a funny accent
Sid in the Sharknado
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Oi! I learnt about the Troubles at school.
I'm happy to own my own ignorance, but I'm damned if I'll carry people's with me as well.
mr sheen
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Oh, well that covers all the English role.in Ireland.....
Sid in the Sharknado
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Shockingly, we did actually cover it back to the Normans.
Feel free to provide a detailed criticism of the WJEC GCSE history syllabus.
mr sheen
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Nah, I'll feel free to talk for the vast majority who didn't do that syllabus thanks
Sid in the Sharknado
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Feel free to advertise your own ignorance.
The problem the English/British have had with the Irish is precisely the opposite of treating them like "English people with a funny accent". It's that they've been consistently, over hundreds of years, treated as a colonised people less important than the English.
What a load of garbage. Keiran Maguire has stated that our average salary is £48k suggesting that senior pros are on more than that. Also, it is laughable that White is on £300k a year after his revised contract.