Mancgull
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Even if he was English no chance that Southgate would pick him.
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[Albion] Evan Ferguson
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jonny.rainbow
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- Oct 29, 2005
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Only in friendlies, so he can still switch allegiance.
Ooh it’s a corner
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Fair enough - I don’t think he’ll swap though
Horses Arse
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Great band, great song
Theatre of Trees
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"He was looking for a goal and now he's scored goal,
and Evan's made them miserable now"
and Evan's made them miserable now"
Gabbiano
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He's in behind your defence
And he's slotted it into the net
I'm finding it hard to believe
He's our Evan
TBF, in his interviews he seems far more Irish than any of Jack Charlton's team of fake Irishmen!
I would be very very surprised. Grealish and Rice were born and raised in England, with some Irish heritage. They probably played for ROI at youth level because they thought they had a better chance - then switched when England came calling.
Ferguson is clearly born and raised in Ireland, with an Irish footballer dad. Despite having an English mother, I imagine he would very much see himself as Irish.
I'm saying all this with absolutely no knowledge of any of those players' preferences or identities, of course. But it would take a lot for an Irishman to switch allegiance to England, one would think.
faoileán
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- Jan 29, 2021
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And don't forget that Harry Kane could have made his dad happy and elected for the Rep.of Ireland
faoileán
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- Jan 29, 2021
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It can happen; Eoin Morgan played cricket for England...
faoileán
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There was only one of Jack's team who had no Irish credentials and that was Tony Cascarino...
Yeh, I know. Grandad. Pint of Guiness. Day trip to Dublin - shagged someone/got shagged........... never going to get picked for England .......
Did alright though!
Not just Morgan on the cricket side - could also mention Boyd Rankin and Ed Joyce, and there's others who've technically switched allegiance (so they can more easily take up County contracts) and thus weakened what should have been a stronger Irish side over the years. Slightly different context, though, to be fair - Ireland being a fringe nation in cricket with opportunities few and far between.
Badger Boy
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- Jan 28, 2016
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I don't believe he'll switch allegiance, the boy is Irish. Grealish and Rice really aren't, Martin O'Neill spoke very clearly on this issue recently - he included them and wanted to get them to play but he couldn't force them to declare for ROI and it was always unlikely because neither of them are actually Irish. They just wanted to play International football. Evan Ferguson is a proper Irishman, there's no doubt in my mind he'll be playing for them by choice and not necessity, unlike a lot of the players in that squad.
Tim Sherwood has urged Newcastle United to splash out for Evan Ferguson – comparing the Irish striker to their former legend and teammate Alan Shearer.
“Didn’t we just mention that Newcastle were looking for a striker?” the pundit told Australian sports channel Optus Sport, referring to their sale of Chris Wood to Nottingham Forest.
“That might be one there (Ferguson). Go in now.
“There’s no point in getting him after he’s scored 50 Premier League goals because he will be unaffordable.
“Now’s the time you need to pick him out – when they’re ready, they’re ready.”
www.irishexaminer.com
“Didn’t we just mention that Newcastle were looking for a striker?” the pundit told Australian sports channel Optus Sport, referring to their sale of Chris Wood to Nottingham Forest.
“That might be one there (Ferguson). Go in now.
“There’s no point in getting him after he’s scored 50 Premier League goals because he will be unaffordable.
“Now’s the time you need to pick him out – when they’re ready, they’re ready.”
Tim Sherwood urges Newcastle United to sign Evan Ferguson
Tim Sherwood has urged Newcastle United to splash out for Evan Ferguson – comparing the Irish striker to their former legend and teammate Alan Shearer
www.irishexaminer.com
Unaffordable to Newcastle 
southstandandy
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Didn't think they had a spare £100m either?Tim Sherwood has urged Newcastle United to splash out for Evan Ferguson – comparing the Irish striker to their former legend and teammate Alan Shearer.
“Didn’t we just mention that Newcastle were looking for a striker?” the pundit told Australian sports channel Optus Sport, referring to their sale of Chris Wood to Nottingham Forest.
“That might be one there (Ferguson). Go in now.
“There’s no point in getting him after he’s scored 50 Premier League goals because he will be unaffordable.
“Now’s the time you need to pick him out – when they’re ready, they’re ready.”
Tim Sherwood urges Newcastle United to sign Evan Ferguson
Tim Sherwood has urged Newcastle United to splash out for Evan Ferguson – comparing the Irish striker to their former legend and teammate Alan Shearer
Official Old Man
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There was a video on YouTube from a dodgy EPL feed talking about Fergie. After an Albion match they were saying how Newcastle were looking for a forward and they need to buy him now.