[Football] Montserrat

[Juan Albion]

If you haven't seen it, this is an excellent piece on British part-timers playing international football for Montserrat, and how they could be on the brink of something special.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/22/montserrat-football-london-caribbean-gold-cup

At halftime, it is Cayman Islands 0 Montserrat 1, a 40th minute penalty from Adrian Clifton, who got his place through Instagram.

 

[Juan Albion]

1-1

 

[albionfan37]

Come on Montserrat ���� ��

 

[Juan Albion]

Goooaaaalllll 1-2

 

[Juan Albion]

Bradley Woods-Garness ex of Whitehawk with the second

 

[Juan Albion]

FT. Now a weekend of waiting for the Montserrat lads to see if they will finish in the top ten, which would give them a place in the Gold Cup. If they do, we may see Montserrat (pop. 4,490) vs Mexico or the USA.

 

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Hello Juan

 

[Juan Albion]

Hello Juan

Hello from Panama. Not bedtime here yet.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

Climbed the mountain a few years back, fantastic views!

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[Miami Seagull]

Montserrat is a great place to visit for a say or two. If anyone is holidaying in Antigua then take a ferry over for the day. The destruction from the Soufriere Volcano was immense.

 

[stewart12]

I'm pretty sure Shoreham recently had a goalkeeper who played for Montserrat. Can't remember his name

 

[Juan Albion]

In the other fascinating game of this round, it is currently Sint Maarten 3 Saint Martin 2 as two halves of one small island fight each other to avoid the wooden spoon. It's the Dutch leading the Frogs at the moment.

 

[Juan Albion]

Make that 4-2 Sint over Saint.

And elsewhere, Dominica 4 Bermuda 0 is a great score from Montserrat's point of view.

 

[Triggaaar]

At halftime, it is Cayman Islands 0 Montserrat 1, a 40th minute penalty from Adrian Clifton, who got his place through Instagram.

How does that work? Everyone is eligible to play for any national team now?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

How does that work? Everyone is eligible to play for any national team now?

That's how it has always worked. Prevalence (of guns for hire hired) is related only to how discerning or needy the nation sees itself and, ditto the individual.

*cough* zola budd *cough*.

 

[Juan Albion]

How does that work? Everyone is eligible to play for any national team now?

All you've ever needed is a grandfather of that nationality. Also, the volcanic eruption caused a wide dispersion of people from Montserrat.

 

[Juan Albion]

That's how it has always worked. Prevalence (of guns for hire hired) is related only to how discerning or needy the nation sees itself and, ditto the individual.

*cough* zola budd *cough*.

She was a citizen of the Daily Mail, nothing else.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

She was a citizen of the Daily Mail, nothing else.

Which was my point...

 

[Juan Albion]

Which was my point...

Yes, but the rag needs a mention.

 

[Triggaaar]

All you've ever needed is a grandfather of that nationality.

Yes I know, but how does that equate to getting a place through instagram?