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... is playing for the reserves this aft.

Who??!

Don't they import bread and cakes from Turkey?  :D

I can't see his name in the reserve line-up (OS)

Isn't he the romanian player we are signing this summer Byrne was on about on the radio before sat's game? He will be a first yr pro or something and will be pushing for the first team too. Is currently a under 17 international too. He also mentioned a couple more players joining the youth squad this summer too.

It's been removed - said he was a triallist on the left wing.

Shame it's not this guy 'Baky the Mouse Man' - what a nickname!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakari_Kon%C3%A9

They mentioned a couple a few months back, a Romanian and a Hungarian if i remember, not sure if it's the same ones though. Did anyone else hear it?

bloody foreigners coming over her and stealing our kids jobs

He couldn't get clearance.Ressies drew 0-0

Do players need a work permit or something just to play for free in a reserves game?

Or couldn't he get in to the country?

Doesn't sound very Romanian, but then Olisadebe wasn't very Polish....

Its almost as though some families move countries sometimes, and then have children, yet keep the name.  Can you imagine?  Its disgraceful.

Or da Silva, that well known Croatian name. Except that Eddy isn't even slightly Croatian, half the national teams in Europe seem to have a Brazillian now. It's a shame we can't get one really.

Not sure Jonny if it was work permit or maybe clearance from his club

Get yourself down the pub nice and early saturday, and i'm sure someone will oblige and give you one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brj2UkUPjCI

Now you come to mention it, not getting clearance from his club sounds more likely than being turned away at customs.

This is the reason why I hate Portugal and Deco.  Brazilian f*ck-face.

Do you also hate Spain for Senna, Turkey for "Mehmet" Aurelio, Croatia for Eduardo da Silva and Portugal again for Liedson, or is it just Deco?

Not forgetting Japan's finest Wagner Lopes and Alessandro dos Santos :)

No, no, just Deco.  :)

The day England field someone who has no English in him, such as N'Zogbia and fucking Almunia is the day I give up on the national side once and for all

Almunia wouldnt get in our side, let alone England

What if Di Canio had played?

Couldn't give a shit who it is, he's italian, we're England...why should he play for us? The antional side should be so much more about pride and identity and fandom than finding the 11 best players who we might be able to make eligible

I take it, your not a cricket fan then.

not particularly no. I just don't understand why it's so openly acceptable in cricket?

rules of residency/repatriotisation would probably be the main reason cricket allows it

I bet that they don't have anyone in cricket called Baky the Mouse Man

John Barnes.....

Or any of this list

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_England_international_footballers_born_outside_of_England

That list is not really the same though is it?

There's big difference between Englishman being born abroad of English parents or moving here as a child and gaining full citizenship than those who move here as a (for example) 26 year old professional Brazilian footballer who cannot get into the Brazil national squad.

Examples like Owen Hargreaves are acceptable as players who moved here as a youngster are too. However, players who move here to play pro football, have been in the country 5 years and cannot get into their respective national team LIKE DECO, LIKE SENNA et al is not really on and we should stick to our morals on that one.

I agree Rich.

Couldn't agree more Rich, shame I couldn't put it as well!