Current Player Sykes wants to play for the republic

[Mintygreen]

Sykes declares for Republic of Ireland

Mark Sykes decides he no longer wants to be considered for selection by Northern Ireland and switches allegiance to Republic.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Sarge]

Sykes declares for Republic of Ireland

Mark Sykes decides he no longer wants to be considered for selection by Northern Ireland and switches allegiance to Republic.

www.bbc.co.uk

be interested to see what OWS reports on this story

 

[WestOxon U’s]

Wow.

 

[Mintygreen]

Someone must have advised him the republic want him , not going to make him popular back home !

 

[Jason N]

That will add more ££££ to the lad. Fair play to him. I think this could be a very good season for him.

 

[LeftSideBoy]

That will add more ££££ to the lad. Fair play to him. I think this could be a very good season for him.

I agree. I think the fact he has been given the #10 shirt, speaks volumes. Clearly KR fancies him to push on and play a key role. I really rate him.

Did you see his involvement in the 2nd goal in our first friendly, this week? Absolute filth.

 

[Bornyellow]

That will add more ££££ to the lad. Fair play to him. I think this could be a very good season for him.

Couldn’t agree more I hope his ankle injury isn’t anything serious. He had a stop start pre season last year and that set him back at the start of the season. Think we may see him playing more centrally as well this year.

 

[unification]

Thoughts @Ox4Eva?

 

[Ox4Eva]

Thoughts @Ox4Eva?

Piece of s**t...

 

[beyondthefourth]

Wonder what that will do, if anything, to the dynamic between him and Joel Cooper within the squad as well.

 

[androidyellow2]

Wonder who the last player to do that was? Ballsy stuff from the boy.

 

[Whingit]

If you were born on the island, you're Irish.

 

[Marked Ox]

Wonder what that will do, if anything, to the dynamic between him and Joel Cooper within the squad as well.

I doubt anything tbh.

 

[beyondthefourth]

I doubt anything tbh.

You'd hope. If anything, it's one person fewer to compete with for his own seleciton!

 

[Sarge]

If you were born on the island, you're Irish.

I though if you drank Guinness ( or Murphys) you could claim Irish Nationality ?

 

[MiddleBartonYellow]

Catholic then.

 

[Junior_1]

Catholic then.

Poorly advised...

 

[ljs]

Poorly advised...

Why so?

 

[MiddleBartonYellow]

Poorly advised...

Some of them find it difficult to represent N Ireland for obvious reasons. If we grew up there we would probably understand it a bit more.

 

[MG]

It depends to an extent on your class background and the precise district you come from. In addition, Brexit has changed the dynamics in NI. Johnson shafted the DUP and moderate Unionists have accepted the inevitability of closer ties with the south so a switch like this is less contentious than it might have been four years ago. Sykes’s decision is in itself an indication of how things are changing.