Bcfc willzyak Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 I thought he was English? Now playing for wales this month, I’m confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Davefevs Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 29 minutes ago, Bcfc willzyak said: I thought he was English? Now playing for wales this month, I’m confused Jay Dai-silva boyo 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Betty Swallocks Posted March 13 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 13 47 minutes ago, Bcfc willzyak said: I thought he was English? Now playing for wales this month, I’m confused To play for Wales, aside from being a native, your parent or grandparents can be Welsh or failing that, you just have to have had a dump in one of the service stations on the Welsh stretch of the M4. 4 25 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 57 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Jay Dai-silvallantasiliogogogh 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Stripe Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) How about if you were born in England, to your knowledge none of your grandparents were Welsh but 5% of your DNA is Welsh? Can you play for Wales then? Asking for a friend... Edited March 13 by White Stripe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bcfc willzyak Posted March 14 Author Report Share Posted March 14 7 hours ago, White Stripe said: How about if you were born in England, to your knowledge none of your grandparents were Welsh but 5% of your DNA is Welsh? Can you play for Wales then? Asking for a friend... Apperently you don’t even need 5 percent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWred Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 11 hours ago, Betty Swallocks said: To play for Wales, aside from being a native, your parent or grandparents can be Welsh or failing that, you just have to have had a dump in one of the service stations on the Welsh stretch of the M4. Yep, I was offered a call-up myself recently.. And not because my parents or grandparents are Welsh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorenzos Only Goal Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 16 hours ago, White Stripe said: How about if you were born in England, to your knowledge none of your grandparents were Welsh but 5% of your DNA is Welsh? Can you play for Wales then? Asking for a friend... I used to donate blood to the Welsh Blood service to give some Welsh players the option of playing for England instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 It's almost as though the idea of separating the population into 4 home "nations" for the purposes of creating four "national" teams is deeply flawed to the point of being ludicrous. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 I’m surprised it’s taken them so long to call him up. They aren’t exactly blessed with options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 18 hours ago, Davefevs said: Jay Dai-silva boyo You've put me out of a job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 I think the way players are allowed to decide they're one nationality when playing youth football then suddenly switch to being another as an adult on the basis of a grandparent is a loophole that should be stopped. Play for England U21 and you remain English. Especially if you grew up in f-ing Luton. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolmanGaz Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 at least it's not as much of a mess as rugby union! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hxj Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 There is no such nationality as English, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish for players. Nakhi Wells, Alex Scott and Tommy Conway could under FIFA rules all play for Wales. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Wilson Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 52 minutes ago, Hxj said: There is no such nationality as English, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish for players. Nakhi Wells, Alex Scott and Tommy Conway could under FIFA rules all play for Wales. No they absolutely could not. Good lord. We all have separate national teams so of course English, Scottish, Northern Irish and Scottish are nationalities in football. Sweet Jesus lad. The only way any of those you mentioned could play for Wales under FIFA rules is by living there for 5 years. Except the Home Nations all have a gentlemen’s agreement to not pick any naturalised players. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid in the Riot Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 24 minutes ago, Wade Wilson said: No they absolutely could not. Good lord. We all have separate national teams so of course English, Scottish, Northern Irish and Scottish are nationalities in football. Sweet Jesus lad. The only way any of those you mentioned could play for Wales under FIFA rules is by living there for 5 years. Except the Home Nations all have a gentlemen’s agreement to not pick any naturalised players. Alex Scott could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selred Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 1 hour ago, Hxj said: There is no such nationality as English, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish for players. Nakhi Wells, Alex Scott and Tommy Conway could under FIFA rules all play for Wales. Nakhi Wells is from Bermuda for a start! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 23 hours ago, Bcfc willzyak said: I thought he was English? Now playing for wales this month, I’m confused Meanwhile a player who has represented England at U18 and U19 level has opted to play for Ghana's national team. Being cynical perhaps some players decide "I'm not quite good enough for England, but I can still be an International elsewhere". When my son was 18 he said "If I moved to somewhere like Andorra or Gibraltar now, in ten years time I'll be a naturalised citizen and at 28 still young enough to play football for their national team". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Wilson Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 31 minutes ago, Kid in the Riot said: Alex Scott could. He got Welsh parents/grandparents then? Can’t find any info saying he’s eligible for Wales. Not that he’d ever play for them 32 minutes ago, Selred said: Nakhi Wells is from Bermuda for a start! With just the *checks notes* 25 caps as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 22 hours ago, Betty Swallocks said: To play for Wales, aside from being a native, your parent or grandparents can be Welsh or failing that, you just have to have had a dump in one of the service stations on the Welsh stretch of the M4. He probably qualifies on all 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hxj Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 55 minutes ago, Selred said: Nakhi Wells is from Bermuda for a start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_bristol Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 23 hours ago, Betty Swallocks said: To play for Wales, aside from being a native, your parent or grandparents can be Welsh or failing that, you just have to have had a dump in one of the service stations on the Welsh stretch of the M4. probably count most City fans in then Always shit on the Weeeeeelsh side of the bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 13 hours ago, WWred said: Yep, I was offered a call-up myself recently.. And not because my parents or grandparents are Welsh Yes, about those sheep .............! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh1t_ref_again Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 To qualify they asked if he knew where Wales was and Jay replied Somerset, which they said was close enough 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prankerd Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 5 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: I think the way players are allowed to decide they're one nationality when playing youth football then suddenly switch to being another as an adult on the basis of a grandparent is a loophole that should be stopped. Play for England U21 and you remain English. Especially if you grew up in f-ing Luton. I did a dna test not so long ago, i was born in bristol and always lived in england for the most part but apparently my dna has zero English in it... its got welsh, irish and Scottish tho So in my opinion if your born in the uk your basically got every right to qualify for either of the home nations ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Wilson Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 2 hours ago, Hxj said: They still have to live in that place for 5 years or have a relative from there be able to play for the national team. The Home Nations don’t allow naturalisation so Wells was never eligible for us or Wales or Scotland or NI. Same way someone born in Hong Kong isn’t eligible for the Chinese National Team. He’d be eligible for Hong Kong’s. Passport does not equal eligible. Most places you’ll be able to get a passport long before you become eligible to play internationally for them. I, obviously, have a British passport but I couldn’t play for Scotland because I don’t have any Scottish relatives. I could play for Wales though as my granddad was Welsh. That’s how it works here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 6 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: I think the way players are allowed to decide they're one nationality when playing youth football then suddenly switch to being another as an adult on the basis of a grandparent is a loophole that should be stopped. Play for England U21 and you remain English. Especially if you grew up in f-ing Luton. So you'd deny someone the opportunity to play on the World stage ie The World Cup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese Posted March 14 Report Share Posted March 14 On 13/03/2024 at 16:48, White Stripe said: How about if you were born in England, to your knowledge none of your grandparents were Welsh but 5% of your DNA is Welsh? Can you play for Wales then? Asking for a friend... Does your friend feel an attraction to sheep? That could be the clincher if so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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