Carsley Lee Carsley has never pretended otherwise. When England first came calling, he was torn. It was September 2015, he had a coaching role at Brentford and the England Under-19 manager, Aidy Boothroyd, wanted him as his assistant. “When I was asked to do it, the first thing I thought was: ‘Well, I’m Irish … how does that look?’” Carsley told Shane Keegan’s excellent How To Win At Dominoes podcast in June 2020. It is impossible to prescribe how the individual with dual nationality ought to feel with regard to their heritage. Each case is nuanced, deeply personal. Carsley was born and raised in Birmingham and so England is a significant part of him. As is Ireland, where his maternal grandmother is from (specifically, Dunmanway in County Cork). Carsley can talk of his formative days at the Catholic Community Centre in Chelmsley Wood, playing for a team that wore Celtic colours, singing the Celtic songs in the clubhouse. The coach, John Walsh, a huge influence on him, would tell the boys they could be anything they wanted to be; how, as Carsley put it to Keegan on the podcast, they were “going to inspire a nation to play for Ireland”. Carsley would win 40 caps for them.
It was the Lietenschtein one I was humming. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
Whyd they build that big new stadium And have stand behind the goal Like a north ferriby united stand
All down to legal issues about blocking light for the local suburb. Should have built it at a greenfield site.
GAA dominate sport over there. They don't hand over Croke Park to any other code unless it is absolutely necessary.
Show respect before and after the match, celebrate as per normal during the match. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
He is, goes down too easily. But .,. When he scores I hope he celebrates with a morris dance. Edited.
