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Gareth bale has 7 goals and 1 assist in the prem this season

Discussion in 'Arsenal' started by Samurai, Apr 17, 2011.

  1. Samurai

    Samurai Active Member

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    And he's apparently the favourite for player of the year <laugh>
     
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  2. Sharpe*

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    He's been pretty good though hasnt he? I would of put Nasri up there as well.

    P.s i'm honoured my quote still stands!
     
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  3. Lukas

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    Don't need to score goals to be player of the year, else defensive players would never win it (not that they win it often)
     
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  4. HOADIE_BOI

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    Great comment mate, REP'D, He has been apsolutly amazing, without him Tottenham wouldn't have been that good, Look at Inter Millan game, He was amazing
     
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  5. Busby 's Babe

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    Best player in the World.
     
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  6. HOADIE_BOI

    HOADIE_BOI Well-Known Member

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    Yeah love the man, great for football, shame he isn't English, it is the same as I thought about Giggs, why the **** don't he play for England and help us out.
     
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  7. Swarbs

    Swarbs Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Cos he's ineligible. You might as well ask why Messi doesn't play for England <doh>
     
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  8. HOADIE_BOI

    HOADIE_BOI Well-Known Member

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    Yeah I know, he is welsh nothing can stop that, But wish he could have been English as we never get amazing Left Footed Midfielders.
    But Giggs he was actually eligible to play for England but chose to play for Wales as he thought he wouldn't get in the England team.
     
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  9. Swarbs

    Swarbs Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    He wasn't eligible. He was born in Wales, to Welsh parents with Welsh grandparents. He was absolutely ineligible to play for England. The whole "he chose Wales over England" thing is a myth.
     
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  10. HOADIE_BOI

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    OK
     
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  11. suarezlfc

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    Not absolutely ineligible. He couldn've played if he'd never turned out for Wales. Look at Almunia and Arteta.
     
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  12. Bloody Wanker

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    Giggs played for England. At youth level.
     
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  13. HOADIE_BOI

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    Yeah you are correct there, then he ****ing choose to play for the Sheeps, Why, He could have been great for England, he may have been our missing link.
     
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  14. HOADIE_BOI

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    Yeah he should have been the special one, But he isn't
     
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  15. suarezlfc

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    Giggs played a youth level for England, yes. But that was England schoolboys - he went to an Enlgish school. He wasn't wligible to play for Engalnd through his family, but like I said, he could get English citizenship and play that way.
     
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  16. Swarbs

    Swarbs Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    No he couldn't - the home nations eligibilty agreement precluded it. He could never get "English citizenship" cos there is no such thing. As a UK born citizen under the eligibility agreement he could only play for the country of his birth (Wales), the country of the birth of either of his parents (Wales) or the country of birth of any of his grandparents (also Wales). The rules were different for non UK players cos they can get a UK passport and then choose which of the home nations to play for.

    However, he could have chosen to play for England had he been about to start his career now - the change to the eligibility rules in 2009 means that you can play for a country if you have at least five years of primary schooling in that country. That rule was introduced in part to support children who migrate early in their lives and thus develop a stronger bond with their new country. But that rule has only existed for the last two years.
     
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  17. goonercymraeg

    goonercymraeg Amnesia Forum Moderator

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    Ryan Giggs did not play for the saes at youth level.He played for England schoolboys because he went to school in England <ok>
     
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  18. goonercymraeg

    goonercymraeg Amnesia Forum Moderator

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    A lot of people in Wales will never accept Michael Owen isn't Welsh <ok>
     
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  19. goonercymraeg

    goonercymraeg Amnesia Forum Moderator

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    Gareth Bale has been chosen as player of the year by his fellow professionals and not by people who post on internet forums.
     
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  20. Hizmo

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    Something beneficial for once. <laugh><ok>
     
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