After Jack Wilshere's comments on who he thinks should play for England,who agrees with Jack??Or,do you go along with the cricketer KP,who believes he should play for England??My view is that if you play for England,you have to be born here,of,if not,your parents should be English born!
Lots of people not from here originally aspire to live the UK life. That is why they come. Mo Farrah not British (English)? mmm Pietersen not happy scoring 100 v South Africa? Same. Players from all over the world play for our Cricket / Rugby (both codes) / athletics teams. Remember Zola Budd? Hey. As long as it isn't a flag of convenience and they live here and want to do it, let them represent the country they (allegedly) feel affinity to. These sports people burn many bridges to play for us. When the best of men take bribes its the fool who doesn't. x
Hugely controversial topic, as Jack W is finding out! I'd agree with you, largely. For example, KP (who bloody loves to kick off about anything) has an English parent, so that qualifies him. I also agree with the Gentlemen's Agreement between the home nations (ie the School Rule). I agree that if you spend 5 yrs here before you are an adult.... for example, if you are born abroad but you grow up here... then you are likely to feel a strong allegiance and sense of national identity towards our country. An example here would be Mo Farah, who moved here at 8, but grew up here and feels a strong sense of being British. The only bit that I disagree with is the residency rule - for example, people moving elsewhere as a grown man and later playing for them. There is literally nothing wrong with that, and it's all in the rules, but I feel like it would hold back the locals who are desperate to play for their country, as well as being a 'cheap option' for international caps..
