Going back to the Irish team, there's one issue with their young talent that the usual suspects are content to ignore, even though it's been staring them in the face
Jack Grealish - played for Ireland at U17, U18 and U21 level, only to switch allegiances and choose to represent England
Declan Rice - played for Ireland at U16, U17, U19 and U21 level and has even been played for the senior squad in three friendlies, yet he's umming and ahhing about whether he wants to represent Ireland or England
Of course there's another reason staring them in the face that they don't seem to acknowledge: Roy Keane giving players a damn good reason to consider switching their allegiance to England, because not only are a lot of fingers being pointed in Keane's direction for Declan Rice stalling on declaring if he wants to play for England or Ireland, it is worth bringing up that Keane was mouthing off to his mates in the press three years ago when Grealish was in a similar situation
Jack Grealish - played for Ireland at U17, U18 and U21 level, only to switch allegiances and choose to represent England
Declan Rice - played for Ireland at U16, U17, U19 and U21 level and has even been played for the senior squad in three friendlies, yet he's umming and ahhing about whether he wants to represent Ireland or England
Of course there's another reason staring them in the face that they don't seem to acknowledge: Roy Keane giving players a damn good reason to consider switching their allegiance to England, because not only are a lot of fingers being pointed in Keane's direction for Declan Rice stalling on declaring if he wants to play for England or Ireland, it is worth bringing up that Keane was mouthing off to his mates in the press three years ago when Grealish was in a similar situation
****ing international coaches.