Don't get me bannedMUTU wrote:Doesn't seem like it given he's using the Jones surname. Either that or he's not really proud of his Maltese ancestry
PS: also it sounds ironic coming from someone who's not exactly a fan of migration
ramsej84 wrote:Not sure about his dad... his nannu and nanna from his father side are Maltese.MUTU wrote:I believe you think that your nationality depends on where your dad was born. That makes him English.
Plus we are a,small nation and we do well to look for Maltese abroad...
Turks , Croats, Kosovar, Albania, they all do it... even big nations such as Italy do it.
France and Germany is a different story, they actually have to defend themselves fr the countries mentioned further up.
What I’m mostly against is people who were born and lived their entire lives in one country, with parents from that country, who possibly never visited the country they represent finding some obscure link to a country through one great grandparent or something and playing for them just because they’re not good enough for their home country and not because they identify with that place. Of course you can’t blame the national associations for wanting to out together a stronger team.nm462272 wrote:i think it's okay - FIFA seems to have established the framework for how a player qualifies for certain countries, and which one they pick is up to them. for example, some of the German-American guys were never going to be good enough for Germany - doesn't seem to hurt anyone to have them play for the USMNT, right? i suppose they could have "taken the place" of a lesser talent that was born in the US, but in the big scheme of things the team is better for having the different backgrounds and, of course, for having better players in the end.
FCBayernMunchen wrote:What I’m mostly against is people who were born and lived their entire lives in one country, with parents from that country, who possibly never visited the country they represent finding some obscure link to a country through one great grandparent or something and playing for them just because they’re not good enough for their home country and not because they identify with that place. Of course you can’t blame the national associations for wanting to out together a stronger team.nm462272 wrote:i think it's okay - FIFA seems to have established the framework for how a player qualifies for certain countries, and which one they pick is up to them. for example, some of the German-American guys were never going to be good enough for Germany - doesn't seem to hurt anyone to have them play for the USMNT, right? i suppose they could have "taken the place" of a lesser talent that was born in the US, but in the big scheme of things the team is better for having the different backgrounds and, of course, for having better players in the end.
FCBayernMunchen wrote:If I’m not mistaken having just one out of four grandparents born in country A (even if they have lived in country B for 50 years) is enough to make you able to represent country A.
Mind you that sort of thing actually qualifies you for citizenship in Malta. I think having citizenship should be a requirement.
This poor fella suffered a third ACLramsej84 wrote:Jodi Felice Jones Coventry city
The Maltese Football Association has been monitoring this guy for years.
He suffered to ACL now he is back...
https://twitter.com/JodsJones/status/13 ... 20065?s=19
I really want us to convince him...
Back then his agent told him not to accept as he had chance to be called for the Three Lions
Yes I think so too...FCBayernMunchen wrote:@ramsej: what do you think about the new season?
I think on paper we’ve assembled the strongest squad but I highly doubt we will seriously challenge for the title. Too many new players, it’s practically a new team. But I honestly don’t think there’s anyone with more quality. Some of the new players are insane for the Maltese level.
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