Oh great, now Cahill is out while Terry looks to be fit enough!
WE'RE DOOOMED! DOOMED, I TELL YOU, DOOMED!
He could have and should have declared for Ireland
The FAI are too busy stealing from the North to bother with English cast-offs
Firstly on your accusation of stealing, most Irish people view the annexation of the six counties as nothing but that. However, in the Good Friday agreement, in exchange for the Republic removing claim to the six counties from its constitution, Paisley made one of his very few ‘concessions’ and agreed that ANYONE born in the six counties has the right to claim Irish or British citizenship. Not all Catholics claim Irish Passports and I know of non-Catholics from the North that claim Irish passports as when it suits their purpose they are Irish, when it don’t they are British. Example, those ‘Loyalists’ that attend Scottish Universities and produce an Irish Passport in order to avoid paying tuition fees.
It’s the same with the IFA who sit on the fence. Unless it has recently changed, to play for Northern Ireland you had to have a British Passport – which excludes players who claim Irish Nationality and also contravenes the Good Friday agreement. Unlike Wales and Scotland the IFA insist on playing the official British Anthem, yet even some England players have not/wont sing it, yet you expect Irish people to. However, the IFA were not so quick to be British when they opposed Team GB.
The FAI have not stolen players. They are entitled to play their own Citizens. Maik Taylor played 88 times in goal for Northern Ireland having had no connection with Ireland whatsoever (north or south) either by heritage or residence. He was born in Germany to a German mother and claimed a British Passport through his English Father. I suggest that you get your own house in order before pointing the accusing finger.
And if you dont like the current rules, I suggest you should be having a go at Rev Ian Paisley not the FAI.