England National XI
England National XI
Again not an Oxford player insight.
Three from Stevenage (hardly a surprise considering Fairclough is boss), two from D&R. Even Stafford and FGR have players team.
Is this a reflection on our player quality or are we being snubbed?
Three from Stevenage (hardly a surprise considering Fairclough is boss), two from D&R. Even Stafford and FGR have players team.
Is this a reflection on our player quality or are we being snubbed?
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Hmm, I wonder how many of our first team qualify for the National XI. The qualifications are non-league player, under 24 (I think), and English (in the usual farce of whatever that means).
Quinn is Irish. Corcoran is Irish. Gilchrist is too old. Brevett/Johnson are too old. Burgess I think is too old. Duffy is Welsh. Grebis is Latvian. Foster is too old. Turley is too old. Tardif is too old.
So of our regular and fit first XI players that only leaves Yemi, Fast Eddie, and Rose.
Rose has only just started playing first team football. Eddie isn't good enough.
That only leaves Yem who was picked as a standby player.
No doubt someone will come up with all sorts of reasons why the above is utter drivel.
Quinn is Irish. Corcoran is Irish. Gilchrist is too old. Brevett/Johnson are too old. Burgess I think is too old. Duffy is Welsh. Grebis is Latvian. Foster is too old. Turley is too old. Tardif is too old.
So of our regular and fit first XI players that only leaves Yemi, Fast Eddie, and Rose.
Rose has only just started playing first team football. Eddie isn't good enough.
That only leaves Yem who was picked as a standby player.
No doubt someone will come up with all sorts of reasons why the above is utter drivel.
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you need more clients GY."GodalmingYellow" wrote:Hmm, I wonder how many of our first team qualify for the National XI. The qualifications are non-league player, under 24 (I think), and English (in the usual farce of whatever that means).
Quinn is Irish. Corcoran is Irish. Gilchrist is too old. Brevett/Johnson are too old. Burgess I think is too old. Duffy is Welsh. Grebis is Latvian. Foster is too old. Turley is too old. Tardif is too old.
So of our regular and fit first XI players that only leaves Yemi, Fast Eddie, and Rose.
Rose has only just started playing first team football. Eddie isn't good enough.
That only leaves Yem who was picked as a standby player.
No doubt someone will come up with all sorts of reasons why the above is utter drivel.
Never realised the limitations of selection.
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No he's English according to soccerbase. There are 2 other John Dempsters listed who both are Scottish though. One who played for Stranraer and St Mirren in 2001 and 2002 and one who signed for Stenhousemuir in January."Jimski" wrote:But Dempster was picked for the first squad, and he's Scottish, isn't he?
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According to the official site, he is English."boris" wrote:But our John Dempster has played for the Scotland under-21s, I believe.
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Yes and Ray Houghton is Irish apparently."boris" wrote:So's John Aldridge.