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Emma thank you for bringing the American open cup to England ...WEEL DONE GIRL ..
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So in your view somebody can only represent their country if they were born there?Really?
Romaninan dad, Chinese mother, not born in this country. Now you’re claiming the trophy for England. She is British yes. Fantastic achievement for the lass. No glory for England.
Really?
Romaninan dad, Chinese mother, not born in this country. Now you’re claiming the trophy for England. She is British yes. Fantastic achievement for the lass. No glory for England.
It is a bit different to the norm in this particular case as she has lived here since the age of 5, her talent was spotted and nurtured here with British coaching (and British money and facilities no doubt). It's not as if she was pinched from another country after the fact like the cricket / rugby / athletics lot.
Spot on.Another happy thread tainted with pure toxic grunter fed misery.
I read that her parents moved here when she was 2.It is a bit different to the norm in this particular case as she has lived here since the age of 5, her talent was spotted and nurtured here with British coaching (and British money and facilities no doubt). It's not as if she was pinched from another country after the fact like the cricket / rugby / athletics lot.
So in your view somebody can only represent their country if they were born there?
Apparently this un-written policy ended in 1991. Probably when the last of the cavemen died out.I read that her parents moved here when she was 2.
As a sidebar, I heard the other day that one still cannot play cricket for Yorkshire unless they are born in Yorkshire, even if the person has lived in Yorkshire everyday since being born. Seems that outdated views and stupid establishment rules die hard.
Rory is still alive.Apparently this un-written policy ended in 1991. Probably when the last of the cavemen died out.
age of 2 actually I believeIt is a bit different to the norm in this particular case as she has lived here since the age of 5, her talent was spotted and nurtured here with British coaching (and British money and facilities no doubt). It's not as if she was pinched from another country after the fact like the cricket / rugby / athletics lot.
Indeed, regardless of the countries of birth of her and her parents, she is British not exclusively English.Really?
Romaninan dad, Chinese mother, not born in this country. Now you’re claiming the trophy for England. She is British yes. Fantastic achievement for the lass. No glory for England.
My passport application wouldn’t let me be English.British yes. Not English. I believe that there is a difference!
Tidy!She can be Welsh if she wants, no problem.
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