Whilst I think football gets a lot wrong on this I prefer the fact we are purist

Even if it means we are perhaps not quite as good as we could be.

I love my cricket and also like my international rugby but I would definitely prefer it if all those representing England had some English heritage. In fairness, most of the southern hemisphere recruits do have some form of family connection but i really do not like the 3 year residence qualification business.

You are not English or British by virtue of having lived somewhere for 3 years.

Konta is not British as much as we might like to try and claim that she is now it looks like she may be vaguely decent.

Posted By: Jim on January 27th 2016 at 09:19:42

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Why is football so purist about nationality? (Other Football) - Old Git, Jan 27, 09:08:31
- My imagination just went to an invented canary call situation where (Other Football) - pants, Jan 27, 11:59:03
- I'm a citizen of the world (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Jan 27, 11:13:54
- Bigots. (n/m) (Other Football) - avenging canary, Jan 27, 10:48:06
- Germans are flexible these days (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 27, 09:44:49
  - Half the Germans were Poles a while back weren' tthey (n/m) (Other Football) - harry boulders, Jan 27, 10:53:08
    - Yep and Turkish too I think (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 27, 16:02:54
- Whilst I think football gets a lot wrong on this I prefer the fact we are purist (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 27, 09:19:42
  - Thing is though with tennis, unlike the team games, they aren't (Other Football) - CB41, Jan 27, 09:23:35
    - nothing matters tbh (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 27, 11:32:02
    - i'm talking primarily about football/rugby/cricket and other team sports (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 27, 09:28:19
      - It isn't a sign Jim it's a reality and has been for quite a while (n/m) (Other Football) - Dandy Highburyman, Jan 27, 09:51:01
  - That said perhaps after 10 years or if you have lived somewhere since before (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 27, 09:23:11
    - and not played for another country first (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 27, 09:24:02
- The Irish didn't used to be (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 27, 09:10:37
  - And the Spanish still aren't (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 27, 09:17:29
    - Long old list if you click on soccer (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 27, 09:28:19
  - to quote Mike Bassett - You mean the England B team (n/m) (Other Football) - thirsty work, Jan 27, 09:13:39

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