Guest juvehearts Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7688703.stm A simple passport change & hes in the next scotland squad. not IF now its WHEN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyhearts Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 This is just a joke hes spanish end of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bavariajambo Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 http://www.hmfckickback.co.uk/showthread.php?t=32753 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest juvehearts Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 that is novo wanting to play for scotland this is BBc reporting that the SFA will consider him in the next squad if he changes his passport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dipped Flake Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7688703.stm A simple passport change & hes in the next scotland squad. not IF now its WHEN. Sorry but that is not what it says. It says that IF Novo gets a british passport he will be considered for the Scotland squad in the same way as every other eligible player; i.e. if Burley thinks he is good enough then he will get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I dont the idea of us getting mercenaries into the Scottish team, it is not a good precident to go down. Eastern European countries do it alot with Brazilians as they get a passport fast tracked. I think it is not fair to young scots to see a player like Novo get a scotland cap (if he does get one.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redm Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 The world has gone mad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterion Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 my thoughts might be contraversial to some... i'm not adverse to players pledging allegiance to Scotland... after all, there are Ethiopians who have (in the past) represented Holland at athletics, there was an English lassie who went on to represent Italy too (long jump). Ok - different sports, but none the less, we need to consider talent who have effectively become native. Novo is a highly under-rated player, but has served his time in Scotland and has offered to support the country he lives in. Lets not chastise him for that. Novo playing for Scotland would be a short term thing anyway - he will prob have 2 or 3 years left at the top of the game. If he scores 2 or 3 for Scotland and this helps raise the profile of Scottish fitba - then why not. I just wish the SFA would show some signs that they want Andy Driver to play for Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankenstein Jambo. Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Could he technically also play for Wales, Norn Iron or England? In the same way folk from the Channel Isles can choose? Its a brittish passport so yes he can .... I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott_HMFC1874 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 How p***ed off must Kris Boyd be haha! Dont get me wrong, dislike that wee scrote Novo, but hes a decent player, if can bang in a few goals in important games like he does for Rangers, then why not give him the chance! Noticed someone mentioned about Andy Driver, would he want to play for Scotland? Novo says he'd want to. But Driver maybe wants to wait his chance for England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stupid Sexy Flanders Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Not that I'm that bothered about the National Team, but this would simply be wrong. We'd be as well going the whole hog and having the World Cup contested by the EPL, La Liga, Serie A ect select teams, instead of National Teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTH Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I just wish the SFA would show some signs that they want Andy Driver to play for Scotland. He's not able to since he was born in England. I'm sure theres an agreement with the home nations that a player from one can't play for any others full national team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Factor Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Driver can't play for Scotland due to an agreement between the home countries. my thoughts might be contraversial to some... i'm not adverse to players pledging allegiance to Scotland... after all, there are Ethiopians who have (in the past) represented Holland at athletics, there was an English lassie who went on to represent Italy too (long jump). Ok - different sports, but none the less, we need to consider talent who have effectively become native. Novo is a highly under-rated player, but has served his time in Scotland and has offered to support the country he lives in. Lets not chastise him for that. Novo playing for Scotland would be a short term thing anyway - he will prob have 2 or 3 years left at the top of the game. If he scores 2 or 3 for Scotland and this helps raise the profile of Scottish fitba - then why not. I just wish the SFA would show some signs that they want Andy Driver to play for Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gershwin Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I like Billy Reid's quote but did he not say the opposite when he said he respected James McCarthy's decision to play for the Rep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$ilvery_Moon Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 If he brings benefit to the team (which he will do) then I don't see the issue. Most countries do it nowadays anyway and a number of players in the Scotland team aren't Scottish already. How p***ed off must Kris Boyd be haha! Dont get me wrong, dislike that wee scrote Novo, but hes a decent player, if can bang in a few goals in important games like he does for Rangers, then why not give him the chance! Noticed someone mentioned about Andy Driver, would he want to play for Scotland? Novo says he'd want to. But Driver maybe wants to wait his chance for England. It is highly unlikely that Driver will ever be good enough to play for England. He's not able to since he was born in England. I'm sure theres an agreement with the home nations that a player from one can't play for any others full national team. Eh? What about Graeme Alexander, James Morrison, James McEveley and Kris Commons? Doesn't stop them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dipped Flake Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 If he brings benefit to the team (which he will do) then I don't see the issue. Most countries do it nowadays anyway and a number of players in the Scotland team aren't Scottish already. It is highly unlikely that Driver will ever be good enough to play for England. Eh? What about Graeme Alexander, James Morrison, James McEveley and Kris Commons? Doesn't stop them. The 4 above all have Scottish parents/grandparents so qualify. The agreement is that any player born in one of the home countries with no other home country parents/grandparents can only play for the country he was born in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Could he technically also play for Wales, Norn Iron or England? In the same way folk from the Channel Isles can choose? Yep,I doubt very much if Matt Le Tissier chose Scotland there would have been a hooha made of it,I think it was Roxburgh that wanted him to play for us ,but he wanted to play for engerlund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Winstone Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Did big Lorenzo 'fud' Amorouso not try this stunt as well only to be shot down in flames? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTH Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 The 4 above all have Scottish parents/grandparents so qualify. The agreement is that any player born in one of the home countries with no other home country parents/grandparents can only play for the country he was born in. Yeah that's right, its unless they have a "direct relative" from the other nation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysthereinspirit Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Sorry but that is not what it says. It says that IF Novo gets a british passport he will be considered for the Scotland squad in the same way as every other eligible player; i.e. if Burley thinks he is good enough then he will get in. Of course he's f@#$%^g good enough. He plays for Rankgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterEgo Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Did big Lorenzo 'fud' Amorouso not try this stunt as well only to be shot down in flames? Don't know about 'shot down in flames'. He had played for Italy at under 21 level - that disqualified him. Borthers - correct - Agbonlahor recently chose to play for England - could have played for any of the home nations. See Almunia is doing the same thing as well - saying he wants to play for England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterion Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Driver can't play for Scotland due to an agreement between the home countries. He's not able to since he was born in England. I'm sure theres an agreement with the home nations that a player from one can't play for any others full national team. yeah - you guys are right. there is supposed to be some sort of agreement. but. like Novo - Andy Driver could be considered native due to his time up here. he hasn't got full honours and has potential to become a top player up here. i'm not saying we chuck the agreement out the window... just that it's time to bend the rules to make them work for us. every other national FA seem to do it when it is convenient... the SFA - they prefer to shoot themselves in the foot to maintain some sort of morale high ground. i think the SFA need to find some baws and go for talented players if they think they can offer the national team something. we've lost McCarthy and "Aiden the Turncoat" - it's time for the SFA to stop sitting on it's hands and move into the new millenium. taking a chance on Novo and even approaching Andy Driver is "modernist" thinking which will help improve the national team down the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randle P McMurphy Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 If we are going to exploit this loophole, shouldn't we be looking at Arteta? he is also close to qualifying for a British passport under the same rule. Are there any others out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego10 Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Don't know about 'shot down in flames'. He had played for Italy at under 21 level - that disqualified him. Borthers - correct - Agbonlahor recently chose to play for England - could have played for any of the home nations. See Almunia is doing the same thing as well - saying he wants to play for England. Agbonlahor couldn't have played for Wales or Norn Iron. His mum's Scottish which is why he could have played for us. His Dad's Nigerian and he was born in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigaro Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 If we are going to exploit this loophole, shouldn't we be looking at Arteta? he is also close to qualifying for a British passport under the same rule. Are there any others out there? Has he not played for Spain though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south morocco Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Has he not played for Spain though? no uncapped at any level, thats why he's eligible for us as well as being here for eight odd years on the bounce,would you take him ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboBG Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7688703.stm A simple passport change & hes in the next scotland squad. not IF now its WHEN. BBC last update is 16:18 GMT Here is 13:03 GMT(15:03 BG time): http://prosport.bg/news/989-Nacho-Novo-stava-shotlandski-nacional.html 007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigaro Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 no uncapped at any level, thats why he's eligible for us as well as being here for eight odd years on the bounce,would you take him ? I meant Arteta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south morocco Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I meant Arteta. no then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigaro Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 no then Fair enough then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south morocco Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Fair enough then. right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63,050
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.