8 British/Irish players started v Hull

[Royal Blue Jersey]

Howard

Coleman - Jags - Distin - Baines

McGeady - McCarthy - Barry - Osman

Naismith

Lukaku

Brilliant, thoroughly impressive. Remember Stones & Barkley were left out altogether!

 

[tsubaki]

I doubt Greg Dyke mentioned it, though.

 

[degsy]

Howard

Coleman - Jags - Distin - Baines

McGeady - McCarthy - Barry - Osman

Naismith

Lukaku

Brilliant, thoroughly impressive. Remember Stones & Barkley were left out altogether!

Surely Distin is related to Ernie, the fastest milkman in the west and hence, at least to the jack charlton geneology formula, Btitish.

and Hibbo

 

[CynicalBlue]

Whilst I get the topic and applaud it, I honestly don't care where the players come from so long as they win.

 

[Fearthainn]

Still time for England to naturalise Distin and play him next to Jags/Stones at the WC.

 

[Fearthainn]

But seriously it's criminal how he hasn't been capped for France.

Fun fact, Jean-Alain Boumsong has 27 caps.

 

[Tubey]

But seriously it's criminal how he hasn't been capped for France.

Fun fact, Jean-Alain Boumsong has 27 caps.

BOOMSCHLONG

 

[ChicT]

Three Scotsmen in there is always good. It's good grounds for success.

 

[Matt_DBD]

Naismith - and I know McCarthy is too, even though he plays for Ireland. Who'd the third Scot?

-_ I've just discovered it's McGeady _-

 

[N.S.N.O.]

Still time for England to naturalise Distin and play him next to Jags/Stones at the WC.

still don't understand how distin has never played for France...

 

[Fat Stan]

Three Scotsmen in there is always good. It's good grounds for success.

I don't think if you asked them what nationality they are they'd say scottish... Heritage and nationality go hand in hand. If your heritage is Irish, and you're brought up by a family who instill Ireland into you, then you are Irish, no matter where you grew up.

 

[Khalekan]

But seriously it's criminal how he hasn't been capped for France.

Fun fact, Jean-Alain Boumsong has 27 caps.

Indeed.

One of modern soccer's biggest mysteries.

 

[ultimateblue]

McGeady didn't start he came on as a sub

 

[PaddyG]

McGeady didn't start he came on as a sub

He started

 

[Matthew Martinez]

Boss aren't we.

Im very proud that we always have a strong British contingent. Another reason to love everton.