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The Russian German

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  1. Dills double deckers

    Dills double deckers Well-Known Member

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    How does a bloke who was born in Germany,plays and lives in Frankfurt and has played twice for Germany end up been allowed to play for Russia?
     
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  2. The Omega Man

    The Omega Man Well-Known Member

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    He rang Soni Aluko.
     
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  3. originallambrettaman

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    Is he related to Iain Ashby?
     
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  4. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    More like Frazer Cambell, little black fella he was.
     
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  5. The Omega Man

    The Omega Man Well-Known Member

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    Thanks
     
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  6. originallambrettaman

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    No problem, but it's still wrong. <laugh>
     
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  7. The Omega Man

    The Omega Man Well-Known Member

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    He is one L of a player
     
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  8. The Omega Man

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    **** it, i give up...
     
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  9. City Man

    City Man Well-Known Member

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    Why would he ring Ashby?
    He would of rung Nick Proshwich
     
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  10. Steven Toast

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    I assume you're talking about Roman Neustader.

    It's Because he was born in the Soviet Union and his father is Kazakh. He only played friendly games for Germany so he was eligible to swap.
     
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  11. Dills double deckers

    Dills double deckers Well-Known Member

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    Cheers matey. Still think once you nail yourself to a country that's it
     
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  12. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    Yep. I'm sticking with Germany,
     
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  13. Steven Toast

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    Suppose it depends on how badly you want to play international football. Can understand why some people switch.
     
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    How does his dad being Kazakh make him eligible for Russia?
     
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    Kazakhstan was part of Russia until it all broke up (1990's?).
     
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  16. Steven Toast

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    Because it all used to be the Soviet Union.
     
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    But it isn't now.

    Half the world was once the British empire, does that mean Brits are eligible to play for however many countries? Or people from all the countries we owned are eligible to play for England? Specially the little black ones.
     
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  18. Steven Toast

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    No, because the empire was gone by the time this generation of footballers came around. He was born in the Soviet Union so he qualifies to play for Russia. If you were born in England, why would you be allowed to represent Antigua and Barbuda unless you had a family link?

    If the empire still existed today, you could play for England if born in one of the other countries as France do this with places like Reunion and Guadeloupe. It doesn't work the other way around.
     
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  19. DMD

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    To be fair, he's not the only one of that name. You could have picked eni Aluko and it would work the same.
     
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    Jaime Wood and the Cayman Islands. Whatever loophole that allowed him to do that was closed.
     
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