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Nick D'Agostino came on in the 78th minute for Viking in a 1-1 (2-4) draw with Başakşehir which saw Viking knocked out of Round 3 Conference League Qualifying on aggregate. Gianni Stensness was unavaliable through injury.

Paul Chapman was unavailable through injury for Huddersfield in Round 1 of the EFL Cup.

Garang Kuol started and was subbed in the 56th minute for Newcastle U21s in a 4-3 win over Gateshead in the National League Cup.

Dylan McGowan was not in the squad for Hamilton in a 0-0 draw with Motherwell B in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

Dylan Wenzel-Halls played a full game, scored and got the man of the match award from Sofascore in a 1-1 draw with Melaka in the Malaysian top flight.

Giancarlo Gallifuoco played a full game and received a yellow card and Ryan Lambert played a full game for Kuala Lumpur City in a 1-1 draw with Sabah in the Malaysian top flight. For Sabah Dane Ingham played a full game and conceded an own goal and Dean Pelekanos was sent off in the 43rd minute.
 
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SouthernMariner said:
Nick D'Agostino came on in the 78th minute for Viking in a 1-1 (2-4) draw with Başakşehir which saw Viking knocked out of Round 3 Conference League Qualifying on aggregate. Gianni Stensness was unavaliable through injury.

Paul Chapman was unavailable through injury for Huddersfield in Round 1 of the EFL Cup.

Garang Kuol started and was subbed in the 56th minute for Newcastle U21s in the National League Cup Group D.

Dylan McGowan was not in the squad for Hamilton in a 0-0 draw with Motherwell B in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

Dylan Wenzel-Halls played a full game, scored and got the man of the match award from Sofascore in a 1-1 draw with Melaka in the Malaysian top flight.

Giancarlo Gallifuoco played a full game and received a yellow card and Ryan Lambert played a full game for Kuala Lumpur City in a 1-1 draw with Sabah in the Malaysian top flight. For Sabah Dane Ingham played a full game and conceded an own goal and Dean Pelekanos was sent off in the 43rd minute.
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charlie cummins also played half an hour for exeter
 
JS96 said:
Triantis officially opting for Greece. It'll take a lot to grace this thread again. So disappointing but Popovic has a lot to answer for. No one will asking him flat out about it.
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Honestly when we have to start trying to persuade players to play for us .. i don't want them anywhere near our NT. You either want to play for us or you don't. When the going gets tough you really think flakey people like this will put in the hard yards for this country?? Fuck no!

I don't care if they are a superstar. Give me the player that loves this country and wants to play for this country and nothing but.

Don't blame Poppa.
 
vincenzogold said:
Honestly when we have to start trying to persuade players to play for us .. i don't want them anywhere near our NT. You either want to play for us or you don't. When the going gets tough you really think flakey people like this will put in the hard yards for this country?? Fuck no!

I don't care if they are a superstar. Give me the player that loves this country and wants to play for this country and nothing but.

Don't blame Poppa.
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What about a player who isn't good enough to play for his country and chose us as option #B?
 
Alex M said:
We've had a few of those. Some haven't worked out great, but some have been players who seem to lift when they play for us. The former usually only get two or three games. The latter usually get to play for a few years.
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exactly right.... this misguided ultranationalistic take on players playing for the jersey is a falacy... Players are, like most humans, want to do whats right for them first and foremost... Does anyone here think that if Cahill or Kewell had an inkling of a chance to play for England they wouldn't have leaped at it?
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
exactly right.... this misguided ultranationalistic take on players playing for the jersey is a falacy... Players are, like most humans, want to do whats right for them first and foremost... Does anyone here think that if Cahill or Kewell had an inkling of a chance to play for England they wouldn't have leaped at it?
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The great Craig Johnston once said, playing football for Australia was like surfing for England, thankfully Kewell didn't listen to him when Eddie Thomson gave him his debut. Kewell would have easily played for England as his peak.
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
exactly right.... this misguided ultranationalistic take on players playing for the jersey is a falacy... Players are, like most humans, want to do whats right for them first and foremost... Does anyone here think that if Cahill or Kewell had an inkling of a chance to play for England they wouldn't have leaped at it?
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Cahill was tied to one of the Samoa's for a while and he was one of the cases that led to them changing the rules about switching nations. Thomson brought Kewell into the national team at 17, a great piece of foresight. I always thought he gave his all for us even though he copped a lot of criticism from fans at various times about commitment.
 
Robbos said:
The great Craig Johnston once said, playing football for Australia was like surfing for England, thankfully Kewell didn't listen to him when Eddie Thomson gave him his debut. Kewell would have easily played for England as his peak.
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Sure matey, you are not understanding my point... AT his peak he could have made a fairly strong England squad I agree, the bloke was a talent no doubt, but as a 17 year old he wasn't even being looked at by England... if he HAD been I think he may have been persuaded....
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
Sure matey, you are not understanding my point... AT his peak he could have made a fairly strong England squad I agree, the bloke was a talent no doubt, but as a 17 year old he wasn't even being looked at by England... if he HAD been I think he may have been persuaded....
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At 17 he had already debuted for Leeds in the EPL shortly before his Socceroos debut I believe. You're correct that England would not have looked at him for a debut like we did at that age, but if he had a different attitude he could easily have been persuaded to decline the call up, similar to the Volpato situation.

I don't think it is really misguided ultranationlist stuff on playing for the jersey as you put it. Playing for the Socceroos does require a tangible commitment of time and energy, you want players who will buy in and commit to the process. If Triantis is someone who was put out by being overlooked, even for Bratten, he isn't what we need. But I really doubt that is the case, he just made the best decision for himself as you said.

My head says he made the right choice for himself, where his heart lies and good luck to him. My heart says fuck off because I wanted to see him play for us.
 
Monoethnic Social Club said:
exactly right.... this misguided ultranationalistic take on players playing for the jersey is a falacy... Players are, like most humans, want to do whats right for them first and foremost... Does anyone here think that if Cahill or Kewell had an inkling of a chance to play for England they wouldn't have leaped at it?
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I remember seeing a news snippet of Kewell. It was from when he was 11 - 13. The item came out when he was in his 20s. In it he said his dream was to play for England. Thank God he changed his mind.

Craig Johnston (a couple of U21 games) and Tony Dorrigo (15 games including 1 at a World Cup) also had the same dream.
 
patjennings said:
I remember seeing a news snippet of Kewell. It was from when he was 11 - 13. In it he said his dream was to play for England. Thank God he changed his mind.

Craig Johnston (a couple of U21 games) and Tony Dorrigo (15 games including 1 at a World Cup) also had the same dream.
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I think it was an old TWG panel interview with Johnston. The surfing for England comment was about the lack of seriousness in Australian football, not his desire to play. My memory is a little fuzzy about this but I believe he made himself available for matches and was then shafted by the FA, made to pay for his own flights or something which made it completely impractical for him to do it.

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How true this is who really knows. But he never did play for England or Scotland, which he was eligible to do.
 
Cunningstunt said:
I think it was an old TWG panel interview with Johnston. The surfing for England comment was about the lack of seriousness in Australian football, not his desire to play. My memory is a little fuzzy about this but I believe he made himself available for matches and was then shafted by the FA, made to pay for his own flights or something which made it completely impractical for him to do it.

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How true this is who really knows. But he never did play for England or Scotland, which he was eligible to do.
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Thanks for posting. Fairly sure he was asked to pay for his own flights, but it’s so long ago and pre-internet so it’s very hard to prove.
 
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