Gers Legend has a go at the Irish

[DownFanatic]

Richard Gough believes Englishman George Boyd should not be given the chance to play for Scotland - despite himself having been born in Sweden.

Boyd, 23, from Chatham in Kent, is eligible through his Motherwell-born grandad.

However, the Peterborough winger had not set foot in Scotland until Tuesday when he turned up to meet his Scotland B team-mates ahead of Wednesday night's game with Northern Ireland at Broadwood.

Gough, born in Stockholm with a Scottish father and Swedish mother, was brought up in South Africa.

But after moving to Scotland as a teenager, he began a career in football which saw him play for, among others, Dundee United, Tottenham, Rangers and Everton and he captained Scotland eight times in his 61 appearances in dark blue.

However, the Ibrox legend believes the recruitment of Boyd is a step too far.

He said: "I'm a good one to ask about that seeing that I was born in Sweden.

"But my father would have shot me if I had played for Sweden.

"I came to Scotland at 15 or 16, I grew up as a Rangers fan and the Scottish thing was ingrained in me.

"I think your grandfather is taking a bit far.

"I think it should go back one generation.

"Otherwise you get into that Irish thing of having a pint of Guinness and you can play, like they did.

"They did have a decent team when they did that but I think it is taking it too far.

"It's not, 'I'm only playing for Scotland because England hasn't picked me' sort of thing - I don't think that's right."

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

What do you expect from a bull, but bullshit

[DennistheMenace]

Very tongue in cheek but he does have a point.

Sure Cascarino had no links to Ireland yet was once our record cap holder, a bit of a joke really.

[Main Street]

Cas was adopted by an Irish mother. The only difference to the "real thing" is biological.
Legally and morally speaking he has an Irish mother.

[DennistheMenace]

Cas was adopted by an Irish mother. The only difference to the "real thing" is biological.
Legally and morally speaking he has an Irish mother.

Cascarino wasn't adopted it was his Mother who was adopted.

[Orior]

Cas was adopted by an Irish mother. The only difference to the "real thing" is biological.
Legally and morally speaking he has an Irish mother.

Cascarino wasn't adopted it was his Mother who was adopted.

And, he adapted well to playing for Ireland.

[A Quinn Martin Production]

Very tongue in cheek but he does have a point.

Sure Cascarino had no links to Ireland yet was once our record cap holder, a bit of a joke really.

According to FIFA rules as they then stood Cascarino was perfectly entilted to play for Ireland.

[Main Street]

Cas was adopted by an Irish mother. The only difference to the "real thing" is biological.
Legally and morally speaking he has an Irish mother.

Cascarino wasn't adopted it was his Mother who was adopted.

Thats it.
But basically the same thing.

Maybe I was distracted by so many calling Cas a bastard

[Bogball XV]

yous are fierce touchy, his speak is hardly original, but very valid.
Some 'irish' players were a total joke, and it was a case of playing international football with the only ones who would pick them.

[tyronefan]

Stan Collymore had a go at the Irish playing lads with little connection with Ireland in one of the Sunday papers as well

[DennistheMenace]

Very tongue in cheek but he does have a point.

Sure Cascarino had no links to Ireland yet was once our record cap holder, a bit of a joke really.

According to FIFA rules as they then stood Cascarino was perfectly entilted to play for Ireland.

Wrong.