IT'S ALREADY A MOCKERY

                                                     

                                                        IT'S ALREADY A MOCKERY

I heard pundits on the TV last weekend refer to the latest imported teenage footballing sensation as a possible future England player.  His name is Adrian Januzaj, and he already has the legal right to play for Albania, Belgium, Serbia and Turkey - how much more choice can he need?

I read this morning that Billy Stark, the Scottish Under-21 Manager has stated that his playing for England would "Make a mockery of international football", adding "For me, international football could become a laughing stock" - well he's not wrong!  The problem is that the genie is already out of the bottle.   One's heritage is taken too lightly, it seems that you only have to go for a day trip to Llandudno and you have the opportunity to acquire another nationality.  I would much rather England lost to a better side knowing that they had played  a team consisting of born and bred Englishman, than to have won using imports who had merely gained another nationality.   Sadly, winning is all.