FORMER IRELAND STRIKER Clinton Morrison believes Jack Grealish made the wrong decision in choosing to play for England rather than Ireland.
Having previously lined out for Ireland U21s, Grealish turned down a call-up to the Boys in Green’s senior squad and then confirmed last September that he was switching allegiances to England.
Yet ex-Ireland international Clinton Morrison, who like Grealish was born in England but chose to play for Ireland ultimately, feels the youngster was unwise to reject Ireland’s advances.
“The welcome the people give me when I come here to do stuff in Ireland is unbelievable,” Morrison told RTÉ 2fm’s Game On show.
For a person who was born in England, I’m 100% Irish. I could have played for England U21s. I chose Ireland because Mick (McCarthy) sold it to me.
“I think Jack Grealish has made the wrong decision. He could have been at the Euros. He should come and play here for Ireland. They have the best fans you could ever play for, a good management team and they’ve got good players.
When I first declared to play for Ireland, the fans always took to me. They’re probably the best fans I’ve ever played in front of. They’ll always get behind their players.
“Even when you’re not having such a good time they’ll never turn on the team. They’re brilliant.”
Morrison was part of Ireland’s 2002 World Cup squad and scored nine goals in 36 appearances overall for the Boys in Green.
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He could still have gone to the Euros.I saw a few empty seats in the stadium yesterday.
We don’t want him now. He’d have wet his knickers in that match yesterday.
hmmm… let me consider carefully the words that may be appropriate here. *cough em… “**** him”
Well said.
People forget that Ciaran Clark played underage for England all the way up along and even captained their U20 side before switching allegiance, should he be abused and lambasted by the English?
No but he probably would be
No, I’d say they were delighted with him Monday, plan worked a treat, couldn’t be up to MI6.
In what world would he have been at the Euros had he declared for Ireland??
Grealish doesnt have it in him, looking for an easy ride.
In fairness, I spent most of my teens and twenties looking for an easy ride too. Just like most young lads….
Who?
The way he let himself down professionally over the last year or so, O’Neill wouldn’t have touched him and rightly so. He mighta thrown him a cap against Gibraltar to tie him down but to the euros? Never
Big eejit.
“Jack grealish is a w*nker, he wears a w*nker’s hat. He could’ve played for Ireland, but he said ‘no f*ck that’ “
Absolutely disgusting what you’ve done to the flag. Vile
Check my Twitter account. I changed that pic last week.
Oh wait never mind it didn’t save. It’s saved now anyways
He’d rather play for England, and sing god save the Queen.. Go fück yourself Jack Grealish.. Come on you boys in Green!!
Good man yourself Richard!
Get rid if that abomination of our flag
Where’s your respect ?
Child it’s been long changed. Check my Twitter account
There’s a good chance he’d still be with the U21s even if he didn’t switch allegiances.
Well now hes playing on a wet night in burton
Jack Grealish is overrated
Course he is …. Sure he’s English !!!
Spoilt little prik
What about the bold Stevie Ireland? No one seems to care about him anymore.
Infairness use are given him stick over something stupid he’s a young lad born in England he wants to play for England leave him at it , we have nobody to bring on that has to much spark he would a came on for us yesterday 100% if he had of chose Ireland . If mcgeady can get on so could grealish
He played underage for Ireland as an easy way of playing for a country. Now he thinks he’s too good for us. Fuk that prik
He didn’t get asked to play for England he was asked to play for Ireland because the fai go out of their way to find people with an Irish granny rather than trying to produce young talent in the league of Ireland . Fuk him he made his choice we’ve got this far no point being bitter
He’s English and chose his country, how does it make it the “wrong” decision unless you’re advocating him to be a mercenary and choose the country he can achieve the most personal success with? His mistake was playing for another country at underage level.
Grealish won the Toulon tournament with the England u21′s only two weeks ago.
The closest he got to the Euro’s so ha ha.
Boring.
Let’s all pretend that he actually wants to be with Ireland right now!
Ryan O’Sullivan, just cause he wears his socks down like a ‘Mearnog’ bog warrior doesn’t mean he is any good! You wouldn’t be so understanding if a young lad hopped the fence to Sylls having payed all his underage in the black and Amber!!!
He can’t even get regular playing time with Villa. Why would we want him?
Paul are you obsessed with jack grealish? Can ye stop already let it go ffs