No he's an ethnic Russian. There are many, many ethnic Europeans in central Asia - Ukrainians, Germans, Poles, Russians & Tartars specifically;...
Yeah that's what I'm saying. It's not a big deal it's just a thought really because at the moment NI is a bit in limbo. As for identity, British...
For the Olympics specifically? For boxing it's neither here nor there because you make your own choice. But all island = Ireland and there's no...
I'm not saying it's an issue - I'd imagine it doesn't matter unless you're very, very political. I'm just saying there's no choice involved for...
Pretty much, yeah, though I wouldn't use the word 'defect', it's more the case that NI folk are born British citizens, and we can apply for Irish...
yeah sure, but you've misunderstood what I was saying - I know the politics like the back of my hand, but I'm talking about amateur boxing in NI....
That's okay!
Yep. And vice versa, to be honest, for Irish titles for mainland Britons. What do you need to be eligible? At least one grandparent from Ireland...
No I don't care - my point was that there was no choice involved, the guy previously said Barnes & co CHOSE to represent Ireland, I'm just saying...
What's with the aggression? I don't understand your question.
It's pretty much the same situation (or would be the same process) - Macklin applied for Irish citizenship, hence he holds dual nationality and...
Yes I know what we can have - I probably wasn't clear in my original post - the default nationality of folk in NI is British, you can apply for...
You can't arbitrarily choose your nationality. I hear Barnes is feeling a bit Chinese, maybe next time we see him we'll see the blood red...
True. But their nationality would be British.
They have no choice in the matter - amateur boxing on the island of Ireland operates on an 'all island' basis; some sporting associations have...
