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Sports => Football => Topic started by: Tallman on September 25, 2012, 09:50:14 AM
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T&T keen on Kilmarnock teenager, Rory McKenzie
By Graeme Bailey (Sky Sports)
Highly-rated Kilmarnock striker Rory McKenzie is considering switching international allegiance to Trinidad & Tobago, Sky Sports can confirm.
The 18-year-old, who has come through the youth ranks at Rugby Park, is now a firm fixture in the first-team squad having made his debut last year.
McKenzie is a Scotland youth international, having been capped by the Scottish Under-19 side.
But now it has emerged that Trinidad and Tobago are making an audacious bid to claim his services.
McKenzie qualifies for the Caribbean nation through his grandmother, and his agent confirmed the Soca Warriors are interested.
Interest
"There is an interest from Trinidad and Tobago," his agent Gordon Reid confirmed to Sky Sports.
"But we must stress Rory has not accepted or even taken the matter further.
"It is flattering, of course, but at the moment he is concentrating on his Kilmarnock future.
"That is not to say he will not look at it in the future, but he is happy with the situation at the moment."
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De story make it look like T&T went after McKenzie, when it's actually de other way around. Maybe de agent just trying tuh market he player.
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me mum 2.0?
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http://www.youtube.com/v/cbHFDjb0HH8
http://www.youtube.com/v/amZnoVPmhC4
http://www.youtube.com/v/c-4qUo0pcS4
http://www.youtube.com/v/ri_bsN1E-zw
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Thought grandparents didn't count.
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me mum 2.0?
Me Grandmum? ;D
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me mum 2.0?
Me Grandmum? ;D
:rotfl: :rotfl:
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Thought grandparents didn't count.
They don't; clearly his agent hasn't done his research. In T&T at present and for as long as I know it has only been residency and parents born in T&T that can get you citizenship. As Tallman say, marketing ploy, at least I hope so cause otherwise is jus plain stupidity.
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How many times do we have to go thru this............GRANDPARENTS DONT COUNT.
I doubt the agent so dottish!!
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Thought grandparents didn't count.
They don't; clearly his agent hasn't done his research. In T&T at present and for as long as I know it has only been residency and parents born in T&T that can get you citizenship. As Tallman say, marketing ploy, at least I hope so cause otherwise is jus plain stupidity.
No, grand kids can get T&T citizenship now, at least so I was told by Anton... there is a loop hole..
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If it can work for the so-called 4 nations, then it should be extended to TT and the rest of the Caribbbean.
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I think the agent just trying to get this kid capped by the senior side... no way anybody with other options would voluntarily come and submit themselves to this inner circle of hell called TnT football... and if he did I would question whether he had his head on straight.
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I hope this is not an act of desperation by the TTFF.
I think there are other players that can take this guys spot.
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Any news on this kid ?
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Whey Roopie Gone?
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Whey Roopie Gone?
Good question.
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Whey Roopie Gone?
Ah hear Roopie up in slippery rock ..right now he mus be shovelling snow
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Whey Roopie Gone?
Ah hear Roopie up in slippery rock ..right now he mus be shovelling snow
:rotfl: :rotfl: I wonder how his season went
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If he does play for TT he will have to drop that Scort-ish ark-saint. :)
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Whey Roopie Gone?
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http://rockathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6602&path=msoc (http://rockathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6602&path=msoc)
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Whey Roopie Gone?
Roopie (http://www.socawarriors.net/foreign-based/foreign-based-news/college-news/11452-roopie-enjoying-life-at-slippery-rock.html)
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Good luck Roopie.
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Like Roopie have a Maori girlfried. Tatoo all on he neck.
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A Indian redneck.....
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Another "Great White Hope". This looks real desperate by TTFF. If this youth is good enough to make the TT team, I am sure he will get a call up by Scotland sometime. TT is currently ranked higher than Scotland (Fifa ranking is the only benchmark I could think of..). This is a waste a time. Pure begging for family taking place nowadays.
Question. Suppose if his grandparent's children got TT citizenship/passport. Will that make him eligible. I think it might.
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Was the same situation with Dale Bennett of Watford who was interested in playing for T&T, only connection was grandparents though.
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For some reason I think if their parents get citizenship/passport then these guys will be eligible.
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Hmmm well will he get a call up?
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1) is he good enough
2) does he care about T&T?
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thats why federations approach players
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he's scored 4 goals in 24 games this season
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Kilmarnock's Rory McKenzie hopes to earn international call-up to Trinidad and Tobago squad
The Scottish Herald
Rory McKenzie has watched on enviously this year as Rugby Park team-mates Stephen O’Donnell, Eamonn Brophy, Greg Taylor and Stuart Findlay were all selected to play for the national team by erstwhile Kilmarnock manager Steve Clarke but the former Scotland Under-21 midfielder has revealed he may end 2019 as a fully-fledged international player... with Trinidad & Tobago.
The 26-year-old midfielder, who found the net on Saturday for the first time since October of last year to move the Ayrshire club up to fifth place in the Premiership table, is eligible to represent the Soca Warriors because one of his grandparents was born in the Caribbean country.
A previous attempt to alert their FA to his availability fell on deaf ears but former Killie team-mate Kris Boyd and Caribbean king Marvin Andrews – the former Raith Rovers, Livingston and Rangers centre-half who won 101 caps for Trinidad & Tobago – have intervened to make a call-up for their Nations League match in Honduras next month a distinct possibility.
“I’m in the process of making myself available to play for Trinidad & Tobago,” he explained. “It’s a long story but I’ve been in contact with them and I’m trying to sort that out at the moment.
“I first looked into it years ago because one of my grandfathers, Bill Mossman, was born over there because his mum and dad had been in the Royal Navy. But we’ve been going back and forth for around four months now and I’d hoped I would have been involved in their matches during the recent international break.
“Unfortunately, the paperwork didn’t go through in time. I reached out to them before but nothing really came of it but this time the Trinidad manager got in touch.
“It was Kris Boyd – through his old Rangers team-mate Marvin Andrews – who set the wheels turning. Boydie and I had been out somewhere and I mentioned this. He then phoned big Marvin and I spoke to him as well.
“After that the manager, Dennis Lawrence, texted me out of the blue a couple of Sundays ago. I’ve subsequently spoken to him, too – he wanted to establish whether or not I was eligible to play for them.”
McKenzie has done all he can in terms of providing the Trinidad & Tobago FA with all the relevant information and is keeping his fingers crossed that he’ll be making his international debut in the Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula on November 17.
“I’ve been sending all the documents – including my grandfather’s birth certificate – over to them so, if anything comes of it, then great,” he said. “Obviously, it would be a great experience for me to travel the world, to play international football and to have the likes of the Bahamas and Jamaica in the same group.
“The training camps would be better than Kilmarnock’s as well!”
What proved to be the decisive goal at the weekend came when McKenzie’s volley ricocheted off Nicky Devlin on its way past Matija Sarkic (“It was definitely going in anyway!” he claimed) after Gary Dicker had fired the home side in front from Chris Burke’s free-kick.
Livingston only came to life in the final 25 minutes. Marvin Bartley struck the crossbar with a header and also forced a fine save from Juventus loanee Laurentiu Branescu before Lee Miller scored a late consolation goal for the visitors.
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Dis fella nickname set!
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Dis fella nickname set!
Me Grandmum! As first quoted by fellow forumite, boss, on the previous page....I wonder if he still agree with the quote on his profile?
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Calvin Andrew of rochdale has trini grandparents also and quite a few other let's hope his paper work is approved .. suprise he is back in the spot light
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Calvin Andrew of rochdale has trini grandparents also and quite a few other let's hope his paper work is approved .. suprise he is back in the spot light
nb: He's 32. So probably won't be considered for the future.
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He's a 32 year old left footed forward/striker. We have enough in that position who are younger ie Joevin, Telfer & Garcia are 28, 25 & 21 respectively. Probably would have made more sense during Hart's tenure.
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He's a 32 year old left footed forward/striker. We have enough in that position who are younger ie Joevin, Telfer & Garcia are 28, 25 & 21 respectively. Probably would have made more sense during Hart's tenure.
With the exception of Telfer, what Jones and Garcia doing for the team. Dont get meh wrong, Jones and Garcia are valuable. But lately their performances have been... mediocre.
We weak up in the front. At this point we need as much help as we can get. I say give the man a shot if he willing. He's a 6 ft 2 striker. Not a KJ replacement. But he is strong and might be good enough to attract two defenders to mark him.
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Bring the great white hope and Calvin Andrews. I guarantee we will see a difference.
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He's a 32 year old left footed forward/striker. We have enough in that position who are younger ie Joevin, Telfer & Garcia are 28, 25 & 21 respectively. Probably would have made more sense during Hart's tenure.
With the exception of Telfer, what Jones and Garcia doing for the team. Dont get meh wrong, Jones and Garcia are valuable. But lately their performances have been... mediocre.
We weak up in the front. At this point we need as much help as we can get. I say give the man a shot if he willing. He's a 6 ft 2 striker. Not a KJ replacement. But he is strong and might be good enough to attract two defenders to mark him.
Short-tern remedies have merit if they fill the puzzle.
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Calvin Andrews goal record is abysmal. He good right where he is.
2004–2008 Luton Town 55 (4)
2005 → Grimsby Town (loan) 8 (1)
2006 → Bristol City (loan) 3 (0)
2008–2012 Crystal Palace 53 (2)
2009 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 9 (3)
2010 → Millwall (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Swindon Town (loan) 10 (1)
2012 → Leyton Orient (loan) 10 (0)
2012–2013 Port Vale 22 (1)
2013–2014 Mansfield Town 15 (1)
2014 York City 8 (1)
2014– Rochdale 174 (24)
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Calvin Andrews goal record is abysmal. He good right where he is.
2004–2008 Luton Town 55 (4)
2005 → Grimsby Town (loan) 8 (1)
2006 → Bristol City (loan) 3 (0)
2008–2012 Crystal Palace 53 (2)
2009 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 9 (3)
2010 → Millwall (loan) 3 (0)
2011 → Swindon Town (loan) 10 (1)
2012 → Leyton Orient (loan) 10 (0)
2012–2013 Port Vale 22 (1)
2013–2014 Mansfield Town 15 (1)
2014 York City 8 (1)
2014– Rochdale 174 (24)
Bobby Zamora-ish :devil: