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Offline Mancunian Marra

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on: 02 Nov 2007, 02:55:23 pm
Just heard that Darren Holt has been named at 6 for the Cumbria vs USA game on Sunday.

Not being picky, but thought Holt was from the North East. Thought you had to be Cumbrian to play for Cumbria! Or is Holt playing under the Fa'asavalu ruling with 3 years residency in Cumbria!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Reply #1 on: 02 Nov 2007, 03:20:06 pm
thank god for that thought you were going to say we had signed him
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Reply #2 on: 02 Nov 2007, 03:43:33 pm
same here  :D
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Reply #3 on: 02 Nov 2007, 04:41:48 pm
Phew i thought we had signed him for a moment, TFTT

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Reply #4 on: 02 Nov 2007, 05:48:14 pm
Dean Bell played for Cumbria didn`t he ?
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Reply #5 on: 02 Nov 2007, 08:27:21 pm
He certainly did and there was another player who played around that time whose eligitbilty was brought in to question....name that player and where he was born (Cockermouth born and bred father!)

Would guess Keith will guess this one ;)
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Reply #6 on: 02 Nov 2007, 11:41:54 pm
The old memory isn't as good as it used to be but I'll have a guess at Korky. (Iain MacCorquodale)
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Reply #7 on: 03 Nov 2007, 05:30:53 am
Born 1959, His father was in the RAF
Did play for town though and occasionally seen on Town message board  ;)

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Reply #8 on: 04 Nov 2007, 12:30:32 am
Getting back to the original theme of the thread, how does Holt qualify to play for Cumbria???

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Reply #9 on: 04 Nov 2007, 07:27:48 am
Quote from: Mancunian Marra on 04 Nov 2007, 12:30:32 am
Getting back to the original theme of the thread, how does Holt qualify to play for Cumbria???

If you were born outside one of the 3 traditional RL counties (Lancs, Yorks or Cumberland) you qualified to play for the county of the team you made your first team debut for

Keith Mumby from Bradford was born in the North East but played for Yorkshire, whilst Dean Bell played for Cumbria

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Reply #10 on: 04 Nov 2007, 04:57:19 pm
Quote from: justonelilpoint on 03 Nov 2007, 05:30:53 am
Born 1959, His father was in the RAF
Did play for town though and occasionally seen on Town message board  ;)

You've got me with this one!!!    There have been a few players who have played for Cumbria from outside the county - Bell, Korky, Lynn Hopkins; Ray Wilkins; Brian Lauder, Paul Grimes, but I can't think of one of them cuasing a controversy.   I give in.
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Reply #11 on: 04 Nov 2007, 05:02:54 pm
Quote from: silver shadow on 02 Nov 2007, 03:20:06 pm
thank god for that thought you were going to say we had signed him

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Reply #12 on: 04 Nov 2007, 06:09:18 pm
Your old marra Ian Thompson now living in Holland....he was born RAF CHANGI SINGAPORE   !!
at the time of Dean Bell, Ian's cumbrian heritage was also questioned!

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Reply #13 on: 04 Nov 2007, 06:20:26 pm
When you said about contributing to the forum I thought about yanto but then dismissed it because I wasn't aware he was born outside the county.   Good one.
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Reply #14 on: 04 Nov 2007, 08:04:25 pm
Neither was i keith, i got in touch with him through you remember  ;)
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