Comments on: An open letter to Bradden Inman

By: Mick Norman

Mick Norman — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:02:39 +0000

Well I feel for the Kid – he’s trying to work his trade where the money is. Obviously Loves australia.
I’m a pom – from newcastle england, living in Brisbane Australia. Everything I hear about this boy – well he has the ability to be world class. I would hate to see him choose scotland over australia – firstly because it would limit his opportunities of ever playing in a world cup, secondly because since i have been in OZ I want australia to do well at Soccer or Football if you will (lol)
Anyway thats my shout – at least in the years to come he will be playing for the toon.

Check out Tommy Oar – what a telent

By: Matt Bell

Matt Bell — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:45:32 +0000

Football is about the long term as well as the short term, you’ve got to look at your squad in 10 years as well as in 10 months, if you don’t ‘lock in’ the promising youngsters now who will you have for the future?

By: Duggo

Duggo — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:06:56 +0000

i wrote a email to John Boultbee (National Youth Manager) himself after i saw a couple of articles on Bradden, and i was
a little upset myself that nothing, it seamed, had been done to lure Bradden back to our National team. If hes as good as they
say he is or rather will be, then everything should be done to make him a socceroo in the future, we need as many talented midfielders as we can get to give some real quality ball to our strikers, timmy wont be around forever!! anyway i did recieve an email back from Mr Boultbee himself regarding Bradden and he assured me they were keeping a close eye on Braddens progress and that he wasnt going under the radar, he also added to not believe everything i read about the ffa not taking notice of theyre young players, i hope for your sake Mr Boultbee and Braddens you are right!!!

By: Iain

Iain — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:39:29 +0000

I’m a Scot, and we have had two of our best prospects (Aiden McGeady and James McCarthy) poached off us by Ireland, as thye have Irish lineage, so I can sympathise here. IMO you should play for the nation which reared you, the nation you grew up in, and the nation which contributed to your development as a player. It was Australia that did that with Inman, not Scotland, or England for that matter, as he lived in Aus up until he was in his teens.

By: tonypop

tonypop — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:52:56 +0000

I have never read such disrespect from so many aussies in all my life!! Making out Inman should play for Australia or England before Scotland is laughable. Scotland have lost out to other countries in terms of their best players too.
In many terms Australia is also lucky to have Celtic’s Scott McDonald since he was ignored for many years,and his family are all Scottish.Fans of the socceroos need to look at the bigger picture.I think your parents nationality is more important than say if you were born at sea on a cruise.this is becoming silly.

I will support Bradden Inman whoever he plays for ,and will always be respectful unlike many of you.

Scotland have for years been a much better team than Australia,but becuase Australia are improving’they seem to have an arrogance.

By: dasilva

dasilva — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:11:04 +0000

let’s look at eddie bosnar.

this guy been offered to play for Croatia back when he was playing in the eredivisie. He said no.

This guy since then still hasn’t been capped for Australia. However he still say he doesn’t regret the decision as he doesn’t want to play for any other country. Rather be uncap then play for another country

That’s what you want from players. Inman has a choice, doesn’t mean we have to like it.

In any case, the whole playing for your parents nationality rule is a bad idea and Cricket has the sense to get rid of it and FIFA should follow.

By: happychappy

happychappy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:55:25 +0000

comment i read at the start i couldnt b bothered to read all the others..
someone commented about how would the other players playing for their patriotic side feel…their are more than half in the u19 squad that have come from england born in england grown up in england however have scottish backgrounds. they have no negativity towards them,,,,unless they play shit lol.

and quite frankly players within the uk that chose to play for just say wales but live in england well even tho there’s the whole england hate scotland scotland hate england n wales just is watever blah blah they dont tell the player that has decided to play for a country other than their birth 1 to fuck off and their a disgrace. because in the end it’s their career its their life its the persons CHOICE.
like its their job, so ofcourse its a huge decision to make when u have options. at the minute as all these articles say,,,hes been offered to play for scotland and is doing so with the u19’s so i dnt see why people are sayin play for australia play for australia ..when he hasnt been asked so really its a pointless thing saying chose australia…mayb when he reaches the u21 ages ppl should b bricken it .

people could go on for ages sayin play for australia if not ur a fuken tossa…well okay is he bothered..probably not coz in the end its his life not everyone elses.
whatever he does hope its his decision and no one elses. good luck to you…btw i hope u dont read all these threads n stuff coz some ppl out there can b so harsh!

By: dasilva

dasilva — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:01:22 +0000

One of the good things about Cricket is that the ICC got rid of playing for the countries of your parents rule after the 1996 world cup where the UAE team were almost 90% indians where lot of them barely lived in that country. Now you could only play in the country of your birth or the country where you have been residence for 5 years.

I think FIFA should adopt that.

By: dasilva

dasilva — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:55:48 +0000

of course he has the right to play for Scotland as the rules say he can play for scotland. He doesn’t have to ask for anyone permission to do that.

But I have the right to dislike someone who choose to play for Scotland. quite frankly I hate the whole concept of putting importance in having (insert race) blood in your veins. How much difference is there between scottish blood, anglo blood, italian blood, chinese blood. I’ll tell you – virtually zero. It’s not important at all. What matters more is where you grew up, which countries raise you, which countries you are contributing to society and which society that contributed to your welfare. People shouldn’t be putting ethnicity into the scenario.

It’s the same deal with the other scenario with the uruguayan striker ricardo porta. If he ever chooses to play for Australia, the Uruguayan people have very legitimate reasons to dislike him.

Hell I realise me disliking him and many other Australian who dislike him for making that choice is not going to make a difference. Doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to.

By: midfield general

midfield general — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:34:16 +0000

I understand your sentiments Jesse, but tell me one modern day footballer who is not a mercenary. You can site examples like Gerrard, Cahill, Giggs etc., but they are multi millionaires already playing for top clubs and can afford to stay loyal to one club, or country.

Don’t knock him for taking career opportunities because there may not be many, and he knows he’s one tackle away from being finished. As for burning for green and gold, Baden’s not going to fight some war for Scotland, he’s just a footballer in an entertainment industry. Having said that, it’s hard to see how playing for Scotland is a better career move for young Baden, they’ll probably miss out on the WC finals, and generally speaking, I think Australians are more highly regarded than Scots in UK and Europe. I can’t think of one good Scottish footballer at the moment.

By: Waz

Waz — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:16:14 +0000

Its not about just playing for your country – you really have to get over that. There is so much more opportunity over in the United Kingdom. Newcastle have done so much for Brad, hes a shining star. Who wouldnt play over there? Its football capital, so much more exciting, so many more opportunities. Hes gotten this far already and we shouldnt be surprised. Hes passionate about football, so he should use his skills to the best of his ability. Of course he would love to play for Australia, but Scottland got there first. Go for it.

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:10:10 +0000

So hang on…Dasilva,

If he played for England which he can coz his Dad is English then you would be ok with that? Well someone should tell the boy then that you give your approval & I’m sure he’ll be greatful

By: STEVIE

STEVIE — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:48:03 +0000

DASILVA,

HIS MOTHER WAS BORN AND GREW UP IN SCOTLAND, THE RULES OF INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL STATE THAT HE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO PLAY FOR SCOTLAND. WHY IS IT SO DIFFERENT IN THIS CASE ? HE HAS SCOTTISH BLOOD RUNNING THROUGH HIS VEINS.

By: dasilva

dasilva — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:45:13 +0000

Stevie

What has that got anything to do with Scotland.

If he wants to represent England then fine. They play a large role in his development. He is living there and is contributor to English society.So I have no problems of him going to play for England in which he is eligible for. However what the hell does scotland got anything to do with him.

By: Pippinu

Pippinu — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:10:43 +0000

He’s not good enough to play with the Victory – plus we don’t take kindly to too much lairising and finessing.

By: jimbo

jimbo — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:00:14 +0000

Speaking of precocious talent, did anyone see the SBS interview with Christiano Ronaldo.
He has family – uncles and cousins in Melbourne and is hoping to come down under during the off season for a visit.

The other interesting point was that his family almost decided to migrate to Australia as well.

Imagine Christiano Ronaldo playing for Melb Victory.

Raises the question – would he have been as good a player if he grew up in Australia?

By: STEVIE

STEVIE — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:54:34 +0000

you lot know nothing about this kids development, his family roots, how he was spotted playing football as a 9 yr old kid by newcastle in AUSTRALIA(WHAT HAPPENED TO THE AUSSIE COACHES OVER THE NEXT FOUR AND A HALF YEARS BEFORE NEWCASTLE THEN DECIDED TO TAKE HIM TO ENGLAND) HE HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO THE BRINK OF THE NEWCASTLE FIRST TEAM. (still no sign of an aussie coach) OH AND BY THE WAY, HE IS NOW 17 YRS OF AGE (still nign of an aussie coach) WELL DONE NEWCASTLE! VERY WELL DONE SCOTLAND AND THERE YOUTH COACHES!l

By: sledgeross

sledgeross — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:13:59 +0000

Hey Bob, we are allowed to express opinion here. Im allowed to have one just like you are. Youre right, no one here makes an decisions about the national team, but we are allowed to express our views. I still stand by my assertion that if anyone doesnt want to play for Oz, then dont, its simple. I also said that I would try and watch this kid play because you rate him highly. DOnt know what more I can do to be “fair”.
Its good you feel strongly about a topic, but dont have a go at someone else for having one either mate. If Im wrong Ill gladly apologise, but all we mere mortals can go in is what is presented to us!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:50:21 +0000

Australia has to deal with this more than most countries, after all 2 thirds of our country under FIFA’s rules could play for another country …. and if every player thought the way this kid is thinking then we would hardly have a football team.

If a kid thats grown up here for 14 years wants to turn his back on the country, because he is annoyed he hasnt been picked in past australian squads … well less said the better, but patience is a virtue, but a virtue that wont get you paid or boost your profile.

But the point was made that there are alot of young australians heading overseas and not hearing anything from the FFA, even if its just a “Hi we are watching you, keep up the work rate” we do have to address this, but it goes two ways, players need to understand that they wont be having there ass kissed by an FFA official every year ….

By: dasilva

dasilva — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:52:30 +0000

Jimbo

I’m quite aware of bresciano’s croatian roots

However I’m more talking about how Bresciano lives and has a family in Italy. Viduka owns a house in Croatia and married to a Croatian girl. Kewell has a family in England, Scott Mcdonald living in Scotland. I wouldn’t begrudge them playing for those respective countries even if I would be annoyed as a fan. My problems are with the likes of Ogre, Simunic, Didulica, Bouzanis, Rhys Williams etc. I take very little importance in the ethnicity of the person and more importance in where the person lives or was raised and is a citizen to. If a person wants to play for another country then I’ll ask the person – do you have any intentions in living and becoming an active citizen in that country. If not then you have no business representing that country.

By: Midfielder

Midfielder — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:51:30 +0000

For God’s sake just cap him.

By: jimbo

jimbo — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:45:14 +0000

das,
actually Bresc’s mother was Croatian, so he could have played for Italy, Croatia or Australia.

There is a choice – but sometimes its made with the guidance of the parents, grandparents or player’s agent. A 17 year old lad isn’t probably mature enough to decide on his own.

Maybe its arrogance, maybe pushing his luck to get selected ahead of others, but in the end its Pimbo and Wags the Dogs call to say whether he is good enough to keep or let him go – we can find someone better.

Pimbo wouldn’t let arrogance come into it would he?

By: dasilva

dasilva — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:33:50 +0000

To say he has no choice is rubbish.

The most obvious choice is to remain uncap for Scotland and make a public announcement say I rejected scotland and I’m working hard as I can to represent the young socceroos. THat will get people attention and perhaps he’ll get some contact from FFA.

In the end, I believe people in Australia (unless they decide to migrate to the country where they want to play eg. Kewell for England, Viduka for Croatia, Bresciano for Italy would have been understandable and fair) should have the belief to say I rather be uncapped then to represent another country.

By: Usually Silent Bob

Usually Silent Bob — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:15:46 +0000

Sorry princess he aint my son, but typical that would be the comment when someone doesn’t agree with all the crap. At the end of the day though, guess its good opinions on here aren’t worth sh!t

By: sledgeross

sledgeross — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:50:05 +0000

Boo hoo, put your toys back in the pram mate. If he is big enough to talk to the media, he can be judged on it. Its not gutless at all to give an opinion mate, thats what this website is for. Oh, its an Aussie based site as well, so if colorful vernacular and colloquialisms are used to emphasise a point, thats ok too.

Im sure you’re proud of your son dad, no need to take it so personally. Im sure everyone here who has been critical would love to see the boy play for Australia.

By: Usually Silent Bob

Usually Silent Bob — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:19:36 +0000

Yeah uh-hu I am right on this occasion. What you’ve quoted above missed out an important part “when I spoke to the Scotland coach about it” so yeah the Scotland coach got in there as quick as he could point out the benefits – there was no choice to be made, he didn’t really have to Aussie dudes on the other phone now did he. He hasn’t jeopardised anything as he is still eligible should he ever get the opportunity to play for Australia, and I’m sure he knew the technicalities of it all.
What he probably didn’t count on though was the backlash & gutless comments that people who have absolutely no idea who he is as a person or player would start sprouting. To everyone telling a 17 year old boy to f*ck off – what bearing is it on you what country or club he plays for???

By: sledgeross

sledgeross — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:31:01 +0000

“No one’s been in contact with me or anything. My goals are playing for Newcastle’s first team, and either playing for Scotland or Australia, maybe in a World Cup. At the minute playing for Scotland, it’s a lot better.

“If you travel to Australia you’ve got to sit on a plane for 24 hours and you don’t play matches that are as good. So, at the minute, it’s Scotland.”

Nah, your right Usually SIlent Bob, he seems a real PASSIONATE Aussie. Its a simple equation. EIther you want to play for us or not. If he chooses Scotland, good luck to him, it says more about that countries ability to produce players than anything else. If you have seen him play and think he is special, then I will trust your judgement mate, and hope he does choose us. I think people just get fed up with blokes who have done very little in their career speaking up like this. Maybe Bradden is just feeling the residual wrath.

Anyway, Ill definately keep an eye out for him on your recommendation.

By: Usually Silent Bob

Usually Silent Bob — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:47:15 +0000

You are all f*n ridiculous! Need I remind you that Inman was not the one to contact the media, infact he has been OS for almost 3 years now and kept to himself – unlike many of the ‘bigheads’ out there that think they’re gods gift – and I guess thats why all you people that are shocked you’ve not heard of him, he goes about doing his business, which is playing football. He has a passion for sure – he left his home, his friends and family at 14 because he was passionate & dedicated enough to do so, unlike some of the other little boys that had daddy hold their hand & couldn’t hack it some came back home in tears.
Why do people think that playing for a Premier League Team – any PL team is something to be laughed at? Lets not forget he is a youth player, he’s not saying he wants a start for the Socceroo’s, but if you used common sense the youth is surely a place to start.
The article was originally meant to be about the fact that an Australian – something you all seem to be so proud of is doing well yet going unnoticed in his home country, not something for all you little men get your knickers in a knot over.
He isn’t threatening anyone about picking him or not picking him, he wasn’t complaining – he was asked a question and he answered honestly. I am Australian & very proud, and I have seen this kid play & I can tell you all something for nothing – you want him on your team…and if Australia do ever take their opportunity to invite him to trial he’s got one more game of international experience under his belt.

By: Joe FC

Joe FC — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:15:03 +0000

Well said Jesse.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:43:25 +0000

I still think he’s worth keeping an eye on. Remember Vince Grella had the same sort of argument about not being noticed or contacted whilst playing in Italy (to Frank Farina). It is more a scream for attention, and this is how many footballers are. I am only going on gut feel here, but if he does break into the Newcastle team and begin to play regularly maybe we might regret not doing something. We desperately need attacking options in the Socceroos. Let’s not throw the baby out with the bath water yet…

His arrogance is just what might make him a real talent. You know the kind of technically gifted player we really need!