Personally I hate international football, but can understand a players desire to play for his country. Thinking about when watching England play over the last so many years I can think of one thing, how much I would have loved Alan Shearer to be a Tottenham player, there is something special about having the England striker play for your team, it brings back memories of his partnership with Sheringham, one felt pride because everyone would be cheering our player.. until he went to Utd, I had the same feeling when we got Lineker, infact I will never forget the feeling I had when we signed the 1986 world cup golden boot winner and England's undoubted #1 and when he represented England in Italia 90.. he was also representing our team. I felt immense pride that he was a Yid.
You can go back in history remembering yesterday's names but now we have a striker that could take on that mantel. A young 21 year old that is ours, one that wants to be here for life.. akin to Shearer.
So I say support the lad, support him should he be picked this summer for the U-21s, don't moan or grumble about it, support him when he makes his full debut, because when he scores that goal for England, pride will take over, the same way as I remember 26 years ago when we signed Gary fcuking Lineker, but this time it will be Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer rolled up into one.. that fact that he scores goals for fun and he is one of our own.