Father is english.

Heighington offered to play for GB some years ago, then it went quiet until this year when he brought it up again. Regardless of whether he comes to SL, he should be in the England squad.

He's no Ali MkII - a hardworking loose forward in the Aussie style, not a blockbuster.

He is a good solid player, gets through loads of work and plays 80 mins every week but i dont think we need another workaholic backrower.
Next year we'll have JJB, Ablett, Sinfield, Clarkson, Hauraki, Pitts and hopefully Delaney will get moved to the back row to make way for a quality centre. Even if Ali leaves that still gives us 7 players to fill 3 positions and a bench spot or two. Plus we've got the likes of Kirke who will no doubt still be here and will play there if needed. IMO we dont need anymore backrowers that will just do the basics and get through there work, we need someone like the Ali of a few years ago, even more so if he leaves. Hauraki was a poor replacement for Eastwood but could become a quality player for us with the right coaching, just not the current one as he's gone backwards just on last years form.

You've highlighted that we have too much mediocre in the back row. Get rid of a couple and bring in some Gaz Ellis style quality.

There's no such thing as an English passport. They don't exist.

Perhaps he has a British passport?

Irrelevant.

The only relevance is that his father is [uBritish[/u.

HTH

Hmmm.

What is soccer?

Are you American?

It's an shortened version of [uAssociation Football[/u.

HTH

Given your pedantry about which country issues passports I'd have expected you to be a bit more precise.

HTH

Is this guy in the thread title worth signing keith just incase we do with your blessing and then can refer to it later if he is dogs hit.

There are numerous variants of Football codes of which Association Football is but one, hence the abbreviated term soccer. Just because one particular code of football becomes the most popular throughout the world, does not give it the right to exclusive singular use of that particular term.

FIFA is called FIFA for a reason... it ain't called FIF.

UEFA is called UEFA for a reason... it ain't called UEF.

FA is called FA for a reason... it ain't called F.

HTH

The AA aren't called A either, but I didn't drive my Association Automobile to work today.

I thought this observation seemed irrelevant enough to feel at home on this particular thread.

Almost as irrelevant as your non-existent English passport.

I did think the debate about passports was irrelevant, although I don't recall claiming to have an English passport. Mine was issued in England, as it goes, so I suppose you could regard it as English in that sense, but it definitely says "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" on the front.

I feel pleased to have contributed something similarly irrelevant. I feel like we're bonding.

Yes, they all have the word Fotball Association in them. Well spotted.

They don't have the word "soccer"

FIFA isn't FISA
UEFA isn't UESA

etc etc

HTH

Nice to see keith wont answer my question but will be 1st to criticise if he comes and fails

It was issued in the UK.

England doesn't issue passports because it isn't a country and does not have the authority to set up an agency to issue them.

Norway does.

Came to see your views on this but all their is is someone making multiple points around the point you don't get an English but British passport... Who gives a f...?

My sentiments exactly, how petty.

Does keith still work for the post office, god forbid anyone putting wrong details on a letter

England is in the UK.

The country that issued said passport was never questioned, more the country where the passport was issued.

These are two different statements but you seem to be deliberately confusing the two to validate your point.

That would be my interpretation on the quota issue.

Leeds currently have Delaney, Buderus and Hauraki on quota and under contract for 2012.

Non-factual.

It was issued in England, within the UK. I didn't say it was issued by England. I can be more precise and give you the county it was issued in if you like? Counties can't issue passports, but they still have defined geographical boundaries within which the act of issuing a passport can take place.

Since you're committed to a flight of pedantry, England is a country. It is designated a "Constituent Country" of the soverign state "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." The term "country" is often used, for convenience, to mean a sovereign state. That isn't strictly accurate however, as "country" and "sovereign state" have different definitions.