Off the Ball<\/a> back in 2017.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve got family in Boyle and we also love going to Dublin, I love the atmosphere there. I actually played against Ireland for England Under-21s.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I kind of thought [that I had] probably chose the wrong national team. Because after the game, we\u2019d beaten Ireland 2-1, in the players\u2019 lounge you\u2019ve got aunties, uncles, cousins, grandmothers and second cousins.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe lads actually left me behind! I was enjoying the company and talking to all the different people so much that I didn\u2019t even realise that the team had left, the coach had gone, and the flight had left.<\/p>\n
“I ended up staying in Dublin that night. Great times and I\u2019ve always enjoyed going to Ireland.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jack Charlton did try to bring him on board fr the 1994 World Cup, but was unable to\u00a0switch allegiance as Fifa rules meant players could not switch countries after representing another nation at Under-21 level.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Ireland had come to me first, I definitely would have gone for Ireland. I definitely had an affiliation with Ireland. We were brought up that way,\u201d Sinclair said.<\/p>\n
\u2018There was an inquiry from Jack just before the 1994 World Cup. I\u2019d had half a season at QPR and there was an inquiry that came in from Ireland to see if I was available for the full team. Unfortunately, that ship had sailed.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m sure if I had got that opportunity to play with the greats like Paul McGrath and Chris Hughton, I would have definitely jumped at it\u2026 You got McAteer instead!\u201d<\/p>\n
That’s not the only regret that Sinclair has, as he also stated on talkSPORT that he would have loved to play for Celtic.<\/p>\n
“A little regret of mine, towards the end of my career – I mean I had a fantastic time at Cardiff City, got to the final of the FA Cup, met some wonderful people in South Wales, but if social media had have been about then, I would have been able to tell Celtic that I was a big fan.<\/p>\n
“My mum is from Sligo, my dad was Glasgow, he was a big Celtic fan, and I think that move would have happened.<\/p>\n
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