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Post by Jerry1971 on Apr 6, 2024 18:25:44 GMT
54 miles. Luton & Dunstable hospital. The only way I can make it interesting is my sporting eligibility for India, given my (British) Mum was born there. I am not anticipating a call up. Ha, nice one Squeeze. I am Indian. My Mum and Dad were born there although I was born in London. My wife is English and we have 3 daughters. The youngest, who is 16, and has the skills that I never had, has been invited to an India training camp. I now have a British passport so not sure how this will pan out of if she will even go. A dilemma Shubs. Had I been any good at football and had chosen Austria, their rules prohibit dual nationality in adults too, whereas if I want a Czechia passport now (and I may well do this for border queue purposes) then I simply have to present myself at an Embassy and apply for citizenship if I can prove the link (which I can) and then a passport follows. Seems odd when two neighbouring EU countries can have different rules, but it explains why India has its own rules too. Probably worth a call to the London embassy if she wants to take the place up? |
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Post by cornishu on Apr 6, 2024 19:10:02 GMT
Has there ever been an emergency birth at the Abbey? If not, I bet someone has started in labour at a game.
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Post by imp566 on Apr 6, 2024 19:15:27 GMT
I’m a Londoner by birth and first few years too. I was born in Hammersmith Hospital which a quick Google check tells me is 62 miles from The Abbey. By birth, I should be a QPR fan as Loftus Road is barely a mile from Hammersmith, but my first few years were in Kensington and my first live games actually at Craven Cottage in the 70’s, so I suppose Fulham was my first club. Anyhow, since moving to Cambridge in 1978 I’ve been a U and that’s that! And… echoing Squeeze above, my Mum was born in the Czech Republic to Austrian parents and the rest of my very small family lives in Vienna other than me/wife/son, so had I been any good at football I’d have had the choice of Czechia, Austria or England! 2CW! |
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Post by shubs on Apr 6, 2024 19:21:05 GMT
Ha, nice one Squeeze. I am Indian. My Mum and Dad were born there although I was born in London. My wife is English and we have 3 daughters. The youngest, who is 16, and has the skills that I never had, has been invited to an India training camp. I now have a British passport so not sure how this will pan out of if she will even go. A dilemma Shubs. Had I been any good at football and had chosen Austria, their rules prohibit dual nationality in adults too, whereas if I want a Czechia passport now (and I may well do this for border queue purposes) then I simply have to present myself at an Embassy and apply for citizenship if I can prove the link (which I can) and then a passport follows. Seems odd when two neighbouring EU countries can have different rules, but it explains why India has its own rules too. Probably worth a call to the London embassy if she wants to take the place up? Very good call Jerry and many thanks for your advice. The key thing here is Indian bureaucracy-just try going to a bank to exchange money in Kolkata for example. Love the place and the people but please don’t be in a hurry to get anything done! |
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Post by joffjog on Apr 6, 2024 19:26:27 GMT
Has there ever been an emergency birth at the Abbey? If not, I bet someone has started in labour at a game. Mild - moderately entertaining the idea of a third child to try and make this a reality now 🤔 |
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Post by juanpablo on Apr 6, 2024 19:47:20 GMT
18.2 miles - the old RAF hospital in Ely. Had to double-check it was closer than London Road, for reassurance purposes. It is.
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Post by artvandelay on Apr 6, 2024 20:00:05 GMT
Ha, nice one Squeeze. I am Indian. My Mum and Dad were born there although I was born in London. My wife is English and we have 3 daughters. The youngest, who is 16, and has the skills that I never had, has been invited to an India training camp. I now have a British passport so not sure how this will pan out of if she will even go. A dilemma Shubs. Had I been any good at football and had chosen Austria, their rules prohibit dual nationality in adults too, whereas if I want a Czechia passport now (and I may well do this for border queue purposes) then I simply have to present myself at an Embassy and apply for citizenship if I can prove the link (which I can) and then a passport follows. Seems odd when two neighbouring EU countries can have different rules, but it explains why India has its own rules too. Probably worth a call to the London embassy if she wants to take the place up? Why would two different countries having different rules be odd? Ireland and the UK have different rules, despite agreements standing much longer than the EU's existence. What seems most odd to me is British arrogance and exceptionalism, something which seems to be showing no sign of abating! |
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Post by squeeze. on Apr 6, 2024 20:48:21 GMT
54 miles. Luton & Dunstable hospital. The only way I can make it interesting is my sporting eligibility for India, given my (British) Mum was born there. I am not anticipating a call up. Ha, nice one Squeeze. I am Indian. My Mum and Dad were born there although I was born in London. My wife is English and we have 3 daughters. The youngest, who is 16, and has the skills that I never had, has been invited to an India training camp. I now have a British passport so not sure how this will pan out of if she will even go. Mate that is quality, something to be proud of regardless of what happens. My Mum & 2 of her 3 sisters were born in Kolkata in the early 60s, my Grandad was working for Dunlop. Returned home a few years later so they have only a few memories. I would love to visit the country one day. |
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Post by lionelperez on Apr 6, 2024 20:56:03 GMT
2.3 miles, born on Mill Rd….along long time ago
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Post by Jerry1971 on Apr 6, 2024 22:43:54 GMT
A dilemma Shubs. Had I been any good at football and had chosen Austria, their rules prohibit dual nationality in adults too, whereas if I want a Czechia passport now (and I may well do this for border queue purposes) then I simply have to present myself at an Embassy and apply for citizenship if I can prove the link (which I can) and then a passport follows. Seems odd when two neighbouring EU countries can have different rules, but it explains why India has its own rules too. Probably worth a call to the London embassy if she wants to take the place up? Why would two different countries having different rules be odd? Ireland and the UK have different rules, despite agreements standing much longer than the EU's existence. What seems most odd to me is British arrogance and exceptionalism, something which seems to be showing no sign of abating! Odd is probably the wrong word. Disjointed is better - one of the key aims of the EU is ‘harmonisation’ and the various national rules tend to adapt that to local desires . Whilst not a huge EU fan I was a huge fan of the freedom of movement which has sadly now been lost for the UK at least. |
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Post by laker on Apr 7, 2024 0:35:01 GMT
Another Rosie birth here. And a cursory look at fixtures at that time shows I was born between two defeats in the middle of that horrific 27 game winless run in 83/84. Seems apt.
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Post by El Goodo on Apr 7, 2024 8:34:59 GMT
Has there ever been an emergency birth at the Abbey? If not, I bet someone has started in labour at a game. Mild - moderately entertaining the idea of a third child to try and make this a reality now 🤔 Welcome to world, young Bonner Thomas Brophy Jog |
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Post by mikelan on Apr 7, 2024 8:39:23 GMT
Born on the corner of Coldhams Lane and Silverwood Close, a straight line from there, across the retail park, over the railway line across Coldhams Common in what is now the Habbin Stand! At a rough guess barely half a mile.
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Post by joffjog on Apr 7, 2024 10:10:48 GMT
Mild - moderately entertaining the idea of a third child to try and make this a reality now 🤔 Welcome to world, young Bonner Thomas Brophy Jog Don’t be absurd. If I gave them the first name Bonner they’d be Bonner Bonner seeing as my real surname is Bonner because my husband is Mark Bonner. |
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Post by funkymonk on Apr 7, 2024 10:29:53 GMT
Do you, your husband, James Brophy and George Thomas all have dinner together in an understanding and safe polyamorous environment? Or is it more clandestine?
And can Brophy score in any context?
So many questions.
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