UUP wishes Northern Ireland squad well, and says their Success proves FIFA proposal is a Non-Runner
Ulster Unionist Deputy Leader Danny Kennedy today wished the Northern Ireland squad well ahead of their clash with Spain tomorrow night and said that they were doing the country proud.
Mr Kennedy also said Northern Ireland’s success and ability to foster a deep sense of national pride in such a small nation proved without a doubt that the FIFA proposal that would allow players from Northern Ireland to choose to play in the Republic was unnecessary and counterproductive.
In a statement Mr Kennedy said,
“On behalf of the UUP I would like to wish our squad well against Spain on Wednesday night. After their stunning victory over Denmark I have every faith that they can repeat this success in Gran Canaria. Even if they don’t the squad will not be anything less than a squad of heroes that have provided one of the most memorable football campaigns in recent history and have done their country proud.
The efforts of the squad and the pride they have instilled amongst the population of ‘our wee country’ proves without a doubt that the FIFA proposal that would allow players from Northern Ireland to choose to play for the Republic’s squad is ill-conceived, uneccessary and counterproductive.”