Irish sports fans are forever giving out about English sports commentators propensity for calling Irish sports stars English (not to mention English sports fans tendency to wonder aloud as to why Irish strikers aren't being called up to the England squad).
Well, tonight we had the opposite problem.
Experienced commentator Alan Parry introduced Marvin Sordell to the Sky audience as an 'experienced Republic of Ireland international' who Sean Dyche knew from their days playing together with Millwall. Sordell, evidently a precocious talent, was 12 when Dyche was at Millwall.
Of course, there is a possibility that Parry got mixed up between Sordell and current Burnley player, ex-Irish international and former playing colleague of Sean Dyche at Millwall, Steven Reid.
An Andre Mariner mistake if ever there was one.
Did Sky just say Marvin Sordell was an experienced Republic of Ireland international who Dyche remembers from his Millwall days? News to me
— Frank Smith (@FrankSmith_Wat) August 18, 2014
"On comes Marvin Sordell, a Republic of Ireland international...." Did I hear that right? #BURCHE
— paul galvin (@pgal10) August 18, 2014
Marvin Sordell Ireland international? Eh no I don't think so #BurVChe
— Raf Diallo (@Raftastico) August 18, 2014
Apparently "Marvin Sordell is a ROI international, who played with Sean Dyche when he played for Millwall",when he was 12 #cheers #incorrect
— Lawrence Adlum (@ladlum27) August 18, 2014
