Quote Originally Posted by qccfc View Post
The Konta system of qualification, would now make her eligible for football in Wales, under the 4 year compulsory schooling laws. Personally i believe actually spending 4 schooling years in a country is a better link than, having one grandparent, who you have to be told existed.

Robert Earnshaw moved to Wales at 9, i would never suggest that he wasn't Welsh.
Again, the situations are close but not enough to be fully comparable.

Konta was happy to live in Britain and retain Australian citizenship. It was only when the offer of funding came in she magically decided she felt British. If the LTA hadn't offered money then she would be an Australian still. Even with the 4 years schooling rule, as an adult she had zero interest in becoming British before the funding offer.

It's akin to nation doping. The clamour back in the eighties to get Zola Budd a passport to circumvent the ban on South Africa I felt was an utter disgrace, view Konta the same way.