Fulham footballer Ben Davis may give up S’porean citizenship

[Johnrambo]

SINGAPORE — It is a once in a lifetime opportunity that young footballers can only dream of, and Mr Harvey Davis is not about to let the chance to play for English Premier League club Fulham FC slip by for his 17-year-old son Ben.

While he remains hopeful that Ben will be able to defer his National Service (NS) pending an appeal, he told TODAY that the family is prepared to allow him to to renounce his Singaporean citizenship in order to fulfil his footballing dreams.

Should Ben give up his citizenship, he would be eligible to play for England or Thailand according to Fifa’s rules, as Mr Davis is originally from the United Kingdom and his mother is Thai.

“I’m still hopeful that with the Football Association of Singapore’s (FAS) support for the appeal, and with the sentiment that the public are expressing, that will help,” said Mr Davis, who runs the JSSL Arsenal Soccer School here, on Monday (July 16).

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[Hypocrite-The]

I support his giving up his citizen ship. This opportunity is once in a life time n Singkieland is never worth such a sacrifice

 

[Johnrambo]

This petition is to appeal against that decision. We believe that Ben Davis should be given the opportunity to develop his talent. Soccer is a sport that is very close to Singaporeans - just look at the current 2018 FIFA World Cup fever in Singapore. In addition, soccer is fundamentally a team sport where a single talent cannot just bring the entire nation to an international stage (unlike Swimming and Sailing, sports which the previous three individuals are from). Being able to play on an international stage would help Ben Davis to not only bring recognition to Singapore as he gets identified as a Pro player hailing from our tiny red dot, he could also help to up the game in Singapore by bringing his learnings from the international arena to his fellow players in Singapore and elevate the sport here.

More at https://tinyurI.com/ybuwb6ts

 

[Leongsam]

No wonder he is so good. He does not have any sinkie chink blood in him.

 

[bushtucker]

Sg PR status and British passport is the best of both worlds.

 

[no_faith]

Pursue your football dream or pursue 2 years NS, you decide?

 

[virus]

No wonder he is so good. He does not have any sinkie chink blood in him.

its becs he got no snake or burmese blood lah

 

[eatshitndie]

he can’t give up his sg citizenship until he’s 21, and by then he would have served his full time ns. if he carries an nric and sg passport all these years, fat hope. mindeaf will consider him as enjoying enough benefits and privilege of an sg citizenship to be able to avoid ns. if he’s born in uk father shouldn’t have naturalized him as an sg citizen in the 1st place.

 

[Rogue Trader]

he can come back and play for Safsa instead of Fulham

 

[Hypocrite-The]

he can’t give up his sg citizenship until he’s 21, and by then he would have served his full time ns. if he carries an nric and sg passport all these years, fat hope. mindeaf will consider him as enjoying enough benefits and privilege of an sg citizenship to be able to avoid ns. if he’s born in uk father shouldn’t have naturalized him as an sg citizen in the 1st place.

I am really amazed by the stupidity of Singkies who register their sons born in develop nations for Singkie citizenship when they are better off being a PR in Singkieland while holding their citizenship with other countries. And with regards to the article. The father mentioned that they have kept the authorities informed. How does that help them?

 

[shittypore]

Smart move to dump the shitty citizenship, with such talent need not be a slave to the Familee, only tos without talent but able to hold paper qualification must por Familee's lumpar.

 

[winnipegjets]

Waiting for MINDEF to chastise the parents for even contemplating that.

When is big mouth Shamu going to speak up to?

 

[virus]

he can’t give up his sg citizenship until he’s 21, and by then he would have served his full time ns. if he carries an nric and sg passport all these years, fat hope. mindeaf will consider him as enjoying enough benefits and privilege of an sg citizenship to be able to avoid ns. if he’s born in uk father shouldn’t have naturalized him as an sg citizen in the 1st place.

he can alway use the amos yee way

 

[virus]

Waiting for MINDEF to chastise the parents for even contemplating that.

When is big mouth Shamu going to speak up to?

say what? how a white horse can defer ns for 20 years

 

[eatshitndie]

he can alway use the amos yee way

after running road cannot cum back to sg for mee siam mai hum anymore.

 

[frenchbriefs]

after running road cannot cum back to sg for mee siam mai hum anymore.

It's okay he's 50 British 50 Thai.....Mee siam mai hum is not in his dictionary.hes not genetically predispositioned to like chicken like niggers.

Giving up is making it too easy for PAP,he should run away first and once he became a big star he can come back and PAP will be forced to eat their own words and Grant him a reprieve.if he don't,just stay where he is and GB will gladly accept him.

 

[eatshitndie]

I am really amazed by the stupidity of Singkies who register their sons born in develop nations for Singkie citizenship when they are better off being a PR in Singkieland while holding their citizenship with other countries. And with regards to the article. The father mentioned that they have kept the authorities informed. How does that help them?

all foreigners who are considering naturalizing their foreign-born sons should be given the caveat emptor of ns liabilities before signing their sons’ lives away. truth is that many don’t care and don’t know, even for sinkie parents. and when they finally do, it’s too late.

 

[eatshitndie]

It's okay he's 50 British 50 Thai.....Mee siam mai hum is not in his dictionary.hes not genetically predispositioned to like chicken like niggers.

Giving up is making it too easy for PAP,he should run away first and once he became a big star he can come back and PAP will be forced to eat their own words and Grant him a reprieve.if he don't,just stay where he is and GB will gladly accept him.

if he wins the world cup and earns the golden boot he may get a free ride in 1st class on sia, have his pic taken along with the whole sia and sinkie embassy entourage in the uk, cum back a hero, appear in propaganda stageshows, sign commercial and advertizing contracts, go on photo ops with ministars and officials, just pay a (token) fine of $696 and all are forgiven.

 

[tanwahtiu]

This father has chosen Singapore to bring up his children becos

1. Singapore is a safe and clean country to live in.
2. All Singapore males served NS to protect Singapore and he can feel safe being up his son here.

When it is time for his son to serve protect the country there is no 'if or but' reason. His son may be killed or murdered if he choose to live in Thailand or UK, an unsafe and dirty country.

No fucking excuse go in to protect Singapore, war is coming with the only enemy in the world Chao angmoh US.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

all foreigners who are considering naturalizing their foreign-born sons should be given the caveat emptor of ns liabilities before signing their sons’ lives away. truth is that many don’t care and don’t know, even for sinkie parents. and when they finally do, it’s too late.

Yes Singkie parenting at its best...some should not even be allowed to breed