Fedor Gorst nominated for Mosconi CUP Team USA!

L.S. Dennis said:
I tend to agree with you, this is nothing against Fedor who is arguably the best player on the planet right now. But if he plays on the American team and that leads to an American win, that win would feel tainted at best. I know I'm in a minority here, but maybe American citizenship should be a criterion for American play on the Mosconi Cup. Like I say I know I'm in the minority here.
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garczar said:
He's in the process of becoming a citizen. He's already waaaaay more of a citizen than the busloads of illegals that Biden&Co. call 'citizens'. A win with FG won't be 'tainted' in the least.
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I don't see a problem with having a differing view on this. I think "ideally" citizenship would be a requirement, but Fedor's not in an ideal situation.

He had to miss out on tourneys because of the WPA ban and now he gets to benefit from a liberal Matchroom policy. Let's call it even. 😀
 
I’d be surprised and a little disappointed, if Canada didn’t root for the States, in the Mosconi Cup. I always root for Canada, unless they are up against us.
 
Four different Canadians won on the PGA tour, this year! Nick Taylor won the RBC! First time in ages. Go Canada!
 
pt109 said:
Things can be deceiving…I’m a conservative Canuck with a liberal American president as my avatar
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JFK was much more of a president than he was a liberal. He sent the Russians out of Cuba, was a war hero and was a true American.

I am now a conservative after finally bailing out on the Democratic Party after Obama. He was quite the guy and ended up in the whitest community he could find after his presidency. Showed his true colors!
 
L.S. Dennis said:
I tend to agree with you, this is nothing against Fedor who is arguably the best player on the planet right now. But if he plays on the American team and that leads to an American win, that win would feel tainted at best. I know I'm in a minority here, but maybe American citizenship should be a criterion for American play on the Mosconi Cup. Like I say I know I'm in the minority here.
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I worship the ground Fedor walks on, and I think he's a gift to the sport of pool. I also think the American team should be made up of Americans--for a practical reason and for a more subjective reason. First, what if, next year, established rules are suddenly modified in a way that greatly benefits Europe's chances of winning the Mosconi? Anybody really want to see that? Second, those of us (and I know of three in this thread) who have spouses or in-laws who have been thru the citizenship process and attended the ceremony know that there is a huge difference between having a green card and actually becoming a citizen. With respect for everyone's posted opinions, all this characterization of Fedor as practically a citizen or allllllmost a citizen feels to me like rationalization of something that is exciting, but not quite right.
 
pt109 said:
Things can be deceiving…I’m a conservative Canuck with a liberal American president as my avatar
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Here I fixed it for you...well kind of.

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I just saw on FB that Jayson Shaw now wants to represent the USA in the MC! How about them apples!
 
I admit I'm of the opinion MR did it to avoid another lopsided shellacking.

However, at most, they are guilty only of jumping the gun on what is a certainty -Fedor's US citizenship.
I feel one should need citizenship to represent a country, but this kid has been banned from events, lost potential income, and faced difficulty traveling for some time during the BS. It must have been weird having a blank avatar next to his name for so long once he was allowed to compete. During that time he was welcomed with open arms in the states by pro players and community members alike. There is no surprise he chose to make America his home.
 
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