Sunday League keeper 長，率いるs for World Cup

Sunday league footballer Ross Jeremy will look to fulfil every amateur's fantasy when he 飛行機で行くs to the Caribbean on Saturday to join up with the Dominica squad for next week's 2010 World Cup qualifier against Barbados.

The 25-year-old IT 労働者, who plays for DKL Sports in the Bristol and 地区 League, 接触するd the FA of Dominica (pop. 72,000) last year after 審理，公聴会 some small island nations were looking for foreign 新採用するs who might qualify to play for them.

Seeing his Dominican-born father as a possible 大勝する to World Cup glory, the basketballer-turned-goalkeeper sent them an email more in hope than 期待 and was amazed when they 招待するd him to join them.

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Jeremy: Dominican father is the 重要な

He 設立する himself on the same flight as Havant and Waterlooville's FA Cup hero Richard Pacquette as they joined a squad 準備するing for the home 脚 of the World Cup qualifier.

But his ありそうもない 追求（する），探索（する） for fame 攻撃する，衝突する a 行き詰まり，妨げる when FIFA 公式の／役人s questioned his 権利 to play through his father John's birthplace.

He was 軍隊d to sit out the 1-1 draw before a 6,000 （人が）群がる but impressed 十分に for the 経営者／支配人, who goes by the familiar-sounding 指名する of Erickson, to want him 支援する for the second 脚.

He is 保証（人）d at least a place on the （法廷の）裁判 for the return 脚 that, in the event of victory, would mean a play- off against the 部隊d 明言する／公表するs.

Jeremy said: "The problem arose because when my father was born my grandparents couldn't decide what to 指名する him so they left that part of his birth 証明書 blank.

"They couldn't 問題／発行する my Dominican パスポート without that and I didn't have it when the FIFA off icial turned up the day before the match (on February 6) to check that everyone was 適格の."

Dominica had six British players - all 半分-プロの／賛成のs 妨げる／法廷，弁護士業 Jeremy - 加える an American and a Canadian in their squad.

Their 階級s are likely to be 上げるd by Mansfield striker Jefferson Louis this time.

Jeremy said: "I had to go to the church where my father was baptised in a place called 大虐殺 to get his baptism 証明書 before the 当局 would 問題／発行する my パスポート. The Monday and Tuesday were public holidays and the match was on the Wednesday so I couldn't get it in time."

Bristol Rovers fan Jeremy revelled in the footballing culture shock.

"It was 30 degrees every day and the ball bounced twice as high as I'm used to," he said. "I 推定する／予想する it will be pretty warm in Barbados 同様に.

"The training was amazing, not just because I was new to that level. I didn't feel out of my depth, 特に playing behind a defence so 井戸／弁護士席 organised compared to what I'm used to. But the 力／強力にする and 正確 of the 発射s was something I hadn't experienced. Our keeper had a 広大な／多数の／重要な game in the first 脚 but I know that I'll be at least a sub because we are only taking a squad of 18."

Since returning to Bristol his team-mates have kept his feet on the ground.

"When I （機の）カム 支援する I took a bit of stick and the 対立 seemed pretty keen to 得点する／非難する／２０ past me," he said.

"It's more 圧力 when you're playing but the experience has 改善するd me as a goalkeeper."

Word of that has 明らかに spread around the 地区 and he has been training with 半分-professional Bitton of the Toolstation Western League.

He is also 予定 to have a training 開会／開廷／会期 with Alex Penny, goalkeeping coach at Bristol City's 学院.