A young English lad has chosen to play for England.
Cue: meltdown.
Jack Grealish's dallying over his international future didn't help. Nor did the years of playing for the Republic's underage teams.
But the Aston Villa attacker has made his decision and, naturally, it caused a split camp.
The Twitter trends stomped a lot of people.
https://twitter.com/merleterv/status/648478990999662592
Not everyone.
https://twitter.com/wayneforsyth/status/648476560715071488
It wasn't so much his choice of team than it was his choice of manager.
https://twitter.com/JoeDrinkhall/status/648465705550118912
Playing for England instead of Ireland can only mean one thing for Villa players.
https://twitter.com/westhamtransfer/status/648466603298947072
Someone predicted the shift.
https://twitter.com/AVMax_/status/648467344457605120
And it was a seismic shift.
https://twitter.com/Killian_Harte/status/648477733673152512
https://twitter.com/ShaneMurphy95/status/648471876092735488
https://twitter.com/eamonmckelvey/status/648470996408791040
https://twitter.com/ConMurphySport/status/648469554738397185
https://twitter.com/seangallagher9/status/648468937206857728
Our loss.
https://twitter.com/Ben_Islington/status/648470953417158656
But a lot think that it's his loss.
https://twitter.com/McCoyNiall/status/648467312757075968
https://twitter.com/Garehh_/status/648469251469246464
https://twitter.com/SwordsCPFC/status/648468944781770752
https://twitter.com/Call_Me_Ciaran/status/648458271653761024
Some were happy.
https://twitter.com/LagerDashAsh/status/648470568161923072
https://twitter.com/anthoniuslucky/status/648468380844879872
Some were suspicious.
https://twitter.com/LukeEdwardsTele/status/648469592424247296
Some were still confused.
https://twitter.com/_lindsaysmth/status/648473746408382466
But most were just angry.
https://twitter.com/ConorJKeenan/status/648468814582169600
Jesus, a sound lad...
https://twitter.com/racoavfc/status/648469370109304832
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