{"id":98941,"date":"2023-10-13T14:11:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/?p=98941"},"modified":"2023-10-13T14:11:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:11:28","slug":"i-was-born-and-bred-north-of-the-border-and-cant-wait-to-take-on-the-auld-enemy-for-australia-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turbocelebrity.com\/sport\/i-was-born-and-bred-north-of-the-border-and-cant-wait-to-take-on-the-auld-enemy-for-australia-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I was born and bred north of the border and can't wait to take on the Auld Enemy… for Australia | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
CAMERON BURGESS will lead a tartan invasion of Wembley with Australia.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Ipswich defender is one of SEVEN <\/strong>players who either was born or currently playing north of Hadrian\u2019s Wall in their squad that will take on England.<\/p>\n And he says that adds extra spice to the friendly as Scots will be cheering on the Socceroos against the Auld Enemy.<\/p>\n Burgess, 27, Hibernian\u2019s Martin Boyle, 30, and Leicester\u2019s Harry Souttar, 24, are all defenders who herald from Aberdeen.<\/p>\n Celtic midfielder Jackson Irvine, 30, has Scottish heritage through his dad Steve, who was also born in Aberdeen.<\/p>\n While Hibernian defender Lewis Miller, 23, Hearts defender Kye Rowles, 25, and St Mirren winger Ryan Strain, 26, are all plying their trade in the SPL too.<\/p>\n And Tractors Boys ace Burgess told SunSport: \u201cThere are so many of us who have strong Scottish links so lots of people north of the border are going to be rooting for us against England.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve only been to Wembley once previously and that was to cheer on Scotland against England in the Euros in 2021 when it was a 0-0 draw. It was a\u00a0lively evening with a great atmosphere.<\/p>\n \u201cI missed out on the chance of playing there when I was at Salford City. We made the Papa John\u2019s Trophy final in 2020 but then Covid came along. The game was postponed and by the time it was eventually played I had left the club.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, to play against England at Wembley, is going to be a special occasion \u2014 especially with my Scottish roots.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n FREE BETS – BEST BETTING OFFERS AND BONUSES NEW CUSTOMERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Burgess lived in Scotland until he was 11 and always destined to become a footballer.<\/p>\n For his dad Stuart was a pro footballer who played for Albion Rovers, East Fife, Falkirk, Kilmarnock and East Fife in a career that spanned the 1980s and early 1990s.<\/p>\n And his grandfather Campbell played as a keeper for St Mirren, Kilmarnock and Southampton in the Sixties \u2014\u00a0and won the Scottish league title with Kilmarnock in 1965 as well as earning four Scotland caps.<\/p>\n Burgess \u2014\u00a0who played youth football for Celtic \u2014 emigrated to Australia with his family when mum Lindsay got a job in Perth.<\/p>\n The Ipswich ace said: \u201cMy mum was working for a gas company in Aberdeen and it was the same firm in Australia so it was an opportunity for her to move out there with work.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was right to commit to Australia because of what they did for me when I moved there. I\u2019m glad I\u2019ve done it.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously leaving my friends behind was upsetting but going to Perth felt like a big holiday.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThen I\u2019m suddenly going to school there and you think, \u2018Right, we\u2019ve actually moved here.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cAustralia is a totally different place. We moved out before the summer began so it was hot.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cYou kind of get into the swing of things quickly as a kid, adapt, get on with it.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve a lot of close friends that I grew up with from early on. I\u2019ve lots of happy memories.\u201d<\/p>\n Burgess played youth football for ECU Joondalup \u2014 now known at Perth Red Star \u2014 a junior club with a track record of developing talent.\u00a0<\/p>\n The likes of former Australian ace Rhys Williams, who played in the Premier League for Middlesbrough; Bolton\u2019s Jack Iredale, Charlton\u2019s Ash Maynard-Brewer and former Portsmouth, Rotherham and Barnsley\u2019s Ryan Williams all came through the ranks.<\/p>\n And it was while he was there that he was invited for a trial in the UK with Fulham and got signed by the Cottagers when he was 16.<\/p>\n Burgess went on to play in a team that won the Premier League Under-18s that included Fulham keeper Marek Rodak, Moussa Dembele who went on to play for Celtic and Lyon, Sunderland\u2019s Patrick Roberts and Emerson Hyndman who broke into the US national side.<\/p>\n Ironically, the Ipswich defender made his senior debut for the Cottagers at Portman Road nine years ago.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cIt was the first game Fulham played after being relegated from the Premier League.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cFelix Magath was manager and there was a group of young lads who managed to get training with the first team, trying to grab the opportunity with both hands really.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHe picked me and I was up against Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick. I played in front of the back four at the base of a diamond alongside Hyndman and Scott Parker.\u201d<\/p>\n Burgess only managed four outings for Fulham and got loaned out to Ross County, Cheltenham, Oldham and Bury before moving to Scunthorpe where he reached the League One play-offs in 2018 only to suffer relegation the following season.<\/p>\n After a loan at Salford, he had a season at Accrington before being snapped up by Ipswich, who won promotion to the Championship last season and are now eyeing Premier League football.<\/p>\n Burgess made his Australia debut in a friendly last month against Mexico in Dallas, Texas \u2014\u00a0a match that saw him give away a penalty in a 2-2 draw.<\/p>\n The defender said: \u201cI felt it was right to commit to Australia because of what they did for me when I moved there. I\u2019m glad I\u2019ve done it.<\/p>\n \u201cI always knew I could get a call-up from Australia and make my senior debut. It was a case of working hard at Ipswich, doing the right thing and it\u2019s the reward for that.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe Mexico game was a great experience. We played in the Dallas Cowboys stadium, full of Mexican fans because it\u2019s close to being a home game for them. The penalty was a soft one though!\u201d<\/p>\n Australian football has never been in better health. The Socceroos enjoyed their best World Cup campaign last year \u2014 beating Tunisia and Denmark in the group stage before narrowly losing 2-1 to eventual winners Argentina in the last 16.<\/p>\n And Tottenham\u2019s appointment in the summer of Aussie coach Ange Postecoglou was also a huge deal for football Down Under.<\/p>\n Burgess said: \u201cI\u2019ve come across him a couple of times in the junior Australia camps and he has a good presence.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve kept an eye on how he\u2019s been doing and it\u2019s not a surprise he\u2019s now at Tottenham.<\/p>\n \u201cMy Ipswich and Australia team-mate Massimo Luongo played for him and always speaks highly of him. Everyone knew what a good coach he already was just by winning things back in Australia.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI remember when I was growing up, I used to watch his teams and obviously what he\u2019s done since then with the national team, out in Japan and with Celtic it shows how good he is \u2014\u00a0and it\u2019s great for Australian football.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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