Big decision ... Bradden Inman wrestles with the decision on his international eligibility. Source: Nigel French / AFP
Newcastle United's Adelaide-born prodigy Bradden Inman is still refusing to commit his national team future to Australia, despite speaking of his excitement at the prospect of pulling on the green and gold.
The 21-year-old is a potential Socceroos bolter as he flourishes on loan at English League One side Crewe, where he's scored six times in 17 appearances in his role as an attacking midfielder with a license to cut in from the left.
But his ties to Scotland, who he is eligible to play for through his mother, remain strong, having represented them regularly at under 19 and 21 levels. Inman is clearly in two minds over his international allegiance but did admit to feeling a sense of national pride when called into an under-age camp by Holger Osieck in March 2011.
"Being born in Australia and playing my juniors there, that's what you want to do, you want to play for Australia. I got to play for them once when we had an Under-23 camp in Germany and that was a great experience, I buzzed off that, representing my country," Inman said.
But when asked what his answer would be if called up by Osieck for either the March 26 FIFA World Cup qualifier with Oman or another camp soon after, he stopped short of a definite yes.
"It would be good to play for Australia and hopefully one day I get the chance but I'd still still have to talk it through with people and my family," he said.
"It's a big decision that I'll have to make very soon, when the time comes hopefully I'll make the right decision," he continued.
His call to go to Crewe after eight years in the Newcastle youth and reserve system has definitely been the correct one though. Signed in a deadline day one-month loan deal that has now been extended until the end of the season, he says there aren't many clubs at that level that could have suited him more.
"I was pleased when I was told I was coming to Crewe, they're one of the few teams that like to play football in League One and that helped me as opposed to a long ball game," he said.
"They call it the Crewe way, they aim to get the ball from the back and play as much as possible. Sometimes it's hard on some of the pitches you come across but we get the ball down and play and the gaffer encourages that."
This stint away from Newcastle - the club he joined as a 14-year-old - will have a big say in whether Inman wins a new contract at St.James Park, with his current deal expiring at the end of the season.
He says manager Alan Pardew wanted him to go out on loan to prove what he can do in a more competitive environment.
"He wanted me to get the first-team experience and you see when you come here there's just such a massive difference between this and reserves and under 18 football at Newcastle," Inman said.
"You're fighting for proper points and league positions, so that's really helped me.
"He (Pardew) told me I would become more of a man from the experience and that it takes courage to go to a new team and try and fit in."
The South Australian has sat on the bench twice for the Newcastle first team and now needs to build on an impressive first three months at Crewe in order to win a new contract and make that long awaited debut.
"I've seen some of the other reserves lads have broken through so that encourages you to push even harder," he said.
"I've just got to continue to do well this season and hopefully go back in the summer and try and do well in the friendlies and prove what I'm able to do."
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