Competitive full international....

**Park_Lane** · 27/08/2015, 2:46 PM

Originally Posted by gufcfan

Reggie Nooitmeer was a former Dutch u21 international and was capped for Haiti while with Galway. Last seen playing for a basement 3rd tier Protestant division team. (3rd tier is split between Saturday and Sunday, rather than regionally.)

Linfield?

**RiffRaff** · 27/08/2015, 5:01 PM

I'd be interested to know who is the most capped player while on the books of each LOI team since there are a lot of names mentioned here. Pretty sure Avery John is the only Longford player to have got a full cap while playing for De Town

**gufcfan** · 27/08/2015, 6:50 PM

Originally Posted by Park_Lane

Linfield?

Left out "in Holland".

**MeathDrog** · 27/08/2015, 10:57 PM

Che Bunce may have gotten New Zealand caps while he played with Drogheda in 2003.

**seand** · 28/08/2015, 8:12 AM

Slightly off topic, but it would be shame not to share this page about players winning full caps for Ireland when playing for Dundalk. Great pic too
http://www.dundalkfc.com/history/iri...nternationals/

And a very, very old internet page with the stats for Dundalk's internationals...
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~chip/intplayers.html

**Professor K** · 28/08/2015, 1:56 PM

Since Pat Byrne in 1986, three players have been capped whilst a Shamrock Rovers player:

Luke Dimech for Malta - Four Euro 2004 qualifiers

Samir Boughanem for Morocco - Two friendlies in 2003

Eamon Zayed for Libya - Three times in 2013, one of those a 2014 World Cup qualifier

**Dodge** · 28/08/2015, 2:10 PM

For Pats, since Noel Campbell in 1971 (the last Republic of Ireland international) only Mbabazi (I think 6 but I'm looking to confirm that) with Uganda and Jeff Clarke (once v NI in 1999) with Canada have played full internationals

Several ex full internationals have played in the last 15 years or so representing Ireland (Fahey, O'Cearuill), Wales (Patridge), Northern Ireland (Wood), Cameroon (Ndo) and Australia (Blatsis). I think Ryan Guy is the only player to leave Pats and go on to full (non Irish) international caps (Guam)

**Ezeikial** · 28/08/2015, 3:28 PM

Originally Posted by seand

Slightly off topic, but it would be shame not to share this page about players winning full caps for Ireland when playing for Dundalk. Great pic too
http://www.dundalkfc.com/history/iri...nternationals/

This one from your first link grabbed my attention

10. Synan BraddishThere was a lot of surprise when Ireland manager John Giles called up teenager Synan Braddish for a friendly with Turkey at Lansdowne Road on April 5^th 1978. Braddish was introduced for Gerry Daly after 67 minutes. Ireland ran out 4-2 winners. Braddish was also in the line-up for a 3-0 defeat in Poland seven days later.

There was a story that this cap was gifted to Synan Braddish on the understanding that he agreed to join Rovers for the following season. Braddish took the cap but then refused to join Giles at Rovers.

Obviously a total urban myth as there is no way a club as ethical as Rovers would be involved in dirty tricks like this

**seand** · 28/08/2015, 4:52 PM

I for one am amazed Braddish didn't turn down Liverpool for Rovers

**peadar1987** · 29/08/2015, 12:41 PM

I'm fairly sure Skippy was called up to an Australia squad or two while at Bray, but never played above youth level.

**ger121** · 01/09/2015, 10:18 PM

I seem to remember Glen Crowe getting called up to a competitive double header squad but having to pull out due to injury. Unless I just dreamt it.

**Eminence Grise** · 02/09/2015, 5:50 PM

Originally Posted by peadar1987

I'm fairly sure Skippy was called up to an Australia squad or two while at Bray, but never played above youth level.

'Tk tk tk.'
'What's that, Skip? You've been called up for the Olympic Squad for Beijing?'
'Tk tk tk.'
'Or some Sheila's driven her car into the creek? Hard to know with you sometimes.'

**GypsyBlackCat** · 04/09/2015, 12:14 PM

Wes Charles won over a 100caps for St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He must have got a couple while at Bray.

**Briuk** · 04/09/2015, 4:38 PM

Sligo had Pascal Millen in 2013? who capped for Haiti and missed several games, and I think Boco also missed some games to play with Benin

**pineapple stu** · 04/09/2015, 5:23 PM

I think Dave Norman played for Canada while with UCD.

There was a couple of other Canadians at the same time; not sure if any of them got full caps though.

Can't think of anyone else offhand. Hugh Davey would be the only other player I can even think of who'd have gotten any caps for another country while at UCD (NI u-21 caps)

**seand** · 07/09/2015, 9:40 AM

Sander Puri came on for the last few minutes of Estonia's 1-0 win over Lithuania on Saturday

**OwlsFan** · 08/09/2015, 4:52 PM

I was wondering whether there is still scope for the League vs League games which used to be played (e.g. League of Ireland vs Irish League or Scottish etc). They used to be quite common in the 1970s/80s. The gimmicky ones against Celtic or Manchester United are irrelevant as they don't have the competitive edge of the inter-league games and would be a recognition for the best LOI players since they no longer seem to get full internationals?

**Dodge** · 08/09/2015, 7:36 PM

No is the quick answer. I was at a fair few in late 90s and the crowds were always poor enough. No with managers complaining ever more about fixture lists, there really wouldn't be any appetite for it

Apart from nerds like me that would go to the games

**Nesta99** · 09/09/2015, 2:20 PM

I'd be more interested in LoI XI (oops) v the national as some warm-up match with the LoI team in a proper training camp together prior. Better than playing Jamaica or Australia or someone in Craven Cottage!