Under-16 Squad

[JR89]

Most places just say his father's Irish heritage but wiki says his link to us is a grandfather.

[liamoo11]

Most places just say his father's Irish heritage but wiki says his link to us is a grandfather.

Seems a massive effort to.play for us when he coukd just be in Canadian under 17 squads still getting international exposure

[seanfhear]

Probably has had enough of Justin Trudeau !

[JR89]

Seems a massive effort to.play for us when he coukd just be in Canadian under 17 squads still getting international exposure

If Canada are like the US they'll have plenty of senior camps. If he plays regularly enough they'd bring him to a senior training camp at 16.

[elatedscum]

His parents were across to watch him play in the games against Latvia last year. Witnessed an interaction as I was queuing for a water at halftime. Seemed like lovely enthusiast people.

I think it’s always a lovely thing, seeing parents beaming with pride as their kid makes their first strides in the international game…

[tetsujin1979]

Most places just say his father's Irish heritage but wiki says his link to us is a grandfather.

He answered a question from one of the Ireland fan pages on instagram over the weekend and said his dad is Irish, and he spends a lot of time with his family in Crumlin

[tetsujin1979]

Lineup for U16s game V Switzerland
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Live stream on YouTube
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[elatedscum]

Lineup for U16s game V Switzerland
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Live stream on YouTube
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Lost 3-2, having been 3-0 down. Missed a tonne of chances, Noonan in particular. But also an absolute sitter from Sam Rooney from about 8 yards out. Deserved a penalty at 2-0 down on Solanke which wasn't given. Although Noonan didn't score today, I do think he follows in the footsteps of Ferguson and O'Mahony, in terms of a really prolific big striker... He was getting in the right areas time and time again, which is a good sign.

Wasn't mad on the 5-3-2 shape. Ogbonna was very good, coming on at half time as an attacking midfielder. Would also prefer to play Oladiti at right-back rather than centre-midfield. Still waiting for a growth spurt from Ali Topcu before we can work out if he's the next Brian Maher or the next Caoimhin Kelleher. Really missed Jayden Umeh's raw pace. They have plenty of good players who can play out wide (Brody Lee, Billy O'Neill, Billy Hayes, Goodness Ogbonna) but none of them are as direct and agressive as Umeh is.

Adding Umeh and Finneran back into the squad, it looks like a good squad for 17s in a few months. A lot of depth in quality and versatility.

[JR89]

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Matthew Moore also at Hoffenheim.

[tetsujin1979]

All the goals from today's 2-2 draw with Belgium
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[tetsujin1979]

Victory Shield kicking off today, streaming link below
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[tetsujin1979]

U16s just gone one up V Wales in the Victory Shield
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