Revised U-21 squad - 5 eL players

[pete]

Mattis & Burgess have pulled out so Lester & Hunt called up.

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Murphy (West Bromwich Albion), Barry Roche (Nottingham Forest)

McGuinness (Bohemians), Goodwin (Stockport), Byrne (Sunderland), Tierney (Manchester United), Thompson (Nottingham Forest),

Butler (Sunderland), Miller (Celtic), Doyle (Celtic), Reid (Nottingham Forest), Houlihan (Shelbourne), Paisley (Manchester City), Lester (Bohs-on loan at Monaghan Utd)

Barrett (Brighton), Daly (Stockport), O'Flynn (Cork City), Hunt (Shamrock Rovers)

[Éanna]

Good to see decent eL representation at last :)

As for Lester, I wonder when the last time an eL 1st division player was in the U-21 squad. Probably Gary Connaughton with Athlone a few years back I guess- anyone know different?

[pete]

Originally posted by Éanna
Good to see decent eL representation at last :)

As for Lester, I wonder when the last time an eL 1st division player was in the U-21 squad. Probably Gary Connaughton with Athlone a few years back I guess- anyone know different?

And Monaghan are bottom of division 1 too.

[Éanna]

Originally posted by pete
And Monaghan are bottom of division 1 too.
Just proves what an acheievement it was to get them into the Premier in the first place.

[9pointdeduction]

bout time too. That Givens must be one of the worst coaches ever- he should of been sacked ages ago.