UEFA U-19 First Qualifying Phase

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Qualifying round
21.11.2008 v Malta 11:00
23.11.2008 v Liechtenstein 15:00
26.11.2008 v France 11:00

Republic of Ireland under-19 squad:
Kieron Thorp (Crystal Palace), GK
Gerard Hanley (Galway United), GK
Lanre Oyebanjo (Histon), CB
Danny Kelly (Norwich City), CB/FW
Niall McArdle (Sunderland), CB
Gavin Gunning (Blackburn Rovers), CB/LB
Shane O'Connor (Liverpool), LB/LM
Jamie Devitt (Hull City), M
Conor Clifford (Chelsea), CM
Gearoid Morrissey (Blackburn Rovers), M
Damien McCrory (Plymouth Argyle), LM
Aaron Doran (Blackburn Rovers), LM/FW
Paul Murphy (Ipswich Town), M
Paddy Madden (Bohemians), ST
James Collins (Aston Villa), ST
Ian Daly (Manchester City), ST
Richie Towell, (Celtic), ST
Mark Connolly (Wolves) ST

Squad named for U-19 qualifying in Malta next week. Don't know too many in the squad. Best of luck to them.

[pineapple stu]

Malta and Liechtenstein? How'd we end up in a group like that?

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Top two from this group and 12 others plus two best 3rd place teams(28 in total), go into an elite qualifying phase (7 groups of 4).

The 7 winners and Ukraine(hosts) compete in Finals next summer.

[pateen]

Just two home based players. The FAI should really be aiming to turn this around in the future.

[eirebhoy]

Conor Henderson of Arsenal not in this age group?

[bwagner]

Conor Henderson of Arsenal not in this age group?

He got injured for the rest of the season 2 months back in a reserve match

[Junior]

or indeed McCarthy of Hamilton.............

[eirebhoy]

McCarthy's with the U12s now. Same goes for Scannell who's also eligible for this.

[Junior]

he really is a young startlet then!

[tetsujin1979]

from the rules and regulations - http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/384242.pdf -

Players are eligible to play in the 2007/08 UEFA U-19 European Championships if they were born on or after 1 January 1989

So McCarthy is certainly eligible, but I think the FAI have moved him into the U-21 pool of players.
Presumably Clifford is the captain?

Also John Rooney, James Wallace (who's sat on the bench for Everton a few times this season) and Donal McDermott are missing from the squad

[eirebhoy]

Players are eligible to play in the 2007/08 UEFA U-19 European Championships if they were born on or after 1 January 1989

Well then there's a lot more in the U21s eligible for this group. I was looking at 1990 players.

[DRDoc]

The Galway keeper - is this the lad "signed" from Salthill Devon, where there are matters regarding the transfer/deal being investigated?

[Torn-Ado]

McCarthy's with the U12s now. Same goes for Scannell who's also eligible for this.

They'll know all about it next year when they go up to U14s.

[richieos]

go on conor mate.. make us proud

[DmanDmythDledge]

Just two home based players. The FAI should really be aiming to turn this around in the future.

Why should they? The manager is their to pick the best players, whether they play in Ireland, Britain or wherever. If anything, the opposite has seemed to be the case in recent years with more home based players been in under age squads than there was in previous years.

The Galway keeper - is this the lad "signed" from Salthill Devon...

Yes, that's him.

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Danny Kelly (Norwich City), CB/FW

This lad looks interesting. Can play up front or at centre back.
Kelly treble fires City youngsters

Danny [COLOR=black]Kelly[/COLOR] a center back who Roeder and his staff think is going to be the next Chris Sutton playing up front when everyone else can see he is a center back

From a messageboard.
Thats the Gary Doherty effect.

[Dodge]

Why should they? The manager is their to pick the best players, whether they play in Ireland, Britain or wherever. If anything, the opposite has seemed to be the case in recent years with more home based players been in under age squads than there was in previous years

I think he meant in terms of developing players, rather than picking players based on where they play their football

Lanre Oyebanjo (Histon), CB

you don't get too many players from English non league playing for Ireland at any level...

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Battling Irish defeat Malta in UEFA Championship qualifier

Republic of Ireland 2-0 Malta The Republic of Ireland U19 side produced a professional performance in this morning's UEFA Championship qualifier against a resilient Malta side at the Centenary Stadium in Ta'Qali. Goals from Niall McArdle and Paul Murphy give the Irish a massive boost in their quest for qualification to the UEFA Championship finals in Ukraine next summer.

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Good win for the U19s. McCaffrey said beforehand that this game was probably the key to qualifying. We have to expect to defeat Liechtenstein, leaving a game for top spot against the French.

[tetsujin1979]

I was following this on livescores.net, was 0-0 until about the 70th minute (got called into a meeting and missed the end of the game)

[eirebhoy]

Excellent news. That should be qualification sorted anyway.