Aye, in part-time leagues and the English Division 4. Most NI regulars play a couple of divisions higher than that.
Fair point- I meant to say 'team' rather than 'squad' above.2) If you look a recent squads, getting your game regularly in the first team doesn't seem anywhere near a prerequisite
NI first team during recent qualifiers
G Taylor (Birmingham- Prem reserve- no other keepers playing regularly in top English divisions or equivalent)
D McAuley (Ipswich- C'ship regular)
D Hughes (Fulham- Prem regular)
D Evans (ManU-Prem regular)
D McCartney (Sunderland-Prem regular)
M Baird (Fulham- Prem regular)
M Clingan (Coventry- C'ship regular)
M Davis (Rangers- SPL regular)
M Johnson (Birmingham- Prem reserve)
M McCann (Scunthorpe- C'ship regular)
F Healy (Sunderland youth team?- still living off 35 international goals)
Also played at least three games: D Craigan (Motherwell- SPL regular), M Brunt (West Brom- C'ship regular), M Gillespie (Sheff Utd- C'ship regular), F Paterson (Burnley-C'ship regular), F Lafferty (Rangers- SPL regular), F Feeney (Dundee United- SPL regular)
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