League squad to face Man U

**Dodge** · 23/07/2010, 12:21 PM

Gary Rogers: St Pats,
Gerard Doherty: Derry City,

Brian Shelley: Bohemians,
Ger O'Brien: Sporting Fingal.
Ken Oman: Bohemians,
Gavin Peers: Sligo Rovers.
Conor Powell: Bohemians.
Conor Kenna: St Pats.

Paul Keegan: Bohemians.
Shaun Williams: Sporting Fingal.
Alan Kirby: Sporting Fingal.
Joseph Ndo: Sligo Rovers.
Richie Ryan: Sligo Rovers.
Stephen O'Donnell: Galway United.
Killian Brennan:Bohemians

Paddy Madden: Bohemians.
Karl Sheppard: Galway United.
Ryan Guy: St Pats.

**De Town** · 23/07/2010, 12:25 PM

No Padraig Amond?

**Dodge** · 23/07/2010, 12:27 PM

Apparently not. Good spot. Was trying to think of someone really obvious but missed Amond

BTW that team is from the MNS twitter

**Duggie** · 23/07/2010, 12:30 PM

only 3 strikers? guy isnt even one. is that final, as said no amond?

**De Town** · 23/07/2010, 12:31 PM

There's probably other obvious ommissions but he was the one that came to mind first for me. Only the top scorer in the league by 5 or 6 goals. Shepherd hasn't scored in months as well. Happy to see Kirbs got the call.

**Dodge** · 23/07/2010, 12:33 PM

Amond is on the stand by list. Trying to get the rest of them but Patrick McEleheny is another on it

**Louth4sam** · 23/07/2010, 12:37 PM

Absolutely delighted with that. No Dundalk players picked for this.

**Dodge** · 23/07/2010, 12:42 PM

Full Standy by list
Peter cherrie: Dundalk.
Alan Keane: Sligo Rovers.
Patrick McEleheny: Derry City.
Dave Mulcahy: St Pats.
Ciaran Kilduff: UCD.
Padraig Amond: Sligo Rovers.
Fahrudin Kudozovic: Dundalk

**osarusan** · 23/07/2010, 1:00 PM

Have all of these players (and their clubs) been contacted about playing in the game?

If I remember correctly, when the friendly was initially announced, it was the first that any LOI clubs had heard about their players being selected for the game.

**Rasputin** · 23/07/2010, 1:03 PM

How is Cherrie not in the first squad?
And Sheppard being picked ahead of Podge, a bit odd.
Not to mention how Keane got on the stand by list.

**Duggie** · 23/07/2010, 1:04 PM

no neale fenn on either list???????

**seand** · 23/07/2010, 1:13 PM

Seems strange not to spread it around a bit more, but I'm not complaining. Five from Sligo/Galway but none from UCD/Dundalk/Drog/Bray. And no Amond, but Guy up front!!

Can we play our League Cup semi that week now, as originally planned, or would Monaghan v Dundalk on the Monday take too much media attention away from ManYoo reserves?

**poster** · 23/07/2010, 1:30 PM

Great to see Richie, Joey, Amond, Peersy in there, not sure why Keane is there. Would rather if they weren't there though really.

**Dodge** · 23/07/2010, 1:33 PM

Originally Posted by Rasputin

How is Cherrie not in the first squad?

I was thinking it was his injury but then he's on the stand by list so maybe thats not right. Apparently rico is talking about Brennan on the left and Guy/Ndo on the right, which suggests he's playing 4-5-1 (as he only has 2 other forward)

Fenn isn't on the list as he's absolutely muck. he can't even geta game for Dundalk at the minute

Squad is decent enough in fairness. Rovers would've had a few in there but Amond is the only strange omission (thats not to say that they'd be the 18 I'd pick but overall its ok)

**DeNiro** · 23/07/2010, 1:52 PM

Is there much point to having Alan Kirby, Joey Ndo and Ryan Guy in the squad? This game should be used to develop young players, like Kilduff, Amond, etc. No Ronan Finn or McAllister in it either. If Doherty at Derry is that good, why isn't he playing Premier? Seems a really bizarre squad.

**Dodge** · 23/07/2010, 1:53 PM

Develop them for what? its a one off friendly.

**DeNiro** · 23/07/2010, 1:54 PM

Experience of playing against better players. Some of them will still be U23 at when the next international challenge trophy is played. The showing against England in the RSC was appalling. God only knows what will happen in Estonia. If Doolin and Richardson put their heads together this game could have had a wider purpose.