Craig Walsh

**Martinho II** · 21/09/2010, 8:07 PM

Originally Posted by howsyourtouch

fair play for getting called up to the under 19's! great achievement and congratulations

on a side note, how the hell does someone not playing more than 10 mins a week get into a national side!?

maybe its because he was in the under19 squad before he joined us..

**howsyourtouch** · 21/09/2010, 11:32 PM

thats fair enough point, its a good achievement just wondering thats all. michael lee would have been good enough for under 19 international 2 years ago, wonder why these players never get the recognition they deserve.

**the 12 th man** · 22/09/2010, 9:24 AM

Originally Posted by howsyourtouch

fair play for getting called up to the under 19's! great achievement and congratulations

on a side note, how the hell does someone not playing more than 10 mins a week get into a national side!?

He could be playing under 20's or A Championship or both for his Club while he's trying to break into the first team.
He was doing that at Rovers .

**howsyourtouch** · 22/09/2010, 1:26 PM

he is doing neither of the above, one longford dont have an A championship side, and two the first team management in all their wisdom wont release any of the players from the 1st team squad who are underage for the 20's to play,god forbid they actually got a run out of 90minutes of football!

**the 12 th man** · 22/09/2010, 1:43 PM

Originally Posted by howsyourtouch

he is doing neither of the above, one longford dont have an A championship side, and two the first team management in all their wisdom wont release any of the players from the 1st team squad who are underage for the 20's to play,god forbid they actually got a run out of 90minutes of football!

Pity,though I was just answering your original question of how he got into the Irish team.

**howsyourtouch** · 22/09/2010, 7:39 PM

ah yeah i know that!you would think it was the case but unfortunately not!

**Tallanted** · 23/09/2010, 10:17 AM

He was called into the u19 squad the same week or the week after he signed on loan for us (cant remember the exact week), he played two warm up friendlies for them against Ukraine in Morton Stadium and Frank Cook Park a few weeks ago and put in two great performances for them thus earning his place in the u19 squad.

**howsyourtouch** · 23/09/2010, 12:48 PM

thats fair enough, just wanted it explained how someone not playing regular football could get picked for a national side! if this case make some sense