2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship

**DannyInvincible** · 05/07/2011, 3:23 PM

Ireland manager, Paul Doolin, has named his 18-man squad to compete with Greece, the Czechs and the Romanian hosts in the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship group stages that begin on the 20th of July: http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2011/...relandu19.html

Matt Doherty - Wolves
Samir Carruthers - Aston Villa
John Egan - Sunderland
Kane Ferdinand - Southend United
Anthony Forde - Wolves
Jeff Hendrick - Derby County
Kevin Knight - N/A
Aaron McCarey - Wolves
Sean McDermott - Arsenal
Conor Murphy - Bray Wanderers
Sean Murray - Watford
John O' Sullivan - Blackburn Rovers
Anthony O'Connor - Blackburn Rovers
Joe Shaughnessy - Aberdeen
Connor Smith - Watford
Declan Walker - Wrexham
Eoin Wearen - West Ham United
Derrick Williams - Aston Villa

**Predator** · 05/07/2011, 3:27 PM

Very different to the original qualifying squad. Let's hope they have a good tournament!

**SwanVsDalton** · 05/07/2011, 3:29 PM

*lazy request* Anyone able to post up the original qualifying squad for a compare and contrast? *lazy request*

**Predator** · 05/07/2011, 3:32 PM

Original Qualifying Squad

Sean Mc Dermott (Arsenal)
Aaron McCarey (Wolves)
Declan Walker (Wrexham)
John Egan (Sunderland)
Anthony O'Connor (Blackburn Rovers)
Sean McGinty (Manchester United)
Mark O'Brien (Derby County)
Shane Duffy (Everton)
Carl McHugh (Reading)
Daryl Horgan (Salthill Devon)
Shane Byrne (Leicester City)
Stephen McDonnell (Dundalk)
Jeff Hendrick (Derby County)
Liam Irwin (Bolton Wanderers)
Craig Walsh (Longford Town)
Patrick McEleney (Derry City)
Robbie Brady (Manchester United)
Michael Rafter (Colchester United)

**SwanVsDalton** · 05/07/2011, 3:45 PM

Any ideas for all the changes? Simply too old? Though don't the age rules allow players to play a whole campaign ie qualifying and finals? Sorry I'm still too lazy to find out any of this for myself...

**IsMiseSean** · 05/07/2011, 3:49 PM

Anyone know the reason why the two Man Utd boys and Shane Duffy are left out?

**Closed Account** · 05/07/2011, 4:01 PM

Originally Posted by SwanVsDalton

Any ideas for all the changes? Simply too old? Though don't the age rules allow players to play a whole campaign ie qualifying and finals? Sorry I'm still too lazy to find out any of this for myself...

That was my understanding too. He used quite a few players since he took over 10 months ago. Here's who missed the cut.

Anton Rodgers - Chelsea
Carl McHugh - Reading
Ciaran Gallagher - Finn Harps
Craig Walsh - Longford Town
Daniel Devine - Aston Villa
Daryl Horgan - Salthill Devon
Eoghan Osbourne (Drogheda United)
Ethan Mannion - West Bromwich Albion
Gary Shaw - Bray Wanderers
Graham Burke (Aston Villa)
Liam Irwin - Bolton Wanderers
Mark O'Brien - Derby County
Matty Harriott - Sheffield United
Michael Harriman - Queen's Park Rangers
Michael Rafter - Unattached
Neil Byrne (Notts Forest)
Patrick McEleney - Derry City
Robbie Brady - Manchester United
Roberto Lopez (Bohemians)
Ryan Connolly - Derby County.
Sean McGinty - Manchester United
Selcuk Tidim FC - FC St. Pauli
Shane Byrne - Leicester City
Shane Duffy - Everton
Stephen Folan - Newcastle United
Stephen McDonnell - Dundalk

**TrapAPony** · 05/07/2011, 4:04 PM

Wouldn't recent recruit Daniel Devine of Preston be underage for this too?

**CraftyToePoke** · 05/07/2011, 4:05 PM

Originally Posted by joe_denilson

Michael Rafter - Unattached

Has Rafter left Waterford so? I think he signed there after leaving Colchester.

**Closed Account** · 05/07/2011, 4:13 PM

Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke

Has Rafter left Waterford so? I think he signed there after leaving Colchester.

No he could still be at waterford, that list is where they were at the time of the squad announcements if you follow.

**cornflakes** · 05/07/2011, 4:24 PM

Rafter has left Waterford

**tetsujin1979** · 05/07/2011, 4:28 PM

Originally Posted by JGKyne

Anyone know the reason why the two Man Utd boys and Shane Duffy are left out?

According to his twitter feed, Duffy is in preseason training with Everton in Austria

**CraftyToePoke** · 05/07/2011, 4:28 PM

Originally Posted by cornflakes

Rafter has left Waterford

Was the same story at Colchester, requested his contract be terminated - http://www.greenun24.co.uk/colcheste...eland_1_652469

Looks like the guy just didnt want it.

**cornflakes** · 05/07/2011, 4:38 PM

Hope he doesn't regret it

**Predator** · 05/07/2011, 6:43 PM

Originally Posted by JGKyne

Anyone know the reason why the two Man Utd boys and Shane Duffy are left out?

McGinty and Brady pulled out of the last squad to play for the United academy. I suspect this is their punishment. Duffy's exclusion could possibly be down to a disagreement.

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

According to his twitter feed, Duffy is in preseason training with Everton in Austria

Big season for him this year. All going well, he'll be in Noel King's next U21 side or better.

**greendeiseboy** · 05/07/2011, 9:25 PM

[QUOTE=Predator;1505164]McGinty and Brady pulled out of the last squad to play for the United academy. I suspect this is their punishment. Duffy's exclusion could possibly be down to a disagreement.

McGinty was being touted by England early on. Hope this dosent come back to haunt Doolin because if he left him out of the biggest tournament of his career so far for the petty reasons above we might live to regret it.

**liamoo11** · 05/07/2011, 10:37 PM

Best of luck to all involved. Ridiculous that brady, mcginty and duffy are not included. As usual doolin is treating the irish set up as his own personal club side just cause you dont get on with players you still need to pick the best footballers. How is McEleney not involved he has been excellent for Derry. Potentially we could lose McGinty, Duffy and MCEleney to other nations.

**DannyInvincible** · 05/07/2011, 11:01 PM

Even if he wanted to - and I can't envisage that he does - Duffy cannot switch back to the IFA as he has appeared for both associations in competitive fixtures.

**ifk101** · 06/07/2011, 8:12 AM

United prospect Brady snubs Ireland's U-19 Euro's bid

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...d-2813648.html

"Robert was called into the last squad and I could answer your question (about why he isn't in the squad) if I spoke to him. I tried to get in touch with him, but haven't been able to speak to him," Doolin said.

"I don't even know why. I couldn't even tell you. I tried to speak to him, I tried so many times before we went. The way it was, forget about it, we went to Poland and it was fantastic."

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Another high-profile name who won't be involved is U-21 international Shane Duffy.

The Everton player has been involved in senior squads in the past and is highly rated by Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni, but Doolin has other ideas about the centre-half and has not selected him.

"I spoke to Shane after the first phase after we went to Croatia that I was looking at other players to see who was available," he explained.

"It's probably the manager's choice, some managers wouldn't pick what I picked, the results have shown that it was the right squad. I only want players who want to play."

**ifk101** · 06/07/2011, 8:24 AM

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...d-2813648.html

Brady captained the side in Bulgaria and was, says Doolin, initially called into the squad for the elite-phase tournament in Poland but repeated efforts to contact the midfielder came to nothing according to the manager who decided at that point to move on.

Duffy and Doolin, meanwhile, are rumoured to have had a falling out around the time of two friendly matches against Croatia in February while McGinty may be paying for staying with United for the FA Youth Cup final, possibly under considerable pressure from his club, when the Irish squad were heading to Poland.

Doolin was careful, indeed, to acknowledge there might have been mitigating factors in relation to one or more of the players, but he concluded he wants players “who want to play”, and pointed to the team’s rather remarkable record – they have lost one of 10 games, all abroad, since he took over, scoring 17 and conceding just five goals along the way – as evidence that those who have come in are well worth their places.