Irish squad announced

[pete]

Shay Given (Newcastle United), Dean Kiely (Charlton Athletic), Nicky Colgan (Hibernian), Ian Harte (Leeds United), Richard Dunne (Manchester City), Gary Breen (West Ham United), Andy O'Brien (Newcastle United), Gary Kelly (Leeds United), Kenny Cunningham (Birmingham City), Steve Finnan (Fulham), Stephen Carr (Tottenham Hotspur), Jason McAteer (Sunderland), Mattie Holland (Ipswich Town), Kevin Kilbane (Sunderland), Steven Reid (Millwall), Colin Healy (Celtic), Mark Kinsella (Charlton Athletic), Lee Carlsey (Everton), Rory Delap (Southampton), Robbie Keane (Leeds United), Clinton Morrison (Birmingham City), Damien Duff (Blackburn Rovers), Stephen McPhail (Leeds United), Richard Sadlier (Millwall), Gary Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur).

A strange looking squad with 5 centre backs, 3 right backs & 3 right midfielders.

On the other hand only 1 left back & one left winger (assuming Duff players up front + Mcphail more a centre midfielder?). I know a couple of right sided players can also play on the left but Mick could really do with finding some left footers for these friendlies.

p.s. Harte could do with some competition from a left footed fullback.

[brine2]

So Richard Dunne gets the nod ahead of John O'Shea. Again. Unbelievable.

I thought Steve Finnan was unjured??

[patsh]

And where is Phil Babb? Now that he is back from the wild unknown planet where Portugal is situated and back in the hub of the universe in Sunderland, does'nt Babbsy fulfill "Row Z's" criteria of playing in the only league that exists?....
The f*cking gobdaw McCarthy got away with again, so full steam ahead in his own ignorant way.....

[gustavo]

maybe if sunderland got relagated he would have a chance