Team for Ireland v Turkey

[pete]

Remaining Squad:

Colgan (Stockport County), Murphy (West Bromwich Albion)

Breen (Sunderland), Carr (Tottenham Hotspur), Dunne (Manchester City), Finnan (Liverpool), Harte (Leeds United), O'Brien (Newcastle United),

Healy (Sunderland), Holland (Charlton Athletic), Kilbane (Sunderland), Kinsella (Aston Villa), McPhail (Nottingham Forest), Quinn (Sheffield Wednesday), Reid (Blackburn Rovers), Duff (Chelsea),

Morrison (Birmingham City), Connolly (West Ham United), Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur), Crowe (Bohemians).

Brian Kerr has confirmed that Steve Finnan, Ian Harte, Mark Kinsella, Nick Colgan and Gary Doherty will all start the friendly against Turkey on Tuesday at Lansdowne Road (Kick off 7:30).

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Predicted team:

------------- Colgan ------------------
Finnan, Breen, O'Brien, Harte
Reid, Kinsella, Healy, McPhail/Quinn
------ Doherty, Morrison -----------

[Seanie]

I would like to see Kilbane starting in the middle of the park where he spent much of his time at Sunderland. This will free up the left-wing for the "best in the business". It makes sense - Kilbane got the man of the match award, yet as a winger did not supply a cross of note.