Next LoI player to play for Ireland?

**sean** · 13/06/2005, 12:20 AM

who will be the next league of ireland player to play for ireland? does anyone think crow will get picked again? i say he will get a cap

**tetsujin1979** · 13/06/2005, 9:04 AM

I would have said Doyle, but Kearney has a definite chance. What about JP Kelly? Scored twice at the weekend.

**eirebhoy** · 13/06/2005, 9:13 AM

Aye, Kelly seems most likely.

**stojkovic** · 13/06/2005, 9:14 AM

Excluding friendlies and mickey mouse tournaments, who was the last LOI player to play a competitive match for Ireland.

I can only think of Pearse O'Leary. Was there anyone since ?

**Junior** · 13/06/2005, 9:29 AM

Originally Posted by stojkovic

Excluding friendlies and mickey mouse tournaments, who was the last LOI player to play a competitive match for Ireland.

I can only think of Pearse O'Leary. Was there anyone since ?

Was Pearse O'Leary playing in the EL when selected or for Celtic?

**Peadar** · 13/06/2005, 9:50 AM

Originally Posted by tetsujin1979

What about JP Kelly?

Can't see him lasting too long in the eL on current form.
At the moment he doesn't have nearly enough experience for senior international football.

**jorge** · 13/06/2005, 9:56 AM

There wont be another LOI player playing for a while unless Kerr loses this must win frendlies.and crowe will NEVER get another cap.

**Slash/ED** · 13/06/2005, 10:51 AM

Owen Heary should already have 10 caps minimum. Hoolahan or Kearney could also get a call up, but Heary and O'Callaghan are the most deserving. O'Callaghan has really come on this season as a central mid fielder.

**Éanna** · 13/06/2005, 10:59 AM

Heary would probably be next I'd say. George O'Callaghan would have to be in with a shout too. I'd imagine Doyler will be in the squad soon, now that he's gone to england

**stojkovic** · 13/06/2005, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by Junior

Was Pearse O'Leary playing in the EL when selected or for Celtic?

I checked this out, its fcuking hard to find match statistics (apart from score) for Ireland. Pierce O'Leary was with Rovers when he played v N Ireland in Belfast in 1979 (0-1) in a Euro80 qualifier.

Anyone think of anyone else that played a competitive match since

Pat Byrne, Eccles, Barry Murphy, Liam O'Brien were all friendlies werent they ?

**Risteard** · 13/06/2005, 11:24 AM

Thought Liam O'Brien was after getting a good few caps.

Originally Posted by stojkovic

Excluding friendlies and mickey mouse tournaments, who was the last LOI player to play a competitive match for Ireland.

I can only think of Pearse O'Leary. Was there anyone since ?

Stephen Gheoghan?

**Eirambler** · 13/06/2005, 11:47 AM

Geoghegan got a call up against Macedonia or someone. Pretty sure he wasn't capped though.

**Poor Student** · 13/06/2005, 11:51 AM

It's not going to happen for the remainder of this campaign for sure. Also if we qualify for the WC we won't experiment wth any eL players in friendlies after the qualification campaign. Also it's likely the player would be young. I don't know. I'll hazard a guess at JP Kelly assuming he continues to prefer to ply his trade domestically for the next few years.

**jorge** · 13/06/2005, 12:31 PM

It will also depend on how good EL teams do in Europe,if a couple of players stand out.

**pineapple stu** · 13/06/2005, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by Eirambler

Geoghegan got a call up against Macedonia or someone. Pretty sure he wasn't capped though.

Macedonia and Holland (1-0 friendly win in '94.) Don't think he even made the bench either time.

**superfrank** · 13/06/2005, 12:40 PM

They (the FAI) should introduce a ruling where the national manager must select at least three players for the 25-man squad. It would help raise the profile of the eircom League to the muppets that ignore it and it would, obviously increase the chance of an eircom League player playing for the national team.

**pineapple stu** · 13/06/2005, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

They (the FAI) should introduce a ruling where the national manager must select at least three players for the 25-man squad.

Nonsense.

a) It would devalue the league's standing in the eye of the barstooler - x is only in the squad because he's an eL player. Currently, if Crowe/Byrne/Hoolahan get in the squad, it's on merit.
b) The manager has to pick his best squad, and if he has to babysit some eL players, our form is going to suffer.
c) If any other national association interfered in the running of the national team like that (or a club, for that matter), the manager would (and has) instantly resign. You can't go undermining the manager and the squad like that.

**pete** · 13/06/2005, 1:04 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

They (the FAI) should introduce a ruling where the national manager must select at least three players for the 25-man squad.

Totally crap idea. Has no value whatsoever. eL players ned to get in squad on merit otherwise no point.

**superfrank** · 13/06/2005, 1:10 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

a) It would devalue the league's standing in the eye of the barstooler - x is only in the squad because he's an eL player. Currently, if Crowe/Byrne/Hoolahan get in the squad, it's on merit.

Originally Posted by pete

Totally crap idea. Has no value whatsoever. eL players ned to get in squad on merit otherwise no point.

Maybe so, but them being in the squad, training with players in bigger leagues and maybe even playing a few minutes of international football would surely help them improve.

**tiktok** · 13/06/2005, 1:13 PM

Originally Posted by superfrank

Maybe so, but them being in the squad, training with players in bigger leagues and maybe even playing a few minutes of international football would surely help them improve.

it would help the same three players (out of 22 squads) improve.
if an EL player is to make it, it has to be on merit, the league gets a bad enough press as it is without charity caps being awarded