Players eligible for Ireland

The O'Shea wrote: Nathan Redmond called up by England.

Think that ship sailed soon as Southgate took over fully

I think there's little chance of Ronan and especially Cullen switching allegiance. Both seen dedicated to the cause but there'd be no harm in calling them up in the next year, possibly for the Mexico game.

Mr. Snrub wrote: I think there's little chance of Ronan and especially Cullen switching allegiance. Both seen dedicated to the cause but there'd be no harm in calling them up in the next year, possibly for the Mexico game.

Given that we're probably going to be without our first choice right-back for the rest of the campaign, I wonder will O'Neill take the opportunity to recruit some extra cover? Beyond Christie, Luke Chambers is the only guy we have playing regularly at right-back in the top 2 divisions of English footbal (31 years old, naturally a centre-back), so we're very light on options. Doherty could also do a job, but he looks much better at left-back. The obvious option in terms of recruitment is Naughton, but there's surely a few others too who could provide us with cover while Coleman is out.

I'm well aware Doherty is right-footed, that's why I said he could do a job for us there... The reality is however that he was having a fairly undistinguished career until he moved to left-back, which is where he has excelled. Ideally that's what we should be viewing him as. We're at a stage now where an injury to Christie or Meyler would really leave us in the sh*t, I think we could do with another natural right-back to mitigate that.

I think Naughton just got called up for an England B squad. Either way, Doherty is the ideal cover

Roberto Baggio wrote: No chance of MON seeking out and recruiting a new right back for the remainder of the campaign Naughton no better than what we have anyway

I agree

Options there for him, Christie, Doherty, Meyler even Hayes can play right back if badly needed


Edited by lassassinblanc - 27 Mar 2017 at 1:44pm

pre Madonna wrote: Roberto Baggio wrote: No chance of MON seeking out and recruiting a new right back for the remainder of the campaign Naughton no better than what we have anyway I think he would be a pretty big step up! As O'Shea said, we have one out and out right back and Naughton is clearly much better than him. I think the ship has sailed. Doherty certainly seems to have improved since switching sides but is surely still capable at right-back and worth a look.

You really aren't a fan of Christie are you

The O'Shea wrote: lassassinblanc wrote: Roberto Baggio wrote: No chance of MON seeking out and recruiting a new right back for the remainder of the campaign Naughton no better than what we have anyway I agree Options there for him, Christie, Doherty, Meyler even Hayes can play right back if badly needed Hayes is a left-footed winger, no chance in hell can we afford to be playing him at right-back. Christie is our only natural-right back playing in that position for his club at the moment, that is a pretty dire situation.

Why I said if badly needed.

Who played right back for U21's against Kosovo?