Callum O Dowda

pre Madonna wrote: I know nothing about EPL clubs after him but his move to Derby fell through in January and I know Celtic were watching him. I am sure a quick google of his name and both clubs should show something up.

Ok, but even if Cambuur were a worse team than Oxford (I don'tbelieve for a second they are btw), surely you have to take into account the quality of opposition they're playing against each week and not just the quality of their own team? I mean Ajax, PSV,Feyenoord, Twente, Alkmaar etc. are significantly better than any team O'Dowda will have encountered in L2. Anyway, for what it's worth I would have picked both O'Dowda and Byrne for this squad, I'd have picked a whole raft of fringe players in fact as I think it's a great opportunity to do so in a relatively low pressure environment.

Agreed, he played some decent sides, which is why a loan move to the Netherlands was good for him. Was far better to go there then a club of similar stature elsewhere; better at Cambuur than Kilmarnock or Accrington. I really want Byrne to do well, I am sure everyone on here does, I hope he gets a decent move next season. We need him to breakthrough next year. He is 20 now so next year is vital for him.

pinkfloyd2016 wrote: Charlo wrote: SByrne24 wrote: No, O'Dowda is in my opinion. Dele Ali was playing league 1 last season and Vardy was on a building site not that long ago, he'll not be in league 2 next season. Having watched him for the U21s he has looked a cut above others in the squad and there are bigger clubs watching him. He has great pace and control on the run. Doubt he'd make the squad for the Euros but being included and probably be given a cap which will do no harm to his own prospects for a potential move. Where is the evidence that there is bigger clubs watching him. There is more to the game than pace and control on the run.

zizu Kilbane wrote: People are totally getting their knickers in a twist here for the wrong reason. It's great that MON is looking to get young lads involved with the senior team early. O'Dowda won't be near the final 23. But he's probably been the standout u-21 player over the last year, including Byrne. He will move up the leagues and become a senior international for us. There is absolutely an argument to me that Byrne should be their too, not instead, of O'Dowda.

+1 nail on the head!

DeclanDaly wrote: O'Neill is simply bringing the best of the under 21s up to train with the first team. He did it with Byrne and Browne, now he's doing it with O'Dowda. I don't know what people are sh*tting the bed about.

DeclanDaly wrote: O'Neill is simply bringing the best of the under 21s up to train with the first team. He did it with Byrne and Browne, now he's doing it with O'Dowda. I don't know what people are sh*tting the bed about.

That is fine in so far as it goes, but I would argue that this is not the training squad to do it in.

Andy_Eire wrote: League of Ireland isn't a better standard of football than League 2

But it is. There are some relatively big clubs down there in terms of Pompey, Plymouth and Bristol Rovers but I find it very hard to believe Dundalk, Rovers and Cork wouldn't be more than competitive against Newport, Crawley, York, Mansfield, Dagenham and the likes.

Is there ever not a LOI-angle to your posts RTID? It's hilariously desperate and repetive.

Who is there is the LOI under the age of 22 that has displayed more potential than O'Dowda? The answer is that there isn't anyone, hence why none of them were in contention for a call-up