Sammie Szmodics

Yes he blows hot and cold in the Championship but so are most of the current ROI squad playing in the Championship/SPL/League One.

Personally I think call up as many as possible in an extended squad to have a look at them for the upcoming campaign, especially in central /attacking midfield areas as well as RWB. It is a good in-depth squad that will get you qualified to tournaments as it is rare to have your first starting eleven team available, mostly due to injuries, not playing for their clubs or suspensions. Plus you never know which new or fringe player will hit a good vein of form or move up a level within the next year during the campaign.

I know Kenny said he might not do too much experimentation in this window but that was before he knew he had another friendly match opportunity in the first match day of the qualifying campaign due to not having a competitive match then.

Also there are a few injuries in the squad coming into this window with Knight, Parrott, Ogbene, Omobamidele, Idah still out. Potentially another one or two injuries, knowing our luck with them, between now and the November friendlies. Kenny might be forced to call up more new or fringe players than he expected.