It's an emotional rollercoaster for us when we see a player refuse a call up 

Yeah I wouldn’t say it concerns me more so it is what it is. If Odubeko wants to play for Nigeria good luck to him if it’s England then he has very little sense of loyalty to the country he grew up in and even worse arguably his native country. 

Again there could be nothing in either. What’s more so annoying me is that he’s been confirmed as in the squad Crawford has done a press conference crowing about how he can’t wait to play it just looks bad from that perspective it’s making an arse of Crawford as well. 

The lad himself the club or Crawford/FAI really should have had this clear from the get go. 

Also if you don’t want to play then say it. People say it’s “the modern player” but it’s more so the modern human being weak he doesn’t even have the balls to say it straight so hides behind excuses. Cant have your cake and eat it too. 

Re: Odubeko.

JJ Kayode is in the squad despite suffering a serious injury recently for Carlisle and not playing since. Mipo Odubeko literally played a match after he was was withdrawn from the squad. It clearly has nothing to do with any injury.

I doubt that West Ham have refused to release him or exerted undue influence on him either. If that was the case, nobody would turn up for these games. Some people have just gotten it in their heads that West Ham have a structural bias against Ireland and don't want dual-eligible players representing us because of the Declan Rice situation, when Conor Coventry alone proves that isn't the case.

Clubs cannot blackmail players into not representing their country. At worst, they can advise against it if there's a genuine injury (which there isn't).

All the times lads like Anthony Stokes and Keith Treacy (who believe it or not, were as highly rated as Odubeko one time) went on Intl duty for us as youngsters, do you not think their clubs would've preferred they stay in Britain rather than go on the lash in Dublin?

Sometimes the simplest explanation is the likeliest explanation.

Our goalkeeper situation looks better,  kelleher, bazunu and Travers are the three looking for the number 1 shirt. I'd say kelleher is currently in the lead but Bazunu has had a fantastic debut. Travers will come good too

Looking good for keepers for ten years.

Defenders - Dara oshea has also been good for ireland, I suspect him and Nathan Collins could form a technically excellent partnership.

Midfielders - molumby did more than he got credit for against Serbia, not afraid to break up the play in midfield and could have probably been used in the Lux game.