Rep. of Ireland 23 man Squad... (30)

DUBLINGUY1973: I think its a decent squad although I think we might miss McCarthy but obviously family comes first and I wish his father a speedy recovery. I'm delighted that McClean was included because I think he gives us more options in midfield. As for Stephen Ireland, personally I wouldn't call him scum but I'm glad he was left out. He looked like a good player at City but he he has never really looked the same player since. I have sympathy for him and his girlfriend losing the baby and I wouldn't hold the fact that he lied about it against him. It was obviously a traumatic time and i think its unfair to judge someone on the basis of that unless you have been in that situation. Having said that, i think he has been running hot and cold ever since then in terms of his form and not only that but also the fact that he seems to change his mind a lot regarding whether he wants to come back into the Ireland set up or not. He even did a few interviews with various newspapers over the last few years slagging off the Ireland set-up and the irish people so that didn't exactly ingratiate himself to the fans. If he actually does want to come back in the future, he needs to keep his head down, his mouth shut and let his football do the talking. For me, he would probably be good enough to get back into the Ireland squad but he has a long way to go before he proves he would actually make the starting line up.

scriobhneoir: Best of luck to James McCarthy's father in his battle with cancer. Her and James are in my thoughts.

inbox: its not if he wants to ,, he should be playing even be the captain,,,But he only using ireland to futher himself ,,,no respect for country ...none,, so no we dont need his kind at all

DUBLINGUY1973: He is talented but as Vinny said, he may cause unrest within the camp. The last thing we need is someone who may be a disruptive influence. He hasn't shown his commitment towards the Ireland team (quite the opposite in fact) and until he does, Trapp can't even consider him.

DUBLINGUY1973: A bit odd? Thats like saying he's kinda going bald The guy was as mad as Balotelli is. I do think you can handle guys that are a bit eccentric as long as they do the right things on the pitch but only if it doesn't impact on the team adversely. I still think he has a bit to prove in that regard.