Will Smallbone set to miss Ireland’s Nations League games against Finland and Greece
Josh Cullen will be recalled after starting three matches in the Burnley midfield since missing the September internationals
Will Smallbone
Malachy Clerkin: Boos for man of the match sum up perfectly those silly Irish soccer fictions
Making players stand in for a bit of crystal after they’ve been on the end of a chasing just to satisfy a sponsor is right on the nose for the state in which we find ourselves
Irish in the Premier League: Midfielders hard to come by as many players fight for starting places
Sammie Szmodics and Jake O’Brien among the new Irish players to arrive in the league
Will Smallbone relishes growing role for club and country
Midfielder now wants to finish successful season with a win in Portugal
Will Smallbone backs Ireland under-21s to put it up to group heavyweights
Jim Crawford’s side face Italy on Friday night in Tallaght ahead of home tie with Sweden
Irish involvement likely to be sparse in new Premier League season
Realistically only four players at three clubs can expect first team football this season
Stephen Kenny’s first squad points at evolution not revolution
Troy Parrott gets the nod ahead of Michael Obafemi as cover for David McGoldrick
Stephen Kenny says it’s ‘all in the balance’ for his first squad
Ireland under-21 boss runs rule over local players in friendly ahead of opening qualifier
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