Some familar, many not. Gary Breen looking for a new club again. No WC for him to showcase his stuff for the likes of Inter Milan! * denotes has at least one Irish senior cap, though this may not be all of them. G Breen* (West Ham), C Byrne, S Capper, K Graydon (Sunderland), T Scully (Cambridge), J McGrath (Aston Villa), D Savage* (Oxford), K Foy (Doncaster), T Heary (Huddersfield), D Foley* (Watford), G Kelly(*?) (Sheffield Utd), G Ward, K Coleman (Wolves), J Hendrick (Newcastle), B Murphy, S Paisley (Man City), G Ward (Walsall), K O'Halloran (Swindon), K Nugent (Swansea), M McKeever (Bristol Rvs), M Rowlands (Brentford), P McCarthy (Wycombe Wds), S Deeney (Notts Co), S Fitzgerald (Colchester), S McClare (Port Vale), K O'Halloran (Swindon).
he did! i think capper still has a chance to make it. he was released 'cause of sunderland's crippling debt - i know that the supporters wanted to keep him. savage, foy, foley, rowlands - weren't the touted as the 'next big thing' at one stage or another. of the complete list of released players (530+) from the premier league, the reckon that up to 1/3rd will not be able to find another club.
Well known fact, Gary Breen produces his best form for Ireland when unemployed, this can only be a good thing. Either way, he's said something about how he wants to work with McCarthy again, I can see him going to Sunderland.