Republic of Ireland under-21 team (v. Poland, April 27th, 2004 - 4-3-3): Henderson (Aston Villa - on loan to Wycombe Wanderers) - Kelly (Spurs, capt.), McCarthy (Manchester City), Fitzgerald (Blackburn Rovers), Capper (Scarborough) - Potter (Liverpool), Whelan (Manchester City), Thornton (Sunderland) - Flood (Manchester City), Elliott (Manchester City), Doyle (Cork City). Kickoff is at 3:30 Irish Time, 12:00NST. I think that's a pretty good side.
Match is underway, but RTE aren't posting the score. We'll assume it's 0-0 for the moment. As soon as I know anything, I'll post it here.
definitely! quality right through the side. i can see at least five talented enough to make the step up to full internationals
You could well be right there. It's another impressive batch of underage players coming through. There must be a great confidence in that side now after such a good recent run, certainly coming back from 2 down in Poland would indicate that. No matter what you think of the manager, and to be honest I wouldn't be his biggest supporter, you can't help but be impressed by the U-21's results of late. It's just a pity they had a poor start to the Euro qualifiers.