Round Up for week of Tuesday, 31st October 2023

Tuesday, 31st October 2023

League 1

Derby County 4-0 Northampton Town

Conor Hourihane assisted a goal for the first time in ten weeks

Wigan 2-3 Charlton Athletic

Babajide Adeeko was booked for the fifth time this season

Wycombe Wanderers 0-0 Cambridge United

Killian Phillips made his tenth start for Wycombe Wanderers

League 2

Barrow 1-0 Morecambe

Mazeed Ogungbo's introduction was his 25th appearance in League Two

Swiss Cup

Bellinzona 0-1 FC Zurich

Armstrong Oko-Flex was named in the Zurich starting XI for the first time in seven weeks

English League Cup

Mansfield Town 0-1 Port Vale

Stephen McLaughlin's introduction was his first appearance of the season

Football League Trophy

Bradford City 3-0 Manchester City U21

Colin Doyle was shown his first yellow card since September 2017

Wednesday, 1st November 2023

League 1

Fleetwood Town 3-3 Blackpool

Promise Omochere scored his first goal of the season

Scottish Premiership

Celtic 2-1 St Mirren

Liam Scales' start was his 25th appearance for Celtic

Motherwell 2-4 Aberdeen

Conor Wilkinson was named in the starting XI for the first time in eleven weeks
Jamie McGrath marked his 100th appearance in the Scottish Premiership with his first goals in a month

St Johnstone 2-1 Kilmarnock

Graham Carey's first assist in two months was his fifth assist for St Johnstone

Dundee 0-5 Rangers

In his 300th appearance in the Scottish Premiership, Joe Shaughnessy was booked for the first time since Monday, 2 January 2023

English League Cup

Ipswich Town 1-3 Fulham

Marcus Harness was booked for the first time this season
Jack Taylor assisted a goal for the first time this season

Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool

Caoimhin Kelleher made his 25th appearance for Liverpool's senior team - starting each one

KNVB Cup

Den Bosch 1-2 Excelsior

Troy Parrott started a game for Excelsior for the first time

Copa del Rey

Tardienta 0-12 Getafe

John-Joe Finn marked his first appearance since January 2021 with his first senior goal

👏🏻 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐔𝐓 con el primer equipo + 𝐆𝐎𝐋 de @jordimartin__

¡Enhorabuena, Jordi! pic.twitter.com/hy7RS4nyuo

— Getafe C.F. (@GetafeCF) November 1, 2023

Round Up for Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Tuesday, 2nd February 2021

Premier League

Sheffield United 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

John Egan made his first assist of the season, more than two years after his last assist in December 2018

Newcastle Utd 1-2 Crystal Palace

Ciaran Clark was named in the Newcastle starting XI for the 100th time

Championship

Millwall 0-0 Norwich

Adam Idah's introduction was his 25th appearance for Norwich

Coventry 1-2 Nottingham Forest

Cyrus Christie made his 25th appearance for Nottingham Forest - starting each time

League 1

Charlton 1-3 Portsmouth

Marcus Harness assisted a goal for the first time since the end of November

Accrington Stanley 6-1 Bristol Rovers

Seamus Conneely made his first assist of the season

League 2

Carlisle United 1-2 Forest Green

Joshua Kayode was named in the Carlisle starting XI for the first time in a month

Stevenage 0-1 Exeter

Pierce Sweeney was booked for the fifth time this season

Crawley 0-0 Leyton Orient

Conor Wilkinson was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 0-2 Livingston

Tommie Hoban was booked for the first time this season

Kilmarnock 0-4 Celtic

Gary Dicker's start was his first appearance since Saturday, 21st November
Colin Doyle's start was his first appearance since Tuesday, 10 November

Football League Trophy

Oxford United 3-1 AFC Wimbledon

Olamide Shodipo made his first assist of the season

Tranmere 2-1 Peterborough

Both Joe Murphy and Lee O'Connor were named in the Tranmere starting XI for the 20th time

Hull City 1-1 Lincoln City

Anthony Scully made his fifth assist of the season

Indian Super League

SC East Bengal 0-2 Bengaluru

Anthony Pilkington was booked for the first time this season

Wednesday, 3rd February 2021

Premier League

Liverpool 0-1 Brighton and Hove Albion

Caoimhin Kelleher made his tenth career start

Scottish Premier League

Motherwell 2-1 Dundee Utd

Sam Foley's first appearance for new club Motherwell was his first appearance in two months

Round Up for week of Tuesday, 13th October 2020

Tuesday, 13th October 2020

League 2

Walsall 2-1 Leyton Orient

Emmanuel Osadebe was booked for the first time in a month

Scottish League Cup

Inverness CT 0-0 Cowdenbeath

Daniel Devine made his first appearance of the season
Cian Kavanagh was booked for the first time this season

Falkirk 2-1 Clyde

Aidan Keena scored his first goal for Falkirk

Kilmarnock 0-3 Dunfermline

Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Kilmarnock

Greenock Morton 1-0 Queen's Park

Sean McGinty made his first appearance of the season

Football League Trophy

Crawley 1-2 Arsenal U21

Jordan McEneff's goal was his first in senior competition

Thursday, 15 October 2020

MLS

Inter Miami 1-1 Atlanta United

Jake Mulraney scored his first goal for Atlanta United - his first goal since November 2019

2018/19 Appearance Stats

Irish Abroad players appearance statistics for 2018/19 season

Wins
With Sheffield United's promotion to the Premier League, Enda Stevens and David McGoldrick won 26 and 21 games, respectively. Darren Randolph was the only other player to reach 20 wins in 2018/19

Draws
James McClean started the most draws, being named in the Stoke starting XI in games that finished level 19 times this season

Losses
Brighton's Shane Duffy lost the most games in the season, the defender finished on the losing side in 18 of the 40 games he started

Starts/Completed Games
Richard Keogh started every one of Derby's 57 games in 2018/19, and completed 90 minutes in all but one of these

Substitutions/Introductions
David McGoldrick was substituted more than any other player - 22 times, in 11 home and away games. Coincidentally, it was another striker, Millwall's Aiden O'Brien, who had the most introductions in 2018/19, and also on 22 occasions

Stayed On Bench
Goalkeeper Colin Doyle was left on the bench in more games than any other player in 2018/19 - 39. Of the outfield players, Stephen Gleeson was left on the bench for Aberdeen 29 times

Goals
Strikers David McGoldrick and Andy Keogh both scored 15 goals during the season, although Keogh's total does not include any penalties. Ryan Manning scored the most penalties - four - all of which came on loan at Rotherham. Honorable mention for James Collins' nineteen goals, including six penalties, in League One

Discipline
Alan Power's 12 yellow cards was the most received by a player - one more than James McClean's total

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 10th May 2019

Friday, 10th May 2019

League 2

Tranmere 1-0 Forest Green

Gavin Gunning was sent off for the second time this season

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-1 Hearts

Colin Doyle's start for Hearts was his first appearance since February
Conor Shaughnessy's start was his 25th career appearance

Saturday, 11th May 2019

Championship

Derby County 0-1 Leeds United

Richard Keogh was shown his first yellow card since February

Scottish Premier League

Livingston 0-1 Dundee

Darren O'Dea retired from football in what was his 100th appearance for Dundee
John O'Sullivan was booked for the first time since November

Sunday, 12th May 2019

Norwegian Eliteserien

Sarpsborg 08 0-1 Kristiansund

Sean McDermott made his 100th appearance in the competition

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Saturday, 22nd December 2018

Premier League

Arsenal 3-1 Burnley

Kevin Long's assist for Burnley's only goal of the game was his first of the season

Huddersfield 1-3 Southampton

Michael Obafemi scored his first goal for Southampton, in the process becoming their youngest goalscorer in the Premier League, and the 105th Irish player to score in the PL.
This was the eleventh goal scored by an Irish player in the 2018/19 season - matching the total scored in 2017/18.

West Ham United 0-2 Watford

Congratulations to Declan Rice on his 50th appearance for West Ham United

Congratulations, @_DeclanRice! 👏 pic.twitter.com/NRnyd6aOuN

— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) December 22, 2018

Championship

Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Preston North End

Keiren Westwood's start was his first appearance in more than a year, his last time lining out for the Owls was on Saturday, 9th December 2017

League 1

Blackpool 0-1 Barnsley

John O'Sullivan was named in the Blackpool starting XI for the first time in a month

Bradford City 2-0 Scunthorpe

Eoin Doyle scored his fifth goal for Bradford, and was also booked for the first time this season

Bristol Rovers 2-1 Fleetwood

Paddy Madden was booked for the fifth time this season, three months after his last yellow card, and also made his fifth assist of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Walsall

Conor O'Malley was booked for the first time this season in his first league appearance of the season

Plymouth 0-3 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was shown his first yellow card since August

League 2

Crawley 2-3 Carlisle United

Jamie Devitt made his first assist since September

Forest Green 1-0 Crewe Alexandra

Paul Green came off the bench for his first appearance for Crewe since August

Lincoln City 3-2 Newport Co.

The first goal of Padraig Amond's brace was his 70th goal in League Two

Stevenage 1-3 Mansfield Town

Ryan Sweeney scored his first goal for Mansfield, his was the fifth goal of the defender's career, his first goal in League Two, and his first goal of the season

Yeovil 1-1 Northampton

Sam Foley was booked for the first time in two months

Scottish Premier League

Aberdeen 2-0 Hearts

Stephen Gleeson's came off the bench for his first appearance since Saturday, 6th October
Colin Doyle made his first appearance for Hearts, also his first appearance in the SPL

Hamilton Academical 1-1 Kilmarnock

Gary Dicker made his 400th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Scottish Championship

Greenock Morton 1-2 Inverness CT

Aaron Doran's scored his fifth goal in the Scottish Championship

Sunday, 23rd December 2018

Championship

Aston Villa 2-3 Leeds United

Conor Hourihane scored his first goal since Saturday, 10th November

Scottish Premier League

St Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

Joe Shaughnessy made his 150th appearance for St Johnstone

Australian A-League

Central Coast Mariners 1-2 Newcastle Jets

After completing his record suspension, Roy O'Donovan returned to the Newcastle Jets starting XI for his first appearance since May

Irish Player Transfers, Loans and Contracts - July 2018

Transfers

Monday, 2nd July
Former Dundalk player Patrick McEleney returned to the Lilywhites after a brief spell at Oldham: 🔗

Tuesday, 3rd July
Following his loan spell at Gillingham in the second half of 2017/18, Callum Reilly signed a two year contract with the Gills: 🔗

Friday, 6th July
Former finalist of “Football’s Next Star” Connor Smith signed for Boreham Wood: 🔗

Monday, 9th July
Following his release from Everton, Sam Byrne signed an 18 month contract with former loan club Dundalk: 🔗

Thursday, 12th July
Rhys Murphy signed for non league Chelmsford Town: 🔗

Monday, 16th July
After a short trial, Reece Grego-Cox signed a two year deal with Crawley Town: 🔗

Wednesday, 18th July
19 year old FAI Women’s Team striker Leanne Kiernan signed for West Ham Ladies: 🔗

Thursday, 19th July
Adam Rooney signed a three year deal with non league side Salford City: 🔗

Sheffield United broke their transfer record to sign John Egan to a four year contract: 🔗

Huddersfield Town’s longest serving player Sean Scannell left the John Smith’s Stadium to sign for Bradford City: 🔗

Following his release from Bradford City, four times capped goalkeeper Colin Doyle signed a two year contract with Hearts: 🔗

Sunday, 22nd July
James McClean left West Brom to sign for fellow Championship side Stoke City: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th July
Following a short trial, Marc Wilson signed a 12 month contract with Bolton Wanderers: 🔗

Following a trial during preseason, David McGoldrick signed for Sheffield United: 🔗

Saturday, 28th July
Ireland U21 striker Liam McAlinden signed a two year contract with Cheltenham Town: 🔗

Loans

Friday, 6th July
After signing a two year extension to his contract with Leeds, Paudie O’Connor signed a season long loan deal with Blackpool: 🔗

Wednesday, 11th July
Danny Rogers signed a season long loan deal with newly promoted Scottish Premiership side St Mirren: 🔗

Monday, 16th July
Conor Sammon signed a season long loan deal with Motherwell: 🔗

Tuesday, 24th July
Former Finn Harps defender Shane Blaney signed for non league Tamworth Town on a six month loan: 🔗

Contracts

Thursday, 3rd July
Darragh Lenihan signed an extension to his contract with Blackburn Rovers, keeping the defender at Ewood Park until 2022: 🔗

Friday, 4th July
Ryan Delaney signed a new contract with Rochdale: 🔗

Wednesday, 11th July
Preston’s international midfielder Alan Browne signed a new three year contract at Deepdale: 🔗

Thursday, 12th July
Blackburn Rovers defender Derrick Williams signed a new deal that will keep him with the Lancashire side until 2021: 🔗

Tuesday, 17th July
Highly rated teenage striker Troy Parrott signed his professional contract with Tottenham Hotspur and will play for their U18 side as a first year scholar

Wednesday, 18th July
Former St Francis player Jack Connolly signed his first professional contract with Sunderland: 🔗

Thursday, 19th July
Southampton due Sean Brennan and Kameron Ledwidge signed their first professional contracts: 🔗

Round Up for weekend of Friday, 23rd March 2018

Friday, 23rd March 2018

International Match

Turkey 1-0 Republic of Ireland

Starting Players
Colin Doyle made his second appearance for Ireland, ten years and ten months after his first cap
Shane Duffy continued his record of being named in the starting XI in his every international appearance
Declan Rice and Scott Hogan both made their international debuts
Kevin Long made his fifth appearance for Ireland
James McClean made his 58th appearance for Ireland
Seamus Coleman made his 44th appearance for Ireland in his first appearance since breaking his leg one year before this game
Jeff Hendrick's 38th appearance for Ireland was also his 30th start for his country
Conor Hourihane made his fifth appearance for Ireland
Both Alan Browne and Sean Maguire started their first international game in their second appearance for Ireland

Substitutes
Ciaran Clark made his 31st appearance for Ireland
David Meyler made his 24th appearance for Ireland
Alan Judge made his second appearance for Ireland, almost two years after his last appearance on Friday, 25th March 2016
Matt Doherty came off the bench to make his international debut
Shane Long made his 79th appearance for Ireland

Saturday, 24th March 2018

League 1

Bradford City 1-0 Gillingham

24 hours after playing for his country in Turkey, Colin Doyle lined out for Bradford and kept a clean sheet
Callum Reilly made his 100th career start
Conor Wilkinson started his first game since Saturday, 30th December

Fleetwood 2-0 Northampton

Cian Bolger scored his fifth goal of the season

Peterborough 1-1 Bristol Rovers

Conor O'Malley's returned to the Peterborough starting XI for his first appearance since Saturday, 25th November

Southend United 2-0 Rotherham

Simon Cox scored his first goal since Tuesday, 26th December in the same game that Stephen McLaughlin scored his first goal since Saturday, 27th January

League 2

Carlisle United 1-1 Cambridge United

Gary Deegan was booked for the fifth time this season

Sunday, 25th March 2018

MLS

Colorado Rapids 2-2 Sporting Kansas City

Joe Mason scored his first goal for Colorado Rapids in his MLS debut

Australian A-League

Perth Glory 1-0 Melbourne Victory

Andy Keogh's first goal in almost two months was also his 40th goal in the A-League

Round Up for weekend of Saturday, 3rd February 2018

Saturday, 3rd February 2018

Premier League

Burnley 1-1 Manchester City

Kevin Long was booked for the first time since September

West Bromwich Albion 2-3 Southampton

James McClean's 25th appearance of the season was also the winger's 150th appearance in the Premier League

Championship

Fulham 2-0 Nottingham Forest

After siging for Fulham on transfer deadline day, Cyrus Christie made his first appearance in a match day squad for the Cottagers as an unused substitute

Leeds United 1-4 Cardiff

Anthony Pilkington's yellow card was his first booking since December 2016

Preston North End 2-1 Hull City

Greg Cunningham's opener for Preston was the defender's first goal since April 2016, while Alan Browne's penalty was his fifth Championship goal

QPR 1-0 Barnsley

Ryan Manning came off the bench only to be shown the first red card of his career five minutes later

League 1

Fleetwood 2-3 Scunthorpe

Kevin O'Connor was booked for the first time this season

Northampton 0-1 Rochdale

Ryan Delaney made his first appearance in League One

Oldham 2-1 Bradford City

Colin Doyle's start for Bradford (his first appearance since November) was also his 100th appearance in League One

Peterborough 0-1 Southend United

Stephen McLaughlin was booked for the fifth time this season in what was his 100th appearance for Southend United

Portsmouth 2-2 Doncaster Rovers

Stephen Henderson started his first game on loan at Portsmouth, this was the goalkeeper's first start since September, while fellow loanee Andy Boyle made his first start for Doncaster Rovers - his first start since November

Wigan 2-0 Gillingham

Bradley Garmston was booked for the first time this season, almost a year after his last booking on Saturday, 18th February 2017

League 2

Accrington Stanley 3-2 Stevenage

After two appearances off the bench. Jimmy Dunne was named in the starting XI for the first time for Accrington Stanley

Chesterfield 1-2 Crawley

Mark Connolly made his 200th career appearance

Colchester 2-0 Newport Co.

Mark O'Brien was booked for the fifth time this season

Luton 1-0 Exeter

James Collins made his 300th career start

Yeovil 2-0 Cambridge United

Jake Carroll made his 150th appearance since leaving the League of Ireland

Australian A-League

Adelaide United 2-1 Perth Glory

Andy Keogh scored his fifth goal of the season

Report Card for weekend of Friday, 15th September 2017

Saturday, 16 September 2017

Premier League

Crystal Palace 0-1 Southampton

Shane Long was booked for the first time since December 2016 in what was the striker's first start of the season

Newcastle Utd 2-1 Stoke City

Ciaran Clark's start against Stoke City was the defender's 200th career appearance and was booked for the first time since March

Championship

Brentford 1-1 Reading

Liam Kelly first goal in a month was the his fifth goal for the club
Both John Egan and Paul McShane were booked for the first time this season

Hull City 1-1 Sunderland

David Meyler scored his second goal of the season, a month after his last goal on August 15th

Ipswich 2-0 Bolton

David McGoldrick scored his fourth goal of the season

Millwall 1-0 Leeds United

Aiden O'Brien scored his first goal in a month on his 25th appearance in the Championship
Eunan O'Kane was shown his first yellow card since March 2017
Conor Shaughnessy was booked for the first time this season

Barnsley 0-3 Aston Villa

Conor Hourihane was booked for the first time in a month on his 25th appearance for Aston Villa

League 1

Bradford City 1-0 Rotherham

Colin Doyle was booked for the first time since September 2013

Bury 0-0 Plymouth

Joe Murphy made his 25th appearance for Bury

Oldham 1-2 Shrewsbury

Eoin Doyle's red card was the third time the striker has been sent off in his career

Portsmouth 4-1 Fleetwood

Cian Bolger was shown his third yellow card of the season on his 50th appearance for Fleetwood

Southend United 2-2 Northampton

Brendan Moloney was booked for the first time this season

Wigan 3-0 Bristol Rovers

Ryan Sweeney was sent off for the second time in his career

League 2

Cambridge United 2-1 Coventry

Michael Doyle made his 100th appearance in League Two

Cheltenham 3-1 Colchester

The first goal of Kevin Dawson's brace was his fifth goal in League Two and was booked for the first time this season

Chesterfield 1-2 Accrington Stanley

Seamus Conneely was booked for the first time this season

Scottish Premier League

Celtic 4-0 Ross County

Jonathan Hayes returned to the Celtic starting XI for the first time since Friday, 11th August

Dundee 3-2 St Johnstone

Darren O'Dea was sent off for the first time for Dundee (his first red card since April 2012) in his first appearance since Saturday, 12 August

Hibernian 2-2 Motherwell

Anthony Stokes scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season

Round Up - Weekend of Friday, 19th May 2016

Friday, 19 May 2017

Scottish Championship Play-Offs

Falkirk 1-2 Dundee Utd

Sean Dillon started his first game in two months

Saturday, 20 May 2017

League One Play Off

Bradford City 0-1 Millwall

Colin Doyle made his 50th appearance for Bradford City
Aiden O'Brien made his 100th appearance in League One

Scottish Premier League

Kilmarnock 1-2 Ross County

Aaron McCarey started his first game since March 18th
Conor Sammon scored his 30th goal for Kilmarnock

Hamilton Academical 4-0 Dundee

Darren O'Dea made his 100th appearance in the Scottish Premier League

Sunday, 21 May 2017

Premier League

Burnley 1-2 West Ham United

The four Irish players named in Burnley's starting XI was the most in a Premier League side this season, and the most named by any team since May 2015
Declan Rice came off the bench to make his senior debut for West Ham

Southampton 0-1 Stoke City

Glenn Whelan was booked for the fifth time this season

Scottish Premier League

Partick Thistle 0-6 Aberdeen

Jonathan Hayes' second goal in consecutive games was his tenth goal of the season. This was the first time the midfielder scored in consecutive appearances since January 2012

St Johnstone 1-2 Rangers

Graham Cummins scored his 30th goal since leaving the League of Ireland

Weekend of 2nd January 2016 Round Up

Saturday, 2nd January 2016
Premier League
Norwich City 1-0 Southampton
This was Shane Long's third start in a row, before this he hadn't started more than two games in a row for Southampton in 2015/16. He hasn't started more than four consecutive games for the Saints since signing from Hull City.

West Bromwich Albion 2-1 Stoke City
Jonathan Walters came off the bench to score his fifth goal of the season for Stoke, and his first since his League Cup goal against Chelsea in October

Championship
Burnley 0-0 Ipswich
Stephen Ward second start in a row for Burnley, his first consecutive starts since December 2014, was his three hundredth career appearance in England

Cardiff 1-0 Blackburn
Joe Mason marked his return to the Cardiff starting XI (his first start since November 21st) with his first goal since October 3rd
Darragh Lenihan made his second appearance of the season for Blackburn Rovers, his last coming in a League Cup game against Shrewsbury in August

Leeds United 1-1 MK Dons
Darren Potter's start against Leeds was his two hundredth appearance for MK Dons

Preston North End 2-1 Rotherham
Similar to Joe Mason, Eoin Doyle's return to the Preston starting XI was also marked with a goal, in his case his first since scoring the winner against Nottingham Forest in November

League 1
Burton Albion 1-0 Blackpool
Colin Doyle returned to the Blackpool team after recovering from an ankle injury sustained playing for the Seasiders in the FA Cup against Barnet in early November

Chesterfield 7-1 Shrewsbury
Jay O'Shea made his one hundred fiftieth appearance for Chesterfield memorable by scoring his fourth and fifth of the season in this win. Coincidentally, his last goals for the Spireites was also a brace, against Millwall in August.

League 2
Notts County 2-4 Oxford United
U21 forward Callum O'Dowda scored his fifth goal of the season for Oxford

Scottish First Division
Dumbarton 0-6 Rangers
Robert Kiernan's start in this win for Rangers was his one hundredth career start

Sunday, 3rd January 2016
Premier League
Crystal Palace 0-3 Chelsea
Damien Delaney's booking this afternoon was his first of the season

Further Reading
Manchester City Loan Report (Part 1) (includes Jack Byrne) - In Good Kompany
Manchester City Loan Report (Part 2) (includes Ian Lawlor) - In Good Kompany

The contenders to make the Irish squad on Martin O’Neill’s friendly route to Euro 2016 - Irish Times

Talking points

Darren Randolph's return to the Birmingham City starting XI resulted in them conceding eight goals against AFC Bournemouth. Should Colin Doyle be given a chance in nets for the West Midlands side?
David Forde and Kieren Westwood both performed heroically for their respective club sides at the weekend. With Forde the current number 1, what do Westwood, Randolph, Given, etc have to do to unseat him?
O'Neill reportedly watched Sean Kavanagh and Stephen Henderson on Friday night, with Kavanagh's Fulham side emerging 2-0 winners. Is it still too early for the left sided player after only four senior appearances, or does the fact that there are no specialist left full backs available to O'Neill negate that? Is Henderson ready to follow in the footsteps of his uncle Wayne into goals for the senior international side?
Although Shane Long is still to record his first goal for Southampton, most Saints fans are unconcerned with his form, but how long will this last for the £12m striker?
Robbie Brady's performance against Liverpool in an unfamiliar position was praised by Steve Bruce, will he retain his spot at left wing-back for the Tigers? Is he an option there, or at full back, for Martin O'Neill's team?
James McClean came off the bench to score twice for Wigan, and has impressed in recent games for the senior international side, is he now the starting left winger for O'Neill?
James McArthur and Steven Fletcher are reportedly unavailable for Gordon Strachan's squad for the qualifier in three weeks, how important are they to his side? Who do you expect to replace them?With Germany expected to claim three points at home to Gibraltar, what is the most favourable result in the night's other Group D fixture - Poland away to Georgia?
Following Dundalk's victory in the Airtricity League, Richie Towell is being linked with a move to Cardiff, how will the former Celtic and Hibernian player fare in his second term across the water?
Stephen Hunt referred to David McGoldrick as being one of a three man Irish strikeforce at Ipswich, the others being Conor Sammon and Daryl Murphy, should he be called up?

Talking points

How big a loss are Glenn Whelan and Wes Hoolahan for the upcoming Scotland qualifier? Whelan has been a regular starter since 2008, but Hoolahan has been used sparingly, especially away from home - bearing that in mind, would he have started in Glasgow in three weeks?
Darron Gibson and Jeff Hendrick both played against Germany in midfield, David Meyler was at right full but has played his entire career in the centre of the park, and Paul Green was on standby for the game in Gelsenkirchen. Assuming James McCarthy is fit and starts, which of these players, if any, is poised to step up to partner him against Scotland?
Despite a lacklustre cameo against Gibraltar,  Daryl Murphy has continued scoring for Ipswich, will the former Celtic man be an option in Celtic Park?
Brian Lenihan only trained with the senior team, and didn't make the bench for either qualifier in October. With Seamus Coleman's return to fitness, and Cyrus Christie rumoured to be accepting a call up to the Ireland squad, can the former Cork City player retain his position without appearing for Hull City?
Although a regular starter for Celtic, Anthony Stokes only scored his third and fourth goals of the season last weekend, and claimed an assist against FC Astra, is this enough to keep him in the international manager's thoughts?
Following Darren Randolph's red card last weekend, Colin Doyle made his first league start for Birmingham City since 2012 this week. If he can continue in the first team, can he make a return to the senior side?
Chris McCann made his comeback for Wigan in a friendly this week following another long term injury, can he progress to his clubs first XI and from there to the senior side?
Following more crumbs of information, rumours and leaks, there is still no indication from Jack Grealish which international side he will pledge his allegiance to, should he be called into the senior side for the either the qualifier against Scotland or the friendly against the USA?
In a similar vein, Arsenal's Daniel Crowley was ommitted from England's recent U19 qualifiers amid rumours that he is going to appear for the Boys in Green. The U19's will play their qualifiers in Waterford's RSC in November, given that Crowley previously appeared for both England and Ireland's U17 sides, should he be included in the squad?