Kerr forced into u16 squad changes - July 22, 2000 Brian Kerr has been forced to make six changes to his squad for the prestigious Milk Cup tournament in Northern Ireland which starts today. Manchester City, Leeds United and Wolves have withdrawn their players from the squad as they are all sending teams for the competition. Manchester City have withdrawn Stephen Elliott and Glen Whelan while Leeds United have withdrawn Robbie Shields and Alan Kinsella and Wolves have withdrawn Ian McGrane. Kerr's other absentee is Coventry City's Conor McKenna, who is injured. The Irish underage supremo has called up Nottingham Forest's Michael Byrne, Abbeyfeale's Denis Behan, Belvedere's Stephen Maguire, Tramore Athletic's Robert Milner, Home Farm's Killian Brennan and Dean Buckley of Cork schoolboy side Leeds. Ireland kick off the tournament against Brondby at Coleraine University tonight at 7:00. Then they face Derry at Anderson Park, Coleraine, tomorrow and finish their group on Wednesday with a game against Manchester City which should see Stephen Elliott and Glen Whelan lining out against their country.
| Ireland u16 squad: Darren Kelly (Cherry Orchard); Morgan Cranley (Belvedere); Pierre Ennis (Peamount), Killian Brennan (Home Farm), John Fitzgerald (St Jospehs); Robert Milner (Tramore Athletic); David Burke (Cherry Orchard), Mark O'Brien (Belvedere), Ciaran Sharkey (Belvedere), Pierce Power (Ferrybank); Michael Byrne (Nottingham Forest); Stephen Rice (Lourdes Celtic); Stephen Bradley (Arsenal), Paul Keegan (Leeds United); Denis Behan (Abbeyfeale); Stephen Maguire (Belvedere); Dean Buckley (Leeds, Cork); Joe Salmon (Lourdes Celtic). |