Republic of Ireland manager Martin O’Neill included Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter in his provisional 35 man squad for the Euro 2016 Group D qualifier against Poland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday March 29th.
We were left scratching our heads for a few minutes when Wes Hoolahan was left out of the original squad list but the Norwich midfielder was included in the updated list.
It was an administration error and just as well because Hoolahan could be just the player to unlock the Polish defence at the end of the month.
Full squad:
David Forde (Millwall FC), Shay Given (Aston Villa FC), Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday FC), Darren Randolph (Birmingham City FC), Rob Elliot (Newcastle United FC),
Richard Keogh (Derby County FC), Marc Wilson (Stoke City FC), Seamus Coleman (Everton FC), Cyrus Christie (Derby County FC), John O’Shea (Sunderland AFC), Alex Pearce (Reading FC), Paul McShane (Hull City FC),
James McCarthy (Everton FC), Jeff Hendrick (Derby County FC), Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa FC), Stephen Ward (Burnley FC), Harry Arter (AFC Bournemouth), Glenn Whelan (Stoke City FC), Darron Gibson (Everton FC), Paul Green (Rotherham United FC), Aiden McGeady (Everton FC), Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City FC), James McClean (Wigan Athletic FC), Robbie Brady (Hull City FC), Stephen Quinn (Hull City FC), David Meyler (Hull City FC),
Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Shane Long (Southampton FC), Daryl Murphy (Ipswich Town FC), Jon Walters (Stoke City FC), Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Anthony Stokes (Celtic FC), Simon Cox (Reading FC), David McGoldrick (Ipswich Town FC).
Looking ahead to the all important qualifier Martin O’Neill talked about Harry Arter, the confidence in the squad, the possibility of new faces coming in, Shay Given’s performances for Villa and what he makes of Poland:
