IRELANDโS STRIKER PROBLEMS continued today, as Jonathan Walters sat out training as a precautionary measure ahead of Sundayโs vital World Cup qualifier against Austria.
The Stoke star did not take part in the teamโs open training session at the Aviva Stadium today owing to a knee problem, and while he is expected to be fit against Austria, it represents a further worry for the Boys in Green who are already light up front.
Following the withdrawal of Shane Long from the squad after the Tipperary native picked up a broken metatarsal while playing in Southamptonโs Premier League match against Middlesbrough last month, there was further bad news last night as Ipswich star David McGoldrick was ruled out of the upcoming Group D clash.
If the Stoke attacker is rendered unavailable, Ireland would be left with just one natural striker left in their squad โ Newcastleโs Daryl Murphy, though Martin OโNeill has experimented with James McClean in attack in the past.
Aberdeenโs Adam Rooney and Kevin Doyle of Colorado Rapids both made the provisional squad but failed to feature in the final cut, with a call-up for either unlikely at this stage.
There have also recently been calls for the inclusion of Jagiellonia Biaลystokโs Cillian Sheridan and Cork Cityโs Sean Maguire, with OโNeill last week citing a lack of experience as his reason for omitting the latter.
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The mind boggles why they donโt just extend the net the whole way along the foul line, average ball leaves the bat at 110 mph, that ball is heavier than a sliotar, this incident could change the safety nets at all stadiums now,
@Roy Ska Butler: yeah itโs the American game and in such a lawsuit culture the only way to solve it is putting in protection .
@Limรณn Madrugada: I read somewhere that there is a ballpark clause, where the grounds can not be sued as you know the risks going. Something stupid like that
@Eoin Byrne: where there is a lawyer there is a way , the mother could sue the father or whoever brought her there . The poor girl didnโt sign away her safety herself sheโs underage .
@Limรณn Madrugada: this is totally different, itโs not like itโs an unsupervised swing we are talking about
There we go, A girl got hit by a ball. Headline stuff.
@Barry Teehan:
You are a complete Tit.