Out-of-favour midfielder Owen Garvan has been named in the Republic of Ireland squad for their UEFA U21 European Championship qualifying fixtures against Georgia and Armenia next month. Garvan has won 13 caps at U21 level and has recently captained the side.

The Irish youngsters take on the Georgians in Tbilisi on Saturday 14th November and Armenia in Yerevan on the following Tuesday.

Ireland currently sit fifth in their six-team group having drawn three and lost one of their four fixtures.

Republic of Ireland U21s: Shane Redmond (Burton Albion), Stephen Henderson (Bristol City), Seamus Coleman (Everton), Callum Morris (Newcastle United), Brendan Moloney (Notts County), Lanre Oyebanjo (Histon), Darren Dennehy (Hereford United), Ian Bermingham (Shamrock Rovers), Cian Hughton (Lincoln City), Seamus Connelly (Galway United), James McCarthy (Wigan Athletic), David Meyler (Sunderland), Stephen Gleeson (MK Dons), Owen Garvan (Ipswich Town), Alan Judge (Blackburn Rovers — on loan at Plymouth Argyle), Cillian Sheridan (Celtic — on loan at Plymouth Argyle), James Collins (Darlington), Jay O’Shea (Birmingham City).

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pottyblue added 16:40 - Oct 30 i suppose its a little better than the reserves
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Nevadablue added 16:46 - Oct 30 does anyone know what RK's rationale is for leaving Garvan out of his plans? Our club has a proud tradition of giving homegrown talent every chance to flourish until now. At least ROI believes in him.
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superblueflude added 16:49 - Oct 30 Nevada - if you've seen him in reserves ull see that his pants!, really isn't playing well and not showing any kind of commitment to do well either
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streety86 added 17:51 - Oct 30 I'm not suprised if his confidence is low, that must be affecting his game. He's gone from a regular starter to this. Would like to see him playing again, would also like an explanation from rk as to what's happened, don't thinl that'll happen though!!!
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slowerball added 19:18 - Oct 30 Good luck to him - I hope he plays well - and the sensible option for the club would be to send someone to the game to assess his performance. Plus, maybe it could be a scouting mission for young Irish talent, as I don't think we've tapped into the Irish market enough to be honest.
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Berts_chin added 20:12 - Oct 30 I guess he stands a better chance of finishing on the winning side than if he was playing for the Town first team. Good luck Owen, I'd have you starting tomorrow.
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jakeitfcster added 23:29 - Oct 30 I was really excited when i heard this, i thought it was going to say hes been called to the first team. But of course our stubborn manager would never do that.
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Fenblue added 10:20 - Oct 31 Will I ever see my fav player in a blue shirt again? Hope he shines for Ireland anyhow. Best of luck Owen
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Gary added 14:15 - Nov 6 Pull you finger out Owen. Show RK that you have fight, drive and passion to compliment your skill and together with hard work you'll be back in the side before you know it. Question is, do you want it???
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