Ben Symes
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Do you know what I mean?
If Wes Houlihan was capable to score... 12 to 14 goals a season...
Like, that's the type of player we're looking at here, I think.
Yeah, I think it's probably... It's not a worried position because we have Ryan Manning, and Ryan Manning's played quite well.
But the other options are Robbie Brady, who's kicking on a bit.
Let's not beat around the bush.
I know he's injured for his squad.
And Calum O'Dowda, who's out playing with Ferenc Farros in Hungary.
So the full-back positions are definitely positions that we need to look fast to young players coming through.
It's a perfect opportunity to get the two of them up.
I remember watching Joe Bagan for the Ordinary 21s a couple of years ago.
And forgive me, I can't remember who was playing right back that day, but the two centre-halters were Jacob Ryan and Mark McGuinness, and Joe Bagan was that left-back.
And the three of them were outstanding.
Like, brilliant.
And Bagan was probably someone who, at the time, I maybe earmarked and said, Jesus, he could be playing for Ireland in the next two years.
And we're going back...
That was, I don't know, Conor Coventry scored a penalty that game against Luxembourg.
Ireland won 1-0 and everything around COVID is such a blur.
I can't remember if it was just before or just after.
But anyways, it's taken a lot longer than I thought at the time it would for Joe Bagan to end up playing for Ireland.