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Published 16:13 6 Sept 2017 BST
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This time out, with transfer fees sky-rocketing and clubs making rash calls as money was flung around and agents touted talent, the Irish were largely ignored. Only 14 transfers involving Irish players went through.
Aside from three players moving from the Airtricity League to England, not a single player moved up. All moves were either sidways [ie: Jon Walters from Stoke to Burnley] or down.
English clubs must have a certain quota of home-grown players in their squads but many of the Irish players that head over at an early stage qualify as they have been in the country for a set amount of years.
We may crow about how Irish players are being ignored and some of those complaints would be justified. Martin O'Neill does not help matters by leaving some top young talents out of his wider squads. Look at Chris Coleman including Ben Woodburn (17) and Ethan Ampadu (16) in his most recent Wales squad. The exposure to senior talents would help bring them on and a couple of international caps would attract attention from clubs.
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