All the discussion in the build up to Martin O'Neill's squad announcement centred around one young man. The Telegraph had preemptively reported that Jack Grealish would be called up by Martin O'Neill to face England in June. They were wrong. Grealish has not been included in the 33 man squad.
The Aston Villa man is not there but Brentford's Alan Judge and Aberdeen's Adam Rooney are.
Provisional Ireland squad vs England and Scotland:
1/4 Martin O’Neill has named a 33 man provisional squad for upcoming games with England and Scotland. Squad be shortened ahead of June 1st
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) May 12, 2015
2/4 Squad in full: Forde, Given, Westwood, Randolph, R. Keogh, Wilson, Coleman, Christie, O’Shea, Pearce, McShane, McCarthy #COYBIG
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) May 12, 2015
3/4, Hendrick, Ward, Arter, Whelan, McGeady, McClean, Judge, Brady, Pilkington, Quinn, Meyler, Hoolahan #COYBIG
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) May 12, 2015
4/4 Keane, Long, Murphy, Walters, Doyle, Stokes, McGoldrick, Rooney, Cox. #COYBIG
— FAIreland ⚽️🇮🇪 (@FAIreland) May 12, 2015
O'Neill has confirmed that he intended to call up Grealish but the Aston Villa midfielder has decided to stick to his plan of waiting until the beginning of next season to make a return to international football. O'Neill has said that there is a 'good possibility' that Grealish will still choose to play for Ireland.
Ireland take on England in friendly at the Aviva on June 7th before hosting Scotland in the crucial Euro 2016 qualification tie on June 13th.
