Originally published at: Celtic defender gets surprise Ireland call up
Celtic defender Liam Scales is a late call up to the Republic of Ireland squad for matches against Azerbaijan and Qatar. Scales replaces Swansea defender Ryan Manning who has had to pull out through injury. It’s the second time the 23-year-old has received an Irish call-up after being included in the squad to face Serbia…
Fans see a player running about for a few minutes against a team in a lower league and they become an instant superstar. These would be the same ones who were saying “who’s he? Why are we signing him?”.