THE inaugural Carling Four Nations Cup has left a bitter aftertaste with the Scottish Football Association reportedly at loggerheads with the Republic, Northern Ireland and Wales over what is claimed to be an as yet unpaid fee of £1.2m (€1.4m).

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy has no problem with Kevin Doyle linking up with the Republic of Ireland at the end of the season despite an injury-wrecked finale to the campaign.