HAVING shocked high-flying Shamrock Rovers with a 2-0 victory at St Colman’s Park last Saturday, Cobh Ramblers will need to be at their very best again for the trip to Richmond Park to take on St Patrick’s Athletic (k.o. 7.45pm).

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The Republic of Ireland Under-21s will field a largely experimental side in this week’s Madeira invitational tournament after losing a host of the original squad members.

West Ham finally lifted the gloom around Upton Park as last season’s beaten finalists moved into the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 3-0 win over Brighton.

“THERE’S only one San Marino,” the mini-Tartan Army gleefully mocked the locals in Dalymount Park last night. Certainly, there wasn’t too much to sing about in this scoreless ‘B’ international, and Irish fans will be hoping for a much livelier affair at Lansdowne Road tonight.

The Republic of Ireland team to play Scotland in tonight’s B international at Dalymount Park was named after training in Malahide today.

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND U21 manager Don Givens has selected a new-look 18-man squad for the friendly International away to Luxembourg, on Wednesday in the Stade Fr Trausch, Mamer.

Arsenal duo Gael Clichy and Philippe Senderos made comebacks from injury in the reserve-team victory over West Ham at Upton Park.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he wants England full-back Ashley Cole to stay at the club.