John Fallon: The Irishmen to watch in the January transfer window

Stephen Kenny will want Adam Idah to get first team football under his belt ahead of the next internationals in March. Picture: Niall Carson

Covid-19 enforced postponements have given Irish players stuck in a rut that extra bit of headspace to ponder their future as the escape window looms on January 1.

A mid-season move can provide the jolt someone urgently needs but selecting the right club is crucial. Few of last January’s switches worked – Troy Parrott to Ipswich Town, Shane Long joining Bournemouth, and Jayson Molumby resuming his Championship journey with Preston North End symptomatic of underwhelming loan deals. Jack Byrne’s Cypriot odyssey never got off the ground.