Dean Kiely: Wants to remain Charlton’s number one

DEAN KIELY insisted last night that frustration is not behind his shock decision to retire from international football with the Republic of Ireland.

“Obviously, I would have liked to play more often than eight times in the past four-and-a-half years, and there has been a lot of travelling without any football at the end of it.

“But this decision has not been taken out of frustration at not being Ireland’s number one, but rather through a desire to remain Charlton’s number one for as long as possible.”