Doyle gamble can pays dividends

KEVIN DOYLE won’t be the only one hoping that the tightness in the leg which curtailed his training with the Ireland squad in the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium yesterday won’t keep him out of the action tonight.

His dad, brother in law and a friend all have another good reason to hope that the Reading striker makes his competitive debut against Germany.

Two years ago, when Doyle was playing for Cork City, they put their money where there belief was, betting a reported 100 at 150-1 that he would be capped in a competitive senior international for Ireland.