Scoring spree lands Stokes Irish ‘B’ call

ANTHONY STOKES is set to start on the bench for the Republic of Ireland ‘B’ team to play Scotland in Dalymount Park next Tuesday.

The 18-year-old Dubliner, in hot scoring form for Falkirk since joining the club on loan from Arsenal, has been selected for the Irish panel by Steve Staunton, but the player’s involvement in the previous night’s SPL game against Hearts means that he will not be asked to play for 90 minutes.

However, it will be no surprise if, fitness permitting, the striker who has scored back-to-back hat-tricks for his club and the SPL Player of the Month for October, comes on to play some part in the game at Dalymount Park.