Roy’s Irish boys sparkle
So said a satisfied Roy Keane after Sunderland’s 4-0 win over Cobh Ramblers, a game he described as a good work out for his team. And it was a good night for the Irish with Anthony Stokes, Daryl Murphy and Roy O’Donovan all getting on the scoresheet for the Black Cats and their new signing from Cork City, David Meyler making his debut.
Before kick off, the photographers might have all been crowded around Roy Keane’s dugout but when the line-ups were called out, the biggest cheer was reserved for another homecoming boy, David Meyler, the former Cork City player who has followed Roy O’Donovan to Sunderland. Unlike O’Donovan, who was an established name in the eircom League when he moved to the Stadium Of Light last year, 19-year-old Meyler, the son of Wexford hurling boss John, had made only a couple of fleeting appearances in the City first team before Keane came a-calling. Named on the bench at the start last night, alongside O’Donovan, the match offered the prospect of an unlikely personal milestone for Meyler – a rare first team run-out at Turner’s Cross, only this time in the strip of an English Premiership side.
