McCann seeking reprieve

AFTER winning promotion to the Premier League with the Clarets in 2009 and taking the captaincy at the club this season, surely a senior Republic of Ireland cap is the next thing on Chris McCann’s wish list.

Representing his country has been quite a delicate subject ever since McCann left ahead of schedule during his first U21 call-up in 2007.

After being named on the bench against Bulgaria for the second of two games — the first was in Montenegro — he told manager Don Givens he no longer wanted to be involved.