Reds in sight as Foley plots cup shocker

When lowly Yeovil Town seek to rekindle FA Cup romance tomorrow by plotting Manchester United’s downfall, their playmaker Sam Foley will have international ambitions with Ireland stored in his mind.

A long career with the Boys in Green beckoned for Foley when, in April 2004, he formed part of Ireland U18 squad alongside Joey O’Brien, Connor Sammon and Andy Keogh that lifted the prestigious Portugal International tournament in Viseu.

Then on the books of Cheltenham Town, serious injuries would halt his progress and force him to drift onto the non-league circuit. The move proved the making of Foley as, under the tuition of former Bolton Wanderers striker Dean Holdsworth at Newport County, he excelled to secure his move in May 2002 to Yeovil, where he remains the joint-longest serving player with the club.