Eastern promise fails to tempt O'Dea

Darren O’Dea turned down big-money offers from eastern Europe because he was convinced a move to Canada would kickstart his international career.

O’Dea arrived at Celtic in 2005 from Irish team Home Farm with high expectations on his shoulders, but the 25-year-old failed to break in to the Bhoys’ first-team and was loaned to Leeds, Ipswich and Reading during a highly-frustrating seven-year spell.