Troy keen but injury intervenes

His upward mobility so far might tempt some people to reach for the ‘Troy Of The Rovers’ headlines but the real world of football can often find a way to spoil a comic book storyline.

Teen sensation Troy Parrott was fast-tracked into Stephen Kenny’s first competitive Ireland squad but the Spurs striker is still recovering from surgery on a toe and will now be unable to make his U21 debut against Luxembourg next Sunday.