Gavin Bazunu's Man City career path will be influenced by Ireland ambitions

Darren Randolph’s drift into the wilderness at West Ham has seen him plummet from one of Stephen Kenny’s mainstays to being culled from the squad entirely. Bazunu will be mindful of that when he decides his next step with Man City

EYES ON THE PRIZE: While a certainty to start for Ireland in Baku, Gavin Bazunu knows the long-term pecking order for the goalkeeping jersey will be influenced by developments of club level.  Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

To characterise Ireland’s plunging stock by the number of League One players in the squad is overly simplistic.

Seven in total from the third tier of English football are in the panel for Saturday’s World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan but they don’t fall into a uniform category.