John Fallon: Parrott dodging pitfalls that plagued Stokes

MAKING STRIDES: Ireland’s Troy Parrott.

FLATTERY tends to be overriding emotion Troy Parrott feels when he's compared to Harry Kane or Robbie Keane but the striker he ought to avoid similarities with is Anthony Stokes.

The comparisons are natural given their backstories. Both were precocious talents catapulted from the Irish underage scene - Stokes choosing Arsenal, Parrott Tottenham.