Northern Ireland include Gillespie

[Bladesman]

Northern Ireland include Gillespie

Winger Keith Gillespie has been included in the Northern Ireland squad for next Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Sweden in Stockholm.

The 32-year-old Sheffield United man, who was fined after a confrontation with team-mate George McCartney on the plane as they returned from last month's defeat in Iceland, has been named in a 19-man party despite missing his club's weekend clash at Bristol City with a hamstring injury.

McCartney is also included, as is Luton midfielder Steve Robinson, who won the last of his six senior caps against Azerbaijan in 2005.

Group F leaders Sweden are set to move six points ahead of Northern Ireland on Saturday when they play their game in hand away to Liechtenstein.

Northern Ireland squad: Goalkeepers: Maik Taylor (Birmingham), Alan Mannus (Linfield), Michael McGovern (Celtic).

Defenders: Stephen Craigan (Motherwell), Tony Capaldi (Cardiff), George McCartney (West Ham), Aaron Hughes (Fulham), Jonny Evans (Manchester United), Gareth McAuley (Leicester).

Midfielders: Keith Gillespie (Sheffield United), Steven Davis (Fulham), Sammy Clingan (Nottingham Forest), Grant McCann (Barnsley), Chris Brunt (West Brom), Stephen Robinson (Luton Town), Steve Jones (Burnley).

Strikers: David Healy (Fulham), Kyle Lafferty (Burnley), Ivan Sproule (Bristol City).

Surprised he managed to get called back up.

 

[Foxy]

Surprised he managed to get called back up.

He's part of the fixtures and has been pretty successful in terms of making an international career. He'd have to do something drastic to be left out imo.

 

[Greasy Chip Butty]

Like fighting on a plane and having a pretty crap season
hopefully he gets a good game or two under his belt and comes back all guns blazing for us too

 

[Foxy]

Like fighting on a plane and having a pretty crap season

I mean more drastic than that