Caley Thistle hotshot Adam Rooney has been put on standby for Ireland's UEFA under-21 tournament qualifier with Estonia in his native Dublin on Tuesday, August 10. While it will be an honour for Caley Jags if Rooney is selected, the Ireland game is only four days ahead of our SPL opener with Celtic at Inverness so Terry Butcher would be keeping his fingers crossed that last season's First Division Player of the Year did not pick up an injury.

Rooney and the club have been notified by the FA of Ireland that he is on standby for the Estonia clash at Tallaght Stadium, home of Shamrock Rovers.

The news comes two years to the week since the rapid-scoring redhead joined Caley Jags after a week's trials after three years with Stoke City, including 15 first team appearances. He has two previous under-21 caps and in an under-19 international he fired a hat trick against Bulgaria.

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Edited July 29, 201015 yr by Libero

Okay this may sound stupid but i have rooney down in my book as 22 and been checking websites and they all say he is 22 so how can he play for the U21?

Okay this may sound stupid but i have rooney down in my book as 22 and been checking websites and they all say he is 22 so how can he play for the U21?

Players can represent their country at under 21 level until they are 23.

just had a look on the UEFA website, players are eligible for the competition if they were born on or after 1 Jan 1988

Good luck to him if he gets the call up.

I hope the lad does get his call up, he deserves it for his effort and the improvement in his game last season. It would give his an extra match of practice before our season kicks off in ernest but even if it were to be detrimental to his performance for us against Celtic I would still be delighted for him. Well done Rooney even for getting this much recognition from your country.

delighted for him but thought he was not fully fit yet?

The game is in 12 days and considering he's being considered for tomorrow's match, I reckon he'll be fine.

just had a look on the UEFA website, players are eligible for the competition if they were born on or after 1 Jan 1988

That is typical of the European version of the Muppets.

good on the boy :_thumbup: