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It's the first international break of the season and to preview Ireland's next batch of games we speak to Goal.com's Ronan Murphy (@swearimnotpaul) about Ireland's current squad, the absence of Shane Long and the possibility of Matt Doherty eventually replacing Seamus Coleman. Looking further long term, we discuss the fresh faces that are beginning to emerge at Premier League clubs in the underage ranks, which may signal an exciting new dawn for Irish football. Also, Ronan explains the latest situation with Bayern Munich's soon-to-be-Irish youngster Ryan Johansson.Before all that, Kevin and Cian discuss Sadio Mane and Mo Salah's lover's tiff, Graeme Souness' uncalled for comments about Moise Kean, and the utterly baffling decision that denied Aston Villa a point at Crystal Palace. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.