Likely to say not a whole lot. If he even does eventually make the full squad, the established players will waste no time in taking him under their wing and ensuring he is as surly and non-communicative as the rest.

Future prospects will make his debut in a friendly against Norway, putting in a decent cross for Gary Doherty to head towards the corner flag.

Despite doing little else, this will earn him an eight out of 10 in the following day's redtops, only heightening expectation. Will then be an unused sub for the first three qualification games before Graham Kavanagh gets injured 27 minutes from time in the fourth, forcing him on.

Receiving a bollocking from Kevin Kilbane for failing to trap another inch-perfect pass, his true level will immediately become apparent and he will gradually slide down the roster on international weeks until he is too old for the under-21s. Subsequently finds himself as a player "with a great future behind him" in the Aston Villa reserves before moving on to a career of paying his dues for someone like Bray Wanderers.

Veterans of the field Jason Sherlock, Neale Fenn, Graham Barratt Look out for Sean Thornton