Source: Daily_Mail
Reid and Ireland miss out again as Trapattoni reveals Republic squad
Exiled: Andy Reid and Stephen Ireland have been overlooked by Giovanni Trapattoni for the Republic's forthcoming World Cup qualifier against Georgia
There is no place either for Sunderland midfielder Andy Reid, who was left out of the squad for the friendly clash with Poland in November with Trapattoni admitting he did not fit into his current plans.
However, there were returns for Espanyol full-back Steve Finnan and Birmingham counterpart Steven Kelly, who missed the last two games through injury.
Trapattoni said: 'This will be the first match of a very important year ahead in our challenge to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.
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'Georgia are strong opposition, but we believe in ourselves as a team and I look forward to our fans' help to give us a home advantage throughout the 90 minutes.'
Ireland defeated Georgia 2-1 in the German city of Mainz in September to launch their qualifying campaign in style.
The game was controversially switched from Tblisi because of the volatile political situation in the former Soviet republic at the time.
Rub of the green: Reading striker Kevin Doyle's header helped Ireland overcome Georgia 2-1 when the side's last met last September
Goals from Kevin Doyle and Glenn Whelan saw Trapattoni's men home four days before a hard-fought 0-0 draw with Montenegro in Podgorica.
The Republic cemented their promising start with a 1-0 home win over Cyprus in October to leave themselves in second place in Group 8, three points adrift of World champions Italy, but with a game in hand.
Republic of Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifier against Georgia at CrokePark, Dublin, on Wednesday, February 11:
Shay Given (Newcastle), Dean Kiely (West Brom), Keiren Westwood (Coventry), Alex Bruce (Ipswich), Damien Delaney (QPR), John O'Shea (Manchester United), Kevin Foley (Wolves), Paul McShane (Sunderland), Richard Dunne (Manchester City), Stephen Kelly (Birmingham), Steve Finnan (Espanyol), Kevin Kilbane (Hull), Aiden McGeady (Celtic), Damien Duff (Newcastle), Darron Gibson (Manchester United), Glenn Whelan (Stoke), Keith Andrews (Blackburn), Liam Miller (QPR), Stephen Hunt (Reading), Andy Keogh (Wolves), Caleb Folan (Hull), Kevin Doyle (Reading), Robbie Keane (Liverpool), Shane Long (Reading), Noel Hunt (Reading).
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