Taylor And Johnson Make It Ten

Last updated : 16 August 2004 By Brian Cartlidge

The Blues pair are included in Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez's squad for the international friendly against Switzerland in Zurich on Wednesday night.

Full N.Ireland Squad: Taylor (Birmingham City), Carroll (Man Utd); A Hughes (Newcastle Utd), Creigan (Milwall), Williams (Milton Keynes Dons), Murdock (Hibernian), Capaldi (Plymouth), Clyde (Wolves); Gillespie (Leicester City), McVeigh (Norwich), Johnson (Birmingham City), Elliott (Hull), M Hughes (Crystal Palace), Hamilton (Portadown), Sonner (Peterborough); Healy (Preston), Smith (Preston), Brunt (Sheff Wed).

Taylor and Johnsons inclusion brings the total number of Blues players on full international duty this week to ten with Matty Upson and Emile Heskey (England), Clinton Morrison and Kenny Cunningham (Republic of Ireland), Jesper Gronkjaer (Denmark) Robbie Savage (Wales), Muzzy Izzet (Turkey) and Mikael Forssell (Finland) having already been named in their respective countries international squads for games this Wednesday.

Blues striker Stern John is also expected to be named in the Trinidad and Tobago squad for their World Cup qualifier against St Vincent & the Grenadines which could bring the total number up to eleven!! Will Brucey get to sleep on Wednesday night?