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McARDLE GLEE AT GETTING IRISH CALL

By Luke Baker
LEAGUE ONE
SCUNTHORPE captain Rory McArdle has spoken of his thrill at receiving a Northern Ireland call-up.
The 30-year-old defender was included in Michael O’Neill’s squad for their upcoming World Cup playoff games against Switzerland.
He said: “ It came as a bit of a surprise, to be honest, but I’ve always maintained that, if an opportunity did come to get back into the squad, then it’s something that I would be over the moon with.
“It’s two massive games, but if you look at the performance levels the lads have had over the last cou...

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