Not exactly a week to remember for young Dessie Byrne, who was sacked by Stockport after an incident in a Manchester hotel, but the Irish under-21s absence on Tuesday night, for the team's match at West Bromich Albion, opened the door for Stella Maris old boy Sean Mannion (19 this month), who made his senior debut as a second half sub. Elsewhere Wolves' manager Colin Lee blamed the after effects of Robbie Keane's series of injections, taken prior to next month's World Under-20 Championships in Nigeria, for his below-par performance at QPR on Saturday. Lee said Keane may even have to be withdrawn from the squad, if selected - now wouldn't that surprise Brian Kerr?

Goals (all Division Three): Former Irish youth and under-21 international Kwame Ampadu got his first goal of the season in Orient's 3-0 win against Rochdale, Darragh Ryan scored Brighton's consolation goal in a 3-1 defeat at Scunthorpe and Barry Conlon helped Southend to a 2-0 win at home to Swansea with his fourth goal since joining the club from Manchester City in September.

On the move: Alan Lee (Aston Villa to Port Vale on a one month loan), Owen Coyle Motherwell to Dunfermline for £170,000), Jerry O'Driscoll (Dundee to Montrose on loan).