Nottingham Forest have signed Leeds and Republic of Ireland midfielder Stephen McPhail on a three-month loan deal.
The 23-year-old, who played under Paul Hart when the Forest manager was academy director at Leeds, is expected to go straight into the squad for today's clash with Coventry.
McPhail, who has made 95 appearances and scored two goals for Leeds, has found first-team football hard to come by under Peter Reid.
Cardiff City manager Lennie Lawrence, who is chasing Tottenham's Republic of Ireland international Gary Doherty, (23) has said the player must decide if he wants to move to Ninian Park by the end of the week.
Meanwhile, Stephen Elliott, the hat-trick hero of the Republic of Ireland under-21's 's 5-1 win over Poland last week, is included in Don Givens's squad of 20 players for the European 2004 qualifier against Russia in Waterford on September 5th.
Back in are Michael Doyle (Coventry City) and Sean Thornton (Sunderland), both of whom were in the original travelling party for the Polish game but who had to withdraw because of injury. Making a return too is Celtic's Liam Miller, Graham Barrett (Coventry City), Andy Reid (Nottingham Forest), Thomas Butler (Sunderland) and John Thompson (Nottingham Forest).
Borussia Dortmund's Patrick Kohlmann keeps his place as do Waterford United goalkeeper Daniel Connor, Cork City's John O'Flynn and Wesley Hoolahan (Shelbourne).
IRELAND UNDER-21 SQUAD: Goalkeepers: D Connor (Waterford), S Deeney (Notts County), Defenders: S Kelly (Tottenham Hotspur), C Byrne (Sunderland), J Thompson (Nottingham Forest), S Capper (Scarborough), C Cryan (Sheffield United), S Brennan (Newcastle United), Midfielders: P Kohlmann (Borussia Dortmund), T Butler (Sunderland), L Miller (Glasgow Celtic), S Thornton (Sunderland), W Hoolahan (Shelbourne), S Elliott (Manchester City), M Doyle (Coventry City), Forwards: G Barrett (Coventry City), K O'Connor (Brentford), J Daly (Stockport County), J O'Flynn (Cork City), A Reid (Nottingham Forest).
