It's been two months since Republic of Ireland striker Kevin Doyle began playing in Major League Soccer, and while he is getting used to life at Colorado Rapids, the 31-year-old is still aiming to remain firmly in the picture at international level.
The Wexford man, who has scored one goal in seven for his new club, joined us on Off The Ball tonight and he admitted that he had spoken to Martin O'Neill after he'd made his mind up about leaving Wolverhampton Wanderers.
"Not before I decided. I'd made the decision by myself to be honest. But I spoke to him before the last two squads. I was only out here a week at that stage and we just felt it was unlikely I was going to play in either of the games because I hadn't played a club game in six months. So I felt it was better to stay here and not be jet-lagged again and play some football instead of flying home to probably sit on the bench. Hopefully I can play some games between now and the next qualifiers and get back involved. That's my aim."
Doyle, who also touched on the many loan moves he had towards the end of his time at Wolves, also spoke about enjoying the transition on and off the pitch.
"It's a lovely city. Obviously, America's a fantastic country and an opportunity to see it. Every second week, we're in a different city so there's somewhere new every second week. It's been fun so far," he said, explaining why the style of play is more technical.
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