Tom Cannon Discusses Commitment to Republic of Ireland

just talk to us about the last few months have been what's been on your mind and suppose how conversations with John O may have brought you back to this spot yeah um obviously spoke recently with John OA i f my agent my dad and uh scheduled a call with him and uh yeah just had a good chat with him just about things and about how my season went at leer and just different different you know different stuff that went on that season um yeah it's good phone call obviously you were maybe in two minds over the last few months can you tell us what made tip sces and to Ireland I wouldn't even say it was in two minds it was more of a case of when I've been called up to play for Ireland I've come during mean so previously when call UPS of Kaa I well under step Kenny I had tons lus so obviously I couldn't come into camp and then um when John O Shay called last time I was just coming over an injury so I just wanted to maintain form at Leicester and just see the season out and then it all come a bit maybe all at once I just wanted to take a step back from it and just gauge it from there so you've always been 100% committed yeah I have yeah it's just you newspapers like to create stories headlines about England so um yeah it's always I've always been committed to Ireland hence why I'm here never came into mind stuff no it was just all I mean there's some truth into it about my agent just out of it I never got got involved in any conversations with anyone so um yeah I'm happy to be here now that you are here how's first few days been for you yeah been very good I've enjoyed it um obviously meeting all the new Lads it's been uh it's been class and obviously I know a few of them from obviously you know playing for previous Club so it's been nice to see them Tom did did or AG the reports sound was interest yeah it was I think it was more Le Cary spoke to my agent but I didn't speak to anyone I didn't speak to Le the old G off right now and when you hear something like that that is it's a massive compliment to have two football Nations looking for your did you have to think about it uh I suppose something you have you do have to think about just because of like the the scenario but it never really enter my head as if I'm going to pick one or the other it was more just taking a step back from it and looking at the situation and just going from that and how's it been for how your season been for Lester I know you haven't been in the team you're the Premier League so yeah it was good I mean I hit a bit for in Jan uh scored like three and four starts and then um like different things happen as like how football works but I mean it was a tough start for injury I had like a stress reaction in my back so it was I was out for like well sign on Deadline day and then I was out for like three months so it was quite tough but H I just kept my head down and cracked on and uh relished the rewards in January by scoring them goals and yeah and then got my minutes where I can towards the back end of the season Neil I just asked prior to your move to Lester how big an influence was Sheamus call on oh massive I mean I'm sure any any young lad will tell you Sheamus is right up with it with the best of people I mean he's a he's an absolute TP fell and even better player and to have someone like that when you coming in as a young lad's massive to just put your arm range and just you know tell you what's what and it's it's crucial is he tough as well like if he thinks people ar oh is yeah he's tough yeah you guarante if if you're not performing to the standard he thinks but I mean it's all good shows how highly reach him D when you were saying say he cares in tou with your just is an indication obviously a business you have your career is a you uh well yeah it's just a natural conversation to have I mean it's the moment and Dad and um it was nothing it was nothing heavy because it was never really a massive thing during me it was just I feel like it got escalated but um spoke to Mo my dad and obviously spoke to all my family agent and just quickly yeah just come to a decision it was wasn't hard you're very welcome well a couple things about me um just the Irish connections if you didn't mind just just double checking May and written down here of Castle Bar just R through me with his grandparents yeah so my dad's uh dad's Mo dad and all like Castle Bar outside and then my mom's M's side of the family I like go away from like M um so every summer I mean every summer as I can remember from a kid I'd mainly visit my dad's side more like Castle Bar M because that's where cousins live so um we go over every summer it was uh it was good and few games of pool at different bars and whatnot and it was uh it was good I enjoyed it are you aware that the male GA football team that the have won the Ireland for a long long time I know see I've watched I've watched a few games to be honest um I do enjoy it it's good and yeah I know they haven't won for a while so maybe maybe yeah um and would you would you plan back there this summer as well have you any plans back there yeah yeah I tend to come over every summer cuz my n is in um in mayo and I tend to like go over and visit room so I tend to come over like my dad and my mom and brothers and uh sister and we go over and see her and then spend some time with uh with the family so yeah it's always good to come over you're from Main you know silly question as well did you go to the National or did you I managed to go this summer um I managed to go the last one yeah cuz we like schedule fixtures we had a we had Plymouth way so I got a car back on the Friday to to make the national the satday so it was uh it was nice to go cuz I had been for a while just us to you know fixtures and what did you back gu Maximus I did actually yeah I had a few quit on them yeah so it was it was nice to win that so yeah final final no just just this is actually probably more Rel to the Lesser situation but mesco looks like is he is he G your manager is he h it looks like he's gone I don't know if he's happen there no I haven't heard no nothing no I haven't heard that it couldn't but he he obviously saw something in new so the new manager it might yeah might might do yeah just have to go back in uh preseason see what happens I mean I don't we haven't announced the new manager yet nothing so I don't know have you preseason plans you haven't got them yet no I haven't got them no hey Thom hi start with like do the approach come from your family was Mark or the FI or how he initially Pro yeah so I spoke to Mar to um he was more in contact with my dad cuz I was playing but from everon when I was at Everton I spoke to Phil MCU he's like an he was he's well he is Irish and he was um like the welfare officer there so remember when well 14 or 15 spoke to him about it and then um Marco to went through the process of sorting passports and everything and then um and then yeah just went from there demic in SLO was that your first yeah in SLO yeah yeah you f from from straight away yeah it did yeah it was good enjoyed it just ask here John spoke about the other day he was K to be here just with the injuries he had he was to be to be he still very much wants to be part just a couple of words on Cas what he's like him have you had conversations with him yeah yeah supp him he's a he's a he's a good guy and he's a top player as well so I get on very well from like on a day to date at Lester I'll be I'll be with him chatting um in and around him and um yeah he's he's had a good season but difficult season through injuries he's done his Hingle a few times so um I'm sure he'd love to be here but I think it's probably best for him that he rests and then comes back again next season take from there sorry just one last one just with your the links between your your agent is is Kenny Kenny Kenny Moyes yeah work for manager has any H I don't know I don't know nothing um I wouldn't know so no I don't know Tom just going back to the start you mentioned about the England link and something that the media blew up right but like we're only going to see County comments Jam Crawford spoke subsequently Mora said you were stalling as well um and you obviously know what effect Ro and that realistic situations like when you look back you think it would have been better had you come out and said something um maybe but then it's maybe just best to just let it all let it all be because I mean people believe what what they want to believe do what I mean I kind of I seen it on my phone and I just thought it's best not to react cuz it just create more more thingy but maybe should have come out and said something but at the same time it it wasn't really my placees obviously Steven said what he said but then at the same time I was ill I had tons lightis so um which I think he come out and said didn't he I think no he did say that but he mentioned about the approach and you probably saw you were getting bracketed with those two yeah yeah which people are going to perceive because it's relatively recently yeah if you were if or was out your Downy sh for you would you not be better to say that talking on social media to say this is not an allegiance thing this is not well at moment uh maybe so I mean I think it depends what way you look at but it was more of a case of England got in contact with my agent so I was kind of just keeping out with it to be honest I didn't want to get involved and then I had enough to focus on a club football so I just want to focus on that I think think you're going to be capti for Ireland if you play against England on September s which is something I'd say you really like to oh hopefully hopefully I'm playing yeah against England yeah last one Tom sorry you're a good talker what are your Ambitions in this window and your Ambitions going forward for just to get as many caps as I can I mean hopefully I make my daybut against e hungry portal and then just show the Adam fans what I can do and show committed really I want to be here so um I'm just looking forward to the two games and showing everyone what I can do Excell