West Brom boss Steve Clarke is hopeful leading scorer Shane Long will be fit to face Southampton at The Hawthorns on Monday night.
A fantastic honour
Clarke will certainly not encourage Long to withdraw from the Irish squad, if Trapattoni does have a change of heart.
"If he goes with Ireland, I'll be delighted," said Clarke. "I've never stopped a player from going to play for their country. It is a fantastic honour.
"It's one regret I've got from my career, that I never played enough for Scotland, and I would never stop anyone from playing for their country."
