I was very impressed with Howley the first couple of times I saw him play (FBD and start of last year's Nat league).
But for the U-21s he was poor in both the semi-final and final. He made a lot of basic handling errors.
Maybe that was just a slump he was going through, but surely if he's been spoken about as CHB for the senior team, then he should have been one of the top performers for the U-21s.
I'd have more confidence in Liam O'Malley filling the CHB berth (or maybe FB).
But for the U-21s he was poor in both the semi-final and final. He made a lot of basic handling errors.
Maybe that was just a slump he was going through, but surely if he's been spoken about as CHB for the senior team, then he should have been one of the top performers for the U-21s.
I'd have more confidence in Liam O'Malley filling the CHB berth (or maybe FB).