Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Darren Randolph is looking forward to his return to the international stage on Saturday as he endures a difficult period at club level with West Ham.
Randolph will be confident of continuing between the sticks for Ireland in their 2018 World Cup qualifier against Austria on Saturday, 13 months after getting his chance against world champions Germany when injury struck for Shay Given.
He was the man guarding the Ireland goal at Euro 2016 in France and the last year or so - at international level at least - has been positive for him.
"It's been brilliant,” the 29-year-old acknowledged.
“A lot of highs - I have got the experience of the Euros, so I have come a very long way in just over a year.
"We took a lot of confidence from the tournament and the performances and got off to a good start in this group, so another positive result on Saturday, hopefully taking points from one of the teams that is going to be there or thereabouts, would help us."
"I'm not getting as much game-time as I would like, but I knew that was going to be the case anyway" - Darren Randolph
His international success, however, has not been matched on the club front, with Randolph having made just five appearances this season, all of them either in Europe or the EFL Cup, with Spaniard Adrian manager Slaven Bilic's first-choice keeper.
He admits that is a source of intense frustration, but he has not yet reached the point where he is looking to move in a quest for regular football.
He said: "There'll be a time when it does come - I don't think anyone wants to just sit and not play.
"But for the time being, I'm going to stick at it. I've only been there a season - this is the start of my second season - I'm not just going to give up and leave and walk away from the challenge, I'm going to keep going and see what happens.
"Obviously, I'm not getting as much game-time as I would like, but I knew that was going to be the case anyway, so it's the usual, just get your head down and get working and see what happens."
Randolph is one of three keepers in Martin O'Neill's squad with Sheffield Wednesday's Keiren Westwood and Bradford's Colin Doyle the others.
It is 31-year-old Doyle's first call-up for seven years and comes after he joined the Bantams from Blackpool during the summer for a nominal £1 fee.
Asked about his price-tag, he said with a smile: "It was one of those clauses where they said, 'If we get relegated, you can go on a free'. But because I had signed a two-year deal, the FA wouldn't let me go on a free, so there had to be some sort of fee.
"We just said £1 and they agreed to it. I think they paid it, so I'm still waiting for my 10%. I must chase that up."
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