Former Wanderers striker Eoin Doyle isn’t surprised that several young Irish talents have opted to make the move to League One this summer.

The Whites have brought in Eoin Toal and Eric Yoro from Derry City and University College Dublin respectively ahead of the new season.

Moreover, Lincoln have brought in Danny Madroiu from Shamrock Rovers and Fleetwood are reportedly set to land Bohemians starlet Promise Omochere.

“People look at Promise and wonder why he’s going to Fleetwood in League One but the scope he has for moving on, just by playing in League One, is huge, it really is,” Doyle told The Irish Mirror.

"It’s a really strong league. The gap is big, the rewards are huge. Huge. And you are going to play big teams in big stadiums in front of big angry crowds. It's great stuff.

“The closest lads here get to that is playing in the FAI Cup final. I played in the first Aviva final and remember being on the pitch looking up, saying this is amazing.

“But you get that feeling every second or third week over in England and that’s a huge draw. I played in front of 46,000 people in League One. It is a different animal.”

The experienced forward has served as a scout for Wanderers since leaving the North West to head to St Patrick’s Athletic back in January.

“Sometimes when you watch League One or League Two football, it’s more aggressive whereas the entertainment value is better in Ireland,” he added.

“But they have stronger athletes in England and if they played against our lads, they’d probably wipe the floor with us. That’s the way it is. The comparisons have to stop.

“Lads leaving here shows the league is doing very well. It’s a young league and will get stronger in the next few years.

“But we have a unique thing and it’s working in the sense that they want our young lads. Loads of them are going over.”

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