I think alot of it is to do with him wanting to stay in London, as well as not having to live in Birmingham
Personally I don't rate him, i think he's rubbish. For the national team I'd much prefer to see Doyle with maybe someone supporting in the hole. Or play Shane Long alongside him when we're playing the likes of Liechtenstein, San Marino, England, Macedonia etc. There seems to be a lot of dead wood in our team right now like Keane, Kilbane and Andrews as well as some absolute rubbish like McShane, St Ledger and McGeady. At least we have some good prospects coming through though. Guys like Coleman, McCarthy, Clarke and Fahey should be given a proper chance.