The former Celtic boss paid tribute to the Millwall goalkeeper, after deciding to take Keiren Westwood to the tournament in France instead
Martin O'Neill says that David Forde took the news of his exclusion from the final Republic of Ireland squad for Euro 2016 "like a proper man" and admitted that it was "tough" to narrow his squad down to 23.
O'Neill's final selection for the European Championship was announced after the 2-1 friendly defeat to Belarus at Turner's Cross on Tuesday evening and Millwall goalkeeper Forde, who featured prominently at the beginning of the qualification campaign was one of the notable omissions, with Keiren Westwood taking his place.