Saints duo on international duty (From Daily Echo)
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Saints duo on international duty
10:40am Friday 12th October 2012 in Saints News
Emmanuel Mayuka
Two Saints stars will be on international duty tonight, with a host of others set to follow in the coming days.
Left-back Danny Fox is part of the Scotland squad that will travel to Cardiff City Stadium to take on Wales in a World Cup qualifier.
It promises to be a poignant occasion, evoking memories of the tragic night in September 1985 when Jock Stein collapsed and died at Ninian Park.
The death of the iconic Scotland manager in the moments after the full-time whistle overshadowed the dramatic contest between the two home nations.
The decisive World Cup qualifying encounter saw Scotland, by virtue of David Cooper’s late penalty, escape with the draw that they needed to advance to a play-off with Australia, where they duly cemented a place at Mexico 1986.
But the night will forever be overshadowed by the tragedy that unfolded in the minutes after the final whistle.
Stein is set to be remembered this evening, as Scotland and Wales again square off in a crucial qualifying contest.
Both sides are in need of the three points, having experienced unsatisfactory starts to their campaigns.
Wales have lost at home to Belgium and away to Serbia, with the latter dishing out a 6-1 thrashing, while Scotland have drawn their home matches with the Serbs and Macedonia.
Also in action tonight could be centre half Maya Yoshida, who is part of the Japan squad preparing to face France in a friendly.
Both Fox and Yoshida also have games next Tuesday, with Scotland travelling to Belgium for a qualifier and Japan playing Brazil in a friendly, in Poland.
Emmanuel Mayuka is due to feature for Zambia tomorrow, as they face a trip to Uganda for the second leg of their final African Cup of Nations qualifying play-off. Zambia hold a 1-0 lead from the first leg.
Midfielder Steven Davis will skipper Northern Ireland on Tuesday, as they face a daunting trip to Portugal for a World Cup qualifier.
Also on international duty is 19-year-old forward Alberto Seidi, who is in the Portugal Under-21 squad for their home friendly against Ukraine on Monday.
Gaston Ramirez, who had been due to play for Uruguay in a pair of World Cup qualifiers, and Nathaniel Clyne, who was set to feature for England Under-21s in their Euro 2013 play-off games against Serbia, have both withdrawn from their respective squads with leg injuries.
Comments(9)
OSPREYSAINT
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11:35am Fri 12 Oct 12
mikesugar
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2:26pm Fri 12 Oct 12
Mayuka has looked a real threat and we don't see him and what the hell are they doing at Stapleford to injure two very key players one with a potentially career threatening injury. Just a few questions NA needs to explain.
Rising_Son
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2:34pm Fri 12 Oct 12
According to his blog he's not far from coming back.
Sainty saint saint
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2:43pm Fri 12 Oct 12
mikesugar wrote:Oh golly gee, how many times do people have to be told?
So what is the issue with Lee? is he really injured? or just another sick note?
Mayuka has looked a real threat and we don't see him and what the hell are they doing at Stapleford to injure two very key players one with a potentially career threatening injury. Just a few questions NA needs to explain.
Lee injured his elbow when on international duty last time and is on his way back to fitness. So yes, he really is injured.
Clyne's injury was NOT in training but in the Everton match.
Rising_Son
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3:04pm Fri 12 Oct 12
Sainty saint saint wrote:Lee wasn't on international duty when he injured himself.
mikesugar wrote:Oh golly gee, how many times do people have to be told?
So what is the issue with Lee? is he really injured? or just another sick note?
Mayuka has looked a real threat and we don't see him and what the hell are they doing at Stapleford to injure two very key players one with a potentially career threatening injury. Just a few questions NA needs to explain.
Lee injured his elbow when on international duty last time and is on his way back to fitness. So yes, he really is injured.
Clyne's injury was NOT in training but in the Everton match.
Dickosfc
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3:24pm Fri 12 Oct 12
Rising_Son wrote:Romour has it, it was Jet Ski related
Sainty saint saint wrote:Lee wasn't on international duty when he injured himself.mikesugar wrote: So what is the issue with Lee? is he really injured? or just another sick note? Mayuka has looked a real threat and we don't see him and what the hell are they doing at Stapleford to injure two very key players one with a potentially career threatening injury. Just a few questions NA needs to explain.Oh golly gee, how many times do people have to be told? Lee injured his elbow when on international duty last time and is on his way back to fitness. So yes, he really is injured. Clyne's injury was NOT in training but in the Everton match.
CB FRY LIVES
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5:45pm Fri 12 Oct 12
2.ALF RAMSEY
3.MICK MILLS
4.ALAN BALL
5.DAVE WATSON
6.MARK WRIGHT
7.TERRY PAINE
8.KEVIN KEEGAN
9.ALAN SHEARER
10.MATT LE TISSIER
11.MICK CHANNON.
3 WORLD CUP WINNERS,A EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR,EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS,FA CUP WINNERS,LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS,LEAGUE CUP WINNERS AND ALL SCHOOLED AT THE TOP ENGLISH SOCCER ACADEMY SOUTHAMPTON.
subs
tim flowers,derek statham,russell osman,steve williams,charlie george,frank worthington and peter osgood.WITH THOSE 18 PLAYERS in their hey day at WROY HODGSONS beck and call we would win the world cup in 2014.
scprof
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1:17pm Sat 13 Oct 12
CB FRY LIVES wrote:And would have easily scored double figures against San Marino.
My england team for SAN MARINO and POLAND1.PETER SHILTON
2.ALF RAMSEY
3.MICK MILLS
4.ALAN BALL
5.DAVE WATSON
6.MARK WRIGHT
7.TERRY PAINE
8.KEVIN KEEGAN
9.ALAN SHEARER
10.MATT LE TISSIER
11.MICK CHANNON.
3 WORLD CUP WINNERS,A EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR,EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS,FA CUP WINNERS,LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS,LEAGUE CUP WINNERS AND ALL SCHOOLED AT THE TOP ENGLISH SOCCER ACADEMY SOUTHAMPTON.
subs
tim flowers,derek statham,russell osman,steve williams,charlie george,frank worthington and peter osgood.WITH THOSE 18 PLAYERS in their hey day at WROY HODGSONS beck and call we would win the world cup in 2014.
Dickosfc says...
11:23am Fri 12 Oct 12
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Failing that, if only we had a Japanese striker who's prone to scoring crackers and works his socks off. :-)