Match Day Thread The designated NCFC present players on International duty thread

Colds are not what they used to be.

 

Maybe from now on we should make sure we always have one of the normal starting XI sitting out the match with a cold -- or to make quite sure, two rather than just one ................

 

Marcelino Nunez was an unused substitute in Chile's 4:0 defeat by a strong Brazil side today.

 

Aarons started at LB again as England U21s beat Portuagal U21s 1-0 to make it to the Semi-finals.

Elsewhere, the favourites France were knocked out by Ukraine

 

I think he's suspended for the next game not sure if that means he would miss any further games

 

Duffy called up for Ireland
Springett called up for Ireland U 21s
Rowe called up for England U 20s

https://www.pinkun.com/sport/norwic...han-rowe-called-england-youth-internationals/

 

That's brilliant for all three of them, but a bit of a blow for Omobamidele.

 

Perhaps he pulled out because of transfer speculation?

 

According to Irish sources, he was omitted from the squad.

 

He just got recalled, not a present day player anymore though .

Good luck to him thanks for the bucket of cash

Andrew Omobamidele: Defender called into Republic of Ireland squad - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66702130

 

Kamara scored & set up one for Pompey

 

That's good to hear and I hope it goes well for him.

 

Paid for the academy revamp pitches

 

I’ve not seen it on here but Nunez looks to have suffered a serious ankle ligament injury (similar to Sargent) right at the end of last nights international game. He’s set for a couple of months on the sidelines

 

Ridiculously unlucky and annoying

Why can’t we have even a couple of months without a major injury to an important player?

 

We just have to hope Sara stays healthy now. I wonder whether this might give a chance to Pedro Lima once he's settled in and match fit.

 

Might possibly be weeks rather than months:

"Norwich City midfielder Marcelino Nunez will be absent with injury for 'several weeks', according to reports from Chile. The 23-year-old suffered a second-grade ankle sprain during the Reds' 3-1 loss to Uruguay in the early hours of today, according to Encancha.
They claim the injury will keep Nunez out for Chile's World Cup qualifier against Columbia on Wednesday morning, as well as being sidelined for his club in the mid term."

Let's hope it is just weeks.

Edit: From Google:

"A grade 2 ankle sprain time to heal is between 6 and 8 weeks. If you are incredibly diligent with your rehab, you can usually shrink this down by a couple of weeks. A grade 2 sprained ankle causes moderate pain, swelling of the joint, and some joint instability."

 

Eurgh, so probably not back until after the November international break

 

Adam Idah scores for Ireland against The Netherlands from the penalty spot. But they still lost.