[Archived] International Call Ups

[Ricky]

so it looks like Lucas and Brett will be heading off to Oz on the Wednesday before the first game of the new Premiership season.

Surely that rules them out of our opening game..... great!!!!

Also looks like the Axe and Benni will be off to play a friendly against Namibia (sp).. surely international friendlies could be played at a more convenient time

[Bobby G]

A load of crap if this is true.

What a blow.

[krislu]

Sad for us but that is what you get when buying players from the other side of the world..

[Presty On Tour]

oh dear

[USABlue]

so it looks like Lucas and Brett will be heading off to Oz on the Wednesday before the first game of the new Premiership season.

Surely that rules them out of our opening game..... great!!!!

I would'nt worry too much about it, they may not be around anyway.

[AxesFirstTouch]

Hopefully in Berts cases he loses his passport on the back.

Cant see Mccarthy playing in the friendly if hes due to play his first game in the premiership, remember he did retire from the international scene for a bit, so he probably isnt that interested.

Didnt the axe stop playing for South africa when he was stripped of the captaincy?

Edited August 8, 2006 by wakefieldrawks

[daren]

Dunno about that, but the list of call-ups is on the official site.

It says that both Benni and Aaron will be playing for SA against Namibia and that Lucas and Brett will be playing in the AFC cup against Kuwait. Zurab is playing a Euro 2008 qualifier against the Faroes.

[Presty On Tour]

sergio peter has his first call up to the german u21's.

well done lad.

[AussieinUk]

Dunno about that, but the list of call-ups is on the official site.

It says that both Benni and Aaron will be playing for SA against Namibia and that Lucas and Brett will be playing in the AFC cup against Kuwait. Zurab is playing a Euro 2008 qualifier against the Faroes.

Well, from what I understand, that is wrong. Australia will be fielding all domestic players for the ACQ game against Kuwait next week and latest news is that, most Euro-based players will be available for the Bahrain game in Sydney on Oct 11th.

[T4E]

Sad for us but that is what you get when buying players from the other side of the world..

All the more reason to get rid of the thieving swines.

[cloggyjimmybrfc]

are we not happy then,that our team is in abundance of international quality?

[modes98]

Yeah this issue came up a while back and the aussie coach said he would try to operate a rotation system for the top players otherwise they'd miss half the season as Aus are now in the asia group.

Can the players not get injured against new zealand

[Sydney Rovers]

Well, from what I understand, that is wrong. Australia will be fielding all domestic players for the ACQ game against Kuwait next week and latest news is that, most Euro-based players will be available for the Bahrain game in Sydney on Oct 11th.

Spot on AIU, the only players that might get a call-up are players in Italy (the league hasn't started yet), and maybe one or two from the Scandinavian Leagues or lower English Leagues.

Chances are that Lucas and Bert will be called up for the Bahrain game in Sydney on the 11th of October and a possible fixture in Brisbane on the 7th.

[Perth_Rover]

Bentley english u21 call up

[Sydney Rovers]

Chances are that Lucas and Bert will be called up for the Bahrain game in Sydney on the 11th of October and a possible fixture in Brisbane on the 7th.

Now there is a fixture on the 7th October against Paraguay, so they would be available for this game and the Baharin game as it's a FIFA Internationals date.

[AussieinUk]

Australia has announced its squad for the Kuwait ACQ on wednesday..

...and surprise, surprise, there is no Lucas or Emu and they are all domestic players..

Squad: Clint Bolton (Sydney FC), Alex Brosque (Sydney FC), David Carney (Sydney FC), Steve Corica (Sydney FC), Alvin Ceccoli (Sydney FC), Travis Dodd (Adelaide United), Joel Griffiths (Newcastle Jets), Iain Fyfe (Sydney FC), Matthew McKay (Queensland Roar), Mark Milligan (Sydney FC), Kevin Muscat (Melbourne Victory), Stuart Musialik (Newcastle Jets), Jade North (Newcastle Jets), Sasho Petrovski (Sydney FC), Kristian Sarkies (Melbourne Victory), Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory), Michael Valkanis (Adelaide United), Danny Vukovic (Central Coast Mariners). - SMH

[Perth_Rover]

Kristian Sarkies

I see him making it to a european club one day in the not so distant future

[emerton]

Kristian Sarkies

I see him making it to a european club one day in the not so distant future

ive chatted to him numerous times, very arrogant bloke and goes out on the ######/smokes too much.

built up as "the next best thing"....but no one has really seen him prove anything on the pitch in the a league.

but he bought me a 8 dollar beer so it all evens out

[philipl]

Jonathan Douglas of Leeds United has been called into the Irish squad according to the BBC.

[Welshrover1981]

Must admit, these internationals seem pointless. The season is about to begin, and all of the main players will be with their country set ups. I think the FA, UEFA And FIFA should have a long big think about what a waste of time this is.

Players are not going to give it their all. They will most probably play until half time and International managers will have been told not to risk any big names.

Scrap the friendlies and have them after the Prem has started.

[Cocker]

Jonathan Douglas of Leeds United has been called into the Irish squad according to the BBC.

Thank God for that, I thought he had come back to us

[3recurring]

Reuters - McCarthy allowed to withdraw from South Africa squad

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[Presty On Tour]

Reuters - McCarthy allowed to withdraw from South Africa squad

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well thats good news

shame about the axe though.

[92er]

According to the LET 15 players were called up from our 1st team squad last week.

[jobo380]

Anyone know if Brown has a chance of playing tonight for Wales, if so would be an interesting watch.