Well if he's MoM in their next game (vs USA) it might up his market value.
Personally I think that we need him back here asap for our own sakes.
Personally I think that we need him back here asap for our own sakes.
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Yes - it wouldn’t be a bad thing if they got knocked out pretty sharpish.
DJ MoM could well happen. USA are a bit rubbish right now; imho more a coaching issue than a quality of player issue.
He'll be back over that way in September for World Cup qualfying.
When I saw the WC qualifying games you posted a while back it struck me how disrupted DJs season with us will probably be. I wondered if that was why we signed Izzy Brown but that's now gone down the pan. I hope Mr Hemmings is feeling flush.
I see what you did there 👍
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All the CONCACAF qualifiers bar the ones held between 27 January and 2 February 2022 fall when PNE are on normal international breaks.
Thanks, Thracia. I had assumed that there was some sort of global synchronisation of International breaks.
I believe DJ would be making five trans-Atlantic trips plus onward trips to various Central American countries - 14 qualifying games beginning September 2nd broken down into 4 trips with a 3 game schedule and 1 trip with a 2 game schedule. He won't be flying economy but all that travel is certainly a distraction.
Cue..."DJ looked jaded after his last game against El Salvador" 😂
I'd assumed that that would be the case, but thanks for clarifying it.
As Sid says, it's the travelling that could be an issue, along with the risk of injury. It's not quite the same as a return flight to Dublin.
Presumably after Jamaica have either played in the final or been knocked out before. Their next match is the quarter final in the early hours of Monday UK time so if they lose that he could be back on Tuesday. I don't know the rest of the timetable but I would guess semi finals in the middle of next week and final a week this week-end. If they lose in either of those first two stages then maybe he might make an appearance in the MUFC match. But if they make it to the final you can't imagine he would be in the starting line-up for our first league game if he has not played in a single pre-season game for us.
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IIRC DJ has been playing as a deep playmaker for Jamaica. Wonder if he might get brought back into that role here, if Frankie prefers a pressing 10 in Browne or Potts.
I switched on the TV late last night and just caught the last few minutes of what seemed to be a whole match replay of a Concacef match - Honduras vs Quatar - on Free Sports on Freeview Channel 64. So presumably there will be at least such a replay for DJ's next match for anyone who wants to watch. I will keep an eye out on the schedule.
When did Qatar move to North America/Caribbean?
Probably about the time it was deemed a suitable location for the World Cup.
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From time to time, CONCACAF invite guest nations to take part in the Gold Cup - Qatar are guests for 2021 and 2023.
Probably on Youtube, ernest.