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Thread: They're having a laugh aren't they?

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    They're having a laugh aren't they?

    Algeria have called Slimani up for their two friendlies! Well if he goes, plays and gets injured again/makes his current injury worse I hope we pack him back off to Leicester. I was going to post the other day that if he doesn't make Huddersfield then we should cut our losses, given that he can't play against Leicester anyway.

    I remember in the pub after Burnley one of the lads saying that it said the loan had fallen through on one site but on another that he was signing. Looks like we were that desperate that we thought lets cross our fingers and hope he's a quick healer. Typical NUFC under the southern numpty and his weeble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kingstonbob View Post
    Algeria have called Slimani up for their two friendlies! Well if he goes, plays and gets injured again/makes his current injury worse I hope we pack him back off to Leicester. I was going to post the other day that if he doesn't make Huddersfield then we should cut our losses, given that he can't play against Leicester anyway.

    I remember in the pub after Burnley one of the lads saying that it said the loan had fallen through on one site but on another that he was signing. Looks like we were that desperate that we thought lets cross our fingers and hope he's a quick healer. Typical NUFC under the southern numpty and his weeble.
    Ideally Slimani himself would decline participating in the friendlies, but then he might be overlooked for selections in the future. I'd like to see him in a Toon shirt before he's back in the Midlands.

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    So would I that's for sure, but its turning into a complete joke. I wonder if Shefki Kuqi is fit, he'd at least be able to play.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kingstonbob View Post
    So would I that's for sure, but its turning into a complete joke. I wonder if Shefki Kuqi is fit, he'd at least be able to play.
    It's been unfortunate for everyone involved, except for Gayle who's been the clear first-choice for a while now.

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    if a club refuses to send a player for international duty, he can get a ban from his next domestic game, but surely a player who has been out injured for 6 weeks should automatically be unavaible for international selection?

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    Or...if we look at it another way- if his injury has healed then maybe 60 or so minutes in each game could help him regain a bit of sharpness?

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    I read it as they have called him up to assess his fitness more than anything.

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