Shrimpsvoices

Looks like our fixtures could get disrupted quite a bit this season

There is also international matches in October and November

Great for the players to get call ups but not ideal for the manager and coaching staff who get players returning on a wed or thu morning for a Saturday game

Matches against Cambridge home on 8th Oct and Wigan home 13th November could be cancelled ????

Northern Ireland seniors have matches on 9th & 12th October, and 12th & 15th November. The U21 then have further matches on 25th & 29th March.

Scotland & Iceland U21 also have the October, November and March matches.

You raise a very good point.

Oxford at home in March could also meet the same fate.

Who'd have thought that not only would we face fixture issues due to having too many international players, but one of them was actually a full international? What an amazing time to be supporting Morecambe!

Alfie on bench tonight for Northern Ireland

Jokull was on bench for Iceland earlier (won 2 - 1 in Belarus)

Alfie just got on the pitch in Lithuania for last 8 minutes

Well done Alfie

He’ll grab their fifth from 25 yards.

How many full internationals have Morecambe had before? I can't remember any, especially making their debut!

RapidShrimp wrote:He’ll grab their fifth from 25 yards.

Spoiler: He didn’t

Congratulations anyway Alfie!

tim-sanchez wrote:How many full internationals have Morecambe had before? I can't remember any, especially making their debut!

Off the top of my head...
...all playing for us after their international careers were over.
Ronnie Clayton... Blackburn and England
Keith Newton...Blackburn and England
Peter Sayers... Cardiff and Wales

Plus...
David Artell...Gibraltar (after he left us ?)

May be others for far flung countries...?

How many playing whilst signed for Morecambe though ?

Steve Old, New Zealand full international before he came to us. And Olympian, as he says on his Twitter profile. Only Morecambe player to go to the Olympics?

Shrimp Girl wrote:Steve Old, New Zealand full international before he came to us. And Olympian, as he says on his Twitter profile. Only Morecambe player to go to the Olympics?

And the only one to get sent off at the Olympics

tim-sanchez wrote:How many full internationals have Morecambe had before? I can't remember any, especially making their debut!

That was Alfie’s 3rd cap for them. Many more to come hopefully!

Tony Capaldi also appeared for NI seniors, again though it was before he came to us!

In our current squad we’ve also got Greg Leigh who’s still a senior Jamaica international, and Ayunga has been called up for the Kenyan senior team in the past as well.

Chris Mafoumbi was an active Congo international when we had him a couple of seasons ago. I’ve resorted to Google now!

Also had Danny Ward who starred at the Euros.

Joe Lewis in the England squad for two games but didn’t get on the pitch. Not long after he left us.

Leighton James had a habit of picking himself when he was Manager. One of Wales all time greats.

Alan Kennedy?

Also had Danny Ward who starred at the Euros

Starred is a bit of a stretch

Delighted for Alfie.....no doubt many more to come in what will be an excellent career.

Ray Charnley

Alfie starting today v Estonia in friendly

He played full 90 mins as well

BBC report said Alfie showed no nerves and was tidy and industrious but said he was a loanee at Morcambe