Quartet Still With International Squads - Ipswich Town News
Town pair Tamás Priskin and Márton Fülöp are expected to be amongst the subs when Hungary take on Moldova in their second Euro 2012 qualifier in Budapest this evening. Jaime Peters and Conor Hourihane are also still away with their international squads.
Striker Priskin will hope to pick up his 29th cap and add to his seven goals from the bench, while Fülöp looks unlikely to make his 22nd appearance for his national side with former Crystal Palace and Burnley man Gabor Kiraly currently the first choice.
Jaime Peters is expected to win his 24th cap when Canada take on Honduras in a friendly in Montreal overnight, while Conor Hourihane is likely to make his third appearance for the Republic of Ireland U21s when the complete their unsuccessful 2011 European Championships qualifying campaign in Turkey this afternoon.
Gareth McAuley’s Northern Ireland are without a midweek game, while left-backs Darren O’Dea (knee) and Shane O’Connor (hamstring) have returned to Portman Road due to their injuries.
Meanwhile, from today Football League clubs can sign players on an emergency loan basis. Boss Roy Keane has said he is looking to add one or two loan players to his squad in the next few weeks with Cardiff’s Stephen McPhail appearing to head his wish-list and with West Brom’s Luke Moore also linked.
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