Town midfielder Luciano Civelli missed the first day of pre-season training at Playford Road yesterday because he was trapped at home in Argentina by a volcano. Ash from Chile's Puyehue volcano has caused the cancellation of all flights out of Buenos Aires.

Boss Paul Jewell said: “Luca’s stuck in Argentina because of the Chilean volcano. He can’t get his flight out of Argentina, so he’ll be here Monday.”

It’s not the first time a Town player has had volcano-related travel problems, former goalkeeper Brian Murphy having been stranded in Ireland by the Icelandic ash cloud a year ago.

Jewell also revealed that central defender Damien Delaney missed yesterday’s first session but is expected back soon: “Damien Delaney played so many games for us and for Ireland last season, we’ve been very generous and given him until Tuesday off.”

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Daleyitfc added 11:26 - Jul 2 Civelli is pretty much like PC Deadman in Goodnight Sweetheart : when he's here he's about as much use as when he's not here, so it makes no odds whether he's here or not. No longer a footballer : get rid.
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churchmans added 12:41 - Jul 2 he needs o get his arse in gear this season! start geting in first on a regular basis and playing like bobby peta would be perfect! strong left side on paper with the signings so far!
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legoman added 13:38 - Jul 2 I agree churchman. He may as well go for it hammer and tong and do his knee in again if necessary, at least then he would know his career is over and then get a real job!
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statto72 added 14:11 - Jul 2 I expect he'll probably suffer a groin injury, walking from his seat to the plane toilet
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whoppit added 13:17 - Jul 3 Convienient !!! Should dock the lame duck 2 weeks wages.
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BlueFinn added 21:11 - Jul 3 Could be our trump card.Then again three seasons and seven starts and those were two seasons ago.
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Skip73 added 12:58 - Jul 6 He's a waste of space, time to get rid I think.
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