Hull City quartet eyeing international success during latest Championship break
Sunday's 2-1 home defeat with West Brom brought an end to Hull City's Championship campaign for two weeks as the final international break comes to the fore.
City's first 15 games have been hugely underwhelming, with just three wins to their name and all of those came in quick succession. The home loss to the Baggies just intensified the pressure on the German going into what can often be a perilous break for under-performing managers.
Over the next couple of weeks, a couple of members of Tim Walter's squad head off on international duty before the trip to fellow strugglers Luton Town on November 23.
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Three players who won't be heading away on international duty will be Liam Millar, Mohamed Belloumi and Oscar Zambrano. Millar will miss Canada's two-legged Nations League quarter-final against Suriname, while Belloumi will miss games with Equatorial Guinea and Liberia, after the pair suffered ACL injuries.
Zambrano, who was called up to the Ecuador senior squad last month, has since been slapped with a ban for breaching doping regulations and will not be involved in crucial World Cup qualifiers games against Bolivia and Puerta's Columbia.
Here's a look at those who will be away over the next few days....
Kasey Palmer
Jamaica
Who: Nations League quarter-final vs USA
When: Friday, November 15 at 1am - first leg in Kingston
Tuesday, November 19, 1am - second leg in St Louis
Gustavo Puerta
Columbia
Who: Uruguay and Ecuador - World Cup Qualifiers
When: Saturday, November 16 at midnight - Uruguay in Montevideo
Tuesday, November 19 at midnight - Ecuador in Barranquilla
Harry Vaughan
Republic of Ireland Under-21s
Who: Sweden - Friendlies
When: Thursday, November 14 at 12pm and Sunday, November 17 at 2pm - both games in Marbella
Stan Ashbee
Republic of Ireland Under-18s
Who: Moldova, Azerbaijan, Iceland - UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualifiers
When: Wednesday, November 13 at 12pm vs Moldova, Saturday, November 16 at 10am vs Azerbaijan and Tuesday, November 19 at 11am vs Iceland - all games taking place in