Nigel Clough delivers update on potential Mansfield Town game postponement during international break
Mansfield Town are waiting to find out which of their players will be called up to represent their country during the international break.
League One has already seen matches postponed that were originally scheduled during the upcoming international break.
More than ten fixtures have been rescheduled already, with Notts County, Blackpool, Luton Town, Barnsley, Leicester City, Doncaster Rovers and Stevenage all confirming games across 26 September and 3 October will be played on new dates.
Mansfield Town are due to face Leyton Orient on 26 September but that match is currently in a bit of grey area as both clubs wait to find out which of their players will be headed out on international duty.
There are no official international breaks in League One but fixtures can be postponed if a club has three or more players called-up to represent their countries.
Clough confirmed during his mid-week press conference that Stags will lose two players temporarily in Lucas Akins and Nathan Moriah-Welsh, but they are still waiting on confirmation on others, as are upcoming opponents Leyton Orient.
“We’re still not sure. I think Orient are in a similar situation where they have two definites and a possibility – we’re in the same boat at the moment,” the Stags boss said.
“We will definitely be without Lucas Akins and Nathan Moriah-Welsh. Jordan Bowery, if he is fit, will go away but apparently he doesn’t meet the criteria for the new rules that came in this season. We’re still waiting on whether Jon Russell gets a call-up or not. Orient are waiting in similar circumstances.
“Ideally, you want to know a bit in advance and I think supporters should know as well, whether we’ve got a game in ten days or not. Hopefully we will know in the next 48 hours.”