BARNSLEY face an anxious wait to see whether goal ace Iain Hume comes through a hectic week of international duty without any ill effect.
Hume, scorer of a great goal against Derby at Oakwell last Saturday, looks set to be in action in Montreal tomorrow for Canada against Honduras.
But it is his country's second World Cup qualifier within five days that will be of most concern to the Reds.
Canada play away in Mexico in a game that ends in the early hours of next Thursday morning, English time.
There must the prospect of jet lag affecting Hume before Barnsley play at Blackpool on the Saturday.
What do you think? Post your comments below.It seems certain that Simon Davey will want to make sure that the striker is fit enough to face the Seasiders, and the Reds boss will be loath to rest him after his marvellous strike against Derby.
Hume's goal and Luke Steele's man-of-the-match performance earned them places in the Football League's Championship Team of the Week.
The Reds will hope that Hume copes well with the kind of schedule to which international players grow accustomed.
Sheffield Wednesday's Deon Burton played in a game against Preston last month straight after his return from an outing with Jamaica in Toronto and admitted that he felt jaded.
The Canada squad have been training this week in Montreal.
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