Callum McCowatt (Silkeborg IF | Denmark)

Just misses out on eligibility on the new rules:

Players can now switch national teams provided they were eligible to represent a second country at the time they first played for their first country, even if they have played in an official competition for the first nation. 

This applies so long as they have played no more than three matches (including friendlies), none of the matches were in the final tournament of the FIFA World Cup or confederation competition, and they all happened before the player turned 21.

He has played 4 matches.

Ar the rules applied retrospectively... seems unfair to punish someone after the fact?

From a distant memory somewhere, he always wanted to play for South Africa to honour his dad?

I mean, the rules have been softened, and he still doesn't meet the criteria. I don't see how that's unfair.

From this week's Flying Kiwis.

"First thing to say about FCH is that they’ve made the tragic and unforgivable decision not to sign Sean Bright after his trial spell. He played a couple friendly games during the winter break but they ultimately figured that the 19 year old (who was still 18 when he showed up in Denmark) wasn’t first team material quite yet.

Morten Eskesen, SCH head coach: “He is one we brought in for trial training through our American owners. I’ve assessed that he’s not yet at the level required. He is a great talent, but he has a long way to go. The club is in the process of helping him further at some level. Now I took him with me today in case something should happen for extra squad depth, but the intention is that he will move on to another club. It is something Gellert [Brian Gellert, sports manager] and the American owners are working on. He is a man for the future and it is better for his own development that he moves on because he will not get many minutes here. I would say that he is a 2nd division player.”

That’s quite nice of the bloke actually, maybe we’ll forgive him after all.

Note the mention of the American ownership, that’s a situation that’s been explained a few times but yeah they’re looking to do something similar to what the Ole Academy set up with Torslanda only for all American players to get a window into European footy. Except they don’t seem to have any American players in the squad at the moment... but they do have a trio of kiwis thanks to a relationship they developed with Ole x Torslanda, using that as a touchstone for their own project. Bright is also an Ole grad so that’s where that came from. As for ‘taking him with me today’ that’s in reference to their last friendly against Brondby, a 1-1 draw. McCowatt was the only NZer to feature in that one.

One bloke who FCH have signed however is Liam Jordan. Briefly of Auckland City back in the day, son of Keryn Jordan. After scoring 11 goals from 87 games for HB Køge at this level he’s joined this lot until the end of the season with an eye on a longer contract if he catches fire. Top scorer Jeppe Kjær is out injured for a while so they needed some help there."

McCowatt full game and a yellow in a 2-0 win away at Kolding IF (11th), as Danish 2nd tier resumes from it's winter break.

No Just or Wilkins.

Liam Jordan subbed on at 64 mins, just prior to Helsingor's 2nd goal.

Helsingor 5th, but hard to see them getting promoted being 15 pts behind top 2 sides.

Helsingor (6th) with a 1-0 win at Hobro (8th). Goal at 50 min mark.

McCowatt subbed off at 70 mins, and Liam Jordan subbed on at 57 mins.

No Wilkins or Just.

https://fchelsingor.dk/2021/02/20/fc-helsingoer-to...

Eli Just fallen out of favour?

Highly unlikely.

Helsingor's 2nd top goal scorer, and the guy who is top scorer looks out for the remainder of the season.

Presume Just is injured.

Helsingor with a 1-0 win over Fredericia (6th).

3rd win in a row for Helsingor (4th) since season restarted, but still 18 points off top spot.

87 mins for McCowatt (looks like was a right winger).. Liam Jordan subbed on at 57 mins, with score already 1-0.

Still no Just or Wilkins.