Coyne out again

Last updated : 02 September 2004 By Tony Scholes

He was out of the squad for their recent friendly international because of the ankle injury he sustained on the opening day of the season against Sheffield United and he is one of five players in the Welsh squad to have to pull out of the trip to Baku.

Coyne will remain at home along with ,Simon Davies, Robe Edwards Ben Thatcher and Darren Ward.

All five of them are expected to rejoin their international colleagues on return as they prepare for a second qualifying game, this one against Northern Ireland at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff next Wednesday.

Paul Jones will play in goal with Mark Crossley on the bench in Baku but Coyne and Ward will be pushing for places for the second match.