Source: SKY_Sports
McCartney blow for N Ireland
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} George McCartney has been ruled out of Northern Ireland's final World Cup qualifier with Czech Republic.[LNB] The Sunderland defender has been forced to withdraw from Nigel Worthington's squad because of a foot injury.[LNB]Manchester City youngster Ryan McGivern has been drafted in to replace McCartney.[LNB]Worthington admitted it was a blow to lose McCartney for the trip to Prague and remains hopeful there are no more injuries to contend with ahead of next Wednesday's clash.[LNB]"It's a blow but it's part and parcel of football," Worthington told the News Letter. [LNB]"The good thing is there are no more fixtures between now and Wednesday, so that should be the end of our injury problems." [LNB]
