'No room for manoeuvre' for Dundalk who will have to play games without internationals 

New signings Sonni Nattestad and Raivis Jurkovskis have been called up to the Faroe Islands and Latvian squads for their respective World Cup qualifying fixtures next week

Sonni Nattestad of Dundalk leaves the pitch after receiving a red card during the FAI President's Cup final. Dundalk have been unable to get matches postponed while Nattestad and Raivis Jurkovskis are away on international duty as the rule only applies to Ireland call-ups. Picture: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile

Dundalk may be without two or three of their top players for up to four big matches this season due to what team manager Shane Keegan described as "one of the strangest rules" he has seen.

With new signings Sonni Nattestad and Raivis Jurkovskis being called up to the Faroe Islands and Latvian squads for their respective World Cup qualifying fixtures next week, the Co Louth side had been expecting that their home game against Finn Harps on match day two would be postponed.