Webster joins Swans

“There’s this three-player rule. It should be one player, it shouldn’t have to be three, because one player can make the difference for you.

“Because when you’ve got your record signing, top goalscorer and arguably our best player missing, I do think that lessens your chances of winning games and benefits the opposition.

“I think if you have one senior player (away), it should be enough, because that can affect the performance and affect the result.”

Boyce played only 20 minutes in Northern Ireland’s two September fixtures, coming off the bench to set up Will Grigg for a late consolation BURTON Albion legend Aaron Webster has joined Stapenhill.

Webster retired from professional football at the end of the 2014-15 season, two seasons after leaving the Brewers.

The 37-year-old left-back spent 15 years with Albion, making over 500 appearances during a time that saw the club rise through the nonLeague system to the Football League for the first time in their history.

in the Nations League defeat to Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Clough is keen for his star striker to get more valuable game time on the international stage - but not at the expense of risking injury before his return to action with Albion.

“We hope he doesn’t start because we don’t want him to get injured!” he added. “We want him to come back firing on all cylinders, ready for our treks down to the south coast in 10 days time (to Plymouth Argyle on October 20 and Portsmouth on October 23).

“I hope for him he does get some game time but as long as he doesn’t come back injured.”

Webster made his first, albeit brief, foray into management last season, joining Belper Town in December before his sacking in April.

Stapenhill currently sit 13th in the Midland League Division One, with 12 points after 11 games.

Webster could add some much needed steel at the back for the Swans, who have conceded 23 goals this season, the fifth-worst in the League.