While the majority of the Blackpool squad made their way to Latvia last week, seven of the side jetted off around the globe on international duty.
Craig Cathcart played a starring role in his first appearance for Northern Ireland in their 1-0 victory over Slovenia, setting up Manchester United's Corry Evans to score the winner.
Tangerine midfielder David Vaughan was also on national duty as he played the full 90 minutes in Wales' dissapointing 1-0 defeat in Montenegro, while fellow Seasider Neil Eardley was left out of the squad.
Scotland duo Charlie Adam and Matthew Gilks also found themselves watching from the sidelines as they were held to a 0-0 draw away in Lithuania and Blackpool's Israel defender Dekel Keinan was an unused substitute in their 3-1 win over Malta.
The Seasider's newest recruit David Carney flew to St.Gallen shortly after signing on transfer deadline day and played the full 90 minutes in Australia's 0-0 draw with Switzerland.
The midfielder may well feature in the friendly against Poland on Tuesday night while Adam and Gilks get a second opportunity to impress as Scotland face Liechtenstein.
