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"I'd like the play-off as late as we can. We have been trying to get the play-off in the November series, rather than in September or October. That would give Stephen and his team the chance to play some friendlies and Nations League matches in advance of the play-off. "It's going to be a very busy and exciting time. You're going to have nine matches in the Autumn, followed by the World Cup [Qualifiers] next year."That, of course, is dependant on governments and health experts, and workers, getting a handle on this Covid-19 pandemic and sport gradually being allowed to return to normal. That being said, giving Kenny a couple of friendlies or Nations League fixtures to get a feel for his new team would be much better than going into the Slovakia game cold. Owens also paid tribute to Mick McCarthy during his interview. "In the short time I have worked with him" said Owens, "I found him to be extremely professional. In loads of ways, I'm sorry I'm not going to be working with him in the future. It's Stephen's time, and we need to get right behind him and his new team."
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