My first ever away game aged 6 years old in a 2-0 win sat in the paddock at Burden park sat on beer crates in a transit van to get there we won 2-0 Billy Bingham gets one of them - Gabby scored the other -
Most clubs are the same, just made more difficult when your target is playing in a tournament for his country and then wishes to take a well earned break. Poor lads just been told off for bombing in the pool in Miami and now Everton have turned...
Waiting for him to return after a late holiday due to international duty with Senegal and have the media stuff done in the wonderful new stadium.
Nothing "strange" about it.
Impatient on your behalf, that's all.