Kyle Lafferty is a player that manages to cause delight and despair for Northern Ireland fans in pretty equal measures. On one hand, you have a player who is constantly feeling twinges in his hamstrings around the same time that a squad list for an international friendly is pinned up in Belfast. On the other, he is a tall, capable forward and given the talent pool available, is not someone we can do without if we are to strive towards a place at a major tournament.

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