Doesn't want to get drawn into it and can't blame the lad.
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/safc/Carlos-staying-clear-of-club.3884868.jpCarlos staying clear of club v country row
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Carlos Edwards is content to let others squabble over him in the club-versus-country row surrounding his call-up by Trinidad & Tobago.
Edwards – who returned from a broken leg by starting Saturday's loss to Chelsea – was named along with clubmate Kenwyne Jones in the T&T squad for a friendly with Jamaica on March 26.
If they go, the Sunderland pair would probably not return to Wearside until the eve of their club's Premier League home game against West Ham United on March 29.
Black Cats' boss Roy Keane does not want them to go, but T&T seem determined the duo should travel.
Edwards, who had been out since December 1, said: "There's not much I can do, to be honest, except sit tight and wait and see what happens.
"It's out of my hands.
"I'm employed by Sunderland, but the Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation want me to go there.
"To be fair to Sunderland, they are looking out for their well-being and my well-being because I haven't played competitive football for a while.
"I hope the T&T FF understand that."
But I'm just going to sit tight and hopefully Sunderland and T&T will come to an agreement and we can all smile about it."New T&T coach Francisco Maturana says it's important the Sunderland stars go to the Jamaican capital Kingston because the game is part of their country's preparations for 2010
World Cup qualifiers.
After Jones played in a midweek friendly against Guadeloupe last month, Keane floated the idea of hiring a private jet to bring his players back to England quicker.
And he said last week: "We'll have to speak to the T&T people because it is a friendly match and we have a very important match against West Ham a couple of days later.
"I can appreciate that the T&T manager wants to do well, but it's a friendly.
"And, as far as Carlos is concerned, he has hardly played this season so I think it's a bit unfair on him to pick him just yet.
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But if they have to go then arranging a jet is something we will definitely look at because that will make a big difference in terms of getting them back early."It'll be expensive but there are a few other British-based players who might be playing in the game and we might look to split the cost with other clubs."
