After a long lay-off due to injury, Harbour View frontman Fabian Taylor makes a return to the national outfit, being one of 20 players selected by new technical director Bora Milutinovic to travel to depart today for Hong Kong to participate in the 2007 Lunar New Year Cup from February 18-21.

Taylor, a nippy and crafty forward, will join five of his Harbour View teammates in the squad that is made up of mostly Under-23 players. His clubmates in the Reggae Boyz set up are Jermaine Taylor, Oneil Smith, Donald Stewart, Lovel Palmer and Kavin Bryan.

But the departure of the Harbour View quintet is not expected to affect the club as the Jamaica Football Federation excuses any club from their respective league if they have five or more players away on national duty.

In fact, Harbour View will have seven players in total on national duty overseas as goalkeeper Dwayne Miller is scheduled to leave next Monday with the Under-20 team for World Youth Championships qualifiers in Mexico.
The second end-of-round final between Harbour View and Reno will more than likely be postponed.

Meanwhile, four of the current crop of players in Bora's "senior" squad were not a part of the Serb's original 22, the first squad he assembled since taking office. They are Fabian Taylor, defender Dwayne Williams of Reno, midfielders Mario Swaby of Portmore United and Demar Phillips of Waterhouse.

Those not making the final cut, and whom were part of the original 22, are goalkeeper Ralston Robinson of Waterhouse, Reno's Keneil Moodie, Mardio Simpson of Arnett Gardens, Andre Lawson of Star Cosmos, Bryan Bayliss of Portmore and Arnett's Marcelino Blackburn.

With the exception of Stewart, Allien Whittaker, Richard McCallum, Palmer, Smith, Fabian Taylor and striker Kavin Bryan, all the other players in the group are Under-23 representatives, who will be preparing for Olympic Games qualification.

The 2007 Lunar New Year Cup will feature Australia, China, Jamaica (who are all appearing for the first time in the tournament) and hosts Hong Kong.

Officials on the tour to Hong Kong will be Linnel McLean (head of delegation), Bora (technical director), Wendell Downwell (coach), Howard Bell (manager) and Mark Sanderson (team doctor).

Squad: Goalkeepers - Richard McCallum (Waterhouse), Allien Whittaker (JDF); defenders - Xavian Virgo (Boys' Town), Oneil Smith (Harbour View), Jermaine Taylor (Harbour View), Dwayne Williams (Reno), Jeff Pearce (Village), Adrian Reid (Portmore), Nicora Plummer (Bull Bay), Mario Harrison (Reno); midfielders - Nicholy Finlayson (Reno), Mario Swaby (Portmore), Donald Stewart (Harbour View), Lovel Palmer (Harbour View), Demar Phillips (Waterhouse), Donovan Davis (St George's); forwards - Fabian Taylor (Harbour View), Horace Howell (Tivoli), Steven Morrissey (Portmore), Kavin Bryan (Harbour View).

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