| Quality players who rarely featured for England 13:51 - Jun 13 with 1910 views | Myke |
As an 'antidote' to Brian's thread, how about some top players (again from back in the day) who barely got capped for England. Going to start the ball rolling with Hector, Bowles, George and Worthington [Post edited 13 Jun 13:54]
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 13:57 - Jun 13 with 1153 views | MrSheen |
Matt Le Tissier - just 8 caps. |  | | |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 13:57 - Jun 13 with 1153 views | loftboy |
Billy Bonds of Westham was great defender.
Gary Bannister should have had some caps.
Phil Parkes obviously unlucky with the competition he had. |  |
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:06 - Jun 13 with 1120 views | Tonto |
The obsession with Lampard and Gerrard left us too open to attack. Many ex players have said Micheal Carrick should have played more. Yes he got 37 cpas but that is dwarfed by the other two.
Gerry Francis only got 12 caps.
Les Ferdinand deserved more caps too. But there was a lot of competition then. |  |
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:10 - Jun 13 with 1110 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 13:57 - Jun 13 by MrSheen |
Matt Le Tissier - just 8 caps. |
Good shout.
Now, of course, absolutely off his rocker. |  | | |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:11 - Jun 13 with 1105 views | MrSheen |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:10 - Jun 13 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Good shout.
Now, of course, absolutely off his rocker. |
Wouldn’t pick him tomorrow. | | | |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:13 - Jun 13 with 1091 views | LazyFan |
We already know the answer ...
Clive Wilson, zero caps. |  |
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:20 - Jun 13 with 1070 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
Is everyone missing out Bowles and Marsh because it goes without saying? | | | |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:37 - Jun 13 with 1036 views | R_from_afar |
If a poster who is new to Loft for Words puts in a word for Joey Barton, they probably are Joey Barton himself... |  |
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:40 - Jun 13 with 1031 views | 7374Ranger |
Bannister would have been selected but was not edible having won an U21 cap for Wales. The rules have correctly been changed now to allow players to change countries ad the likes of Rice and Zaha have done.
I also think that Le Tissier should have been a regular in the England squad. Hoddle as manager treated him terribly just before the 98 World Cup. He selected Le Tissier for a B team to play and impress just before naming the final squad. He played and scored a hat-trick, but was still omitted from the squad. We could have done with him in the penalty shootout loss against Argentina (he rarely, if ever, missed.
Phil Parkes would surely have won more than 1 if he didn't have to compete against Shilton & Clemence. | | | |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:51 - Jun 13 with 1006 views | Andybrat |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:40 - Jun 13 by 7374Ranger |
Bannister would have been selected but was not edible having won an U21 cap for Wales. The rules have correctly been changed now to allow players to change countries ad the likes of Rice and Zaha have done.
I also think that Le Tissier should have been a regular in the England squad. Hoddle as manager treated him terribly just before the 98 World Cup. He selected Le Tissier for a B team to play and impress just before naming the final squad. He played and scored a hat-trick, but was still omitted from the squad. We could have done with him in the penalty shootout loss against Argentina (he rarely, if ever, missed.
Phil Parkes would surely have won more than 1 if he didn't have to compete against Shilton & Clemence. |
Glen Roeder | | | |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:56 - Jun 13 with 988 views | flynnbo |
Alan Hudson. Although he played for the scum, he was/is an R. |  | | |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:58 - Jun 13 with 986 views | QPRSam |
How Charlie Austin's 14/15 Prem season with 18 goals was overlooked is a travesty, called up but didn't get a cap | | | |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:09 - Jun 13 with 942 views | CamberleyR |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:40 - Jun 13 by 7374Ranger |
Bannister would have been selected but was not edible having won an U21 cap for Wales. The rules have correctly been changed now to allow players to change countries ad the likes of Rice and Zaha have done.
I also think that Le Tissier should have been a regular in the England squad. Hoddle as manager treated him terribly just before the 98 World Cup. He selected Le Tissier for a B team to play and impress just before naming the final squad. He played and scored a hat-trick, but was still omitted from the squad. We could have done with him in the penalty shootout loss against Argentina (he rarely, if ever, missed.
Phil Parkes would surely have won more than 1 if he didn't have to compete against Shilton & Clemence. |
"Bannister would have been selected but was not edible having won an U21 cap for Wales"
Where have you got that from? Bannister's wiki entry (I know...) says he played once for the England U21s in 1982.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Bannister
Surely if he 'd represented Wales at any level, then back in the mid 80s they'd have been all over him picking him for the Wales senior team given how few top division players they had back then? [Post edited 13 Jun 15:09]
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:16 - Jun 13 with 890 views | kensalriser |
I think Bannister was quite tasty myself. |  |
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:16 - Jun 13 with 893 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Bardsley.
Particularly when there was nobody great keeping him out. |  |
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:16 - Jun 13 with 893 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:37 - Jun 13 by R_from_afar |
If a poster who is new to Loft for Words puts in a word for Joey Barton, they probably are Joey Barton himself... |
Did you see his weird Lionel Messi intervention recently? | | | |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:19 - Jun 13 with 881 views | CamberleyR |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:16 - Jun 13 by BrianMcCarthy |
Bardsley.
Particularly when there was nobody great keeping him out. |
Back to a Dixon again... | |
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:19 - Jun 13 with 875 views | paulhoop2 |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:58 - Jun 13 by QPRSam |
How Charlie Austin's 14/15 Prem season with 18 goals was overlooked is a travesty, called up but didn't get a cap |
How on earth Rickie Lambert got in ahead of him I don’t know ! For me il give Simon Barker a shout ? Or David Bardsley | |
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:21 - Jun 13 with 868 views | paulhoop2 |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:58 - Jun 13 by QPRSam |
How Charlie Austin's 14/15 Prem season with 18 goals was overlooked is a travesty, called up but didn't get a cap |
How on earth Rickie lambert got in I don’t know ! 🤷♂️ | |
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:21 - Jun 13 with 868 views | Myke |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 14:20 - Jun 13 by BazzaInTheLoft |
Is everyone missing out Bowles and Marsh because it goes without saying? |
I mentioned Bowles in my intro, but Marsh is a good shout. Currie another man who didn't win too many caps. I think 'flamboyant' players struggled for International recognition back in the day.
I deliberately said 'rarely' rather than 'never" as I think they are different things. A player who picked up a couple of caps but then got left out (like Hector or Le Tiss) were obviously considered at one point and then failed to impress or whatever. Players that were overlooked completely or just unlucky (Austin and Vardy were both on the bench for that end of season game Vardy got on Austin didn't) or didn't play for a 'glamorous' club. | | | |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:22 - Jun 13 with 856 views | BazzaInTheLoft |
I ask as someone not old enough to see him, but was Bob Hazell worthy? | | | |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:23 - Jun 13 with 847 views | CamberleyR |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:19 - Jun 13 by paulhoop2 |
How on earth Rickie Lambert got in ahead of him I don’t know ! For me il give Simon Barker a shout ? Or David Bardsley |
Barker probably would have got a cap in 1990 in one of the friendlies before the World Cup and might have been an outsider for the World Cup squad had he not broke his leg shortly after the Liverpool FA Cup games. He was in great form and with his club manager being Bobby Robson's number 2 at the time... | |
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:56 - Jun 13 with 794 views | PlanetHonneywood |
Paul Scholes (I know he played a lot, but we should have seen more of him),
Vince Hilaire
Graham Roberts
Laurie Cunningham
Cyrile Regis
Clive Allen (Needed more pace) |  |
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 16:39 - Jun 13 with 759 views | Esox_Lucius |
George Best. Not a single England cap. |  |
| The grass is always greener. |
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| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 18:01 - Jun 13 with 689 views | Paddyhoops |
| Quality players who rarely featured for England on 15:56 - Jun 13 by PlanetHonneywood |
Paul Scholes (I know he played a lot, but we should have seen more of him),
Vince Hilaire
Graham Roberts
Laurie Cunningham
Cyrile Regis
Clive Allen (Needed more pace) |
Scholes was some player but the summer tournaments just melted him. | | | |
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