[Albion] Internationals

[Eeyore]

I wonder when the last time an Albion player lined up against England was.

 

[Weststander]

I am very much club over country but like most people, I will admit I hypocritically get excited about the major tournaments.

You are right though, this is very dull like most England games outside of major tournaments.

I think the uninspiring football is to be expected at international football though when the players and coaches get so little time together. The modern football we generally see domestically and at the Albion is so much much more about systems and teams are like machines as the coaches have plenty of time to drill them.

At international level they generally can’t get them playing like that unless it’s like Germany a few years ago where most of the players were at Bayern or Spain before that when most were at Barca.

The Portugal team that won in 2016 and France team that won in 2018 will be fairly typical of the international sides that will do well these days - not exciting or fluid, difficult to beat and score against and then relying on talented individual players to grab the goals.

Great points.

It’s changed so much in a few short years.

I remember loads of England qualifiers and friendlies (before your time in the 80’s and 90’s), when great England teams turned it on. For example a Yugoslavia 1-4 England in 87, countless games at Wembley in the Gazza, Butcher, Lineker, Beardsley, Waddle era, later Venables teams. Genuinely exciting football at the time.

School coach trips to Wembley were special.

 

[DJ NOBO]

I've read about this in The Guardians "The Knowledge" column... its Wayne (?) Barton IIRC.

Half a point for the name .
Bonus point under NSC quiz sub clause for foreigners .
Total = 1.5 points

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

I wonder when the last time an Albion player lined up against England was.

12th November 2020 v ROI

 

[Eeyore]

12th November 2020 v ROI

If i extend that to non- UK or Ireland ?

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

If i extend that to non- UK or Ireland ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48455034

V Holland 06/06/2019 Davy Propper

 

[Eeyore]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48455034

You're good !

So. I genuinely wonder when the last time a non UK/Ireland player started against England was ?

 

[Sheebo]

Job done - Albania aren’t too bad. Already a great chance to put some daylight at top with a win on Weds.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

You're good !

So. I genuinely wonder when the last time a non UK/Ireland player started against England was ?

thought it might be Radostin Kishishev but no. Still thinking

 

[Swansman]

You're good !

So. I genuinely wonder when the last time a non UK/Ireland player started against England was ?

Zeqiri couple of days ago

 

[Eeyore]

thought it might be Radostin Kishishev but no. Still thinking

It occurs to me that there may not be one.

 

[Eeyore]

Zeqiri couple of days ago

Talking about full international.

Criteria:

1) Not UK or Ireland- there's been a few.
2) Must have started the match.

I'm not sure there is one. (Till the next match-perhaps).

It's worth its own thread, I think.

 

[Stat Brother]

It's worth its own thread, I think.

Were it not for the inescapable fact that it's football related and this is NSC.

Try:-

'last full international BHA player against Eng wearing a dryrobe while protesting for (or against) Wokeism on his allotment'.






Do you want any poppy seeds?

 

[Eeyore]

Were it not for the inescapable fact that it's football related and this is NSC.

Try:-

'last full international BHA player against Eng wearing a dryrobe while protesting for (or against) Wokeism on his allotment'.






Do you want any poppy seeds?

Jiri Skalak

 

[half time scores]

Kayal on the bench for Israel v Scotland.

 

[Billy in Bristol]

Kayal on the bench for Israel v Scotland.

Came on 79th minute looked classy as ever...

 

[Eeyore]

England's group is an odd one. Albania away was the only banana skin with the bottom three.

So if they beat Poland and Hungary at home, and draw away, that will be enough on paper.

That's the simplistic view, of course.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Great points.

It’s changed so much in a few short years.

I remember loads of England qualifiers and friendlies (before your time in the 80’s and 90’s), when great England teams turned it on. For example a Yugoslavia 1-4 England in 87, countless games at Wembley in the Gazza, Butcher, Lineker, Beardsley, Waddle era, later Venables teams. Genuinely exciting football at the time.

School coach trips to Wembley were special.

We need a Rene Higuita to liven things up a bit!

Do you remember the B team games we used to play? I think they would be more interesting to watch these days just to see a few different players playing together. Always remember Le Tissier scoring a hat trick, in the last B international game we played I think, and then Hoddle still ignoring him for the 98 world cup.

 

[Weststander]

We need a Rene Higuita to liven things up a bit!

Do you remember the B team games we used to play? I think they would be more interesting to watch these days just to see a few different players playing together. Always remember Le Tissier scoring a hat trick, in the last B international game we played I think, and then Hoddle still ignoring him for the 98 world cup.

I even remember England Schoolboy Internationals, they always seemed to be against West Germany or Scotland, on Saturday afternoons at Wembley. Crowds 60,000 plus.

 

[Mr Banana]

I even remember England Schoolboy Internationals, they always seemed to be against West Germany or Scotland, on Saturday afternoons at Wembley. Crowds 60,000 plus.

There was an Albion bus that went to those. Happy days. Michael Owen always seemed to play, and before him maybe Robbie Fowler. Seemed to have real meaning back then as compared to the somewhat sterile atmosphere around development games now, but maybe that's just my wonky perception