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Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 2:10 pmby Blue2
Was thinking about Neil young on Sunday and brought this question to mind. Nellie was a good player but not quite good enough to play for England.
I always thought that Alan Oakes was unlucky never to be capped.
Others?
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 2:16 pmby Alioune DVToure
Blue2 wrote:Was thinking about Neil young on Sunday and brought this question to mind. Nellie was a good player but not quite good enough to play for England.
I always thought that Alan Oakes was unlucky never to be capped.
Others?
Are we restricted to England? I always thought that Distin might have been given a chance for France at the height of his powers, but he was obvioulsly competing with some great players at the time.
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 2:39 pmby Slim
I know it may be the blue tints, but given the problems we've had in that area, I always thought Weaver was close to getting a call.
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:01 pmby Manx Blue
UWE....I remember there was talk of him getting into the German team (following re-unification) for Euro 96 qualifiers.
He does have 6 East germany Caps however, so take my point however you like it.
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:19 pmby ryanmcfc
He's been capped, so apologies for it not really fitting the subject of the thread, but I really believe that Argentina would have done much better at the World Cup if Pablo had been brought along.
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:31 pmby Kladze
Alan Oakes is a good shout.
What about Bert Trautmann ?
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:33 pmby Tokyo Blue
Did Mike Doyle ever play for England? Or Tommy Booth? Or Gary Owen?
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:37 pmby Manx Blue
Tokyo Blue wrote:Did Mike Doyle ever play for England? Or Tommy Booth? Or Gary Owen?
I'm sure Doyle Did, Tommy had U-23 caps...Gary once had the record for U21 caps with 22 (I think)
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:42 pmby Tokyo Blue
Manx Blue wrote:Tokyo Blue wrote:Did Mike Doyle ever play for England? Or Tommy Booth? Or Gary Owen?
I'm sure Doyle Did, Tommy had U-23 caps...Gary once had the record for U21 caps with 22 (I think)
Cheers, Manx.
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:44 pmby Manx Blue
Tokyo Blue wrote:Manx Blue wrote:Tokyo Blue wrote:Did Mike Doyle ever play for England? Or Tommy Booth? Or Gary Owen?
I'm sure Doyle Did, Tommy had U-23 caps...Gary once had the record for U21 caps with 22 (I think)
Cheers, Manx.
No Worries....Doyle Had 5 caps in the mid 70's....Under Mercer & Revie I think.
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:33 pmby Green & Blue
Paul Lake surely would have if career had not been cut short.
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:10 pmby Crossie
Gareth Taylor, oh wait...........
Erm,
Jon Macken? oh ermmmm wait.........
Danny Allsopp..... shit
ermm MIKE SHERON!! only got under 21 caps
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 8:10 pmby Crossie
Tony Coton
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:27 pmby Trautmann
I think that Trautmann was studiedly ignored by the German team because he did not play in Germany. I remember he was asked to captain an English league side, as a recognition of his services.
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:57 pmby bernabias_right_boot
Scott Hiley
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:14 pmby Goataldo
Coton should have, he got England B caps loads as I remember.
It always really irritated me that Colin Hendry didn't get capped when he played for us. Seemed he had to leave to get called up.
'Buster' Phillips?
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:16 pmby french_tony
Distin in his prime. Some shite got capped over him just because he played in England.
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:16 pmby Kladze
Trautmann wrote:I think that Trautmann was studiedly ignored by the German team because he did not play in Germany. I remember he was asked to captain an English league side, as a recognition of his services.
Yes.
From Wiki :
Though recognised as one of the leading goalkeepers of his era, he never played for his native country. Trautmann met with German national coach Sepp Herberger in 1953, who explained that travel and political implications prevented him from selecting a player who was not readily available, and that he could only consider including Trautmann if he was playing in a German league.[45] Consequently, Trautmann's international isolation prevented him from playing in the 1954 World Cup, in which his countrymen were victorious. Trautmann's only experience of international football came in 1960, when the Football League decided to include non-English players to represent the Football League in representative matches for the first time. Trautmann captained the League against the Irish League, and also played against the Italian League.
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:34 pmby gillie
Ken Barnes.
Re: Best City players never to have been capped?
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Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:45 pmby HeyMark
I was always annoyed Anelka didn't get a call up when played for us.
Although not always his biggest fan, Ned should have been worth a call up by now