27-10-2018, 09:44
(27-10-2018, 09:29)talkSAFT Wrote:(26-10-2018, 23:18)silverbaggie Wrote: In recent years there's always been a problem for good players outside London or Manchester Clubs getting into the England team.
As previously mentioned Bryan Robson only became an England regular AFTER he moved to Untd.
Other West Brom examples would be Bomber and Bobby Hope for Scotland.
I think the Scottish FA had a policy at that time that they would not select a player who plied his trade south of the border.
That attitude changed when Dennis Law went south.
However we were obviously regarded as a fashionable Club in the 1950's as we had no fewer than three players who were regularly selected for England:- Bobby Robson, Ronnie Allen and 'The Tank'.
+ Don Howe.
ps I saw Ray Barlow 4 times in Albion shirt, and worshipped him, but was too young to really appreciate him. By all accounts, though, he was maybe our best ever. He got 1 England cap!!
Oops indeed, How could anyone ever forget the incomparable Don Howe. He was probably the finest right back in England for several years.
He wasn't a hard tackler but a defender who jockeyed his opponents, never giving them a moments peace until, they made a mistake and Don would just whip the ball of his opponents feet almost like a magician.
A pity he wasn't just as good when managing the Baggies.
Some days I'm top dog, most days I'm just the lamp post.