home internationals

[marco]

They were a great part of my youth, still remember jumping around the Bob Bank at Ninian Park when Trevor Francis scored the winner against Wales in 1982, quite surprised i got out alive.

yeh remember when the sweaty socks pulled the goal posts down and when we bashed them 5-1, who was in goal for scotland that day?

 

[blueish swede]

England
France
Italy
& a barbarian team of players from the Prem

 

[lancs blue]

England
France
Italy
& a barbarian team of players from the Prem

Can we leave the rags out of it please?

The big problem with reviving it is where do you find another 3 spare dates in an already crowded fixture calendar? Can you imagine clubs releasing their players for what is essentially a friendly contest.

 

[scrabo6]

it was windsor park belfast.the republic never played in them.n.ireland still the holders

 

[marco]

England
France
Italy
& a barbarian team of players from the Prem

Can we leave the rags out of it please?

The big problem with reviving it is where do you find another 3 spare dates in an already crowded fixture calendar? Can you imagine clubs releasing their players for what is essentially a friendly contest.

but didnt we play more games in them days as there where more clubs in the old div 1,not only that we played in 8 inches of snow and fog

 

[lancs blue]

Can we leave the rags out of it please?

The big problem with reviving it is where do you find another 3 spare dates in an already crowded fixture calendar? Can you imagine clubs releasing their players for what is essentially a friendly contest.

but didnt we play more games in them days as there where more clubs in the old div 1,not only that we played in 8 inches of snow and fog

4 more league games then but there weren't so many European fixtures as they were straight knockout competitions and also fewer qualifying internationals as there weren't as many countries.

 

[darrenwassall]

They were a great part of my youth, still remember jumping around the Bob Bank at Ninian Park when Trevor Francis scored the winner against Wales in 1982, quite surprised i got out alive.

yeh remember when the sweaty socks pulled the goal posts down and when we bashed them 5-1, who was in goal for scotland that day?

Stewart Kennedy,Bell scored the third i think

 

[NICKS BACK]

Home Internationals were used to try out players, and also blood them, I feel sure that Hart would have benefited from playing competitive matches.

Certainly,Green and Carson would certainly have benefited. Clemence made a high profile howler
in them.

Bring in the French and the Irish. One touring team and a Prem Barbarians. 2 groups of 4 you got a tournament.

Anyway as future participation in major tournaments in future is unlikely, for all the Home Nations
we may welcome it lol

 

[mancunial]

won,t make any difference, when the hooha has died down the same team will be picked, it is a closed shop even now?

 

[geoff hammond]

I went to wrexham in 1980 ( i think) . Eng lost 4 -1 .

Was only 14 but never seen so much fighting at a game. First Eng v Welsh and then eng v eng.