Would Ball have got an England cap

[columbo70]

If he had been playing for one of the top sides?

No definitely not....are you from that era , did you see him play ......or have you just got caught up in some drunken chat in the pub....just curious why you asked that question

 

[Why sack Durban]

Wipe the rose tinted glasses off. He was crap

Miles better than Ball

 

[mickonline]

Exactly the type of plaster we have missed since he retired. True leader on the pitch

 

[HeroHurley]

No, he was good and really committed. Could have played more in the top flight imo but not England class. Shaun Elliott could have imo and maybe Craddock.

Craddock was nowhere near international class either. Good player for us and a lovely bloke but you look at the centre halfs England had during his time, Adams, Campbell, Keown and Southgate at Euro 2000 and then Ferdinand, Campbell, Keown, Southgate and Wes Brown at the 2002 WC. As much as I loved JC, he was never anywhere near the class of those he was competing with.

 

[BucketBiff]

He had a role in a team that was consistently a PL side. He did that role well, consistenly. His wages and the fact that the club didn't improve the squad doesn't come into it. Di Canio tried to push him out, Cattermole was close to leaving and stayed years after he was removed.

And what happened. He found his level. In league 1

 

[Cypher]

Would Crob have won a Pulitzer Prize if he didn't have a pumpkin for a head?

 

[HeroHurley]

And what happened. He found his level. In league 1

Load of shite. He played less than 30 games in L1. Nearly 300 in the PL and then went on to play in the top league in Holland but L1 was his level. You're on a wind up man.

 

[BucketBiff]

Load of shite. He played less than 30 games in L1. Nearly 300 in the PL and then went on to play in the top league in Holland but L1 was his level. You're on a wind up man.

I do think he was poor but finally. This thread is f***ing ridiculous.

 

[Qwerty]

If he had been playing for one of the top sides?

There's a reason he wasn't playing fot a top side.

 

[HeroHurley]

I do think he was poor but finally. This thread is f***ing ridiculous.

Whoosh

 

[BucketBiff]

Whoosh

I caught a few.

 

[HeroHurley]

I caught a few.

Got me tbf. Cattermole was 10x the player Bally ever was.

 

[Georgewhitt]

What a stupid vague thread, but for what it's worth, I think Zoe is quite happy ar Radio 2, and doesn't regret turning her back on professional football.
I may be wrong but...

 

[Tom the Pom]

If he had been playing for one of the top sides?

Fuck me

Maybe would have got 1 or in meaningless friendlies but can't imagine anything more. He wasn't the best technical footballer about, was he? Saying that I do think he was underrated elsewhere in the country. Probably a case of right club, right role, right time.

Exactly, Nick Pickering got one

 

[ontap]

If he had been playing for one of the top sides?

Fuck me , this made me laugh

 

[Tom the Pom]

Nah..nowhere near England international level..if he’d been Scottish he might’ve got one.

Shocking Billy Hughes never got a cap for the Sweaties

 

[HeroHurley]

Shocking Billy Hughes never got a cap for the Sweaties

I take it as a personal affront that Anti Niemmi never got that call up when he was at Hearts.

 

[CissesUnderpants9]

He may as well start playing for Singapore.

This ^

 

[Big Duke Six]

If he had been playing for one of the top sides?

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[Scorer]

Craddock was nowhere near international class either. Good player for us and a lovely bloke but you look at the centre halfs England had during his time, Adams, Campbell, Keown and Southgate at Euro 2000 and then Ferdinand, Campbell, Keown, Southgate and Wes Brown at the 2002 WC. As much as I loved JC, he was never anywhere near the class of those he was competing with.

There were a lot of excellent centre halves and he wasn’t in the class of some of those but wouldn’t be far off some that have got the odd cap since. Certainly wouldn’t have been a regular but wouldn’t have let anyone down.