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steve evans
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Post by jsc on Oct 15, 2024 14:05:54 GMT
Why doesn't he get picked for the u21s?
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Post by dai on Oct 15, 2024 15:55:33 GMT
Why doesn't he get picked for the u21s? Rumour a few years ago is that he refused repeated call ups to concentrate on breaking through to the senior team at his club, Wolves at the time I think? |
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Post by wirralwelsh on Oct 15, 2024 18:38:08 GMT
Not just a rumour. The manager explicitly said in interviews they were trying to call him up and he wasn't interested. Been quite a while now since he represented us
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Post by allezlesrouges on Oct 15, 2024 19:33:32 GMT
It's not as if he will ever get into the England squad now. I know he is eligible for Jamaica but can't see him preferring that over representing us if he's good enough. If he ever gets a senior call up I expect him to accept it
I know we're a proud bunch, but I don't especially begrudge players who favour getting senior experience over playing youth football for us. So many U21s don't ever break into senior football and are nowhere to be seen for our seniors despite gaining a lot of caps at U21 level. If Campbell becomes a Championship player over the next couple of years then he becomes a useful option for our seniors (if he accepts), and that is a much better outcome ultimately
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Post by wirralwelsh on Oct 16, 2024 0:37:33 GMT
Would he have turned down England Under-21 for some league 1 action though? Maybe he will end up playing for us, depending how his career pans out. But it will be another Darlow/Dasilva kind of situation where we are the international consolation prize.
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Post by allezlesrouges on Oct 18, 2024 18:28:37 GMT
Would he have turned down England Under-21 for some league 1 action though? Maybe he will end up playing for us, depending how his career pans out. But it will be another Darlow/Dasilva kind of situation where we are the international consolation prize. No, but that's a different equation. Being an England U21 is certainly more lucrative and puts you right in the window for Premier League / Championship clubs. The same isn't true of our youth set up unfortunately |
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Post by mortillsy on Oct 19, 2024 11:05:35 GMT
Would he have turned down England Under-21 for some league 1 action though? Maybe he will end up playing for us, depending how his career pans out. But it will be another Darlow/Dasilva kind of situation where we are the international consolation prize. How do you know he’s holding out for England? As far as I am aware he has never played for them at any level. Plenty of our players have I.e., Amps, JJ, Raymond, even Taz Mayembe etc. he’s played for a good academy, has minutes in the Prem … so I would have thought he would have had an opportunity at some point, all guess work of course. |
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Post by wirralwelsh on Oct 19, 2024 19:23:56 GMT
I wouldn't say he's necessarily thinking he will make it with England but it's blindingly obvious by now he has little interest in playing for Wales as he is one of the top welsh eligible players in his age group but hasn't represented us in years, and it's not without trying on FAW part
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Post by mortillsy on Oct 20, 2024 0:41:16 GMT
I wouldn't say he's necessarily thinking he will make it with England but it's blindingly obvious by now he has little interest in playing for Wales as he is one of the top welsh eligible players in his age group but hasn't represented us in years, and it's not without trying on FAW part Not necessarily a DaSilva or Darlow situation then! |
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Post by wirralwelsh on Oct 20, 2024 17:33:49 GMT
Well they both put off representing Wales for years/decades until we were the only option left so could be. Might be Campbell just doesn't enjoy international football or travelling generally though, who knows?
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