[h=3]Buckley targets international call-up[/h]3:00pm Monday 28th October 2013 in Albion By Andy Naylor
Will Buckley (left) in his Watford days wants to become another Albion international.
* Will Buckley wants to add his name to Albion's clutter of internationals.
* The Seagulls' squad is crammed with recent past or present countrymen.
* Gordon Greer, Craig Conway and Craig Mackail-Smith (Scotland), Matt Upson (England), Andrew Crofts (Wales) Adam El-Abd (Egypt), Tomasz Kuszczak (Poland) and Vitalijs Maksimenko (Latvia) have all been involved on the international scene.
* So too have Keith Andrews and Stephen Ward for the Republic of Ireland. Now Buckley is eager to follow suit.
* The Lancastrian winger qualifies as Irish through a grandfather. The Republic are out of the World Cup and looking for a new manager to succeed Giovanni Trapattoni, so opportunity knocks for the likes of Buckley.
* He said: "Everyone wants to play international football. For the last two years it has probably been a bit rare for Brighton to have as many players as we've had travelling on an international break to their respective countries.
* "It's good for the club and good for the lads. It's the key part of your career, the top really."
* Buckley's chances of an international breakthrough will depend on the wiry wide man recapturing his best form with Albion.
* He has, by his own admission, made a fluctuating start to his third season for the club at The Amex as he prepares for the 200th appearance of his career against former employers Watford tonight.
* Buckley admitted: "I didn't have a really good start, then I had a few good games where I felt I was getting back to my best.
* "It's difficult to assess yourself. I just want to be playing every week, which I am mainly.
* "I've got to create goals and score goals. That's what I'll be judged on at the end, so that's my aim."
Original article
* Will Buckley wants to add his name to Albion's clutter of internationals.
* The Seagulls' squad is crammed with recent past or present countrymen.
* Gordon Greer, Craig Conway and Craig Mackail-Smith (Scotland), Matt Upson (England), Andrew Crofts (Wales) Adam El-Abd (Egypt), Tomasz Kuszczak (Poland) and Vitalijs Maksimenko (Latvia) have all been involved on the international scene.
* So too have Keith Andrews and Stephen Ward for the Republic of Ireland. Now Buckley is eager to follow suit.
* The Lancastrian winger qualifies as Irish through a grandfather. The Republic are out of the World Cup and looking for a new manager to succeed Giovanni Trapattoni, so opportunity knocks for the likes of Buckley.
* He said: "Everyone wants to play international football. For the last two years it has probably been a bit rare for Brighton to have as many players as we've had travelling on an international break to their respective countries.
* "It's good for the club and good for the lads. It's the key part of your career, the top really."
* Buckley's chances of an international breakthrough will depend on the wiry wide man recapturing his best form with Albion.
* He has, by his own admission, made a fluctuating start to his third season for the club at The Amex as he prepares for the 200th appearance of his career against former employers Watford tonight.
* Buckley admitted: "I didn't have a really good start, then I had a few good games where I felt I was getting back to my best.
* "It's difficult to assess yourself. I just want to be playing every week, which I am mainly.
* "I've got to create goals and score goals. That's what I'll be judged on at the end, so that's my aim."
Original article