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[Football] Another former Brighton academy player called up for England
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GT49er
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Hands up all those that didn't know we even had a C team!
Cowfold Seagull
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Well done Will Collar, he will be playing in the Football League very soon l think, if not with Stockport next season, then certainly with someone else.
C team? I didn't even know we had a B team.
And, from a quick look, the B team hasn't played since 2007. Perhaps the C team should move up a letter.
It’s a really odd idea, the C Team. Traditionally ‘England semi-pro’, although now that the National League is full time pro, it’s not really that either. So basically a squad drawn from the best players outside of the football league.
Incidentally Scott Loach must be one of very, very few players to have been called up to an England senior squad, and a C squad, in their careers.
hart's shirt
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Yes, they seem to be generally few and far between.
As far as Albion goes...
David Stockdale got an England C cap in 2004 and was later called up in 2011 by Capello for the senior squad.
Craig Mackail-Smith got 7 caps and 4 goals for England C, then earned 7 caps for Scotland.
(Whether or not that's a step up is open to debate...)
Some other Albion players with England C representation, albeit before or after they played for us:
Mark Beeney (1 cap)
Chris McPhee (3 caps)
Junior McDougald (5 caps, 1 goal)
Away from the Albion, Kieffer Moore got an England C cap in 2016 before committing to Wales.
And TOWIE's Mark Wright, who was at Crawley last season, got an England C cap in 2008.
Delighted for him.
Has bulked up a bit since he left, personally think his level is league 1, but in a great run of form currently.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Instead of calling it the England C team, why not just say the England Non-League side? They seem tol go out of their way to spread confusion sometimes.
Scored for County yesterday, I believe, and they are surely going to be back in the ‘big time’ next season.
Sirnormangall
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- Sep 21, 2017
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Always liked him. Thought he’d end up playing at a high level than National League - maybe he will.