Quote Originally Posted by Leicesterbaggie View Post
What really irks me is the fact that Harry Kane will overtake the great Jimmy Greaves as the highest England goal scorer. Half of his goals were scored against very weak national sides, whereas Jimmy scored the majority of his against tough opposition. Another point is the awarding of caps as substitute. Billy Wright and Peter Shilton are examples of players who got all of their hundred caps as first choice players. They should introduce a rule that you only receive a cap if you play a certain number of minutes. Fair enough if a player comes on for an injury early in the game but it's a farce that a player receives a cap for playing the final five minutes or so.
Billy Wright is a forgotten man outside the Midlands. The first player to get over 100 caps when internationals were far fewer and you had to play the full game.
Unusual for me to praise a wolves player but credit where it's due. If he had played for Spurs or Manchester United people would still be mentioning him now.