I recall his breakthrough for England, not to be confused with his debut and early games. I can't remember the opposition or the manager at the time , Cappello? But I believe he only got in due to injuries to other less players, a story similar to that of Platt, Hodge and other similar players who always seemed to be overlooked in favour of the current managers' favourites.Barry controlled midfield from start to finish marked by the commentator highlighting his first misplaced pass which occurred during stoppage time. I also recall the same commentator being amazed at just how good Barry was, something we'd known for a few years by that time. He became a mainstay of the England midfield for a long time after that.
GB should be 2nd in the list because Giggs made his debut before the formation of the Premier League so has more top flight appearances.
loved GBgutted he left but gave brilliant service for a long time was in some kind of deal with micheal standing . I cant remember what the deal one but GB was an absolute bargain.
QuoteGB should be 2nd in the list because Giggs made his debut before the formation of the Premier League so has more top flight appearances.Funny how that parameter was not mentioned when the English / Welsh, womanising, eyes to close together to be trusted (says my Mom) United wanker was the record holderSo if that is the gauge - then its Peter Shilton with 800+ games in top flight - you know the Goalie that played for Midlands clubs No bias at all
Quote from: JUAN PABLO on September 26, 2017, 10:19:59 AMloved GBgutted he left but gave brilliant service for a long time was in some kind of deal with micheal standing . I cant remember what the deal one but GB was an absolute bargain.My recollection is that he 'burst' on to the scene, had a bit of a dip over a few seasons in the 2000's, but then really came to the fore when O'Neill arrived. He gave a masterclass at Villa Park a couple of seasons ago in a holding midfield role for Everton. One of the long list of 'if only' statements from that time:'if only Lerner hadn't lost the plot''if only we had been able to keep Barry, Milner, Ash Young etc.''if only Laursen and Bouma hadn't been injured'Etc.
Quote from: Hookeysmith on September 26, 2017, 01:16:00 PMQuoteGB should be 2nd in the list because Giggs made his debut before the formation of the Premier League so has more top flight appearances.Funny how that parameter was not mentioned when the English / Welsh, womanising, eyes to close together to be trusted (says my Mom) United wanker was the record holderSo if that is the gauge - then its Peter Shilton with 800+ games in top flight - you know the Goalie that played for Midlands clubs No bias at all Yes I know the one. That'll be the drunk diving womanising ex midlands goalie.
Watching BBC Breakfast this morning they were talking about GB breaking the record.Firstly the sports presenter (forget her name) announced that he'd broken the record playing "mostly for Aston Villa" at which point Dan Walker chipped in with "and Everton". Then when the sports presenter mentioned how many goals he'd scored "almost all in an Aston Villa shirt" Walker again chipped in to point out that GB should be 2nd in the list because Giggs made his debut before the formation of the Premier League so has more top flight appearances.And they say there's no anti-Birmingham bias at the BBC.