Sinton On His Late Euros Call
Replacements Were Commonplace Even Then
When is it safe for a footballer to take his holidays at the end of a season? Or to tie the knot for that matter? A month ago, few would have thought John Ruddy would be fretting over his wedding because of a call to arms from England for Euro 12.
And you would have got long odds around the same time on Liverpool defender Martin Kelly being asked to board the plane to Poland and Ukraine; even more so on Jack Butland (the replacement for the now injured Ruddy).
For the likes of Kelly, Butland and Jordan Henderson in 2012, though, read Andy Sinton in 1992.