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| 303.1 | Caps | OPG::TONY | | Fri Jun 11 1993 15:44 | 16 |
| Caps is the term used to describe how many times a player has represented his
National side. ie. Player X has 12 Caps meaning he has played 12 times at Full
International Level.
Caps,I believe is an English tradition (not sure about the other British sides)
stemming back to the days when players were awarded a Cap every time they played
for England. I read somewhere that this was stopped by the F.A.(Football
Association) a few years ago as a cost cutting excercise.
It should be noted that not all games played by England are deemed Full
International..Sometimes when playing friendlies against relatively weak
opposition do not count as Full Caps. Although this is quite rare nowdays.
Hope this helps.
Tony
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| 303.2 | | NEWOA::FIDO_T | Ain't it great ! | Fri Jun 11 1993 16:07 | 7 |
| > playing friendlies against relatively weak
> opposition do not count as Full Caps. Although this is quite rare nowdays.
Maybe this has something to do with the fact that England are so bad
that there are no relatively weak sides left !
Terry
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| 303.3 | | FORTY2::ABRAHAMS | | Fri Jun 11 1993 16:24 | 7 |
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The traditional has more recently been applied to playing IN a weak
international side rather than AGAINST one.
Just in case you're still not sure, a Cap in this context is an item of
headwear (not a contraceptive device, nor part of an explosive device,
both of which would perhaps be more appropriate after recent performances).
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| 303.4 | | DCEIDL::HINXMAN | Do not adjust your mind ... | Fri Jun 11 1993 21:43 | 6 |
| Caps are also awarded in other sports, such as rugby and cricket.
In cricket it makes some sort of sense, as the players can actually
wear them during the game.
Tony
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| 303.5 | | FORTY2::ABRAHAMS | | Mon Jun 14 1993 10:55 | 4 |
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I think the tradition harks back to the days when clean cut sportsmen
would never be seen bareheaded in a team photos and the like. Blazers,
flannels and caps were the order of the day.
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| 303.6 | ????????? | PAKORA::CGALLAGHER | | Mon Jun 14 1993 21:17 | 4 |
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Are'nt they the wee red things you put in your gun.......
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| 303.7 | | SUBURB::ABSOLOMT | Sixteen days & counting | Tue Jun 15 1993 14:55 | 5 |
| Caps are something John Barnes shouldn't have 70 odd of.
Tony
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| 303.8 | | FORTY2::FOWLERM | Finishing's not his strong point | Tue Jun 15 1993 15:16 | 7 |
| Ooooohh.
That's hardly fair.
He scored a brilliant goal against Brazil in 1981.
Mike
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| 303.9 | | OPG::TONY | | Tue Jun 15 1993 15:19 | 11 |
| >>>Ooooohh.
>>>That's hardly fair.
>>>He scored a brilliant goal against Brazil in 1981.
It was only because they thought he was on their side ..!!!!!
Tony
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| 303.10 | HAIR TO-DAY | PAKORA::AMCGOWAN | | Fri Oct 01 1993 02:44 | 3 |
| They were to busy laughing at his afro.
AL 8^}
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