Frank Worthington

[ClaretTony]

And Rodney Marsh.....

When I was going through the players referred to as Mavericks I knew I'd missed one. You can add a further 9 England caps for Marsh.

You look at those names and they would have dominated some strong international teams. Here they were largely ignored.

[elwaclaret]

Mavericks are called Mavericks because you cannot legislate for how they will play. Individually brilliant they may be but it is a huge stretch to suggest they would have gelled. Each had individually massive egos, there would have been holes all over the pitch. They may have been outstanding but they equally could have been lambs to the slaughter in seventies football.

[ecc]

Only just seen this thread and didn't realise he had died.

He was the antithesis of a Revie Robot just like Stan Bowles and company. I recall seeing him playing for Bolton at The Dell aka "The English Hampden" where he also showed his wily side, skilfully helping the ball on with his arm to set himself up for a shot. Although thousands of fans saw it none of the officials spotted what he'd done.

A great entertainer, a very good player.

RIP Frank. Thank you for the memories.

[Dark Cloud]

When I was going through the players referred to as Mavericks I knew I'd missed one. You can add a further 9 England caps for Marsh.

You look at those names and they would have dominated some strong international teams. Here they were largely ignored.

When I noticed you'd missed Marsh off, I googled him to make sure he hadn't won 75 caps or something daft like that and so you'd deliberately not listed him, but yes caps in single figures for yet another guy who would get fans off their seats just by being on the ball and get neutrals turning out at away grounds just to see him play. There are probably a number of others tbh.

[ClaretTony]

When I noticed you'd missed Marsh off, I googled him to make sure he hadn't won 75 caps or something daft like that and so you'd deliberately not listed him, but yes caps in single figures for yet another guy who would get fans off their seats just by being on the ball and get neutrals turning out at away grounds just to see him play. There are probably a number of others tbh.

No, I'd genuinely missed him.

[Chobulous]

I’d give Peter Barnes an honourable mention except he got 20+ caps

[Greeny]

Only just seen this thread and didn't realise he had died.

He was the antithesis of a Revie Robot just like Stan Bowles and company. I recall seeing him playing for Bolton at The Dell aka "The English Hampden" where he also showed his wily side, skilfully helping the ball on with his arm to set himself up for a shot. Although thousands of fans saw it none of the officials spotted what he'd done.

A great entertainer, a very good player.

RIP Frank. Thank you for the memories.

I was fortunate to play "seniors" football with Frank for many years. The use of his hand was a regular trick and his defence every time was "it was only one hand ref"!!

Even in his later years he still had that wonderful ability to control a ball stone dead fired at him with ease, with either foot. Part natural talent but Frank would always tell you he spent hours and hours practicing from when he was a kid. This stands out even more these days when you see some of the highly paid PL players now who can't trap a bag of cement.