It was a great side but it's players were largely ignored by International managers of England & Scotland.

I was in the seats behind the goal looking straight down at Tonty Morley. I was 21 as well - but not on that day. In that new year Ipswich were going full tilt but we matched them all the way. Four straight away wins, at Coventry City, Everton, Sunderland and Wolves. Oh to have those days again...

Pitch technology (as I'm sure they call it these days) has come on leaps and bounds since back then.

No, that pitch had character, life & you got cracking games. Today perfect perfect sterile pitches. Lifeless & boring. Might as well play on the car park. Today's players couldnt handle the wide variety of pitches we had. Derby's Baseball ground was horrendous, the grass was on Lockdown but the players had grit & skill and gave great games.

strange that is the case but Morley and Cowans did not make the 1982 world cup England squad..?...Neither did other players from other clubs of that period (Statham/Regis from WBA, Alvin Martin and Devonshire from West Ham...Morley could have been pushed by Greenwood in a trident with Trevor Francis and Mariner and Cowans played in midfield alongside Hoddle etc...strange selection policy...

@@kailashpatel1706 I thought Morley and Withe were in the '82 squad ?, but obviously never got a sniff of game time? ......in my opinion Tony Morley was as good as anyone in the world in 81-82.....and yes I know Maradona was around at that Time.......but no assists in the European Cup final, or stunning goals in the semis for him

@@kevinmassey7675 Withe might have been but Morley was not, the debate over Morley and Devonshire was a flawed one since Morley was naturally right footed but could play with feet..i would have played this team for the 1982 world cup and started building it post 1980 as Clough and Taylor would have done...Shilton...Defence, V. Anderson, T. Butcher, A. Martin, D. Statham, R. Wilkins, (holder) Midfield, T.Morley, G.Cowans, G. Hoddle, A. Devonshire...Attack, T.,Francis..prepared if need be to drop Wilkins for Terry McDermott, and Cowans for Bryan Robson, still though a class outfit...Bench, Thompson, Samson, Woodcock, Mariner etc..i'm factoring injuries to Brooking/Keegan and Coppell at that 1982 WC..

@@kailashpatel1706 that team would more likely have a goal or 2 in it , unlike the 2 blanks against Spain and West Germany that eliminated us..........but hindsight is an advantage looking back nearly 40 years lol

@@kevinmassey7675 Yep but i think Taylor and Clough might have seen the case for it..i think the 1978-1982 period was a case study of poor English management..yeah will never know though..!