Willmott left out by England C to focus on play-offs

WINGER Robbie Willmott was left out of the England C squad to face Russia this summer so he could focus on Luton Town’s play-off campaign, writes Mark Wood.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th May 2012, 20:16 BST

Three Lions boss Paul Fairclough announced his 18-man squad recently and revealed that Town’s creative midfielder Adam Watkins would also have been part of it had he not been unavailable.

He said: “It was touch and go with Robbie Willmott whether we were going to include him in the squad.

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“We let him concentrate on the job he has got in hand with Luton.

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“I didn’t want to select him for the England team and distract him.”

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