Steve Bull famously scored on his England debut on a glorious Glasgow afternoon 36 years ago.
But despite the sun splitting the skies over Mount Florida as he put Scotland to the sword, the ex striker snubbed a permanent move to the city because he feared it was too WET.Bull earned legendary status at Wolverhampton Wanderers and it was on the back of a staggering 52-goal season at the Midlands outfit – in the then FOURTH DIVISION – that he was called up to the Three Lions by Bobby Robson.
He took the step up in his stride when he scored the only goal of the game at Hampden Park, rifling a low show past Jim Leighton, in May 1989 to win the last ever, and short-lived, Rous Cup tournament, named in memory of England football administrator Sir Stanley Rous.
Bull spent 13 years with Wolves, netting a record 305 goals and stayed loyal to the club despite never featuring in the top tier. But he had chances to move, including the opportunity to move to Celtic.
In a previous interview Bull told how he had the option of four clubs at various points in his career. The first was Torino, on the back of his showing at the World Cup in 1990, with Newcastle United and Coventry City also interested.
“And then the last club, which I know of, that came in for me was Celtic,” he explained.
“A massive club, but I just thought it would be too wet up there for me – it was always raining!”
But he added: “Any regrets? Absolutely none at all. There’s no part of me that wishes I’d have played for any of those clubs.
“I’ve got no regrets in my career, from the first time I kicked a ball at Tipton Town, to West Brom, to Wolves, to finishing my career.
