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Post by tiptoes on Aug 19, 2021 18:19:33 GMT
I've just been watching these games from the 1970s when football was enjoyable and players stuck with clubs for years, eg Perryman, Pratt, Naylor and Hoddle at Spurs, along with the mellifluous commentary of the late Brian Moore.
Yesterday the main game featured the Gills v Charlton and today it was Fulham v York, both in 1974. Neither featured big London clubs yet they were both enjoyable spectacles. John Lacey scored a howler of an own goal for Fulham and still Burkinshaw signed this disaster for Spurs and what a liability he turned out to be.
The guest in the studio was Fulham player Alan Mullery formerly of Spurs, giving some articulate insights. Interestingly both Brian Moore and Mullery found God and became born again Christians.
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Post by liquidskin on Aug 19, 2021 18:40:04 GMT
Where was he?
I remember back in the 90s when I was running with the toe-curlers, we would stop off at St Martins before jetting off to Miami. When we came back we were always sure to catch up with Dodger, Bonzo and the rest, but they weren't so keen on us cos we'd rigged their bilateral unionist elections the year before. Grey and Dirk didn't mind though, they were always up for a three-way.
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Post by tiptoes on Aug 19, 2021 19:36:06 GMT
Where was he? I remember back in the 90s when I was running with the toe-curlers, we would stop off at St Martins before jetting off to Miami. When we came back we were always sure to catch up with Dodger, Bonzo and the rest, but they weren't so keen on us cos we'd rigged their bilateral unionist elections the year before. Grey and Dirk didn't mind though, they were always up for a three-way. |
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Post by longstop on Aug 20, 2021 15:07:16 GMT
It’s beginning to look as though we need a sub-category for off topic posts in the Off Topic section. I think, as moderator, I’ll leave everything where it is.
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Post by tiptoes on Aug 21, 2021 9:33:37 GMT
Back in the 70s quite a few sweaties infiltrated the English game: we had Jimmy Robertson, Gilly, Willie Young (boo), Alfie Conn, John Duncan, Neil McNab (class), Archibald came later. Chelsea - Hay, Cooke, McCreadie, Finnieston. Arsenal - Bob Wilson, Frank McClintock, Marinello, George Graham, Spammers only Bobby Ferguson to the best of my knowledge. Leeds, Bremner, Lorimer, Gray, David Harvey. Man U, Denis "meat and claw" now suffering from dementia. And we mustn't forget little Archie Gemmill and "that goal" set to ballet music.
Not sure about the Seaweeds but Terry Racionzer at Sussex!
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Post by tiptoes on Aug 27, 2021 16:09:27 GMT
Never realised what a dire commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme was, immortalised because of that phrase in the 66 World Cup final. The game goes on and there's complete silence while the players advance a move so you don't know who they are or someone puts in a timely tackle that's ignored, and when he does speak his prose is stilted and hackneyed.
Join the club with those other duffers, Murray Walker, Bill McClaren and Richie Benaud all elevated beyond their modest ability level.
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Post by gmdf on Aug 28, 2021 7:19:28 GMT
Never realised what a dire commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme was, immortalised because of that phrase in the 66 World Cup final. The game goes on and there's complete silence while the players advance a move so you don't know who they are or someone puts in a timely tackle that's ignored, and when he does speak his prose is stilted and hackneyed. Join the club with those other duffers, Murray Walker, Bill McClaren and Richie Benaud all elevated beyond their modest ability level. Totally disagree about Richie Benaud. Great commentator - much better than idiots like Vaughan or Swann, both of whom make me want to switch off. |
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Post by flashblade on Aug 28, 2021 8:12:42 GMT
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Post by tiptoes on Aug 28, 2021 14:17:36 GMT
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Post by tiptoes on Sept 1, 2021 18:02:59 GMT
Nicky Chatterton, Barry Salvage and Barry Bridges used to live in Eastbourne while playing football for London clubs in the 70s. Gordon Jago was Manager of Millwall having managed Eastbourne Utd in the 60s and taken them to non league heights in that era.
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Post by tiptoes on Sept 14, 2021 13:24:16 GMT
They're featuring the 1974/5 season when Man Utd were in the old 2nd division wreaking havoc everywhere. As well as Yorkshire and England cricketer Arnie Sidebottom representing the reds, I've seen Leicestershire players Graham Cross and Chris Balderstone in Leicester City and Carlisle colours, Jimmy Cumbes and Ted Hemsley Worcs CCC in goal for the Villa and defence for Sheffield United and Geoff Hurst one game for Essex CCC not in the West Ham side but assisting Stoke City. A lot of time spent on the roads all year round for those guys.
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Post by liquidskin on Sept 15, 2021 20:42:52 GMT
What was it like in the 70s Tiptoes? Every time I see something from the 70s it looks quite hairy. Was it quite hairy? From what you've said, you and your crew were quite hairy.
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Post by tiptoes on Sept 16, 2021 6:23:35 GMT
Quite "lairy"
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Post by tiptoes on Oct 14, 2021 17:39:33 GMT
Brian Moore seems to think a goalkeeper is within his rights to handle the ball outside his area without sanction save a free kick to the opposition. He gets incensed if a keeper is given a yellow card. "What was he meant to do? Let the player score?" or "They need to get that law sorted out." In other words, too harsh.
What a berk.
Quite rightly offence has been upgraded to automatic red card. If an outfield player handles on the goal line, he is sent off and incurs a penalty. But if the penalty doesn't result in a goal... In rugby you give a penalty try for such gamesmanship, should be the same equivalent in football.
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Post by tiptoes on Feb 22, 2022 13:07:41 GMT
This is back on ITV 4 and featured Chelsea's final match of the 76/7 season against Hull with promotion already guaranteed. Players for the Blues included the late Peter Bonnetti, the late Raymond Wilkins and the late Ian Britton - no relation to Tony or Fern.
Brian Moore seemed to have a real mancrush on Tommy Langley, the way he kept raving about him. A couple of childish pitch invasions during the game, of which BM called these "idiots" gatecrashers. Eddie Mac, the manager was called on to implore the gatecrashers back to the terraces.
In the good old days these interruptions got plenty of publicity whereas now the media pretend nothing has happened.
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