SEVEN YEARS OF PLENTY – THE CHARITY SHIELD 1963-1970: [email protected] March 10, 2021 What’s mine is yours and yours is mine: Liverpool & West Ham share the 1964 Charity Shield….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Chelsea, Everton, FA Charity Shield, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United
Busby/Shankly/Stein: ‘THE THREE KINGS’ (documentary review) [email protected] February 23, 2021 ‘Three Kings’ is testament to a time when even the biggest football clubs were more about communities than conglomerates.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bill Shankly, Celtic, Jock Stein, Liverpool, Manchester United, Sir Matt Busby, Three Kings
GOODBYE TO A FOOTBALL MAN – Roy Sambrook (1932-2021) [email protected] February 5, 2021 For 45 years Dad and I went to football matches together – games from the bottom of the pyramid to a Wembley League Cup Final. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1972 UEFA Cup Final, 1974 League Cup Final, Arsenal FC, Busby Babes, Manchester United, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Shrewsbury Town, Sir Stanley Matthews, Tom Finney, Wolverhampton Wanderers
‘Some semblance of normality’: In 1974-75 Carlisle United reach Division One [email protected] January 23, 2021 Bill Shankly described Carlisle reaching Division One as ‘the greatest feat in the history of the game.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bill Shankly, Carlisle United, Chelsea, Leeds United, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Whatever Happenend To The Likely Lads
THE INBETWEENERS: English clubs in the European Cup (1969-76)…… [email protected] January 10, 2021 As the 70s continued few would hazard a guess when a second English European Cup triumph would happen – let alone a third, fourth, fifth and sixth. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Derby County, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United
STATUETTES AND LIBERTIES – The Footballer of The Year (1960-69) [email protected] December 9, 2020 Two 1960s ‘Footballer of the Year’ winners (Bobby Moore -1964/Jack Charlton -1967) find something else to celebrate… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bill Slater, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Collins, Bobby Moore, Danny Blanchflower, Dave Mackay, George Best, Jack Charlton, Jimmy Adamson, Leeds United, Manchester City, Manchester United, Sir Stanley Matthews, Tony Book, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers
MEDAL DETECTOR – NOBBY STILES (1942-2020): [email protected] October 31, 2020 There was more to Stiles than being combative – his excellent passing skills off either foot appreciated Matt Busby and Alf Ramsey. RANTS & REFLECTIONS England, Euesbio, Manchester United, Nobby Stiles, Sir Alf Ramsey, Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Matt Busby, World Cup 1966
THE TRAFFORD CENTRE – Denis Law ‘The King’ (documentary review) [email protected] October 20, 2020 Sir Alex Ferguson: ‘Pele said Denis Law was the only British player who would ever have got into a great Brazilian team.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, George Best, Huddersfield Town, Manchester City, Manchester United, Old Trafford, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Matt Busby
‘CUP GLORY’ – The FA Cup of 1971-72 (film review): [email protected] October 12, 2020 The 1972 Arsenal v Leeds FA Cup Final is described as ‘unrelenting’ – a euphemism for tasty fouls and ferocious tackling. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Alan Ball, Arsenal FC, Chelsea, George Best, Hereford United, Leeds United, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Richard Attenborough, Stoke City, West Ham United
GET IT ON – FA CUP FINALS 1970-76…………… [email protected] August 30, 2020 Sunderland 1973: Supporters at the ‘lucky’ end, team in stripes yet to lose a post-war FA Cup Final, 73 the reverse of 37……. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal FC, Chelsea, Fulham, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Peter Osgood, Southampton, Sunderland, Wembley Stadium, West Ham United