BRISTOL CREAM/NEWCASTLE RENOWN/WREXHAM LARGER – The FA Cup Fifth Round of 1973-74…….. [email protected] February 16, 2024 0 Comments FA Cup Round Five 1973-74: Good goal Don-boy. The Waltons is first aired on BBC 2 and Gilles scores the winner as Bristol City shock Leeds United……… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aston Villa, Bristol City, Burnley, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Luton Town, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest FC, QPR, Southampton, WBA, Wrexham
EARLY SCORES – The FA Cup Fourth Round of 1973-74 [email protected] January 27, 2024 0 Comments FA Cup Round Four 1973-74: Rather McKenzie – wiping the floor with Manchester City as he walks away with the praise…. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Fulham, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United
UEFA-MISM: English clubs and the UEFA Cup 1971-1979: [email protected] October 26, 2023 English clubs in the UEFA Cup 1971-79. 3 & 6 – Liverpool make it half dozen Fairs/UEFA Cup triumphs in a row for English clubs in 1973. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aston Villa, Everton, Ipswich Town, Liverpool, Manchester City, Spurs, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Wolves
LONDON CALLING – Twenty great games of 1978-1979 [email protected] November 17, 2022 Twenty great games of 1978-79: Osvaldo Ardiles & Ricky Villa: Loved at the Lane/annihilated at Anfield……. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal FC, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Ipswich Town, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest FC, Shrewsbury Town, Spurs, Wolves
COMPLETE CONTROL – Twenty great games of 1976-77…………… [email protected] June 30, 2022 TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1976-77 – Liverpool win the league, European Cup and like The Clash exert ‘Complete Control’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, QPR, Spurs, West Ham United, Wolves
UP WHERE WE BELONG – Promotion to Division One, 70s style…….. [email protected] May 27, 2022 CHARLTON MAGNETIC – Jack leads Middlesbrough to the 1973-74 Second Division title with a decade high number of wins and points……….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Burnley, Carlisle United, Chelsea, Leicester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest FC, QPR, Sheffield United, Southampton, Spurs, Wolves
EASY COME EASY GO, LITTLE HIGH LITTLE LOW – Twenty Great Games of 1975-76……. [email protected] May 13, 2022 TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1975-76: Keeping the overheads down – Dennis Tueart wins the League Cup for Manchester City……….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Derby County, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, QPR, Southampton, West Ham United, Wolves
WHAT’S GOING ON – Twenty great games of 1970-71 [email protected] September 7, 2021 Taken lying down: Colchester United 3 Leeds United 2 – the biggest post-war FA Cup upset (so far) RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Aston Villa, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester United, Spurs, West Ham United, Wolves
A LEAGUE (CUP) OF THEIR OWN – THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP FINAL: 1967-76 [email protected] September 15, 2020 1972: STOKE CITY 2 CHELSEA 1: Sure and steady overcomes flash and dash…….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds United, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City, Swindon Town, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers
EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS – The British Pioneers (ITV documentary review) [email protected] July 20, 2020 THE BRITISH PIONEERS’ spends half its time reflecting on the 60s triumphs of Celtic, the rest on how Aston Villa lifted the trophy in 1982. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aston Villa, Bayern Munich, Benfica, Celtic, Inter Milan, Jock Stein, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Ron Saunders, Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Matt Busby