MOORE’S THE PITY: BOBBY MOORE – February 1973/March 1974 [email protected] October 12, 2024 0 Comments STOCK TAKING – March 1974: Fulham boss Alec Stock welcomes Bobby Moore to Craven Cottage…… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, England, Ron Greenwood, Sir Alf Ramsey, West Ham United, World Cup 1966, World Cup 1974
WE’RE ON OUR WAY (More or less): ENGLAND – the Ron Greenwood era [email protected] August 8, 2022 The Ron Greenwood era: There is a sense it should be remembered more fondly, but only a handful of displays spring to mind as truly memorable; RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Brian Clough, Don Revie, England, Kevin Keegan, Ron Greenwood, Sir Alf Ramsey, Trevor Brooking, World Cup 1966, World Cup 1982
BEST PLACE IN LONDON: August 1976 – Fulham sign George Best & Rodney Marsh……… [email protected] October 11, 2021 Rarely one to disappoint headline writers, George Best scored after 71 seconds of his Fulham debut………. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Fulham, George Best, Manchester United, Rodney Marsh, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Wolves
HANGING ON IN QUIET DESPERATION IS THE ENGLISH WAY: ENGLAND 1972-74 [email protected] August 11, 2021 With the Polish defence tiring, when Bobby Moore suggested ‘get Kevin on’ it is said he meant Keegan not Hector. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Don Revie, England, Sir Alf Ramsey, World Cup 1966, World Cup 1970, World Cup 1974
WE’RE SO VAIN – England and the 1972 European Championships……. [email protected] June 29, 2021 There was no sugarcoating the most comprehensive home defeat England had suffered since being routed by Hungary almost twenty years before. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1974 World Cup Finals, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, England, Martin Peters, Sir Alf Ramsey, West Germany, World Cup 1966, World Cup 1970
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED: England v Scotland 1970-1979………… [email protected] May 28, 2021 Denis Law/Alan Ball: Scotland v England 1972. Hostilities forgiven – if not forgotten. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1974 World Cup Finals, 1978 World Cup Finals, Alan Ball, Ally MacLeod, Bobby Moore, Celtic, Denis Law, England, Jock Stein, Kenny Dalglish, Kevin Keegan, Rod Stewart, Scotland, Sir Alf Ramsey
JULES RIMET GOES ‘BACK HOME’ – England win the 1970 World Cup………… [email protected] April 1, 2021 After the semi-final against Italy finishes in an extra-time goalless draw, the outcome is decided by the drawing of lots. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Brazil, England, Gordon Banks, Pele, Sir Alf Ramsey, Sir Bobby Charlton, West Germany, World Cup 1966, World Cup 1970
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
NO TITLE DEEDS – 20 great players who never played in a title winning team: [email protected] November 25, 2020 JIMMY GREAVES: ‘Lord Jim’/’The Greatest’; plenty of titles, but no League Title. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Derek Dougan, Glenn Hoddle, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Peters, Pat Jennings, Peter Osgood, Sir Stanley Matthews, Stan Bowles, Stan Mortensen
THE TIMES THEY WERE AMAZING – England v Scotland 1967-1970…….. [email protected] August 13, 2020 ENGLAND v SCOTLAND 1967-70: A landmark victory apiece, dazzling passages of play and arguably the greatest save ever seen RANTS & REFLECTIONS Alan Ball, Billy Bremner, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, Celtic, Denis Law, England, George Best, Gordon Banks, Jack Charlton, Jimmy Greaves, Malcolm Allison, Manchester United, Martin Peters, Scotland, Sir Alf Ramsey