FOOTBALL, FILMS and FABULOUS MUSIC AT THE DOMINION OF OPINION
Could England have won the 1970 World Cup? How would things have turned out had George Best left Old Trafford for Chelsea in 1971? Did Scotland really reach the 1974 World Cup Final with Sir Alf Ramsey as manager? In…
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March 1973: Pink Floyd release ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and in the FA Cup Leeds winger Peter Lorimer finds the far side of the net
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;
It was an era when footballing bastions were built, rebuilt, received a temporary refurb or crumbled altogether.
Bobby Robson was in thrall to football, not just its capacity to excite, but how it could be played with decency.
If proof was needed regarding the unrelenting nature of the Sky Bet Championship, the Pride Park meeting this week between Derby County and Blackburn Rovers provided all the necessary evidence. Despite ending goalless it was far from a drab encounter, Derby…
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England manager Don Revie was sceptical of the wild card element. In an era of ‘Rebel Rebel’ he put his faith in ‘Mr Pleasant.’
‘What the clubs also had in common were managers completely single-minded in their quest for football excellence.’
