A DAY IN THE (young) LIFE – The 1974 League Cup Final (2/3/1974): [email protected] March 1, 2024 0 Comments 2/3/1974: STRIKING GOLD – John Richards nets the winner as Wolves beat Manchester City in the League Cup Final. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1974 League Cup Final, Colin Bell, Denis Law, Derek Dougan, John Richards, Kenny Hibbitt, Manchester City, Roy Sambrook, Wembley Stadium, Wolves
NOT WHAT THE DOC ORDERED – the 1973-74 relegation season of Manchester United [email protected] May 31, 2023 During the 1973-74 season, the UK experienced industrial action by car workers and miners – strikers to be found everywhere but Old Trafford. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Denis Law, George Best, Manchester City, Manchester United, Old Trafford, Tommy Docherty
THE TRYING SCOTSMAN: Scotland reach the 1974 World Cup Final – under the guidance of Sir Alf Ramsey [email protected] February 10, 2023 In helping Scotland reach the 1974 World Cup Final, Sir Alf Ramsey was made an honorary Life Vice-President of the Scottish FA………. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1974 World Cup Finals, Celtic, Denis Law, England, Jack Charlton, Jimmy Johnstone, Kenny Dalglish, Rangers, Scotland, Sir Alf Ramsey
SECOND THOUGHTS – in 1974-75 MANCHESTER UNITED win Division Two………. [email protected] July 22, 2021 While a section of their support generated headlines for hooliganism, Manchester United played some exhilarating football in winning Division Two. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1968 European Cup Final, Denis Law, George Best, Manchester United, Old Trafford, Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Matt Busby, Tommy Docherty
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
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
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
DENNIS VIOLLET – ‘A UNITED MAN’ (documentary review): [email protected] February 19, 2020 ‘For me,’ says Fred Eyre, ‘Dennis Viollet is up there with Best, Law and Charlton – he really was that good.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Charlton, Denis Law, Dennis Viollet, George Best, Manchester United, Munich Air Crash, Old Trafford, Sir Matt Busby, Sir Stanley Matthews, Stoke City
MATCH OF THE DAY – 20 Football Matches That Were Well Worth Seeing [email protected] August 7, 2019 England v Brazil, Guadalajara – 7 June 1970: ‘Have so many world class footballers ever been assembled on one pitch?’ LET'S LIST AGAIN Arsenal, Bobby Charlton, Brazil, Celtic, Denis Law, England, Euesbio, Everton, George Best, Gordon Banks, Jimmy Greaves, Manchester United, Scotland, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolverhampton Wanderers
AN ALL-ENGLAND EUROPEAN FINAL…….in 1972 [email protected] May 27, 2019 Goalkeepers Phil Parkes and Pat Jennings each wear gloves in the Molineux first-leg, but for the return on May 17 both play in bare hands. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1972 UEFA Cup Final, Alan Mullery, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, Dave Wagstaffe, Denis Law, Derek Dougan, Europa League, Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks, Helmut Haller, Jim McCalliog, John Richards, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Molineux, Pat Jennings, Phil Parkes, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Tottenham Hotspur, White Hart Lane, Wolverhampton Wanderers