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Tag Archive: George Best
DENNIS VIOLLET – ‘A UNITED MAN’ (documentary review):
‘For me,’ says Fred Eyre, ‘Dennis Viollet is up there with Best, Law and Charlton – he really was that good.’
MATCH OF THE DAY – 20 Football Matches That Were Well Worth Seeing
England v Brazil, Guadalajara – 7 June 1970: ‘Have so many world class footballers ever been assembled on one pitch?’
BANKS FOR THE MEMORY – Gordon Banks (1937-2019)
In denying Denis Law at Wembley in the 1967 England v Scotland international Banks actually appears to defy gravity
LOOK HOW GOOD THE FOOTBALL WAS – IN THE 1970s
Look how good the football was in the 1970s: NEIL YOUNG: After the Goal Rush.
REBEL REBEL – Seven Wayward Sons of 70s Football
England manager Don Revie was sceptical of the wild card element. In an era of ‘Rebel Rebel’ he put his faith in ‘Mr Pleasant.’
THE MUNICH AIR CRASH – The Tragedy and Legacy
As the ‘Babes’ continued to improve would Wolves have won successive Championships? Would Spurs have done the Double?
BEST INTENTIONS: George Best ‘ALL BY HIMSELF’ (documentary review):
As footage changes from black & white to colour, George Best moves to a level of fame never before occupied by a British sportsman.