SOME GLORY NIGHTS/A FEW SUNNY AFTERNOONS – SPURS 1966-1974 [email protected] September 25, 2023 SPURS 1966-74: Despite not being unable to sustain a title challenge during the early ’70s, a steady flow of trophies still went the way of White Hart Lane. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1972 UEFA Cup Final, Bill Nicholson, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Chivers, Pat Jennings, Spurs, White Hart Lane
SHOOTING STARS – Top goalscorers in England 1960-69 [email protected] April 24, 2023 Top Goal Scorers in England 1960-69: ‘Sir’ Roger (1966) – joint leading goal scorer, league championship medal, World Cup winner; RANTS & REFLECTIONS Don Rogers, George Best, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Chivers, Ray Crawford, Rodney Marsh, Roger Hunt, Sir Alf Ramsey
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
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
FIXTURES AND FITTING IN – 3pm on a 70s Saturday…….. [email protected] June 26, 2019 For years my Dad lived by the adage ‘never book a summer holiday until the fixtures are out.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Blackpool, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Jimmy Greaves, Manchester City, Premiership, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Shrewsbury Town, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers
LOOK HOW GOOD THE FOOTBALL WAS – IN THE 1970s [email protected] August 12, 2018 Look how good the football was in the 1970s: NEIL YOUNG: After the Goal Rush. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, Chelsea, Denis Law, George Best, Gordon Banks, Jimmy Greaves, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Match of the Day, Peter Osgood, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham Uniited, Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads