SUBSTITUTE GOODS – the FA Cup Fifth Round of 1975-76 neilsambrook@btinternet.com March 4, 2026 0 Comments FA Cup Round Five 1975-76: John Richards comes off the bench for Wolves against Charlton to score a hat-trick and create history. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Derby County, John Bond, Malcolm Allison, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Stoke City, Sunderland, Wolves
With The Utmost Respect – MARTIN PETERS (1943-2019) neilsambrook@btinternet.com December 22, 2019 Present day purveyors of the midfield role maybe fitter and faster, but Martin Peters was sufficiently gifted to be eye-catching in any period of football. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, England, John Bond, Kenny Dalglish, Martin Peters, Norwich City, Ron Greenwood, Sir Alf Ramsey, Sir Geoff Hurst, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United
POLE POSITION – England qualify for the 1974 World Cup……… neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 16, 2019 Beating Poland with a last-gasp winner forces headlines to be amended from ‘Pole-Axed’ to ‘Poles-Axed.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Don Revie, Elton John, England, John Bond, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Malcolm Allison, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Norman Hunter, Peter Shilton, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Scotland, Sir Alf Ramsey, Wembley Stadium
MOORE THAN A FEELING – ‘BOBBY’ documentary review: neilsambrook@btinternet.com August 25, 2018 Bobby Moore’s cold-shoulder treatment at the hands of The FA in the years after he finished playing was shameful. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby, Bobby Moore, Fulham, Harry Redknapp, John Bond, Jonathan Pearce, Malcolm Allison, Ron Greenwood, Sir Geoff Hurst, Tina Moore, West Ham United, World Cup 1966, World Cup 1970
ALF KNEW WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT England Expected – Ramsey Delivered neilsambrook@btinternet.com June 14, 2018 ‘For most of his reign Ramsey was a square peg/square hole man – the balance of the team taking care of itself with players in their right positions.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks, John Bond, Malcolm Allison, Martin Peters, Ron Greenwood, Sir Alf Ramsey, Sir Bobby Charlton
MOORE APPRECIATION – why Bobby should be more revered. neilsambrook@btinternet.com February 2, 2018 ‘Until England unearth a central defender with the poise of Bobby Moore, their delusions of grandeur will remain exactly that.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, England, John Bond, West Ham United
MY WORD IS MY (John) BOND neilsambrook@btinternet.com December 22, 2017 JOHN BOND – swayed opinion……… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Brian Clough, John Bond, Malcolm Allison, Ron Atkinson, Roy Hodgson, Sam Allardyce