NOWHERE MEN – LIVERPOOL 1967-1972 [email protected] June 17, 2023 In trying to restart the trophy bandwagon, Shankly made a number of expensive, not altogether successful signings, but devotion toward him from The Kop never wavered. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Alan Ball, Bill Shankly, Everton, Kevin Keegan, Liverpool FC, Roger Hunt
WE’RE ON OUR WAY (More or less): ENGLAND – the Ron Greenwood era [email protected] August 8, 2022 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; RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Brian Clough, Don Revie, England, Kevin Keegan, Ron Greenwood, Sir Alf Ramsey, Trevor Brooking, World Cup 1966, World Cup 1982
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
ALL THE HEROES – The Footballer of The Year (1970-79): [email protected] December 18, 2020 MERSEY-PRIDE: 1976 Footballer of the Year Kevin Keegan presented with the award by Everton legend Dixie Dean RANTS & REFLECTIONS Alan Mullery, Arsenal, Billy Bremner, Emlyn Hughes, Frank McLintock, Fulham, Gordon Banks, Ian Callaghan, Kenny Burns, Kenny Dalglish, Kevin Keegan, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Pat Jennings, Spurs, Stoke City
SUPER SUNDAY – THE BIG MATCH REVISITED….. [email protected] June 19, 2020 THE BIG MATCH REVISITED: An hour of football from the previous day, following on from a roast dinner, constituted a ‘Super Sunday.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Bobby Moore, Brian Moore, Elton John, George Best, Kevin Keegan, Liverpool FC, Pat Jennings, The Big Match, Tottenham Hotspur
MUDDLE MANAGEMENT – Managing England: The Impossible Job (review) [email protected] June 22, 2018 ‘I know managing England has impossibilities but if I can get it right its utopia.’ Bobby Robson on being appointed England manager. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Fabio Capello, Gareth Southgate, Glenn Hoddle, Graham Taylor, Kevin Keegan, Roy Hodgson, Sam Allardyce, Sir Alf Ramsey, Sir Bobby Robson, Steve McClaren, Sven Goran Erikson, Terry Venables, World Cup 1966
EURO HECTIC – ‘When English Clubs Ruled Europe’ (ITV 4 Documentary review) [email protected] April 6, 2018 ‘What the clubs also had in common were managers completely single-minded in their quest for football excellence.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aston Villa FC, Bob Paisley, Brian Clough, European Cup, Graeme Souness, ITV4, Kevin Keegan, Larry Lloyd, Liverpool FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Ron Saunders, Tony Barton, When English Football Ruled Europe