NORMAN TIMES – NORMAN HUNTER (1943-2020) [email protected] April 17, 2020 Few forwards found anything funny in being on the receiving end of a full-bore Norman Hunter challenge. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Elland Road, England, Gordon Banks, Leeds United, Norman Hunter, Peter Bonetti, Wembley Stadium
BLINDERS ‘KEEPERS – PETER BONETTI (1941- 2020); [email protected] April 13, 2020 Peter Bonetti will be best remembered for wonderful finger-tip saves that displayed coordination and nimbleness of the highest order. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Chelsea, England, Gordon Banks, Leeds United, Pat Jennings, Peter Bonetti, Ron Harris, Wembley Stadium, World Cup 1970
PITCH IMPERFECT – THE 1970 FA CUP FINAL [email protected] April 10, 2020 1970 FA CUP FINAL – Chelsea v Leeds United: Captains Billy Bremner and Ron Harris decide on kick-off and choice of weapons…… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Billy Bremner, Chelsea, FA Cup Final, Johnny Giles, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Leeds United, Old Trafford, Peter Bonetti, Peter Osgood, Stamford Bridge, Wembley Stadium
ALIGN WITH ME – A personal take on the FA Cup Final…………… [email protected] May 17, 2018 For the next few years I never queried anything my Dad said football. How could I? He’d been to the FA Cup Final. Twice. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Abide With Me, Chelsea, Danny Blanchflower, Everton, FA Cup Final, Leeds United, Manchester United, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Cup Final, Wembley, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers