BELL OF THE BALL: Colin Bell 1946-2021 [email protected] January 6, 2021 There is no obvious latter-day equivalent of Colin Bell – whose mix of awareness and ability produced an unerring level of excellence. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Colin Bell, England, Joe Mercer, Malcolm Allison, Manchester City, Sir Alf Ramsey
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
MOORE THAN A FEELING – ‘BOBBY’ documentary review: [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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
MY WORD IS MY (John) BOND [email protected] December 22, 2017 JOHN BOND – swayed opinion……… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Brian Clough, John Bond, Malcolm Allison, Ron Atkinson, Roy Hodgson, Sam Allardyce