GOALS OF CHRISTMAS PAST – the Division One fixture programme of Boxing Day 1972: [email protected] December 26, 2022 THE BOXING DAY PROGRAMME of 1972 – a great double act hit the headlines (without assistance from Andre Previn). RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Spurs, West Ham United, Wolves
RESPECTABLE – Twenty Great Games of 1979-80 [email protected] December 21, 2022 TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1979-80: HAMMER SHOW – West Ham United win the FA Cup from Division Two…………. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, England, Ipswich Town, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest FC, Queens Park Rangers, Shrewsbury Town, Spurs, Sunderland, West Ham United, Wolves
LONDON CALLING – Twenty great games of 1978-1979 [email protected] November 17, 2022 Twenty great games of 1978-79: Osvaldo Ardiles & Ricky Villa: Loved at the Lane/annihilated at Anfield……. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal FC, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Ipswich Town, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest FC, Shrewsbury Town, Spurs, Wolves
SHOCK ABSORBING – Ten defining FA Cup ties of the 1970s [email protected] October 31, 2022 BETTER CALL PAUL – Maguire opens the scoring as third division Shrewsbury Town topple Manchester City in January 1979………….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Chelsea, Hereford United, Leeds United, Leyton Orient, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Shrewsbury Town, Spurs, Wrexham
COMPLETE CONTROL – Twenty great games of 1976-77…………… [email protected] June 30, 2022 TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1976-77 – Liverpool win the league, European Cup and like The Clash exert ‘Complete Control’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, QPR, Spurs, West Ham United, Wolves
EASY COME EASY GO, LITTLE HIGH LITTLE LOW – Twenty Great Games of 1975-76……. [email protected] May 13, 2022 TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1975-76: Keeping the overheads down – Dennis Tueart wins the League Cup for Manchester City……….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Derby County, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, QPR, Southampton, West Ham United, Wolves
SOMETHING IN THE AIR – Twenty great games of 1969-70 [email protected] March 30, 2022 Twenty great games of 1969-70: Leeds United v Chelsea (29/4/1970) – FA Cup Final replay/English Civil War reenactment…….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Celtic, Chelsea, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Queens Park Rangers, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United
SOMETHING HAPPENING HERE – Twenty great games of 1974-75………….. [email protected] February 10, 2022 TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1974-75: Crimes and misdemeanors – Leeds United await start of the 1975 European Cup Final; RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aston Villa FC, Chelsea, Derby County, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United, Spurs, Stoke City, Sunderland, West Ham United, Wolves
‘WHERE WILL IT LEAD US FROM HERE?’ – TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1973-74………….. [email protected] December 30, 2021 Twenty Great games of 73/74: And the Law won – Denis back-heels City to victory at Old Trafford and nudges United toward the Orient………. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Chelsea, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest FC, QPR, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Wolves
NEVER A DULL MOMENT – Twenty great games of 1972-73…………… [email protected] November 8, 2021 CRYSTAL PALACE 5 MANCHESTER UNITED 0 (18/12/72): Pre-Christmas stuffing for United at Selhurst Park. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal FC, Chelsea, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United, Spurs, Stoke City, Sunderland, Wolves