WE’RE SO VAIN – England and the 1972 European Championships…….
There was no sugarcoating the most comprehensive home defeat England had suffered since being routed by Hungary almost twenty years before.
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NO TITLE DEEDS – 20 great players who never played in a title winning team:
JIMMY GREAVES: ‘Lord Jim’/’The Greatest’; plenty of titles, but no League Title.
THE TIMES THEY WERE AMAZING – England v Scotland 1967-1970……..
ENGLAND v SCOTLAND 1967-70: A landmark victory apiece, dazzling passages of play and arguably the greatest save ever seen
POT WANTERS: 24 Great Players – without an FA Cup winners medal between them…..
ALAN BALL: World Cup wonder, incredible energy, exquisite skill – but no FA Cup winners medal……..
With The Utmost Respect – MARTIN PETERS (1943-2019)
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.
AN ALL-ENGLAND EUROPEAN FINAL…….in 1972
Goalkeepers Phil Parkes and Pat Jennings each wear gloves in the Molineux first-leg, but for the return on May 17 both play in bare hands.
ALF KNEW WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT England Expected – Ramsey Delivered
‘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.’