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
UP WHERE WE BELONG – Promotion to Division One, 70s style…….. [email protected] May 27, 2022 CHARLTON MAGNETIC – Jack leads Middlesbrough to the 1973-74 Second Division title with a decade high number of wins and points……….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Burnley, Carlisle United, Chelsea, Leicester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest FC, QPR, Sheffield United, Southampton, Spurs, Wolves
RELE-GATE: The 1970s ‘Too good to go down’ affair………. [email protected] January 17, 2022 Too Good to go Down? Wolves win the 1974 League Cup Final, but are relegated two years later……. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Norwich City, QPR, Southampton, Spurs, Sunderland, West Ham United, Wolves
IT’S ONLY TROPHY WASTELAND – Ten fine 70s sides who didn’t win a major honour……. [email protected] December 3, 2021 Ten fine 70s teams who didn’t win a major honour: QUEENS PARK RANGERS 1975-76 – Total Football/title despair…….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Birmingham City, Burnley, Coventry City, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers, Sheffield United, West Bromwich Albion
A LEAGUE (CUP) OF THEIR OWN – THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP FINAL: 1967-76 [email protected] September 15, 2020 1972: STOKE CITY 2 CHELSEA 1: Sure and steady overcomes flash and dash…….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds United, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Queens Park Rangers, Stoke City, Swindon Town, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers
With The Utmost Respect – MARTIN PETERS (1943-2019) [email protected] December 22, 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. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, England, John Bond, Kenny Dalglish, Martin Peters, Norwich City, Ron Greenwood, Sir Alf Ramsey, Sir Geoff Hurst, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United