VILLAINS & HEROES – The FA Cup Sixth Round of 1973-74…… [email protected] March 14, 2024 0 Comments FA Cup Sixth Round 1973-74 (9/3/74): A PITCH IN TYNE – Newcastle fans invade the field with their side losing 3-1 to Nottingham Forest……. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bristol City, Burnley, FA Cup 1973-74, Leicester City, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest FC, QPR, Wrexham
BRISTOL CREAM/NEWCASTLE RENOWN/WREXHAM LARGER – The FA Cup Fifth Round of 1973-74…….. [email protected] February 16, 2024 0 Comments FA Cup Round Five 1973-74: Good goal Don-boy. The Waltons is first aired on BBC 2 and Gilles scores the winner as Bristol City shock Leeds United……… RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aston Villa, Bristol City, Burnley, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Liverpool, Luton Town, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest FC, QPR, Southampton, WBA, Wrexham
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
WE CAN BE HEROES (for more than one day) – Twenty great games of 1977-78 [email protected] September 30, 2022 Twenty Great Games of 1977-78: Nottingham Forest – novelty leaders in November, authentic league champions the following April. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Chelsea, Coventry City, England, Everton, Ipswich Town, Liverpool FC, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest FC, Spurs, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United
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
‘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
ALL THE HEROES – The Footballer of The Year (1970-79): [email protected] December 18, 2020 MERSEY-PRIDE: 1976 Footballer of the Year Kevin Keegan presented with the award by Everton legend Dixie Dean RANTS & REFLECTIONS Alan Mullery, Arsenal, Billy Bremner, Emlyn Hughes, Frank McLintock, Fulham, Gordon Banks, Ian Callaghan, Kenny Burns, Kenny Dalglish, Kevin Keegan, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Pat Jennings, Spurs, Stoke City
WE HAD JOY, WE HAD FUN, WE HAD SEASONS IN THE 70s – the League Title 1970-79 [email protected] October 28, 2020 It was an era when footballing bastions were built, rebuilt, received a temporary refurb or crumbled altogether. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Bertie Mee, Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Brian Clough, Derby County, Don Revie, Everton, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Neil Young, Nottingham Forest FC
EURO HECTIC – ‘When English Clubs Ruled Europe’ (ITV 4 Documentary review) [email protected] April 6, 2018 ‘What the clubs also had in common were managers completely single-minded in their quest for football excellence.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Aston Villa FC, Bob Paisley, Brian Clough, European Cup, Graeme Souness, ITV4, Kevin Keegan, Larry Lloyd, Liverpool FC, Nottingham Forest FC, Ron Saunders, Tony Barton, When English Football Ruled Europe