SOME GLORY NIGHTS/A FEW SUNNY AFTERNOONS – SPURS 1966-1974 [email protected] September 25, 2023 SPURS 1966-74: Despite not being unable to sustain a title challenge during the early ’70s, a steady flow of trophies still went the way of White Hart Lane. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1972 UEFA Cup Final, Bill Nicholson, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Chivers, Pat Jennings, Spurs, White Hart Lane
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
NO TITLE DEEDS – 20 great players who never played in a title winning team: [email protected] November 25, 2020 JIMMY GREAVES: ‘Lord Jim’/’The Greatest’; plenty of titles, but no League Title. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Derek Dougan, Glenn Hoddle, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Peters, Pat Jennings, Peter Osgood, Sir Stanley Matthews, Stan Bowles, Stan Mortensen
RAY CLEMENCE 1948-2020 [email protected] November 16, 2020 In an era when goalkeepers were expected to be effective and composed, Ray Clemence was as good as any. RANTS & REFLECTIONS England, Liverpool FC, Pat Jennings, Peter Bonetti, Peter Shilton, Ray Clemence, Tottenham Hotspur
SUPER SUNDAY – THE BIG MATCH REVISITED….. [email protected] June 19, 2020 THE BIG MATCH REVISITED: An hour of football from the previous day, following on from a roast dinner, constituted a ‘Super Sunday.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Bobby Moore, Brian Moore, Elton John, George Best, Kevin Keegan, Liverpool FC, Pat Jennings, The Big Match, Tottenham Hotspur
BLINDERS ‘KEEPERS – PETER BONETTI (1941- 2020); [email protected] April 13, 2020 Peter Bonetti will be best remembered for wonderful finger-tip saves that displayed coordination and nimbleness of the highest order. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Chelsea, England, Gordon Banks, Leeds United, Pat Jennings, Peter Bonetti, Ron Harris, Wembley Stadium, World Cup 1970
AN ALL-ENGLAND EUROPEAN FINAL…….in 1972 [email protected] May 27, 2019 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. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1972 UEFA Cup Final, Alan Mullery, Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, Dave Wagstaffe, Denis Law, Derek Dougan, Europa League, Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks, Helmut Haller, Jim McCalliog, John Richards, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Molineux, Pat Jennings, Phil Parkes, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Tottenham Hotspur, White Hart Lane, Wolverhampton Wanderers