RAY CLEMENCE 1948-2020 neilsambrook@btinternet.com 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
POT WANTERS: 24 Great Players – without an FA Cup winners medal between them….. neilsambrook@btinternet.com June 4, 2020 ALAN BALL: World Cup wonder, incredible energy, exquisite skill – but no FA Cup winners medal…….. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Alan Ball, Dennis Viollet, Duncan Edwards, George Best, George Cohen, Gordon Banks, John Richards, Martin Peters, Peter Shilton, Roger Byrne, Sir Alf Ramsey, Tony Currie
POLE POSITION – England qualify for the 1974 World Cup……… neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 16, 2019 Beating Poland with a last-gasp winner forces headlines to be amended from ‘Pole-Axed’ to ‘Poles-Axed.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Don Revie, Elton John, England, John Bond, Leeds United, Liverpool FC, Malcolm Allison, Martin Chivers, Martin Peters, Norman Hunter, Peter Shilton, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Scotland, Sir Alf Ramsey, Wembley Stadium
NOTHING TO LEARN? BECOMING CHAMPIONS – Netflix documentary (review) neilsambrook@btinternet.com July 30, 2019 ‘The take on ’66 is baffling to say the least. George Cohen provides insight, but more time is given to the ’86 defeat against Argentina.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore, England, Gordon Banks, Peter Shilton, Sir Alf Ramsey, Sven Goran Erikson, World Cup 1966, World Cup 1970