‘WHERE WILL IT LEAD US FROM HERE?’ – TWENTY GREAT GAMES of 1973-74………….. neilsambrook@btinternet.com 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
BEST PLACE IN LONDON: August 1976 – Fulham sign George Best & Rodney Marsh……… neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 11, 2021 Rarely one to disappoint headline writers, George Best scored after 71 seconds of his Fulham debut………. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bobby Moore, Fulham, George Best, Manchester United, Rodney Marsh, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Wolves
GOODBYE TO A FOOTBALL MAN – Roy Sambrook (1932-2021) neilsambrook@btinternet.com February 5, 2021 For 45 years Dad and I went to football matches together – games from the bottom of the pyramid to a Wembley League Cup Final. RANTS & REFLECTIONS 1972 UEFA Cup Final, 1974 League Cup Final, Arsenal FC, Busby Babes, Manchester United, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Shrewsbury Town, Sir Stanley Matthews, Tom Finney, Wolverhampton Wanderers
YOUNG MAN DUES – THE WHO: Bingley Hall, Stafford 3/10/1975 neilsambrook@btinternet.com October 1, 2020 The roar greeting The Who was the loudest thing I’d ever heard – until Townshend sent the opening chords of ‘Substitute’ searing through the hall. RANTS & REFLECTIONS John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Live at Leeds, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, The Who, The Who By Numbers, Who's Next
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
FIXTURES AND FITTING IN – 3pm on a 70s Saturday…….. neilsambrook@btinternet.com June 26, 2019 For years my Dad lived by the adage ‘never book a summer holiday until the fixtures are out.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Blackpool, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Everton, Jimmy Greaves, Manchester City, Premiership, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Shrewsbury Town, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers
AN ALL-ENGLAND EUROPEAN FINAL…….in 1972 neilsambrook@btinternet.com 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
SEASON FINALE: Liverpool and Wolves meet May 1947, 1976 & 2019……… neilsambrook@btinternet.com May 9, 2019 ‘With every gangway overflowing, from the opposite end of Molineux, the South Bank looked like a red and white Mount Everest.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Birmingham City, Charlton Athletic, Liverpool FC, Molineux, Queens Park Rangers, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Sheffield United, The Beatles, The Valley, The Who, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
TALKING ON THE MOON – Keith Remembered. neilsambrook@btinternet.com September 8, 2018 ‘The Song Is Over’ is propelled to a rousing conclusion by drumming from Keith Moon that is extraordinary even by his standards. RANTS & REFLECTIONS John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Live at Leeds, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Roy Carr, The Who, Who's Next
ALIGN WITH ME – A personal take on the FA Cup Final…………… neilsambrook@btinternet.com May 17, 2018 For the next few years I never queried anything my Dad said football. How could I? He’d been to the FA Cup Final. Twice. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Abide With Me, Chelsea, Danny Blanchflower, Everton, FA Cup Final, Leeds United, Manchester United, Roy and Shirley Sambrook, Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA Cup Final, Wembley, West Bromwich Albion, Wolverhampton Wanderers