THAT OLD MAGIC – the FA Cup Sixth Round of 1972-73 [email protected] March 16, 2023 March 1973: Pink Floyd release ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and in the FA Cup Leeds winger Peter Lorimer finds the far side of the net RANTS & REFLECTIONS Arsenal, Brian Clough, Chelsea, Coventry City, Derby County, Don Revie, Leeds United, Luton Town, Sunderland, Whatever Happenend To The Likely Lads, Wolves
LAND OF HOPE – NO GLORY: England in the 70s………. [email protected] March 29, 2021 During the 70s England appear involved in a game of footballing snakes and ladders – on the board more serpents than upward staircases. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Don Revie, England, Ron Greenwood, Sir Alf Ramsey, Whatever Happenend To The Likely Lads, World Cup 1966, World Cup 1970
‘Some semblance of normality’: In 1974-75 Carlisle United reach Division One [email protected] January 23, 2021 Bill Shankly described Carlisle reaching Division One as ‘the greatest feat in the history of the game.’ RANTS & REFLECTIONS Bill Shankly, Carlisle United, Chelsea, Leeds United, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Whatever Happenend To The Likely Lads
DON’T MENTION THE SCORE – Bulgaria v England and a classic ‘Likely Lads’ episode… [email protected] October 12, 2019 No Hiding Place for Likely Lads Bob & Terry. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, Fawlty Towers, James Bolam, Porridge, Rodney Bewes, Whatever Happenend To The Likely Lads
AWAY THE LAD – A Tribute to Rodney Bewes (1937-2017) [email protected] November 22, 2017 ‘Whatever Happened To The Likely Lads’ (1972-74), is one of the genuinely outstanding sit-coms of the past fifty years. RANTS & REFLECTIONS Auf Wiedersehen Pet, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, James Bolam, Rodney Bewes, The Likely Lads, Whatever Happenend To The Likely Lads