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Post by Bassingham Terrier on May 9, 2020 17:58:38 GMT 1
ITV just re-screened the highlights from this game, the famous Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United match. Real match, played by real footballers and referees who let them play. No frills, no super athletes, just 22 players - and subs - who gave it their all. Misplaced passes galore, long punts, the odd crunching tackle and scuffed goals. Commentary by the best ever exponent, Brian Moore, ably assisted by Brian Clough. What more could you ask for? Wonderful stuff.  |
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Post by Porrohman on May 9, 2020 18:15:05 GMT 1
ITV just re-screened the highlights from this game, the famous Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United match. Real match, played by real footballers and referees who let them play. No frills, no super athletes, just 22 players - and subs - who gave it their all. Misplaced passes galore, long punts, the odd crunching tackle and scuffed goals. Commentary by the best ever exponent, Brian Moore, ably assisted by Brian Clough. What more could you ask for? Wonderful stuff. And about half a dozen that ended up playing or managing at Town |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on May 9, 2020 18:24:25 GMT 1
I’ve recorded it.
I have a “Lockdown “ Sunday Football morning where I watch the ITV game and the MOTD ones which are shown tonight.
I remember the 79 Final and can’t wait to watch it.
I won’t go into in further detail in case people haven’t watched it yet.
Suffice to say it was in a time when the FA Cup really meant something.
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Post by mids on May 9, 2020 19:02:33 GMT 1
I’ve recorded it. I have a “Lockdown “ Sunday Football morning where I watch the ITV game and the MOTD ones which are shown tonight. I remember the 79 Final and can’t wait to watch it. I won’t go into in further detail in case people haven’t watched it yet. Suffice to say it was in a time when the FA Cup really meant something. It was my first proper FA Cup Final I can remember, after half remembering bits of Ipswich's victory the year before. Cracking game this one. Great days those back in the day with BBC and ITV blanket covering the build up all day. Not like today. Couldn't even tell you who played last year, never mind the result or scorers...and all at 5pm kick off in front of half arsed fans. |
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Post by Chips Longhorn on May 9, 2020 19:28:34 GMT 1
50p to spend at Dougie Shaws on sweets then back up home to watch cup final it's a knockout and cup final question of sport. Then meet the managers and the players setting off from their hotels in Buckinghamshire. Footage of the players playing cards on the coach as the bus entered the underground Wembley entrance.. Malcolm Allison and Brian Clough telling us what was going to happen. Then a pretty damp squib of a game usually followed by reenactment of the goals in the rec afterwards. I remember starring as Ipswichs David geddis in 78 with my long wavy blonde locks (hi Ben)
Happier days
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on May 9, 2020 19:39:56 GMT 1
50p to spend at Dougie Shaws on sweets then back up home to watch cup final it's a knockout and cup final question of sport. Then meet the managers and the players setting off from their hotels in Buckinghamshire. Footage of the players playing cards on the coach as the bus entered the underground Wembley entrance.. Malcolm Allison and Brian Clough telling us what was going to happen. Then a pretty damp squib of a game usually followed by reenactment of the goals in the rec afterwards. I remember starring as Ipswichs David geddis in 78 with my long wavy blonde locks (hi Ben) Happier days Yes. The Final was a days viewing and a magic time for the game. I remember that final wasn’t a very good game and Roger Osborne scoring the winner. |
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Post by Captainslapper on May 9, 2020 19:58:45 GMT 1
It was just so special the FA cup final. The whole week leading up to it, then the day itself.. everything about the cup final all morning then cameras on the players bus leaving the hotel,, arriving at wembley through the crowds... brilliant.
The games were often cagey affairs but 79 was a classic.. well the last 20 minutes or so was anyway.
Now it just passes by, barely noticed. Hardly ever remembered. So sad.
Think they should use the disruption caused by the virus as an excuse to ditch the League cup altogether and put the all the emphasis onto the FA cup.. but it will need a CL place for the winners to do that these days.
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Post by 28901 on May 9, 2020 20:15:38 GMT 1
50p to spend at Dougie Shaws on sweets then back up home to watch cup final it's a knockout and cup final question of sport. Then meet the managers and the players setting off from their hotels in Buckinghamshire. Footage of the players playing cards on the coach as the bus entered the underground Wembley entrance.. Malcolm Allison and Brian Clough telling us what was going to happen. Then a pretty damp squib of a game usually followed by reenactment of the goals in the rec afterwards. I remember starring as Ipswichs David geddis in 78 with my long wavy blonde locks (hi Ben) Happier days Yes. The Final was a days viewing and a magic time for the game. I remember that final wasn’t a very good game and Roger Osborne scoring the winner. David Coleman commentating, probably his last cup final. Osbourne ONE NIL |
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Post by 28901 on May 9, 2020 20:16:47 GMT 1
It was just so special the FA cup final. The whole week leading up to it, then the day itself.. everything about the cup final all morning then cameras on the players bus leaving the hotel,, arriving at wembley through the crowds... brilliant. The games were often cagey affairs but 79 was a classic.. well the last 20 minutes or so was anyway. Now it just passes by, barely noticed. Hardly ever remembered. So sad. Think they should use the disruption caused by the virus as an excuse to ditch the League cup altogether and put the all the emphasis onto the FA cup.. but it will need a CL place for the winners to do that these days. I'd love it if they did that. Unfortunately they never will. |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on May 9, 2020 20:22:06 GMT 1
My favourite finals all involved L***s.
Firstly the 1970 Chelsea game going to the replay at Old Trafford and the late David Webb winner.
The viewing figures for that replay were astronomical.
The Final v Arsenal , was that 71? when Mick Jones dislocated his shoulder was a great game.
Then of course the Sunderland game and Ian Porterfield!
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Post by Captainslapper on May 9, 2020 20:24:05 GMT 1
Yes. The Final was a days viewing and a magic time for the game. I remember that final wasn’t a very good game and Roger Osborne scoring the winner. David Coleman commentating, probably his last cup final. Osbourne ONE NIL Then they had to sub Roger Osbourne off. Just over come with the emotion of what hed done and couldn;t continue. |
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Post by menstonterrier on May 9, 2020 20:29:39 GMT 1
I was amazed how many of the players were Scottish. Now you can't think of a decent player from north of the border, but then there plenty.
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on May 9, 2020 23:28:47 GMT 1
I was amazed how many of the players were Scottish. Now you can't think of a decent player from north of the border, but then there plenty. Plenty of Irish players Involved also. |
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Post by Captainslapper on May 10, 2020 0:50:20 GMT 1
Just watched it on catch up. Id remembered it wrong.. wasn't the last 20 minutes that were great, just the last 3 or 4.
Lots of endeavour and getting stuck in... no play acting, no diving. Bit of cheating by McQueen when he punched it in and tried to claim it ( you can take the boy out of Leeds but.... etc )
Overall good honest stuff,, entertaining... BUT.. the quality was pretty terrible really in the main.
Constantly giving the ball away, loads of hoofing it aimlessly up to Big Joe, or Stapleton. Lack of control and touch.
And the players, most of them just look so scrawny compared to todays highly toned, muscled athletes.
Either of those teams would get less points than we got last season if they were in the prem today.
Doesn't make it worse to watch ( it wasn;t ) but its striking when you watch that just how much the technical and physical standards have improved.
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Post by aloadofdbullocks on May 10, 2020 0:53:00 GMT 1
I wanna see the 1973 cup final.
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Post by digs on May 10, 2020 8:01:30 GMT 1
50p to spend at Dougie Shaws on sweets then back up home to watch cup final it's a knockout and cup final question of sport. Then meet the managers and the players setting off from their hotels in Buckinghamshire. Footage of the players playing cards on the coach as the bus entered the underground Wembley entrance.. Malcolm Allison and Brian Clough telling us what was going to happen. Then a pretty damp squib of a game usually followed by reenactment of the goals in the rec afterwards. I remember starring as Ipswichs David geddis in 78 with my long wavy blonde locks (hi Ben) Happier days Yes. The Final was a days viewing and a magic time for the game. I remember that final wasn’t a very good game and Roger Osborne scoring the winner. oh thanks for ruining it for me,I've just rented it from the video shop |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2020 8:22:06 GMT 1
Yes it was a very good watch.I also saw England v Germany in 1990 yesterday.England seemed to score a good header at 1-1 that was given offside.
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Post by turbo2 on May 10, 2020 8:58:13 GMT 1
I was amazed how many of the players were Scottish. Now you can't think of a decent player from north of the border, but then there plenty. The jocks had some great players in that era. Liverpool always seemed to have a large contingent I watched the Coventry vs Spurs game last week Exiting game but the quality was dreadful. Coventry keeper wouldn’t get a game with grangemoor. |
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Post by redblue on May 10, 2020 9:26:54 GMT 1
Leeds v Chelsea was just Murderball, followed by Murderball II in the replay. Watching as a seven year old, it didn't seem much like the beautiful game.
As mentioned above, think it's still in the top five for all-time UK viewing figures
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Post by Mav on May 10, 2020 9:46:55 GMT 1
My favourite finals all involved L***s. Firstly the 1970 Chelsea game going to the replay at Old Trafford and the late David Webb winner. The viewing figures for that replay were astronomical. The Final v Arsenal , was that 71? when Mick Jones dislocated his shoulder was a great game. Then of course the Sunderland game and Ian Porterfield! That Jim Montgomery save in the Sunderland/Leeds game .... how did that even happen? Up there with the Banks save (if not better). |
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Post by Mecha Corte on May 10, 2020 9:54:42 GMT 1
I've said before about how the older FA Cup finals have so much more about them, obviously the fact it was one of the very few live games played a big part in this, flicking through the telly yesterday and I saw it was on and said to my wife, that game is 41 years old and I remember it being 2-nil, then Man U get two late goals to equalise before Alan Sunderland scores a late winner but I couldn't tell you who played in the final two years ago !
All though the 70s and 80s there were some really memorable finals, its probably around 2000 when it started to lose its magic for me, Man U withdrawing, semi finals at Wembley, PL teams more worried about finishing one place higher in the league than winning the cup and Div 3 and 4 teams making 6 and 7 team changes have all helped to destroy it.
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Post by Chips Longhorn on May 10, 2020 9:59:14 GMT 1
And axeing Cup Final Mastermind
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Post by Stewpot on May 10, 2020 10:06:13 GMT 1
Leeds v Chelsea was just Murderball, followed by Murderball II in the replay. Watching as a seven year old, it didn't seem much like the beautiful game. As mentioned above, think it's still in the top five for all-time UK viewing figures If memory serves, first one I saw in colour. It wasn't our colour telly though, we all marched up to uncle's place to watch it. |
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Post by Stewpot on May 10, 2020 10:07:36 GMT 1
Yes. The Final was a days viewing and a magic time for the game. I remember that final wasn’t a very good game and Roger Osborne scoring the winner. David Coleman commentating, probably his last cup final. Osbourne ONE NIL Oh yes, and the classic "Goals pay the rent and Keegan does his share". |
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on May 10, 2020 10:16:16 GMT 1
Yes. The Final was a days viewing and a magic time for the game. I remember that final wasn’t a very good game and Roger Osborne scoring the winner. oh thanks for ruining it for me,I've just rented it from the video shop Have you still got a branch of Blockbuster where you live? |
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Post by Boaty McBoatface on May 10, 2020 10:21:19 GMT 1
The big difference between watching a game back then compared to now is the play acting. There simply wasn't any of it back then. It really is a joy to watch.
There is literally no honour in the game anymore. Players fall down like a sack of potatoes at the slightest touch, often with no touch at all!
It's only when you watch matches from that sort of period that you appreciate how bad the situation is today.
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Post by overtonterrierspirit on May 10, 2020 10:28:21 GMT 1
The big difference between watching a game back then compared to now is the play acting. There simply wasn't any of it back then. It really is a joy to watch. There is literally no honour in the game anymore. Players fall down like a sack of potatoes at the slightest touch, often with no touch at all! It's only when you watch matches from this sort of period that you appreciate how bad the situation is today. I think another difference is how much harder it was for a skilled ball player to thrive. Man Utd players were constantly hacking away at Liam Brady who, rather than fall to the ground, just rode the challenges and carried on. |
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Post by Bassingham Terrier on May 10, 2020 11:07:04 GMT 1
Leeds v Chelsea was just Murderball, followed by Murderball II in the replay. Watching as a seven year old, it didn't seem much like the beautiful game. As mentioned above, think it's still in the top five for all-time UK viewing figures This is a fabulous read. BBC link - 'The Most Brutal Game in English Football History' |
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2020 12:57:53 GMT 1
I was amazed how many of the players were Scottish. Now you can't think of a decent player from north of the border, but then there plenty. Arsenal with 6 Irish players too between the North and the Republic |
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Post by Mecha Corte on May 10, 2020 13:08:05 GMT 1
I was amazed how many of the players were Scottish. Now you can't think of a decent player from north of the border, but then there plenty. Arsenal with 6 Irish players too between the North and the Republic Sounds like Town when Eoin Hand took over ! |
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