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Thread: The Big Match revisited

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    The Big Match revisited

    Just watched this on ITV4 - wow!
    Three games from 1979 - Wesyt Ham v Watford, Forest v West Brom, and Liverpool v Southampton...

    Brooking, Birtles, Currie, Channon & Ball, Francis, Dalgliesh,
    McMenemy, Turnip head Taylor......

    Mud patches, Mullets, Fans on top of officials - throwing coins. Fan chanting obcentities that can be heard clearly, Takling that would earn Reds today not even drawing a free kick, Terrible defending on the mud heaps, some good goals, Offsides and penalties given without the help - or hinderance of VAR and after watching replays all pretty good decisions, and grounds that are no longer with us - or certainly vastly improved.

    Pure joy - This was all we could watch back in the day

    Enjoyable, nostalgic hour - highly recommended!
    Last edited by Tichi1; 08-05-2021 at 11:22 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tichi1 View Post
    Just watched this on ITV4 - wow!
    Three games from 1979 - Wesyt Ham v Watford, Forest v West Brom, and Liverpool v Southampton...

    Brooking, Birtles, Currie, Channon & Ball, Francis, Dalgliesh,
    McMenemy, Turnip head Taylor......

    Mud patches, Mullets, Fans on top of officials - throwing coins. Fan chanting obcentities that can be heard clearly, Takling that would earn Reds today not even drawing a free kick, Terrible defending on the mud heaps, some good goals, Offsides and penalties given without the help - or hinderance of VAR and after watching replays all pretty good decisions, and grounds that are no longer with us - or certainly vastly improved.

    Pure joy - This was all we could watch back in the day

    Enjoyable, nostalgic hour - highly recommended!
    Think refs had it easier for two reasons. Pace of the game was a little slower and players didn’t constantly try to con the officials

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