The big match - revisited.

[Freddie Goodwin.]

I Understand this may be on ITV tomorrowand is featuring a Man Utd v WBA game from the early 70's.

THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!!

I won't spoil it by giving the score (although, no doubt somebody will) but this is one of the greatest games and features Ron Atkinson's very exciting WBA team.

It really is a cracker. Look out for a young Brain Robson and the late laurie Cunningham. You may also see Steve Coppell with hair.

 

[Trigger]

One of my most favourite games EVER, not that I was old enough to remember it but it's been aired a fair few times over the years, I shall be tuning in! Midday, ITV4.

 

[NMH]

4-3

 

[Trigger]

4-3

Incorrect, nil points.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

I Understand this may be on ITV tomorrowand is featuring a Man Utd v WBA game from the early 70's.

THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!!!!!!

I won't spoil it by giving the score (although, no doubt somebody will) but this is one of the greatest games and features Ron Atkinson's very exciting WBA team.

It really is a cracker. Look out for a young Brain Robson and the late laurie Cunningham. You may also see Steve Coppell with hair.

I will tune in and find out.I love the old footage with the terraces.Surely it must be late 70s though?.

 

[NMH]

3-3, great match

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

NMH is, as usual, being a cock and trying to spoil it for those who may not wish to know the score 1st.

NMH, being a cock, has also got it wrong twice. no doubt he will continue and eventually, hit on the correct score.

 

[scooter1]

Great game, but what happened at the end with the ref? He goes to catch the ball, misses, all the players look a bit bewildered and then he blows the final whistle. In todays game he would have probably been suspended, but as it was everybody seemed to shrug, shake hands and wander off. Some full on crunching tackles flying in, but players just got up and carried on - even saw the magic sponge at one point

 

[Icy Gull]

What a racist that Ron Atkinson is, it's 1978 and the only black players in his team were Batson. Cunningham and Regis

 

[Lankyseagull]

How many times would you see a drop ball on the PENALTY SPOT these days?! I would love to see that happen at Withdean!

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

HIGHLIGHTS

 

[Slough Seagull]

A great game of football before the premiershite...I never thought it possible...

 

[NMH]

2-2, outstanding contest!

 

[Kenneth Wattle]

I always regarded this as one of my favourite no score draws. 0-0 but great entertainment!

 

[ali jenkins]

Big Ron on man of the match:

"One of the two front coloured people, Cyril Regis"

Quality from the Non-Racist 'Big Ron' there

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Gerald Sinstadt looked like he was fresh off Thunderbirds.

Lot's of Albion connections, Man Utd had Andy ritchie, Mickey Thomas, Steve Coppel and were managed by Dave Sexton.

In the Arsenal match were Stapleton, Brady, Young & Gatting. I wonder if that Coventry v Everton game would have gone ahead in these days?

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Somehow missed this thread, but saw the programme. CLASSIC tv. Proper tackling, decent commentary, bloody good football - if only the modern day was a bit more like it!

 

[Normal Rob]

Big Ron on man of the match:

"One of the two front coloured people, Cyril Regis"

Quality from the Non-Racist 'Big Ron' there

not rascist - just a reflection of the time. Or are you calling Brian Moore rascist for praising the 'wonderful contribution to football being made by the black players' ?

 

[NMH]

not rascist - just a reflection of the time. Or are you calling Brian Moore rascist for praising the 'wonderful contribution to football being made by the black players' ?

Spotting that players are black is timeless, so perhaps that's not a good example for your line of questioning.
Any commentator might say that today and it won't be racist.
"coloured people" does sound ignorant, and esp. since it's from Ron Atkinson. He was holding back from saying worse.

 

[Nottseagull]

HIGHLIGHTS

DON'T click on this if you want to enjoy the match - the result comes up straight away.
Is it being shown again?