Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
Do we play this on today's pitch, or the 1980's swamp?
On a modern pitch with modern balls and kit not a chance.
Never really understood this argument. Even if it was in 80s conditions I still don't think it would be close.
Footballers are basically as physically fit as it is humanly possible to be now. You have central defenders who are as fast as some of the fastest people on the planet. Whilst also being 6ft4.
After 60 minutes the 80s teams would be on the floor.
These were people who's training mostly consisted of crosscountry running and who spent the evening after a match drinking and even smoking. Totally unrealistic to think they'd compete.
Playing it in wet mud, with 1980 rules on what constituted a 'fair tackle' might be an eye-opener for today's youngsters though! That seminal moment early in the match when the CB traditionally 'Let the forward know he was there' would be interesting!
Well, it would be just like the Crawley match
Crucial postBut what if the current team was at 1980s levels of training and fitness (plus the booze and fags) ?
Its the age old argument, and there’s no definitive answer
I guess the question is how many players in an Albion squad during that successful period would be anywhere near our or any Premier League squad?This.
If the players of old were trained today, then you've got a match on, but if you just played today's side against an old side, it would be a drubbing.
We didn't plough up the Amex and cover it in slippery mud, did we?Would just remind us of Crawley
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We didn't plough up the Amex and cover it in slippery mud, did we?
True. I am not sure they would be too effective on the press though !!! Changing times.Ward & Smith - they'd fit in well with this sort of interchange that we have between forwards and midfielders nowadays.
Whats cricket got to do with the 100m?There really is.
You might as well pretend we don't know who'd win between Allan Wells and the current 100m runners.
Really?? Lawerenson, Horton, Foster and Ward. Not a bad spine that.Our Championship promotion team would destroy that team, pitch quality or not.
For its time, would probably be lower championship/league one these daysReally?? Lawerenson, Horton, Foster and Ward. Not a bad spine that.