Blue shirt, red and white pin stripes, was worn for the first time in the '83 cup final (without sponsor name - as per photo above !).
I think the same shirt, with Phoenix Brewery, was worn the following season.
The British Caledonian shirt (silky with Harry Hill collar) was worn throughout...
'A back heel for Case who can also strike them.
What a superb goal from Jimmy Case.
That must have been all of 35 yards, and it didn't give Boulder a sniff !'
FA Cup Semi-final vs Sheffield. Weds 1983.
We played way too deep in the 2nd half, giving them far too much space, and giving no support to our strikers.
This created a big gulf in the middle of the park and invited them to attack us.
We did exactly the same when 2-up against Blackpool.
Oh, and Painter is shite !
I usually rate Dicker, but I thought he really was the worst midfielder today. He was off the pace, slow in the tackle and gave the ball away too easily (too often). Noone and Bridcutt were fantastic, and CMS ran his socks off. We were very unlucky not to get a third and kill the game off.
At...
My favourite Albion Player (was great last season too). He oozes class. Bosses the midfield and his distribution is excellent.
In contrast Dicker was very poor today.