Brian Clough and Bobby Robson. Charity Shield. August 1978. Forest had just hammered Ipswich 5-0!

Tom Forsyth and Joe Jordan . Two players who definitely earned the term ‘hard men’ !

Even by 1970s standards!!

Colin Barrett scores the second for Forest against Liverpool in the European Cup first round first leg match at The City Ground back in Sept 1978. 

On 13/01/2025 at 16:50, Boyne said:

Well, I recognise Maldini, Baresi( I think) and Rikaard, the guy at the back looks very familiar, dunno who the guy next to Rikaard is though. Maldini was pure class.

4 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

Well, I recognise Maldini, Baresi( I think) and Rikaard, the guy at the back looks very familiar, dunno who the guy next to Rikaard is though. Maldini was pure class.

Yes, it's Baresi. The other two are Costacurta and Tassoti. Maldini, Baresi, Costacurta and Tassoti was a great back four for AC Milan. One of the best in the history of football. Agree about Maldini. He was pure class. I think he was about 40 when he retired from the game.

12 hours ago, Boyne said:

Yes, it's Baresi. The other two are Costacurta and Tassoti. Maldini, Baresi, Costacurta and Tassoti was a great back four for AC Milan. One of the best in the history of football. Agree about Maldini. He was pure class. I think he was about 40 when he retired from the game.

It was indeed some back four and Baraesi and Maldini were awesome defenders.

‘World Class’ is a term often overused. It only starts to explain just how good Baraesi and Maldini were at their peak.

Joey Jones on the cover of Shoot! 23rd July 1977

I have family back in Waterford, Ireland.

This was the game played in Dublin against Celtic in the European Cup ( I believe)  1970 with crowd trouble . The bottom report under heading " the main bout" cheerfully reports the trouble , adding that the police stood by admiring at a guy welding a stick as he cleared the terraces.

In a different report it suggests that it was Celtic fans from Northern Ireland fighting fans from Scotland.. I wonder if that was true ?

Footage of the Waterford V Celtic game at Dalymount Park Dublin 1970. The stick wielding hero 😂 can be seen in the video !

Edited January 17, 20251 yr by The Rising Sun
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Hearts V Celtic 

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Denis Law outjumps Bobby Moore to score with a header for Scotland during their 4-3 defeat against England at Hampden in 1966

Denis Law outjumps Bobby Moore to score with a header for Scotland during their 4-3 defeat against England at Hampden in 1966. The packed terraces provide great backdrop.

Sad news of the passing today of Denis Law.   R.I.P.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, erskblue said:

Denis Law outjumps Bobby Moore to score with a header for Scotland during their 4-3 defeat against England at Hampden in 1966

Denis Law outjumps Bobby Moore to score with a header for Scotland during their 4-3 defeat against England at Hampden in 1966. The packed terraces provide great backdrop.

Sad news of the passing today of Denis Law.   R.I.P.

 

 

 

The Lawman. Denis Law  R I P

R.I.P. Denis. A great player.

Denis Law scoring his teams first goal against England at Wembley. 15th April 1967. 

 

 

 

Edited January 18, 20251 yr by erskblue

Denis Law ; A legend among legends.
Here is Denis and the team for his first and last ever Scotland games.
18th October, 1958. Wales v Scotland, Ninian Park, Cardiff
Jackie Henderson, Willie Toner, Bill Brown, John Grant, Eric Caldow, Tommy Docherty.
Graham Leggat, Bobby Collins, Dave MacKay, Denis Law and David Herd
Score; Wales 0 Scotland 3 (Leggat 30, Law 70, Collins 82)
14th June, 1974 Scotland v Zaire, Westfalen Stadion, Dortmund, West Germany
David Harvey, Jim Holton, Joe Jordan, Danny McGrain, John Blackley
Kenny Dalglish, Sandy Jardine, Peter Lorimer, Billy Bremner, David Hay and Denis Law.
Score; Scotland 2 Zaire 0 (Lorimer 26, Jordan 33)

 

Di Stefano, Law and Yashin. Goodness knows how much these three would be worth today.

Denis Law and John Charles with two other Italian League Select players train at Lesser Hampden.

Denis Law played for an Italian League Select against a Scottish League Select at Hampden in Nov 1961. It was a 1-1 draw watched by 67,000 spectators.

Edited January 19, 20251 yr by erskblue

On 17/01/2025 at 20:22, erskblue said:

Denis Law outjumps Bobby Moore to score with a header for Scotland during their 4-3 defeat against England at Hampden in 1966

Denis Law outjumps Bobby Moore to score with a header for Scotland during their 4-3 defeat against England at Hampden in 1966. The packed terraces provide great backdrop.

Sad news of the passing today of Denis Law.   R.I.P.

 

 

 

I was watching some videos of The Lawman.

Forgotten how lightning quick he was , in a few clips he appears out of nowhere at speed for simple tap ins. Some people phoning in with great memories of the guy on the radio.

 

1976 European Championship Qualifier - Group One: Czechoslovakia vs. England (Abandoned)
Englands Malcolm MacDonald scores in the fog but the goal is disallowed at Tehelne Pole (Slovan), Bratislava.
The match was abandoned after 17 minutes due to the severity of the fog, with the score at 0-0.
The match was played the next day, with Czechslovakia winning 2-1

Edited January 23, 20251 yr by erskblue