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It was the Ron Flowers,the Wolves’ left-half who would have been an England regular for many,many years,but for Bobby Moore.Flowers for Kurila ? Not sure he was a flowers sort of guy !
It was the Ron Flowers,the Wolves’ left-half who would have been an England regular for many,many years,but for Bobby Moore.Flowers for Kurila ? Not sure he was a flowers sort of guy !
Indeed and a member of the '66 World Cup squad. Made an MBE a few weeks ago.It was the Ron Flowers,the Wolves’ left-half who would have been an England regular for many,many years,but for Bobby Moore.
Mel Slack - Vinnie Jones modeled himself on Mel !A Friday night (5th Jan) friendly:
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Obviously there could have been team changes.
Mel Slack - Vinnie Jones modeled himself on Mel !
Mel Slack - Vinnie Jones modeled himself on Mel !
Mel had a better shot on him.......and more weight behind him.....
Mine as well! I got him in for SUEPA. Great playerMy vintage is a little later ..but just wondering fellow fans views on inchy ..aka Steve Phillips I think my first hero in a blues shirt
Great memories here, thanks to all for the read.
Billy Best, always my favourite player, while Chester was my first away game age 12, following on from my first home game, also goalless; I think the Gods were trying to tell me something ?
There’s plenty not to like about the Sky coverage,but it’s the latter half of the last century that we’ve been talking about, R. And looking back at the top teams of those times : WBA,Manure,Wolves,Liverpool,Leeds,Derby,Forest—none of them would have stood a chance against the present Man City or (full-strength)Liverpool line-ups, not to mention the great continental teams of recent years like Barcelona,Bayern Muenchen,Real,Juve etc assuming of course that the worst fouls got punished and games are played on a decent surface.When I think of the ability and determination in that fantastic team that didn’t get promoted from the fourth division it is stunning.
The drivel promulgated by Sky and sucked up by the current ‘coaches’ that football is far superior today just doesn’t cut it.
In fact it’s absolute bo**ocks.
Imagine that lot agreeing to play the MM tippy tappy?!?
No chance.
Mel had a better shot on him.......and more weight behind him.....
Players are much taller than 50+ years ago and a lot more physical and far less skill full . Pitches are probably smaller - remember Phil Brown making Roots Hall narrower. Goal size has stayed the same.When I think of the ability and determination in that fantastic team that didn’t get promoted from the fourth division it is stunning.
The drivel promulgated by Sky and sucked up by the current ‘coaches’ that football is far superior today just doesn’t cut it.
In fact it’s absolute bo**ocks.
Imagine that lot agreeing to play the MM tippy tappy?!?
No chance.
Yes,Moore didn’t play much because he wasn’t very good !
Errol Crossan was phenomenally fast—even faster than Woodley. Present day players are usually physically superior,of course,and I’d been thinking Traore of Wolves was the fastest around until I saw a youngster at Bayern Muenchen.Amazingly,wing-back Alphonso Davies is,like Crossan, a Canadian !
Peter Corthine like one or two others mentioned here, eg Eddie Clayton wasn’t a winger.Dudley(Duggie) Price and John Baber contributed more as goalscorers rather than as elusive wide-men.
An out and out right- winger whom I failed to mention,got moved back to right-half after a couple of seasons ,and later to right-back:Tony Bentley.
Players come and players go but king Billy is in my mind the best ever in a blues shirt. Technically Stan will never be matched and fredy is up there as well. In the late sixties and early seventies I idolised Billy and a few years ago managed to blag my way into the directors box and got my replica shirt signed by the man himself. It hangs proudly in my house now.
Certainly had a big arse.No praise for his (rather more skillful) midfield partner Tony Beanland?
Brilliant player one of the best forwards I’ve seen with a great goal scoring rate.Mine as well! I got him in for SUEPA. Great player
"Thank You" to everyone for the kind messages you have added to this thread regarding the legend that is Billy Best.Football is so brilliant.
I remember those first two games Billy played.
I remember telling anyone who cared to listen that the last thing we needed was a short arsed forward who couldn’t score goals and was released by the Cobblers.
Hey ho.
Billy, it must be wonderful that after more than fifty years those of us that are still here still adore you.
Keep safe mate.