The final day of the 1977-78 Bundesliga season was a real goal-fest, and one few could have imagined or have forgotten. FC Cologne and Borussia Monchengladbach were fighting it out for the title and Cologne seemed to only need to kick-off in their match against St. Pauli to be crowned Champions. Gladbach, were defending champions […]
Author : Pete Spencer
Just turned 50. Been Supporting Liverpool since 1976 (Paisley's first title). Write a lot about football from days gone by. There's so much available online about football today and over the past twenty years but incidents from the past often get forgotten
Kevin Keegan – Part Four, Local Hero
After a thirteen year spell in the First Division, Newcastle had dropped down one in 1978 but had only finished mid-table in the five seasons they’d been in the Second Division. They were managed by Arthur Cox who’d taken over in 1980 and Newcastle was definitely a sleeping giant, still able to command good crowds […]
Kevin Keegan: Part Three, Saint Kevin
Keegan had originally signed a two year contract with Hamburg and after playing a major part in their first Bundesliga for nineteen years, he stayed for a further year. They reached the European Cup Final but lost 0-1 to Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest. Keegan had decided this would be his last season in West Germany […]
Kevin Keegan: Head Over Heels in Germany, Part Two
After six years at Liverpool where he became one of the most well-known and recognisable players in Europe, Kevin Keegan felt he needed a new challenge. In the late 1950’s & early 1960’s several high profile names from British football moved abroad to ply their trade to varying degrees of success. Players such as Jimmy […]
Kevin Keegan: Mighty Mouse, The Player – Part One
This is the start of a new four part series documenting the playing career of Kevin Keegan. Each part will concentrate on his performances with each of his main clubs, Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton and Newcastle United. First up, Liverpool. Kevin Keegan was my first footballing hero. At the time I first got into football (1975-76) […]
We Need Role Models in Positions of Power: Part Three, A Summary
So what did I hope to achieve from this article? It would be wonderful if someone was inspired by one of these talented young ladies to even just start a blog, just believe they have the ability and talent to write and follow that dream. The work being done by Derby University sounds excellent and […]
We Need Role Models in Positions of Power: Part Two, Meet the Writers
In Part One we looked at the prospects for women writing about football, how under-represented they are and the fantastic work done by Derby University to offer students, male and female, an opportunity to find their way in the industry. With their links to Derby Ladies, the University is well placed to offer females an […]
We Need Role Models in Positions of Power: Why don’t more females write about football?
Why aren’t there more females writing about football? This is a question which has puzzled me for a while now. Journalism, as such, has for years been considered a male dominated environment, and football has had to drag itself kicking and screaming from decades of being a solely male preserve. Football in the UK has […]
Why Should International Football Matter?
I was reading an article from someone who was complaining about the pointless international friendlies. There are countless football supporters in England who see the international break as nothing more than a waste of time, or an inconvenience which serves little purpose. There’s a growing band of fans who would rather see their team win […]
What Has Happened to Dutch Football? Where are the Dutch Masters?
England have just won their first match in the Netherlands since they were World Champions. The win in Amsterdam in 1969 was thanks to a late goal from Colin Bell against a side which included wonderful talents such as Johan Cruyff, Rob Rensenbrink, Rudi Krol, although the fact the Dutch brought on Dick van Dijk […]
Five Great Wins for England against Italy
After England’s first win in the Netherlands since 1969, they take on Italy at home tonight. So far the two nations have met twenty-six times in all competitions and friendlies. England have won eight, Italy ten with eight draws. Here are five wins for England against The Azzurri. 1976 Bicentennial Tournament, Yankee Stadium, New York, […]
Moments Which Shocked the World Cup 1978: Part Five
Following on from the moments which shocked the 1982 World Cup, this series now concentrates on the tournament before that. The 1978 World Cup in Argentina was the first one I saw. There were several moments which shocked the world, here are my top five. We’ve already had Clive Thomas and the disallowed goal, Peru’s […]
Moments Which Shocked the World Cup 1978: Part Four
Following on from the moments which shocked the 1982 World Cup, this series now concentrates on the tournament before that. The 1978 World Cup in Argentina was the first one I saw. There were several moments which shocked the world, here are my top five. We’ve already had Clive Thomas and the disallowed goal, Peru’s […]
Moments Which Shocked the World Cup 1978: Part Three
Following on from the moments which shocked the 1982 World Cup, this series now concentrates on the tournament before that. The 1978 World Cup in Argentina was the first one I saw. There were several moments which shocked the world, here are my top five. We’ve already had Clive Thomas and the disallowed goal, Peru’s […]
Moments Which Shocked the 1978 World Cup: Part Two
Following on from the moments which shocked the 1982 World Cup, this series now concentrates on the tournament before that. The 1978 World Cup in Argentina was the first one I saw. There were several moments which shocked the world, here are my top five. We’ve already had Clive Thomas and the incident of a […]
Moments Which Shocked the 1978 World Cup: Part One
Following on from the moments which shocked the 1982 World Cup, this series now concentrates on the tournament before that. The 1978 World Cup in Argentina was the first one I saw. There were several moments which shocked the world, here are my top five. CLIVE THOMAS DISALLOWED GOAL For those who don’t know Clive […]
They Think it’s All O-VAR
It’s the most talked about change to the rules since the Bosman rule or the backpass rule. Many were calling for football to make more use of technology as other sports have done, and it followed the rather meek introduction of goal-line technology. Since goal-line technology has been brought in there are so few instances […]
The Greatest Show on Earth, if You Can See It: Coverage of ’82 World Cup on TV
When you sit down and plan your viewing for the upcoming World Cup, there will be a plethora of choices available with virtually every match live. 1982 was my favourite tournament yet so much of it was only available via a highlights format. My first World Cup was the 1978 tournament in Argentina. FIFA hadn’t […]
Premier League Calls For Winter Break as FA Cup Takes The Hit
It now seems likely the Premier League will introduce a winter break from the 2019/20 season. This is expected to be scheduled for February 2020. The intention is for each club to have a break of at least thirteen days. This has long been debated by players, managers and pundits alike. A winter break is […]
Vida El Loco – Ten Moments Which Shocked the 1982 World Cup – Final Part
World Cup 1982 is often remembered for the greatest team never to win one, Brazil, or Italy who looked barely fit to deserve a place yet recovered to win the thing. For me, it was a World Cup of incidents, shock events, OMG moments. Most have them, some more than others (2002) but Spain 1982 […]