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Oldsmobile-88

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In RaWZ we trust....Amen.
Just thinking back to the World Cup in 1982 it was a weird format for the 2nd phase of the tournament.
For the first time there were 24 teams(up from 16) in the competition.

The 2nd phase was a group of 3 where the winners went through.It was never tried again.
On the back of the tournament Argentina & the UK were at war in the Falklands(14th June ceasefire)

Any awkward games against the 3 home nations that qualified were avoided by the draw that had been made prior to the Argentine invasion.

England came home as the Scots did 8 years before undefeated.
 

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No floodlights allowed.A bit gloomy in the 2nd half.
Wise move by Derby to have a bright 2nd strip shirt.
 

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The wonderful Colin Bell..Scoring at Stamford Bridge around 1971.
 

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To further acknowledge the great Colin Bell, here is one minute's highlights of the 1970 League Cup final, which that year took place at Rodney Parade, Newport:


Note the early hand of God (Jeff Astle).
 
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Justice done with the penalty, it never was. Brilliant save by John Burridge.
No way a penalty. Block tackle by the defender. Awful decision by ref.
 

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Note the early hand of God (Jeff Astle).
Pah ! Dermot Curtis did it several years earlier, in front of the Big Bank in a FA Cup game, and he was far more subtle about it too ! It has disallowed however. :(
 

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Not sure if this is the right place but I haven't seen this before. Reminds me of a David Attenborough documentary on the plains of the Serengeti.

 

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Not sure if this is the right place but I haven't seen this before. Reminds me of a David Attenborough documentary on the plains of the Serengeti.

Love the way the copper is casually sauntering along the sidelines leaving the stewards to run themselves ragged chasing the little $hit, and only then calmly enters the pitch to presumably "feel his collar" ! :love:
 

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Interesting article for those of us who remember that great Chelsea team around 50 years ago.
It’s about Peter Houseman who was tragically killed along with his wife & 2 friends exactly 44 years ago.
 

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When the country was snow & icebound in Jan 1979.Liverpool travelled to North Wales playing Bangor City In a friendly on a midweek afternoon.
Match practice was deemed more important than a bit of snow !
 
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