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Post by dennisrofe on Feb 28, 2024 16:09:06 GMT
Ex Os David Webb scored the winner in this no holds barred game. OMG, if nowadays rules had been in force, not many players would have been left on the pitch come the end of the game ! To see the video showing the Dave Webb goal plus the many fouls in this game, click the link underneath.
''Eddie Gray collects the ball in the centre circle and immediately sets his sights on Chelsea’s goal. But David Webb has other ideas. Fuelled by fresh memories of his roasting at the hands of the Leeds winger a couple of weeks prior, the defender hits him, both feet off the ground, no prisoners. Bang.
It takes all of two minutes for the 1970 FA Cup final replay to live up to its billing as a game best avoided by the faint of heart.
It is a match that has gone down in football folklore as a meeting of pure malice between a defeated Leeds United side renowned for having the muscle to match their magnificence and a victorious Chelsea team with flashiness and ferocity in equal measure.
Football was a very different game half a century ago, when much greater leniency was shown to crunching, full-bloodied tackles and their aftermath. But even by the standards of the time it made for brutal viewing.
Such is its enduring reputation, it has been re-refereed twice since by leading officials according to modern interpretations of the rules. In 1997, David Elleray concluded he would have shown six red cards, while in 2020 Michael Oliver opted for 11.''
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Post by osoldguy on Feb 28, 2024 22:45:34 GMT
Ex Os David Webb scored the winner in this no holds barred game. OMG, if nowadays rules had been in force, not many players would have been left on the pitch come the end of the game ! To see the video showing the Dave Webb goal plus the many fouls in this game, click the link underneath.
''Eddie Gray collects the ball in the centre circle and immediately sets his sights on Chelsea’s goal. But David Webb has other ideas. Fuelled by fresh memories of his roasting at the hands of the Leeds winger a couple of weeks prior, the defender hits him, both feet off the ground, no prisoners. Bang.
It takes all of two minutes for the 1970 FA Cup final replay to live up to its billing as a game best avoided by the faint of heart.
It is a match that has gone down in football folklore as a meeting of pure malice between a defeated Leeds United side renowned for having the muscle to match their magnificence and a victorious Chelsea team with flashiness and ferocity in equal measure.
Football was a very different game half a century ago, when much greater leniency was shown to crunching, full-bloodied tackles and their aftermath. But even by the standards of the time it made for brutal viewing.
Such is its enduring reputation, it has been re-refereed twice since by leading officials according to modern interpretations of the rules. In 1997, David Elleray concluded he would have shown six red cards, while in 2020 Michael Oliver opted for 11.''
I think it epitomises the time in this country when there was still Collieries, Steelworks in abundance and Heavy engineering. Where these industries were still operating mainly in the North. The hard grit of the Northern worker supporting a team that reflected their outlooks and values. The resentment of the wealth in the South of the country where they thought the southern teams especially Chelsea were a bunch of fancy Dan's prancing up and down the Kings Road earning easy money compared to their existence.The Leeds players were therefore going to dig Chelsea out and knock six bells out of them they thought. But it didn't work out that way did it. |
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Post by redintheface on Feb 29, 2024 7:21:06 GMT
I seem to remember sometime back a TV interview with Johnny Giles about the game when he was asked if he viewed Chelsea as “ southern softies”?
He looke straight at interviewer and said “ Have you met Ron Harris or David Webb”?🤣🤣👍
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Post by redshank on Feb 29, 2024 12:38:15 GMT
Ex Os David Webb scored the winner in this no holds barred game. OMG, if nowadays rules had been in force, not many players would have been left on the pitch come the end of the game ! To see the video showing the Dave Webb goal plus the many fouls in this game, click the link underneath.
''Eddie Gray collects the ball in the centre circle and immediately sets his sights on Chelsea’s goal. But David Webb has other ideas. Fuelled by fresh memories of his roasting at the hands of the Leeds winger a couple of weeks prior, the defender hits him, both feet off the ground, no prisoners. Bang.
It takes all of two minutes for the 1970 FA Cup final replay to live up to its billing as a game best avoided by the faint of heart.
It is a match that has gone down in football folklore as a meeting of pure malice between a defeated Leeds United side renowned for having the muscle to match their magnificence and a victorious Chelsea team with flashiness and ferocity in equal measure.
Football was a very different game half a century ago, when much greater leniency was shown to crunching, full-bloodied tackles and their aftermath. But even by the standards of the time it made for brutal viewing.
Such is its enduring reputation, it has been re-refereed twice since by leading officials according to modern interpretations of the rules. In 1997, David Elleray concluded he would have shown six red cards, while in 2020 Michael Oliver opted for 11.''
I think it epitomises the time in this country when there was still Collieries, Steelworks in abundance and Heavy engineering. Where these industries were still operating mainly in the North. The hard grit of the Northern worker supporting a team that reflected their outlooks and values. The resentment of the wealth in the South of the country where they thought the southern teams especially Chelsea were a bunch of fancy Dan's prancing up and down the Kings Road earning easy money compared to their existence.The Leeds players were therefore going to dig Chelsea out and knock six bells out of them they thought. But it didn't work out that way did it. No siree.saw that team the next day on an open top bus parading the cup.It was on Marylebone Road and I was working at Luxbrough Lodge a new building almost opposite Baker Street station.They had one of those wonderful Victorian WCs with all the brassware highly polished and an attendant just out side the building. |
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Post by redshank on Feb 29, 2024 12:43:13 GMT
Probably only the most brutal televised.A wonder there were so few injuries then with such small squads and most played every game.
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Post by dennisrofe on Feb 29, 2024 14:53:13 GMT
Probably only the most brutal televised.A wonder there were so few injuries then with such small squads and most played every game. Notice no rolling about in ''agony'' as they do nowadays after those strong challenges/fouls in this match !! When it comes the fouls, if anything, Chelsea were even worse than Leeds in this match
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Post by redshank on Feb 29, 2024 15:39:21 GMT
The FA cup was a treasured trophy,in many opinions the winning of the league came second to winning the FA cup;The FA cup was akin to the Superbowl on steroids.The nation almost stopped for the day to watch on television.
Just a minor irritant now to the big boys.
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Post by mrb on Feb 29, 2024 23:10:22 GMT
The FA cup was a treasured trophy,in many opinions the winning of the league came second to winning the FA cup;The FA cup was akin to the Superbowl on steroids.The nation almost stopped for the day to watch on television. Just a minor irritant now to the big boys. So true red |
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Post by redshank on Mar 1, 2024 11:28:30 GMT
The FA cup was a treasured trophy,in many opinions the winning of the league came second to winning the FA cup;The FA cup was akin to the Superbowl on steroids.The nation almost stopped for the day to watch on television. Just a minor irritant now to the big boys. So true red So sad mrb,week day cup games,what next I wonder.Week days were for replays.Anyone go to Spurs ground to se the second replay against Darlington way back.I think Bill Roffey our great long serving full back scored the winner.Age however may have dimmed my memory on the scorer.About 3000 made Spurs ground a strange place to see the O's play. In those days fourth division players were not known for their gentleness. |
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