Carlos Alberto has died at the age of a heart attack at the age of 72. The Brazilian right-back captained his side to the World Cup win of 1970, scoring this famous goal to seal their victory:
What a team. I was 7 years old on the day of the final. For years after, I was Tostao when we played '3 and in' in my road. to be captain of that lot was to be 'The God' in a team of gods. A true legend. Thanks for the memories.
I didn't go for those foreign devils. My God was Pat Jennings. Who would have guessed that one day all those foreign devils would be playing in Britain?
Pat Jennings, who is still Northern Ireland's most capped player? Isn't that a bit foreign, at least?
Seeing a World Cup from a foreign country in colour, collecting the World Cup coins and the sticker albums wasn't available to you as a kid. 1970 was a high point in world football and has probably not been bettered since. Pretty soon after, the game became far less exciting in the main but that team was the pinnacle of attacking football and skill. Ask most people who watched that World Cup what the best team ever was and I'll bet they come top.
Pat Jennings? Born under a lamp post in Tottenham!!!!! 1970.No Jim....again. Recovering or not....he would have made a difference. Who's to say it wouldn't have taken England to win the World Cup in extras if Jim had been picked.(1966).
I may not be one of the younger fans Spurf but belated thanks for a lovely wallow in nostalgia. I was at most, if not all of the Spurs & England home games shown + Rotterdam. To see our great 'glory' lads again is always tearjerking & I love listening to Jimmy chat. I particularly remember the mud heap pitches too, they were like that all through winter! Ours was very poor because of the high water table, the ground being so close to the Tottenham marshes. Thanks again for posting that Spurf, I will certainly watch it again (relive my teenage years) and all good wishes to dear old Jim.
Pleasure Maggie really pleased you enjoyed it, It is amazing how pitches have improved so much, they always look perfect nowadays and as you say they would end as mud piles before. Remember the ball just stopping as it couldn't get through the mud
You should look at the pictures of the Spurs v Leeds cup replay of 1953-4.They must have thought they were playing on the Southend beach after a storm. I remember going to "watch" a game v Everton at the Lane.So much snow.I can see the ref now trying to dribble the ball before the start in the snow.....as it happened the game was postponed. The 62/3 winter was a disaster.a lot of games were postponed due to the freeze.We lost a home cuptie on a rock hard and slippery surface to Burnley 0-3 and many tempers were lost.All the players would have got red cards if that game had been played today. That winter didn't want to go away! The European game v Dukla in the 60's....I was behind the goal....how they played that,I'll never know.but they did and Spurs won.I couldn't feel my feet and it was snowing but as we were standing body to body in that crowd ,you hardly felt the snow on your head.No hats in those days.We were tough boys! Ahem!Cough,cough!
The WHL pitch for the 1970 FAC Semi Final Chavs v Watford was a corker!! please log in to view this image
Yes.Was it peat or something they put on the pitch.Truly awful.....but,what the hell?It was for Chelsea!
I wonder if West Ham or the Council Tax payers of London pay to replace the seats that Chelsea and West Ham 'fans' are throwing at each other? We do? I bloody knew it. Of course we do.
