‘Characters’ Archives
Football was better in the past: 1967-68
For the first time since 1937 (and for the last time to date), Manchester City claimed the league title, finishing two points clear of their local rivals Manchester United. Fulham finished bottom of the league and were relegated along with Sheffield United. Coventry City, under Jimmy Hill escaped relegation by one point but would go on to stay in [...]
Intro to ‘The Big Match’ 1972-73
'I think we had our first colour telly - bought not long before this,' declares kenmalUTUBE, going on to ask, 'who remembers watching in black and white?'
Jimmy Hill says… ‘Think bike!’
Jimmy 'the chin' Hill in a, well, pretty graphic public information ad from the 1970s.
Golden schadenfreude moment: Sepp Blatter falls on his fat face
Here's one courtesy of the Guardian but it is an absolute belter. I've long considered this imbecile to be one of the biggest bastards in football, therefore I really enjoyed this.
Classic World Cup Finals: Argentina 3-1 Holland 1978
Note to all football fans throughout the ages: the best World Cup finals all happened in the 1970s, not necessarily in terms of quality of football but the shear cool factor of the tournaments of 1970, 1974 and 1978 make this decade unbeatable in terms of world cup folklore. I'll deal with '70 and '74 all in good time, but '78 has to go down in [...]
Footy legends: Jimmy Hill
In this classic clip, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner interview a clearly worse for wear Jimmy Hill after he has spent the afternoon boozing at the Fulham end of season dinner. Always opinionated, rarely boring, Hill has a well-deserved reputation as an all-round innovator in football. Not only did he help to get rid of the maximum wage [...]
