‘The Big Match’ Archives
Intro to ‘The Big Match’ 1978-79
'The best thing about this era was...most all of the teams in the 1st Division were capable of beating anyone on their day, argues WELLBRAN. 'What an interesting time! An open championship where anything could happen. As for the FA cup that was a free for all. The minnows would cheer if they got a big team at home... as they fancied to beat them, [...]
Intro to ‘The Big Match’ 1975-76
'Great footage of Bobby Moore just getting on with it after defeat. No silly weeping or hysterics like we get today. In those days all the refs looked like your granddad and a great nancy boy push. Today he would be carrying a knife down his socks.' As punditpete notes, 'yes, the modern game stinks compared to this.'
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?'
Intro to ‘The Big Match’ 1969-1970
'Just hearing that theme tune takes me back to Sunday afternoons,' reminisces basil226, 'after a lovely roast, you'd watch The Big Match, hoping your team would be on that week and then it would be time for Randall and Hopkirk.'
