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Everton 1969/1970 or Everton 1984/1985 Which Squad Was Better?

Which Squad was Better?

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Dario Terracotta said:
For me 1985 as I never really saw the 1970 team!!however my old man saw both and sides with the 1970 team although his personal favourites in royal blue were the 1962-63 team,Young,Vernon,Kay and the rest, apologies for throwing a spanner in the workslol
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Like your father @Dario Terracotta, I too saw all three great teams, and also have my own personal favourites.
My own opinion, and only an opinion mind, The 1970 team were a complete Rolls Royce of a unit, with a very healthy side-order of snide (although I think the football the two seasons prior to the title were even better).
I think that is what irks us arl gits more than anything being the fact it was allowed to break up so rapidly when, in fact, it should have dominated domestic and European football for a decade. The even more aggravating thing about that is the fact Everton should have been the team of the 70's, and not that gang of lying cheating murdering scumbags from across the park.
 

Toffeelover said:
The team back then in 70s played Inter Milan in the EC. We scored thanks to Vernon but following protests the ref disallowed it. Same ref at the San Siro when they won 1-0 thanks to the same ref. Came years later he had been bribed as I recall. Harvey debuted in that game.
AT GP I was in GSE in which end the goal was scored. Attendance was well over 70K
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I think the Vernon game was 1963 and we were also screwed against Milan in 1975, this time by an East German ref.

Bingham wrote that he was close to calling the players off the field as he knew there was no way we could win fair and square with the corruption that was evident.

Mind you Bingham didn't cover himself in glory when managing NI against Ireland as he openly encouraged the vile sectarian chants.

This in the middle of the conflict, and following some sickening sectarian atrocities.
 
bring back the catt said:
Like your father @Dario Terracotta, I too saw all three great teams, and also have my own personal favourites.
My own opinion, and only an opinion mind, The 1970 team were a complete Rolls Royce of a unit, with a very healthy side-order of snide (although I think the football the two seasons prior to the title were even better).
I think that is what irks us arl gits more than anything being the fact it was allowed to break up so rapidly when, in fact, it should have dominated domestic and European football for a decade. The even more aggravating thing about that is the fact Everton should have been the team of the 70's, and not that gang of lying cheating murdering scumbags from across the park.
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I saw all three sides as well, I was a boy, being taken to Goodison by my big brother for the 62-63 season, they really were a great side, Vernon was lethal, the Vision was remarkable, Tony Kaye should have been one of the best wing halves ever, but, sadly it was not to be. Yes a very good side.

The side from the cup win of 1966 to the league title of 1970 just got better and better, I was a young fella back then, just started work and had the money to go to lots of aways. The reaction of other team’s fans, yes there were some reasonable ones you could talk to, was one of awe, they just couldn’t believe the football we played.

The mid 80’s side was again a truly great side, just a whisker between them and the late 60’s side, but, for me, the Catt’s side of the late 60’s was the best English club side I’ve seen.

The Catt was a difficult man to warm to, even for his players I believe, I had huge problems with his decision to sell Bally, but, I’ll always think fondly of the Catt for the pleasure that late 60’s side gave me, 6 of that first choice 11 came up through our youth system Wright, Labone, Hurst, Harvey, Husband and Royle, not to forget Roger Kenyon and Alan Whittle, who both made their contributions in the title season.
 
I've put the 69/70 side first. The 69/70 side played scintillating football by virtue of the Holy Trinity and were an absolute joy to watch.
The mid eighties team played scintillating football and were an absolute joy to watch. In other words the only difference was Ball, Kendall, Harvey.
The emotional attachment to those three trumps Kendall's mid eighties teams.
Different eras brings up the usual caveats. Both exceptional squads which brought me memorable moments and was privileged to see. Apologies to those fans who possibly deep down resent us that saw them going on about it but once upon a time we were giants in the top division.
 
bring back the catt said:
Like your father @Dario Terracotta, I too saw all three great teams, and also have my own personal favourites.
My own opinion, and only an opinion mind, The 1970 team were a complete Rolls Royce of a unit, with a very healthy side-order of snide (although I think the football the two seasons prior to the title were even better).
I think that is what irks us arl gits more than anything being the fact it was allowed to break up so rapidly when, in fact, it should have dominated domestic and European football for a decade. The even more aggravating thing about that is the fact Everton should have been the team of the 70's, and not that gang of lying cheating murdering scumbags from across the park.
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Yep I know my old fella has told me the stuff we played in 1968-69 was even better than 1969-70,but we ground out a few more points in the title year!!
 

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