Legend: Dixie Dean during his Everton playing days -
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In amongst the worst football matches I've seen.Ron Saunders leading out Villa against Everton before the 1977 League Cup Final - where the hell is Gordon Lee? -
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no extra time in that final too...? why was that?In amongst the worst football matches I've seen.
I think it was Mick Lyons saying the best bit of that was the marching band.
Probably thought ninety minutes of that pile of dump was enough!no extra time in that final too...? why was that?
You get games like that in semi finals and finals but now extra time plus lens stops it....Probably thought ninety minutes of that pile of dump was enough!
Mick launched himself at the ball about 3 times in that melee. There was only ever going to be one player who scored a goal like that. I remember going mental in the Stretford end but then it all ended in tears like it did most times in that era....Everton's Mick Lyons with the latch looking on scores in the replay semi final of the League cup -
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Was Westy smoking before the final because there was nothing to celebrate after?
Probably photos before the game we were that confident Doh!Was Westy smoking before the final because there was nothing to celebrate after?