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Bluerover
Player Valuation: £50m
In Faith of Our Families pp 55ff some great quotes.My late father went to this game - It put us back in the big time - plus the other lot were relegated that season - for @Bluerover -
The ground was full and gates were shut well before ko.
Hickson: They said they tarmacked over everywhere - literally poured hot sticky tar over the walls - to stop people getting in, but it didn't work. The fans climbed over everything to get in.
Fr. John Ashton: They had tried tarmacking the walls earlier to stop people getting in.I climbed a wooden post to get over the wall and there were several priests with me, all in collars, because we didn't get rid of the collar in those days; we wore it to go to the match. We were all giving each other a leg up outside of Oldham's ground.
...we had Davey Hickson play that day as centre forward and he would go through defence lines as if they were not there
That tar my late father told me that the Everton fans went to all the newsagents shops nearby & bought out most of the newspapers to place over the runny tar, so they could then climb the walls without getting it on their clothes climbing over the walls - plus at half time at 4-0 if Oldham had not come out kicking lumps out of us - we would have scored the six goals to win the title - we came close on two occasions in that 2nd half , but the Oldham side held out sadly , but promotion was gainedIn Faith of Our Families pp 55ff some great quotes.
The ground was full and gates were shut well before ko.
Hickson: They said they tarmacked over everywhere - literally poured hot sticky tar over the walls - to stop people getting in, but it didn't work. The fans climbed over everything to get in.
Fr. John Ashton: They had tried tarmacking the walls earlier to stop people getting in.I climbed a wooden post to get over the wall and there were several priests with me, all in collars, because we didn't get rid of the collar in those days; we wore it to go to the match. We were all giving each other a leg up outside of Oldham's ground.
Jovial Joe Mercer - he would never have left us - only for bad management at the club - always deep down an Evertonian -
George Wood of Everton, Joe Royle of Bristol City maybe talking about the old days at our club -
Birmingham City v Everton Mick Lyons, Jim Montgomery, Bob Latchford and Trevor Francis - all top players -
We won 3-0 - a week before we won 2-0 away v them - you just knew it was going to be our title even back then the football was sublime -
The new Goodison stand 1969/70 - a sad sight to see it go -
I was at this away game it was so one sided Bally was in his pomp scoring the holy trinity were out playing the United side & the top goal by defneder john Hurst was a one two with a thumping shot what a team - For @bluelord49 7 @Eggs & co -
