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The Sunday Sermon ; Johnny Morrissey .

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Superb. Am ploughing through the back issues as a result of reading this (at snail's pace). Seems like I've been missing out.
 
Funny feeling on this one, Oracle.

This is the first time I've actually felt a deep twinge at not having been there as this was the heart of my own time as a youngster. Would have been great - better late than never.

Maybe someday I'll tell you about Ted Abernathy and his deadly submarine pitch if you ever develop a taste for our nation's pastime. Again, many thanks for the lesson, lid.
 
good one bally.one of my all time faves fantastic crosser of a ball. i used to mind his car off walton road ,he was a true gent dint like his son though bit stuck up.
some good memories there , that 1968 final i had the mumps and me ma ****ed off to the final and left me sick as a dog on the setee delusional, my two brothers match going reds went on the offensive , bought me a kit and brought me up the red****e ressy games , saying we would not have left yer kidda thier horrible shower that lot, but young edge had a vision and the future was blue i would wait till i could go on my own and sod them and me ma, two years later and im off to the game with my mates and never looked back.
that man unt game with best ect is on the net somewere with a few other games from that period ,sorry cant recall the site bit it is deffo on as i have watched it ,we were brill.
good work bally keep them coming
 

Great read that LCAB brightened me Sunday. I Fkn loved Morrisey he was 1 of the 1,s me arl fella used to tell me to watch when I first started goin in 68/69 Brilliant memories lid goin the game with folks no longer with us but smilin now thinkin of them bringin me up PROPER blue .Cheers again gettin emotional ere lid (y)
 
roy vernon said:
A great sermon and well worth waiting for. I started watching the blues in that 62-63 season in the old boys pen, I never saw Bill in there btw, mind you, that was before they caged it in and I usually managed to climb over the bars and escape into Gwladys St. in fairly short order. The reason that 'Ale House' was in Jackie Charltons black book was that he broke big Jack's ankle in a tackle in the mid 60s and stood over him and said 'are you alright big fella'. A great ffeature of the derby games in that era was Moggsy and Gerry Byrne (another true hard man) kicking lumps out of each other and never complaining to the ref. Yes a very very hard man was 'Ale House' but also a wonderful footballer, just ask big Jooe Royle what he thought about the quality of Moggsy's crossing.
Thanks for the sermon LCAB it has put a big smile on my face this Sunday morning.
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You are MOST welcome , My Mate .

Thank you , Lad .
 
davek said:
Great read again mate. Reading that passage about the European Cup run in '70/'71 and the what ifs come thick and fast. If we'd progressed past Panathanaikos we'd have had Red Star Belgrade in the SF and beyond them Ajax in the final. Two good teams (Ajax on the way to greatness but not there yet), but so were that Everton team. Who knows what could have happened that year - with a bit of good luck - and how a EC win could have altered history. One of those maddening episodes.
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MY feelings , precisement , Comerada Mia , Lid ...

Exactly , Dawg ...

Nice one , DK .
 
Mike Foo said:
Superb. Am ploughing through the back issues as a result of reading this (at snail's pace). Seems like I've been missing out.
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Thank you , Micheal , My Mate .

You probably WILL enjoy them , kid . An' NOT just cause you know me .

Its the Subject Matter , Dude .

ALWAYS , ALL about the Subject Matter , Cocka .

Cheers , Mick .
 

mezzrow said:
Funny feeling on this one, Oracle.

This is the first time I've actually felt a deep twinge at not having been there as this was the heart of my own time as a youngster. Would have been great - better late than never.

Maybe someday I'll tell you about Ted Abernathy and his deadly submarine pitch if you ever develop a taste for our nation's pastime. Again, many thanks for the lesson, lid.
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Nice one , Middle-Man , My Buddy

I'm WELL up for Ted Abernathy an' any others you care to enlighten me on .

Never happier than when talkin' Blue with Me Peoples ...

Always been the same , btw ..

Nice one , kid .
 
edge said:
good one bally.one of my all time faves fantastic crosser of a ball. i used to mind his car off walton road ,he was a true gent dint like his son though bit stuck up.
some good memories there , that 1968 final i had the mumps and me ma ****ed off to the final and left me sick as a dog on the setee delusional, my two brothers match going reds went on the offensive , bought me a kit and brought me up the red****e ressy games , saying we would not have left yer kidda thier horrible shower that lot, but young edge had a vision and the future was blue i would wait till i could go on my own and sod them and me ma, two years later and im off to the game with my mates and never looked back.
that man unt game with best ect is on the net somewere with a few other games from that period ,sorry cant recall the site bit it is deffo on as i have watched it ,we were brill.
good work bally keep them coming
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Hahaha ..

Brother , you NEVER fail to make me laugh . Even with a 4 line Post .

You were ALWAYS destined for Everton History , kid .

Stand on me .

Thank you , Dude .
 
bigblueste said:
Great read that LCAB brightened me Sunday. I Fkn loved Morrisey he was 1 of the 1,s me arl fella used to tell me to watch when I first started goin in 68/69 Brilliant memories lid goin the game with folks no longer with us but smilin now thinkin of them bringin me up PROPER blue .Cheers again gettin emotional ere lid (y)
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Thank you , Ste' , Mate .

Once more , when receiving responses such as yours ...

My work here is done for today ...

Nice one for your kind words .

Lovely of yous .

ALL of yous , My Peoples .
 
Thanks mate - great stuff. I was at so many of those games - including his finest hour - the semi at OT when Jack Charlton handled the ball to stop a certain goal and we got the pen. All because Jimmy Husband harrassed Gary Sprake into making a mistake. Tries to clear the ball but gives it a blue (Morrissey I think...). Evrton player shoots but Charlton handles.

The papers the following day all pictured Moggsy with his front teeth missing grinning from ear to ear. What a day....

My memory of the championship in 1970 was that we had to win that game at GP against WBA to clinch it. Could be wrong of course.

I recall Harvey's driving run that night across the front of the box and rising shot at the Park End seen from the GSE. Anyone see Mikel draw a save from the Newcastle goalie the other week - runs across the box and shoots? That was Harvey's exact track that night - he scored but Mikel was unlucky the other week and since.
 

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