No the 5-3-2 formation was 5 defenders with an emphasis on overlapping fullbacks.
With Bob Wesson in goal or occasionally Bob Meason the reserve keeper to deputise for him.You are kidding right? The old system was 2 FB's Right Half, Centre Half, Left Half...Outside Right, Inside Right, Centre Forward, Inside Left, Outside Left.
With Bob Wesson in goal or occasionally Bob Meason the reserve keeper to deputise for him.
Happy days.
ps; I've still got a big box full of those old programmes.
Yes R_B you are of course right and I stand corrected. For some strange reason I always recall my Dad saying that Dave Meason had massive hands......strange how some things stick in your mind.It was Dave Meason, Hill bought him to replace fan favourite Arthur Lightening who he had flogged off to Middlesbrough. Meason got off to a poor start think we lost at home 4-3 to Southend on his debut with him at fault for a number of their goals and fans never took to him Wesson came in and did well but Hill signed Bill Glazier a bit later, a master stroke.
Dave Meeson must have had issues with playing against Southend, remember watching on a Friday night at Highfield Road when he was in goal and we got spanked 5-2 by SouthendIt was Dave Meason, Hill bought him to replace fan favourite Arthur Lightening who he had flogged off to Middlesbrough. Meason got off to a poor start think we lost at home 4-3 to Southend on his debut with him at fault for a number of their goals and fans never took to him Wesson came in and did well but Hill signed Bill Glazier a bit later, a master stroke.
I recall the signing of Bill Glazier. I always thought it a bit ironic that he was signed from Crystal Palace who at that time had the nickname of the "Glaziers" (after the massive glass building that caught fire). I think we signed him for something like £35,000 which at that time was either a UK or even a world record fee for a goalie.
Yes Southend were a bit of a bogey side in those days I think that 5-2 drubbing was when we were top of division 3 and flying and Southend more or less bottom from that match we went on a losing spree just about getting promotion by the skin of our teeth.Dave Meeson must have had issues with playing against Southend, remember watching on a Friday night at Highfield Road when he was in goal and we got spanked 5-2 by Southend
And crowds of 25,000 plus at 7.30pm on Friday nights for every match. Days to dream of :arghh:, get the bus from Keresley End, walk up to Highfield Road and if really lucky find a piece of corrugated fencing to squeeze through to watch the matchYes Southend were a bit of a bogey side in those days I think that 5-2 drubbing was when we were top of division 3 and flying and Southend more or less bottom from that match we went on a losing spree just about getting promotion by the skin of our teeth.
Yes, a last game of the season 1-nil victory over Colchester that gave us the title of Champions.Yes Southend were a bit of a bogey side in those days I think that 5-2 drubbing was when we were top of division 3 and flying and Southend more or less bottom from that match we went on a losing spree just about getting promotion by the skin of our teeth.
It was and fans forget just after signing Glazier Hill paid £35000 for left back Allan Harris from Chelsea which was also massive fee. Good player Harris only stopped a couple of years and Hill flogged him back to Chelsea for £45k very astute in the transfer market was our JamesIt was indeed a World Record Wheelfass.
And I had a kazoo to go with my rattle, could make an awful noise with these 2 mighty weaponsYes, a last game of the season 1-nil victory over Colchester that gave us the title of Champions.
I stood on a foot stool next to my Dad on the first row of the old Crows Nest. One of my Dads friends said that if we won the game and became Champions he would give me the newly made and painted Sky Blue rattle that he had made for the occasion. True to his word, after the final whistle was blown he handed me the rattle. I still have it to this very day.
Off topicThe guy in the dinner jacket is certainly handsome enough to be me
Thanks to Derek Robbins also!It was and fans forget just after signing Glazier Hill paid £35000 for left back Allan Harris from Chelsea which was also massive fee. Good player Harris only stopped a couple of years and Hill flogged him back to Chelsea for £45k very astute in the transfer market was our James
Many a true word etc etc.And I had a kazoo to go with my rattle, could make an awful noise with these 2 mighty weapons
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Confession never had a dinner jacket
Did have a velvet, no dickie bow though.
On topic.
League start date Aug 20 th, 8 games in the first 23 days.
Smaller squads, inferior fitness diet regimes.
How would they fair in todays div3?
If they were up to speed on all of that.
I did see them occasionally at that point, moreso a couple of years later but still very much junior.
Teas and pies in your seat from the vendors.
Maybe the game has just got to technical for its own good. It was a lot simpler then and no feigning injuries, just a real game of football.
"Dougan's a B####rd" used to spend most of the games v Wolves running away from CurtisSorry sky blue kid, you got me laughing my head off thinking of todays players being tackled by the likes of Curtis,Setters, Hill, Sillet, Bruck etc. I would pay anything to watch that.
"Dougan's a B####rd" used to spend most of the games v Wolves running away from Curtis
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