This piece is a shortened version of my previous blogs on England's tour to India in 1984/85, which can be found here and here.
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Friday, October 28, 2016
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Lawrie McMenemy at Sunderland
Jimmy Tarbuck joked that the Titanic and Lawrie McMenemy had one thing in common - both should never have left Southampton. After a turbulent time at Sunderland, McMenemy probably agreed.
It looked like a marriage made in heaven. A sleeping giant in the North East of England, combined with a manager who had achieved great things at his previous club. In July 1985, a Messiah rode into Sunderland promising to bring the good times back, to restore some pride to an area that definitely needed a boost.
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It looked like a marriage made in heaven. A sleeping giant in the North East of England, combined with a manager who had achieved great things at his previous club. In July 1985, a Messiah rode into Sunderland promising to bring the good times back, to restore some pride to an area that definitely needed a boost.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
1980s: League Cup Fourth Round shocks
Three years ago I wrote about some League Cup Third Round memories from the 1980s. So it is probably about time that I moved on to the Fourth Round of the competition.
This time I am taking a look at some shocks from this stage of the League Cup, including a double dose of despair for Arsenal, the rise of Watford and Oxford, and a rare defeat for Everton in an otherwise fantastic season.
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