They had a famous FA Cup run in the early 1990s, eventually being knocked out by Crewe 3-1 in the 3rd round. Roly Howard was manager for a record 33 years (1972-2005), although he will always be remembered by some fans as Kenny Dalglish's window cleaner. TV presenter Ray Stubbs once asked: "How's business, Roly?" to which Roly replied "Oh you know - ups and downs."
Former players include Michael Ball (Everton and Rangers) and Stephen Wright (Liverpool and Sunderland). The club motto is 'To Enjoy, Not Destroy.'
Nostalgia
Birthday Blue
Posted by Peter Harvey on September 16, 2007 10:58 PM
BIT worried about The Gaffer's obsession with Everton's 1984 FA Cup winning team. During a rare moment of quiet, reading the Sunday papers (God, I haven't done that for years), I thought I'd quiz her over some celebrity birthdays.
You see, The Gaffer likes to think she's good at guessing people's ages. It's a woman thing.
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Tapas and Torres
Posted by Peter Harvey on July 27, 2007 2:11 PM
THE first big transfer of my childhood was Kevin Keegan to Hamburg SV in 1977 - just weeks after helping the Reds win the European Cup in Rome.
I couldn't understand what was going on. Why would anyone want to leave Liverpool FC? Why would Liverpool want to get rid of Keegan?
Before I'd worked out the answers, Kenny Dalglish was revealed as our new striker. Keegan was history.
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Billy The Whizzkid
Posted by Peter Harvey on July 12, 2007 10:08 AM
THE mugshot of Jack in the Touchline Dad heading reminds me of Billy's Boots or Roy of the Rovers. Not that Jack's got a blonde mullet and the cheesiest grin in Melchester.
Every Friday during my final year at primary school the dinner ladies would 'divvy up' their coppers to reward the boys who helped stack tables and chairs.
We each got about 30 or 40 pence which in 1978 was £2,000 - well worth abandoning the lunchtime kickabout at twenty-five past one and lugging a few tables onto trolleys.
Sometimes we even got an extra cube of pink sponge and custard to woof down before dashing up three floors to Mr Wright's class by the stroke of 1.30, sweating and breathless as we counted our cash.
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Kopites are 'Gay'
Posted by Peter Harvey on July 11, 2007 10:30 AM
IT takes a brave man to stand in front of the Kop and call the crowd gay.
In the early 1960s that's just what BBC news reporter Mr Cholmondley-Warner did when despatched to Anfield (isn't that up North?) to do a piece about the Kop's famous singing.
As the 30,000 swaying fans, many sporting mop tops and pencil thin ties, belted out their versions of the Fab Four's 'She Loves You' and Cilla Black's 'Anyone Who Had a Heart,' Mr C-W waxed lyrical in his clipped Oxbridge tones:
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Welcome to Dixieland
Posted by Peter Harvey on July 3, 2007 10:29 PM
YOUTube is fast becoming a compelling TV archive spanning many generations.
It's one of the most watched things in our house - whether it's Emily absorbed by Aqua's 'Barbie Girl' or Paddy throwing his curls around to Wayne's World take on Bohemian Rhapsody.
(Just click on the image above and the video should play without you leaving this page)
Jack is already familiar with YouTube's workings and can track down Premiership or Champions League snippets with a bit of help.
He was well chuffed when we found the goals from his first Premiership match, Liverpool versus Bolton at Anfield on New Year's Day.
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World Cup 1974
Posted by Peter Harvey on April 6, 2007 7:33 AM
I WAS trying to work out how interested in football I was at Jack’s age.
He's certainly more 'into' the sport than I was at six. Perhaps it's a reflection of the dawn till dusk TV coverage and its all-round higher profile.
Memories of 1974 are sketchy and, disappointingly, I cannot remember anything of Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Newcastle in the FA Cup final. Nothing. Perhaps I was shopping for fabric with my mum and sisters at George Henry Lee's or Waldman's that Saturday.
That's not strictly true. The cup final, I mean. I can recall each of the goals in great detail - but only from watching a DVD a few weeks ago.
One TV moment from 1974 I have absolute clarity over, however, is presenter Brian Moore rounding off ITV’s World Cup coverage.
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Who Ate All The Pies?
Posted by Peter Harvey on April 5, 2007 10:25 PM
GOALKEEPER William Foulkes would be the first name on the team sheet for an All-Time Fatties XI.
He was nicknamed 'Fatty' with good reason. If we can believe what's written about him, he weighed in at 24 stone towards the end of his playing career which saw him play for Chelsea and Sheffield United more than 100 years ago.
Famously he stormed out of the dressing room naked after the 1902 FA Cup Final and chased the referee in protest over Southampton's equalizer. The ref sought sanctuary in a broom cupboard. Sheffield Utd won the replay 2-1.
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From The Mouths of Babes
Posted by Peter Harvey on April 5, 2007 3:55 PM
PLAYERS from Everton's glory days of the mid-1980s teamed up for a night to remember at Goodison Park.
It meant a late night for Jack, but he really enjoyed himself. Eight goals were rattled in with a Barcelona veterans' team winning 5-3 against the Everton old boys.
So, what were Jack's observations?
"They were really good but a bit slow and fat," he revealed the next day.
You think that is slow and fat? Wait till your dad is their age...
The Gaffer has requested a link to Graeme Sharp's goal against Liverpool in 1984 (you know, the one that came off his shin). For no other reason than she frightens me, here it is.....
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Jumpers For Goal Posts
Posted by Peter Harvey on February 10, 2007 7:54 PM
THE season is getting off to a sluggish, frustrating start for the lads (Crosby Stuart under-6s) due to the bad weather.
Two out of three matches have been cancelled but the kids' enthusiasm is still sky high and the postponements have given the squad a chance for extra training.
After a mix-up over the collection of the self-assembly mini-goals (specially designed for kids and complete with nets) this morning, the boys improvised and enjoyed a 90-minute workout in the mud.
During my junior football days in the last century I played with nets only a handful of times - and never in training.
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Roll over Stan, Here’s Sarah
Posted by Peter Harvey on January 27, 2007 11:13 PM
JUST as I thought. The Gaffer nodded off while watching Poirot. Well, if she must stay up gossiping with the girls until 3am leaving me to do the morning milk run with baby Paddy...
Clambered up to the loft in search of my 1970s football cards.
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Dreaming about Stan Bowles
Posted by Peter Harvey on January 27, 2007 8:56 PM
SHARING Jack’s joy at completing his Shootout Premier League cards collection got me reminiscing about my own childhood.
Scurrying up to Norman Hood’s newsagents on the top road on a Sunday afternoon with my pocket money clenched in my right hand.
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