Me too. It slowed everyone down to my pace !

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Are you Julian Dicks?

Don't be daft. This lot would have their agents demanding danger money.

@@mikehopkins4040 That's why I'd like to see it.

@@stevelee9924 Better that they don't have to as it's not football. Some things have improved.

Should have seen Pompey v Sunderland last week.

Hope Doyle enjoyed it!!🤣👹

Are you sure that ain't an empty pack of Rizla greens mate? :-)

@@Plentisaki Oh yes, it probably is.

More grass on Franny Lees arse than the pitch.

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Nah, don't believe you.

Hand shake, a smile, rub of the head, and back to centre circle.

And "assists" used to be called passing

Jerseys for goalposts....

@@staceygrove5976 yep done that as well..now the kids can't find anywhere to even try it

Your thoughts on the pitch?

I'll second that, he passed the ball into the net for his second goal. What a player.

@@thomasandersen6719 4th and 3rd for me. Lineker takes 2nd

@@walesdad I saw Greaves play many times, most of his goals would roll over the line just as you saw.

@@victorformosa2825 Tremendous finisher who was streets ahead of any other striker at the time, tho I rated Allan Clarke, and George Best was simply the best was a pleasure to witness such stars and many others from that era.

@@mick6370 It was the golden era in my opinion, so many great players, no diving to win penalties etc, playing on quagmires for pitches, we were fortunate to witness it all.

I know, there were some bad pitches about then, but Maine Road took some beating!

Jimmy Greaves was, without a shadow of a doubt, the best finisher I've ever seen.

I've watched football, Leeds United, since the late 1950's and your dad was right.Greaves was a great finisher.

It's intresting to speculate on what might have happened had we been allowed substitutes in the 1966 World Cup Final. Would he have got a game?

My dad was also at the game as a city fan and said exactly the same to me

That's my opinion, too.

Could have dug some lugworm at half time

What would that prove? 😂

@@andrewwilliams7501 they are pampered compared to yesteryears football stars. They will complain if they have to play on muddy pitches like those years ago.

@@mohdazmi10 Still don't understand the point. Of course pitch maintenance has got better?

Note the accuracy of passing deft touches and subtle turns and...and .no one went down claiming a foul!

It's still better than Astroturf!

I’d rather play on Astroturf or Fieldturf.

Notice the accuracy of passing and deft touches even in those conditions

But could they do it on a wet windy Tuesday night at Stoke? Well on this evidence I’d say yes.........

Jimmy greaves was a world class striker.

We only took bog roll just in case it was really shit ...

@@angelicupstart1977 Lucky we still don't otherwise those early covid shortages would be every week with the shit games now what with so many teams trying not to lose instead of trying to win.

His saying was that stayed with me as a young boy was " you don't have to hit the ball hard to score

Pitch is a good word for it....

Never seen a pitch as bad as that before.

@@davidknight8172 I guess you didn't watch footie in the '70s. That type of surface was par for the course in those days.

Yes and you won't see a pitch like that one these days and also the ball was heavier than the football used nowadays.

Players didn't dive to win penalties then, they stayed on their feet.

12 2 inch studs.

@@victorformosa2825 You don’t know much about Francis Lee, do you?

@@colinbaker3916 Francis Lee was the exception of that day, however, in the modern game, diving is done by a fair number of players.

I reckon messi might be better than Boyce.

@@baliksupper6043 nonsense. Its Pele, Maradona... then Boyce.

On that pitch it would be Lionel Messy.

I think ultimately the best players of any era would be pretty much on a par with any other era if they'd all played at the same time.

Until now I'd thought Clyde Best had scored that goal. That was a belter!

Not to mention fitness,,,, its a lot harder running on those pitches,, plus it's more physical and the balls are much heavier 💪

@@johnhassall1782 yes. Your right. It's too easy to dismiss those players. There were good players back then. Football didn't start with the premier league. Though if you listen to sky sports you would

They were actually top drawer pitches when the season started, but towards the end of the season (this game was played in March) they'd deteriorated badly.

not true; it was a plastic pitch.

Imagine today's pansies playing on that!!

......and players were players !

Proper sliding tackles as well.

Obviously Arthur, that's a bit silly 😜

@@stevelee9924 Football is not a euphemism for physical and moral qualities but a game of skill and intelligence. This is where we have gone wrong since 1966.

Definitely would the diving.

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@@allansmith3561 That was about the number of goals he used to score for Chelsea's youth team.

Yeah l was there what cold night it was but the two teams did fantastic,l was at the end just right of goal,second half when Cities goalkeeper kick the ball and as we see in the video just walks back to goal not a care in the world and picks the ball out of the net crazy game,West Ham on the day just adapted to the conditions Plus had GREAT SIDE making is Debut again (scores,) That was the reason 4 of us went the game,No need for tickets turn up pay watch go home,So simple back then😂😂😂😂

Spell check 😲😲😲😲GREAVSIE

Beach searching We were near the halfway line, near the back, City goal to our left. Back then they had long studs, so better grip in those conditions.

Billy Bonds was playing. Maybe Harry Redknapp too? That was a great West Ham side.

I agree they were inconsistent, but SO entertaining to watch. Win or Lose, you always had your 50p side enclosure entrance fee money's worth. Bobby Moore etc. Superb. 😆😆😆

I think a lot of it depended on what time they got in the night before.

i played on pitches like this from when i was eight to 35 they maybe got a little better in the end plus in the early days the old leather boots and heavy leather balls cleaning the boots was a big deal ..

Did you not see Hurst's shirt? Must have changed it at half time.

@@enismarch1907 Bless!

Some players literally walked on water in those days.

They wouldn’t! 😊

I wish West Ham would do that to City today.

...they wouldn't come out of the dressing room.......

They would have just gone long!

I can tell u how theyd do; theyd smash Norwich 8-0, Brighton 5-0, and lose in the quarters or semi of the Champions League.

come on man, we want more info than that! Did yer have a pie at halftime? Did you miss any of the goals cuz u spotted a hottie walking by? Did yer hear any racist chanting? Was there any halftime entertainment? Did u buy a sports paper on the way home? Did u watch Match Of The Day and try to spot yerself? Did you get yer leg over that night? Let us know quick...we don't want u to take these answers to the grave.

My Dad used to take me to the Baseball ground in Derby. I grew up thinking football was played on mud.

A third of Premiership games should be played on a pitch like this. It will sort out the men from the boys.

They don't do they. They were the days.

Lol

Hard to think that the season we left Maine Road we won an award for best pitch. Guess this guy was long gone by then haha.

Plenty of skill there, the players coped well and it was much more interesting than the bland stuff on "perfect' pitches which are only one step away from artificial turf.

For context sake, Manchester City would finish the season 10th (with 43 points: 2 points per win) and West Ham United would finish in 17th with 37 points. Manchester City won the match at Upton Park 4-0 on 06th December 1969. (Sugar Sugar by the Archies was at No.01 in UK Hit parade that day) This match took place on 21st March 1970. (Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garson was at No.01 in UK Hit parade that day) In the FA Cup, Manchester City would get knocked out in the Fourth Round, losing 0-3 to Manchester United on 24th January 1970. (Two Little Boys by the **** ****** was at No.01 in UK Hit parade that day) West Ham United would lose in the Third Round at Middlesborough. 1-2 on 03 January 1970. (Two Little Boys by the **** ****** was at No.01 in UK Hit parade that day). In the League Cup: Manchester City won the trophy beating WBA 2-1 on 07th March 1970. (Bridge Over... was still Numero Uno). On 23rd September 1969, West Ham United lost 0-1 at Nottingham Forest. (Bad Moon Rising by CCR was number one). In the European Cup Winners Cup: On 29 April 1970, Manchester City would beat Polish side Gornik Zabre 2-1 so winning their only European trophy. (All Kinds Of Everything: Dana was the best selling single on the weekly survey).

@@KebabMusicLtd you seem more obsessed with the hit parade than with footie. But thx.