- Feb 17, 2008
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Greavesie and Venables used to nip out at half-time for a quick pint at the Corner Pin,
LOL! :grin: Did the barman have them lined up on the counter ready and waiting?! :beer:
Greavesie and Venables used to nip out at half-time for a quick pint at the Corner Pin,
Cool pictures. Although lets face it, none of even the best players back then could compete in today's top level @ their peak playing careers.
WOW! Eek I don't know, so I'll believe you.....(she says trying to pretend she's young).....
I would say the 70s myself. With those World in Action documentaries with a diseased lung in a jar. By then people who'd smoked for decades (my parents) were hooked so it was hard to be condemnatory.
In terms of fitness, Liberty's right. Put the Double Side up against our current first XI and they'd be run off the park. The other point is that footballers are a lot bigger these days—we refer to Keane as a 'little guy', but I'd hazard a guess that he's taller than any of the Double Side except Smith, Brown and Norman. Big Maurice towered over almost everyone else in the game, but I'm pretty sure he was only just over six foot, and Smithy was only 5' 10". I was really surprised when I bumped into him in the street when I was 16 or 17 and realised he was slightly shorter than me.
But in terms of skill, no contest. It's incredible what the old-timers could do with those heavy leather balls and heavy boots on pitches that often looked as if they'd had cattle grazing on them. It's really hard for anyone in their 20s to appreciate that.
Really, though, it's as pointless a comparison as Lewis v. Ali v. Marciano.
I really must read his autobiography asap.
Cool pictures. Although lets face it, none of even the best players back then could compete in today's top level @ their peak playing careers.