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MONDAVE:
David Faircloughs brief Irish adventure
http://www.donegalnow.com/sp/article_manager/detail/when_supersub_came_to_town_
Socratease:
Quite a good article from our site,
http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/174990-50-years-since-lfc-first-wore-all-red
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Linudden:
Hey mods if you're reading, given that we've now gone 5 years since the opening of this board perhaps it's time to further the cutoff point a bit? Perhaps to the cup treble or to Istanbul? :)
My first memory in life is from 1993 and my first memory of a football match (Sweden vs Switzerland) is from 1995 so although the older days are indeed interesting for a lot of us younger ones it'd be fun to have the early 2000's covered in here!
thisyearisouryear:
Didn't know where else to post it but found it interesting and hadn't heard before. Mods, please move it if required.
This is basically an interview with Gordon Banks. - http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42268937
Relevant bit:
--- Quote ---Banks was a Leicester City player when England won in 1966 - but the following year with Peter Shilton emerging, the club decided to sell their World Cup winner. Liverpool were rumoured to be interested but would not meet the £50,000 asking price. In the end he joined Stoke and remained there until he retired from professional football in 1973. Banks had lost the sight in his right eye after a car crash in October 1972.
When Leicester put me up for sale I saw Roger Hunt at an international match. He said: "Don't sign for anybody - Bill Shankly is coming for you."
I thought to myself "that'll do for me". Liverpool had been a top side for a number of years.
I sat and waited and the weeks went by and I thought they were supposed to be coming for me.
I thought I was worth £50,000. I'd been at Leicester for eight years and played in five cup finals - two League Cup finals, two FA Cup finals and a World Cup final.
Eventually the manager at Leicester came up to me and said Stoke are interested and would I like to speak to them.
I was about 28, I was at my peak and Leicester had put me up for sale. I honestly could not get away fast enough and play for a club that wanted me. So I signed for Stoke.
--- End quote ---
-Giovanni-:
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