Shanks privately blamed Lawrence for the 1965 European Cup Defeat against Inter Milan,Shanks said with a better Keeper we would have been the 1st British team to win the European Cup.
I find that quite hard to believe
Publicly he blamed the Ref,who as a matter of fact never officiated again
this is more like the truth
Its true about the ref he was found guilty of corruption in some other games years later, cant recall details though
Jose Maria Ortiz de Mendebil the Spanish official in charge of the return leg, a physical attack from Tommy Smith on the referee after full time with the score 0-3 was not punished, Smithys verbal attack and kicking the referee where un-punished, that leads to suggest he was bent and took the bribe, something he never disclosed and taken to the grave.
