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Sg Bilko Deurne Holland 08 May 14 11.58am
Quote Ketteridge at 07 May 2014 12.16pm When they beat Honved apparently they we so scared of the passing of the Hungarians that they watered the pitch till it was a mud bath. The victory meant that the English press could retain some pride and maintain the English football was best in the world even though Hungary had smacked England twice with fluent passing and movement. Technical passing was just a useless foreign fad that would not last the test of time against English long balls and manliness. That's right England fall from pioneers of football and descent into the wilderness of Emile Heskey and Andy Carroll was all down to wolves. Edited by Ketteridge (07 May 2014 12.20pm) As I remember it was a bleak miserable Winter day, and it had been chucking it down for several days, and was still raining during the game, so watering the pitch made no difference, as like our pitch in them days, from November to April most pitches were like a swamp, and we used to play in boots that came above your ankles and believe me you needed them, as you were usually up to your ankles in thick sticky mud. The Wolves team managed by Stan Cullis, that day included some great players of that day, Bert Williams, Bill Slater, Billy Wright, Ron Flowers, John Hancocks, Peter Broadbent, Roy Swinbourne, and Dennis Wilshaw, and I remember Puskas played for Honved.
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Deurne Holland 08 May 14 11.58am

Quote Ketteridge at 07 May 2014 12.16pm

When they beat Honved apparently they we so scared of the passing of the Hungarians that they watered the pitch till it was a mud bath. The victory meant that the English press could retain some pride and maintain the English football was best in the world even though Hungary had smacked England twice with fluent passing and movement. Technical passing was just a useless foreign fad that would not last the test of time against English long balls and manliness.
That's right England fall from pioneers of football and descent into the wilderness of Emile Heskey and Andy Carroll was all down to wolves.

Edited by Ketteridge (07 May 2014 12.20pm)

As I remember it was a bleak miserable Winter day, and it had been chucking it down for several days, and was still raining during the game, so watering the pitch made no difference, as like our pitch in them days, from November to April most pitches were like a swamp, and we used to play in boots that came above your ankles and believe me you needed them, as you were usually up to your ankles in thick sticky mud.

The Wolves team managed by Stan Cullis, that day included some great players of that day, Bert Williams, Bill Slater, Billy Wright, Ron Flowers, John Hancocks, Peter Broadbent, Roy Swinbourne, and Dennis Wilshaw, and I remember Puskas played for Honved.

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Ketteridge Brighton 08 May 14 12.15pm
Quote Sg Bilko at 08 May 2014 11.58am Quote Ketteridge at 07 May 2014 12.16pm When they beat Honved apparently they we so scared of the passing of the Hungarians that they watered the pitch till it was a mud bath. The victory meant that the English press could retain some pride and maintain the English football was best in the world even though Hungary had smacked England twice with fluent passing and movement. Technical passing was just a useless foreign fad that would not last the test of time against English long balls and manliness. That's right England fall from pioneers of football and descent into the wilderness of Emile Heskey and Andy Carroll was all down to wolves. Edited by Ketteridge (07 May 2014 12.20pm) As I remember it was a bleak miserable Winter day, and it had been chucking it down for several days, and was still raining during the game, so watering the pitch made no difference, as like our pitch in them days, from November to April most pitches were like a swamp, and we used to play in boots that came above your ankles and believe me you needed them, as you were usually up to your ankles in thick sticky mud. The Wolves team managed by Stan Cullis, that day included some great players of that day, Bert Williams, Bill Slater, Billy Wright, Ron Flowers, John Hancocks, Peter Broadbent, Roy Swinbourne, and Dennis Wilshaw, and I remember Puskas played for Honved. Bow to you knowledge Bilko , i was repeating a story a read in the book the Manager by Barney Ronay. It quotes Ron Atikinson who was a Wolves Apprentice saying 'there is no doubt in my mind that had Cullis not got me and my mates to water, Honved would have won about 10-0' realise relying on big Ron is not great and to the book wasn't that good either. One supporter of hacking argued that without it "you will do away with the courage and pluck of the game, and I will be bound to bring over a lot of Frenchmen who would beat you with a week's practice -Blackheath secretary at first meeting of the F.A
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Brighton 08 May 14 12.15pm

Quote Sg Bilko at 08 May 2014 11.58am

Quote Ketteridge at 07 May 2014 12.16pm

Edited by Ketteridge (07 May 2014 12.20pm)

Bow to you knowledge Bilko , i was repeating a story a read in the book the Manager by Barney Ronay. It quotes Ron Atikinson who was a Wolves Apprentice saying 'there is no doubt in my mind that had Cullis not got me and my mates to water, Honved would have won about 10-0' realise relying on big Ron is not great and to the book wasn't that good either.

One supporter of hacking argued that without it "you will do away with the courage and pluck of the game, and I will be bound to bring over a lot of Frenchmen who would beat you with a week's practice -Blackheath secretary at first meeting of the F.A

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Willo South coast - west of Brighton. 08 May 14 12.34pm
Quote Sg Bilko at 08 May 2014 11.58am The Wolves team managed by Stan Cullis, that day included some great players of that day, Bert Williams, Bill Slater, Billy Wright, Ron Flowers, John Hancocks, Peter Broadbent, Roy Swinbourne, and Dennis Wilshaw, and I remember Puskas played for Honved. Stan Cullis also managed prolific striker Jesse Pye who left Wolves in the early 50s.
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South coast - west of Brighton. 08 May 14 12.34pm

Quote Sg Bilko at 08 May 2014 11.58am

Stan Cullis also managed prolific striker Jesse Pye who left Wolves in the early 50s.

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Sg Bilko Deurne Holland 08 May 14 12.49pm
Quote Willo at 08 May 2014 12.34pm Quote Sg Bilko at 08 May 2014 11.58am The Wolves team managed by Stan Cullis, that day included some great players of that day, Bert Williams, Bill Slater, Billy Wright, Ron Flowers, John Hancocks, Peter Broadbent, Roy Swinbourne, and Dennis Wilshaw, and I remember Puskas played for Honved. Stan Cullis also managed prolific striker Jesse Pye who left Wolves in the early 50s. I can't remember the other players on Wolves team, but pretty sure he wasn't one of them.
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Deurne Holland 08 May 14 12.49pm

Quote Willo at 08 May 2014 12.34pm

Quote Sg Bilko at 08 May 2014 11.58am

Stan Cullis also managed prolific striker Jesse Pye who left Wolves in the early 50s.

I can't remember the other players on Wolves team, but pretty sure he wasn't one of them.

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seeweedhater London 08 May 14 7.07pm
And the Tubeway army are Wan..rs!
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London 08 May 14 7.07pm

And the Tubeway army are Wan..rs!

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Lucas Oliver Miles away 08 May 14 7.14pm
Quote seeweedhater at 08 May 2014 7.07pm And the Tubeway army are Wan..rs! It's Subway army and Gary Numan was not a member Nope it's not my name
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Miles away 08 May 14 7.14pm

Quote seeweedhater at 08 May 2014 7.07pm

And the Tubeway army are Wan..rs!

It's Subway army and Gary Numan was not a member

Nope it's not my name

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