R.i.p. Gary sprake

He missed it cause he went for a pee....

Bremner did have a spat of 'handbags' with Keegan in the Charity Shield

I remember them playing at BP the year they were promoted and they won pretty comfortably, 2-0 if I remember rightly. The side wasn't the one people remember these days.

Sprake

Reaney
Charlton
Hunter
Bell

Bremner
Collins

Giles
Storry
Weston
Johansson

Jack Charlton had only really just established himself, it was Revie who made him knuckle down. Prior to that the CB was Freddy Goodwin who was manager at Scunny for a while.

I'm fairly sure Don Weston played in this game. He was an excellent striker who had a bit of a hoodoo over Town from when he was at Wrexham. Pretty sure Jim Storry scored one.

Albert Johansson was a black South African which was unique in the game at the time. He was like greased lightning but he took a lot of racist stick from defenders and crowds including sadly at BP. Leeds signed O'Grady from Huddersfield soon after and eventually Johansson died an alcoholic I believe.

Bobby Collins was an absolute genius. If he had been 6 inches taller he would have had everything. He taught Bremner & Giles everything about being a midfield player. Why Everton let him go I will never know. Revie also conned Busby into letting Giles join Leeds.

Sprake was about 18 at this time. He couldn't kick the ball hardly, even out of his hands. Nearly every ball ended up in the stands for a throw in his own half. But he was a good shot stopper.

His most famous incident was in front of the Kop at Anfield when he caught the ball and went to throw it out but it went behind him into the net. The Kop almost immediately started singing "Careless Hands" which Des O'Connor had in the charts that year. Even more unfortunately it was in front of the TV cameras!

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

His most famous incident was in front of the Kop at Anfield when he caught the ball and went to throw it out but it went behind him into the net. The Kop almost immediately started singing "Careless Hands" which Des O'Connor had in the charts that year. Even more unfortunately it was in front of the TV cameras!

As I recall, his excuse was ice on his string glove sticking to the ball! Lololol 😆

Quoted from Badger57

As I recall, his excuse was ice on his string glove sticking to the ball! Lololol 😆

Might have been true!

Just looked up that goal but couldn't find the film so maybe it wasn't on MOTD but I have seen it I'm sure. And I gave the Kop too much credit - it was the club DJ who played Careless Hands at half time and then the Kop sang it when he came out for the second half.

Sad that his career is defined by errors because he was an outstanding reflex keeper in the same sort of mould as Charlie Wright and Nigel Batch. RIP Gary.

I had a pair of his sock number thingys. [url]https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwiqj_GE_-jPAhVCWBoKHYASDrkQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mightyleeds.co.uk%2Fmatches%2F19720318.htm&bvm=bv.136499718,d.d2s&psig=AFQjCNGCkWM_vbxVMCG1BrTeAcklmswESA&ust=1477039487253696[/url]

Was given them when I went met him after a game when I was 16.

Quoted from Civvy at last

Hate to p1ss on your bonfire Pete but it was Norman Hunter and Lee that had the punch up. Hunter tw@tted Lee and split his lip. They both got sent off. On the way off Lee put Hunter on his @rse. I'm 90% sure it was on match of the day.  

But back on topic RIP Gary. A great keeper in his day.  

You are right Civvy ( memory playing up )

It was Bremner and Keegan that had a go at each other and both got sent off.

Quoted from grimsby pete

They were a very talented team all internationals apart from Reaney ,

BUT

Was inclined to kick the man and not the ball a lot.

I  can never forget when Bremner and Franny Lee had a good scrap on and off the pitch.

Look at the footage. They were filthy. Clough was right.

Quoted from grimsby pete

They were a very talented team all internationals apart from Reaney .

In fact even Reaney got 3 England caps and he was a regular in the squad but not first choice full back.

Quoted from grimsby pete

They was that good that I can still remember the team off by heart,

                                                               Sprake

                                   Reaney                              Cooper

                     Bremner                Charlton               Hunter

   Lorimer          Clarke             Jones              Giles              Gray

Only one sub in those days   Madely  he could play in any position,   not so hot on the spelling though.  ,

The only other team I can remember    from years ago ( apart from Town ) was England 66/

But you can't remember what happened yesterday Pete!