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John Buchanan v George Best
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:15 pm
by Forever Blue
John Buchanan v George Best
Ninian Park, September 1978.
Re: John Buchanan v George Best
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 10:59 am
by Jock
Forever Blue wrote:John Buchanan v George Best
Ninian Park, September 1978.
What a great picture.
Re: John Buchanan v George Best
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 12:59 pm
by davids
Nasty looking studs up challenge there by Best - should have been a sending-off! (Not sure if red cards had come in back then?)
Buchanan probably never even felt it!
Re: John Buchanan v George Best
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 1:58 pm
by Geoff Blue
Great times and that fabulous strip, Who was number 7 for Cardiff?
Re: John Buchanan v George Best
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 5:03 pm
by dogfound
isnt this new years day 1977.
Robin Fridays debut.
and the number 7 Peter Sayer....??????
Re: John Buchanan v George Best
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 6:06 pm
by frazier
dogfound wrote:isnt this new years day 1977.
Robin Fridays debut.
and the number 7 Peter Sayer....??????
Your right, Best was only at Fulham for the 76/77 season. We won this game 3-0 I think and Friday scored two. Not sure if that's Sayer, he used to wear the number seven but I think he left us for Brighton during the season so not sure really, didn't he have longer hair than the bloke in the picture
Re: John Buchanan v George Best
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 7:53 pm
by dogfound
frazier wrote:dogfound wrote:isnt this new years day 1977.
Robin Fridays debut.
and the number 7 Peter Sayer....??????
Your right, Best was only at Fulham for the 76/77 season. We won this game 3-0 I think and Friday scored two. Not sure if that's Sayer, he used to wear the number seven but I think he left us for Brighton during the season so not sure really, didn't he have longer hair than the bloke in the picture
im not sure its sayer..Bish maybe ?
but Sayer was with us it was the..cup run year...where he scored the MOTD goal..
Re: John Buchanan v George Best
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 9:41 pm
by frazier
Ah yes the goal against spurs, and as this photo was taken at the start of the year it must be him then, with a haircut lol.
Re: John Buchanan v George Best
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:28 am
by The Trooper
7 looks like Steve Grapes, George Best didn't play in Friday debut game.
Re: John Buchanan v George Best
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:38 am
by JJ1927
The Trooper wrote:7 looks like Steve Grapes, George Best didn't play in Friday debut game.
I am with you on this on both counts. I also was sure Best missed the new year game. New Year hangover! And if you look at the crowd it looks quite sparse in the enclosure and I remember there being a 20,000+ plus for that one. So if its later Sayer had gone and its probably Grapes.
Re: John Buchanan v George Best
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 9:53 am
by frazier
Did a bit of digging and apparently Best only played at Ninian park for Fulham once on September 24, 1977, when he was part of a Fulham side that lost 3-1. Still not sure about the number seven, Sayer left halfway through the season to join Brighton, does look like Steve Grapes now you mention it.
Re: John Buchanan v George Best
Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 10:33 am
by rumpo kid
Defo Best didnt play the 3-0 game - the only oyther it could be is Alan Campbell. Did'nt think Bish joined until 1978.