John Buchanan v George Best

John Buchanan v George Best

Ninian Park, September 1978.

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John Buchanan v George Best

Ninian Park, September 1978.

What a great picture.

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!

Great times and that fabulous strip, Who was number 7 for Cardiff?

isnt this new years day 1977.
Robin Fridays debut.
and the number 7 Peter Sayer....??????

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

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..

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.

7 looks like Steve Grapes, George Best didn't play in Friday debut game.

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.

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.

Defo Best didnt play the 3-0 game - the only oyther it could be is Alan Campbell. Did'nt think Bish joined until 1978.