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Post by luke45 on May 31, 2015 17:13:24 GMT
For anyone who hasn't noticed there's a 30 minute programme on BBC Two tonight at 10.30 featuring interviews from Bobby Charlton and Gordon Banks. Sounds like it's mainly about the 1953 FA Cup final but I'm sure it'll still be worth a watch.  |
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Post by Gods on May 31, 2015 17:26:26 GMT
I shall be at the Beach Boys concert, I have a feeling they might just about remember the 1953 Cup Final  |
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Post by nott1 on May 31, 2015 17:34:56 GMT
For anyone who hasn't noticed there's a 30 minute programme on BBC Two tonight at 10.30 featuring interviews from Bobby Charlton and Gordon Banks. Sounds like it's mainly about the 1953 FA Cup final but I'm sure it'll still be worth a watch. I watched that match live (B&W). Great game. |
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Post by fca47 on May 31, 2015 17:37:27 GMT
It's on Iplayer if anyone can't watch it live.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 17:57:15 GMT
It was on BBC1 this afternoon.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on May 31, 2015 17:59:05 GMT
For anyone who hasn't noticed there's a 30 minute programme on BBC Two tonight at 10.30 featuring interviews from Bobby Charlton and Gordon Banks. Sounds like it's mainly about the 1953 FA Cup final but I'm sure it'll still be worth a watch. I watched that match live (B&W). Great game. Ours was one of the first houses in our road to have a TV - a Pye with a 9 inch B&W screen!! For programs during daylight we had to close the curtains to see much on the screen. We had 23 people (adults and kids) in our lounge watching the game. Most of the adults still had a soft spot for Stan from his time at Stoke City. |
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Post by march4 on May 31, 2015 18:53:28 GMT
The programme is presented by Nigel Johnson's son; Roger Johnson
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Post by TheWiseMaster on May 31, 2015 21:28:36 GMT
Tribute by Bobby Charlton and Banks
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Post by lordb on May 31, 2015 22:02:26 GMT
Really well done.
If only there was more footage from the thirties.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 22:06:15 GMT
Really good show this, fascinating I always felt like I didn't know enough about Stoke's history. Amazing to hear about how his dad had used to make him walk 8 miles a day as a kid, and how he'd run on the beach every day when he was at B'pool, and dodge through the crowds. Don't make them like that anymore |
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Post by Linx on May 31, 2015 22:06:59 GMT
Brought a tear to my eye. Great to see footage of him playing in a Stoke shirt, especially in the 30s, when he was a young player.
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Post by Olgrligm on May 31, 2015 22:22:15 GMT
What a fantastic show. I love watching that old footage.
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Post by victoriaboothenboy on May 31, 2015 22:59:08 GMT
Really good show this, fascinating I always felt like I didn't know enough about Stoke's history. Amazing to hear about how his had used to make him walk 8 miles a day as a kid, and how he'd run on the beach every day when he was at B'pool, and dodge through the crowds. Don't know if it's still available but Stan's autobiography "Feet First" is a fantastic read. It contains all the stories of his early life |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 23:01:14 GMT
Really good show this, fascinating I always felt like I didn't know enough about Stoke's history. Amazing to hear about how his had used to make him walk 8 miles a day as a kid, and how he'd run on the beach every day when he was at B'pool, and dodge through the crowds. Don't know if it's still available but Stan's autobiography "Feet First" is a fantastic read. It contains all the stories of his early life Only result I'm seeing on Amazon? Is this right? |
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Post by victoriaboothenboy on May 31, 2015 23:08:47 GMT
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Post by ukcstokie on Jun 1, 2015 0:16:42 GMT
Just uploaded the World in Action documentary. Even has some colour footage in there. |
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Post by PenkPonther on Jun 1, 2015 1:16:03 GMT
Really interesting to see the awe that Bobby Charlton (himself a footballing Knight of the realm) still has for Matthews! Says it all about how good Stan was really. Have to hand it to Charlton as well, he showed some great humility.
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Post by Boothen on Jun 1, 2015 1:40:44 GMT
Like Shearer said, if you're as good as Sir Stan you could play in any era. Imagine how devastating Sir Stan would be today with the wealth of modern medical teams and enhanced training regimes behind him.
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Post by bathstoke on Jun 1, 2015 10:05:26 GMT
Still had to go to another club to win it  |
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Post by flinteastwood on Jun 1, 2015 10:28:17 GMT
mate "the way it was" is a great autobiography cant recommend it high enough and goes into detail of his early days and how he started at stoke and why he left for blackpool, I was surprised at the reason he left. great book,well written with humour.
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Post by metalhead on Jun 1, 2015 10:35:17 GMT
Think I'll have a look at this tonight. I'm surprised those cunts at the BBC didn't cancel it for an hour special on Arsenal though.
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Post by dutchpeter72 on Jun 1, 2015 11:25:15 GMT
Like Shearer said, if you're as good as Sir Stan you could play in any era. Imagine how devastating Sir Stan would be today with the wealth of modern medical teams and enhanced training regimes behind him. Regarding Shearers comment about playing in any era, Stan played 1st division football in the 1930s and the 1960s. That meant he was great in two completely different eras. How many footballers have done that? I always felt Stan was the first modern footballer. His dedication to fitness, diet, sobriety, and innovations like lightweight boots put him decades ahead of his time. |
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Post by kerouac on Jun 1, 2015 12:10:53 GMT
I shall be at the Beach Boys concert, I have a feeling they might just about remember the 1953 Cup Final The grey/silver haired trumpet player is a really good friend of mine and is from Cheadle.....sadly no matter how much I badger the bastard he's no interest in The Potters. |
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Post by Trouserdog on Jun 1, 2015 12:19:55 GMT
Like Shearer said, if you're as good as Sir Stan you could play in any era. Imagine how devastating Sir Stan would be today with the wealth of modern medical teams and enhanced training regimes behind him. Regarding Shearers comment about playing in any era, Stan played 1st division football in the 1930s and the 1960s. That meant he was great in two completely different eras. How many footballers have done that? I always felt Stan was the first modern footballer. His dedication to fitness, diet, sobriety, and innovations like lightweight boots put him decades ahead of his time. I think that's why his record as the oldest outfield player in the top flight will never be broken. Matthews lived and trained like a modern athlete in a time when loads of players were still smoking like chimneys and playing with hangovers. He was years ahead of his time and used that to prolong his career to an extent that seems unbelievable now. In the modern era, where everyone is super-fit, there's pretty much zero chance of any 50 year-old being able to cope with the pace of the game. Even a fitness freak like Giggs only managed to play at the top level until he was 40, so I think Stan's record will stand forever. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 15:11:10 GMT
Even at 38 he had pace to burn judging by the footage....just a shame his delivery was so poor  |
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Post by mrcoke on Jun 1, 2015 15:21:09 GMT
If you want to know about Stan, I would strongly recommend the Henderson biography published a couple of years ago. It is full of facts and very extensive and unbiased like an autobiography often is. One stat not cover in the TV programme is that at his peak of fame and popularity (unfortunately while at Blackpool) he would put an extra 10,000 on the gate when they played away; an incredible stat that wasn't even matched when the ManU side of the 60s with Best, Law, and Charlton visited other clubs. www.amazon.co.uk/The-Wizard-Life-Stanley-Matthews/dp/0224091840 |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2015 3:35:53 GMT
Really well done. If only there was more footage from the thirties. There's precious little of Stan from any era really. Shame. |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jun 2, 2015 6:21:56 GMT
Sharp eyed Stokies from that time will have noticed footage of another Blackpool player who went on to play for Stoke, Jackie Mudie. We bought him from Blackpool a year before we brought Matthews back. He was a tiny bloke for a striker (5ft 6ins) and was probably the first professional player I saw who was shorter than me - even though I was only 14 when he joined us. Didn't stay with us for very long but scored a very respectable 32 league goals in 89 games. Jackie MudieThose were happy days to be a Stokie - the arrival of Mudie and Matthews was the start of about 15 years of constant upward progression which lasted until the Butler Street stand roof blew off in the mid 70s. In my innocence I thought life would always be like this for Stokies. We seemed to support a club which got better and better, year on year - and the sky seemed to be the limit. Sadly, we were to find that, once a downturn happened, it happened big time. Enjoy these years - they are the best since those heady days of the 60s and 70s. |
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Post by lordb on Jun 2, 2015 11:13:29 GMT
Regarding Shearers comment about playing in any era, Stan played 1st division football in the 1930s and the 1960s. That meant he was great in two completely different eras. How many footballers have done that? I always felt Stan was the first modern footballer. His dedication to fitness, diet, sobriety, and innovations like lightweight boots put him decades ahead of his time. I think that's why his record as the oldest outfield player in the top flight will never be broken. Matthews lived and trained like a modern athlete in a time when loads of players were still smoking like chimneys and playing with hangovers. He was years ahead of his time and used that to prolong his career to an extent that seems unbelievable now. In the modern era, where everyone is super-fit, there's pretty much zero chance of any 50 year-old being able to cope with the pace of the game. Even a fitness freak like Giggs only managed to play at the top level until he was 40, so I think Stan's record will stand forever. Valid argument however I still find it astonishing that Matthews is STILL ahead of his time re the breathing excercises/techniques (which he learnt off his boxer father) he used are still alien to footballers. For many other sports this routine,not football,not yet. |
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Post by harryhotspur on Jun 2, 2015 14:18:22 GMT
I will have to catch this on iplayer.
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