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Golden Vision

Watched the program last night, there was an interesting interview with John Moores, in which he talked about the club's finances. Identifying even then the game was moving forward and that the club was using its money wisely. We have bought our training ground and paid for its development and we have our investments and also money in the bank. What a difference 40 years make. It was still great to watch and remember the players. I was at the games and remember the funeral cars going around the ground, and wondering why. Ah, Nostalgia...
Steve Sweeney, Prescot Posted 19/08/2008 at 09:07:59

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Scott Jenner
1 Posted 19/08/2008 at 13:12:50

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I also watched this and at 26 Years old I am to young to remember anything that happened but just seeing Goodison Park with all the passion and memories made me understand why so many people don’t want to leave! It also showed me that nothing has changed and we are and always have been the best fan in the world. My misses is expecting a baby soon and after months of nagging have persuaded her that if it is a boy the middle name will be dixie, but the programme has showed me there are many legends to grace the Goodison Pitch!!

Alan Whiting
2 Posted 19/08/2008 at 13:31:41

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Watched the Golden Vision on BBC 4 last night- What a gem!!! Came up to Liverpool in the mid-80?s reseaching a project i was working on. Befriended a lovely lady named Marie from L17, whose family were all Evertonians - I hope they were all watching last night. She would have loved it I am Forest fan, but the result I ALWAYS look for after ours is the Toffees. I was in the Trent End in 1967, when Ian Storey-Moore scored his hat-trick which gave us a 3-2 win over you. It was one of the greatest matches I have ever seen.

James Marshall
3 Posted 19/08/2008 at 13:52:29

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Scott, without wishing to piss on your chips, Dixie Dean hated the nickname Dixie and I believe was more often referred to by those that knew him as Bill.

Tom Hughes
4 Posted 19/08/2008 at 14:16:02

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James,
As an aside..... I think I read that Prentice the echo correspondent is married to his grand daughter and refutes this. He says he has been told by family members that he liked his nickname. Whether that was always or just after his playing days I don’t know. I too believed he disliked it until reading the article.

James Marshall
5 Posted 19/08/2008 at 14:22:20

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In that case, Scott pass me those urine soaked chips old chap, I stand corrected!

Scott Jenner
6 Posted 19/08/2008 at 14:46:11

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Thank God for that...... I hate Bill!!!!!!

Mick Mckenna
7 Posted 19/08/2008 at 21:16:47

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Alan, The Forest-Everton cup-tie in 1967 was indeed a magnificent spectacle. I remember watching it on a Match Of The Day show put back an hour or two so that the nation might watch the Eurovision Song Contest, won that year by Sandie Shaw with "Puppet On A String."

As it turned out,the game at the City Ground was one of those occasions when the Golden Vision was disappointingly blurred. If memory serves, Young was heavily criticised afterwards for his lack of involvement in the match. Over the course of his career, however, the frustration caused by his off-days was vastly outweighed by delight in the countless dazzling moments which he produced for his team.

Ray Roche
8 Posted 19/08/2008 at 22:44:24

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Mick,
I too remember that match. I was there. I seem to remember it pissed down and was also the day of the "Foinavon" Grand National, as well as the Eurovision Song Contest in which,as you rightly say, Sandie Shaw won. Jimmy Husband scored both our goals.