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With the aid of the match programme I take a look

back at the First Division game between West Ham

and Manchester United played on 1st January 1972.

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If in a parallel universe young Cassius Clay does not take up 

boxing. how would this have affected Heavyweight boxing

in the 1960's, in particular Sonny Liston.

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Having a good look at the 1975/76 

FA Cup competition.

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In this episode I look at the career of Champion

Heavyweight boxer Lennox Lewis, surely the best 

of his era.

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With the aid of the match programme I look back

at the top of the table clash between Liverpool and 

Chelsea at Anfield on 26th December 1966.

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Freddie Rivett joins me to review the upcoming.
2025-26 Football season. 
Will Arsenal finally win the Premier League or Liverpool and Man City too good. 
Can the promoted sides survive. 
Will Wrexham make it four promotions in four years ?

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England 1970-1974.  The end of the World Cup winning

era under Sir Alf Ramsay. Iconic players, emerging stars

and missed opportunities.

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A look back at the Wimbledon mens singles at

Wimbledon in 1972 and 1973. Troubled times in

SW19.

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I put in order who I think are Scotland's 20 greatest

players who played from 1963 to the present day.

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With the help of the match programme I look back

at the Manchester derby at Maine Road in 1966-67.

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My wife Jackie and I run down the UK singles chart 

for the week beginning 19th January 1975.

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Here is my tribute to my favourite player ever Peter 
Simpson. Despite making 477 first team appearances for
Arsenal over a 12 year period remains practically 
unknown.

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Second Division Cardiff City going up against top
European clubs like Real Madrid, SV Hamburg,
Sporting Lisbon, Torpedo Moscow and many others
in the 1960's.

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With the aid of the match programme I take a 
long look at the First Division match between 
Tommy Docherty's young Chelsea side and 
League Champions Everton.

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Track by track I compare The beatles albums
Revolver released in 1966 and Sgt Pepper from
1967. Considered by many as their greatest
achievements.

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With the aid of the match programme I take a 
look back at the First Division match between
Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday played on the
evening of 28th February 1968.

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Old mates John Brett and John Kasapi join me and 
Grandson Freddie to decide by a process of elimination
who is the best player in the Premier League today (10 Aug '24)

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Old mates John Brett and John Kasapi join me and
Grandson Freddie to preview the upcoming football 
season.

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With the help of the Match programme I take a look at
the 1965 First Division match between Blackpool and
Soke City.

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Me and Jackie run down the UK Chart for the week of 
17th June 1973.  Lot of variety. with Glam Rock, American 
legends Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder plus housewives choice
Perry Como and many more.

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John Brett joins me to discuss who is Spurs greatest player since 
he became a Tottenham fan in 1967. With great players like Jennings,
Bale, Kane,  Mackay,  Hoddle,  Greaves and Gascoigne its going to
be a difficult task.

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Me and young Freddie predict the outcome of Euro 
24. England and France are the bookies favourites.

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Taking a look back at the 1971 Wimbledon mens  singles,
could John Newcombe defend his title against top players
like Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, Ilie Nastase, Stan Smith, Roy
Emerson, Arthur Ashe and many more.

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A look back at Manchester United in the 1966-67
season. United were the team every football fan 
wanted to see with Best, Law and Charlton at the
peak of their powers.

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Looking back at the career of legendary boxer Joe Frazier

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Me and wife Jackie have a look at the UK singles chart
for 11th September 1976. it is the day we got married
47 years ago.

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Follow Hibernian, Rangers, Hearts, Dundee, Kilmarnock
and Celtic in their hope of glory in the exciting early years
of the European Cup.

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Its a match between the two Beatles 1965 albums. Help ! vs
Rubber Soul. I'll be going through the albums track by track
giving a point to my choice as best song. The side one closing
tracks are " Ticket To Ride" vs " Michelle"  not easy.

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In this episode i'll be looking back at Pegasus F.C. who within 
a few years of their first ever match would be filling grounds
throughout the country. the clubs exploits in the F.A. Amateur
Cup became legendary.

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Looking back at the mens singles at the1970 Wimbledon
Tennis Championships.  Australian Rod Laver was going for
his fifth straight title. Trying to stop him were the likes of
Rosewall, Roche, Newcombe, Ashe, Emerson, Okker, Nastase
and Britain's finest Taylor and Cox.

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Jackie joins me to run down the U.K. Top 30
for the week 12th August 1968. Some gems,
a few classics and the odd dud.

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Chelsea fan John Kasapi joins me to have a look back at
Jose Mourinho's first season as Chelsea boss, 2004-2005.
Some unforgettable and controversial moments.

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John Kasapi and Freddie Rivett join me to try and predict
whats going to happen in the coming football season. Can
anybody stop Manchester City.

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A look back at the 1973-1974 F.A. Cup competition.  Plenty 
of shocks and some great football.  Not to mention the odd
controversial match.

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Me and Jackie run down the UK Top 30 for the
12th May 1974.

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Me and my Grandson Freddie look back at last season
A treble for Manchester City, is that a good thing?
City have now won the Premier League five times in
the past six years.

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Following up on my Wimbledon 1968 episode I
take a look at the second Wimledon Championships
of the Open era. Can Rod Laver successfully defend
his title against legends of the game like Ken Rosewall, 
Pancho Gonzales, Roy Emerson, John Newcombe and
Arthur Ashe ?

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Its a contest between the two Beatles album releases
of 1964. The all Lennon / McCartney penned A Hard
Days Night vs the Christmas release Beatles For Sale.
I go through both albums track by track.

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In this episode I have a look back at the 1964-65 F.A. Cup
Competition. From the lower and non league sides in the 
First and Second Rounds all the way through to the Wembley 
Final

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I look back at the 1968 Wimbledon Tennis Championships
of 1968. Its the first Wimbledon of the open era, I couldn't wait to
see how Wimbledon's recent champions Emerson, Santana and
Newcombe would get on against the top pro's Laver, Rosewall, Hoad
and Gonzales. 

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Me and Jackie select our 10 favourite girl singers. Plenty of great 
ones over the years. The Brit girls of the 60's Lulu, Dusty, Pet, Cilla
and Sandie. Country girls Patsy, Loretta, Tammy and Dolly. From Soul
and Motown Aretha, Diana, Martha and Gladys. Plus plenty of 
others. Going to be difficult.

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Join me as I put the first two Beatles albums Please
Please Me and With the Beatles up against each other.
I'll be comparing them song by song, I Saw Her Standing 
There vs It Won't Be Long will be first and the final head 
to head will be Twist and Shout vs Money (That's What 
I Want). Going to be hard.

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In this episode i'll be selecting two teams from all the great cricketers
I have seen play  since 1963 to the present day.
Its an England XI vs a Rest of the World XI

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I am joined by my wife Jackie, my son Bob and my niece
Pauline in a 50th Episode Special.  We run down the UK's
Best Selling Singles of the 1980's.

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In this episode I count down my 25
favourite Elvis Presley songs.

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Me and Freddie Rivett predict the outcome of the 2022-23
football season. Can Arsenal win the league?  Will Man City
win the Champions League?  Will Chelsea and Liverpool come 
good. Even more important can Dulwich Hamlet escape
relegation from the National League South.

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Jackie and me run down the UK Chart for the week she was
born, 6th October  1957.

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A look at Ipswich Town in 1961-62, their first ever season 
in the top flight.

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Me and Jackie run down the UK Chart for 19th
July 1970.

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In this episode I look at the England team from the World Cup triumph
in 1966 to their defence of their crown in Mexico in 1970.  In between they 
attempt to qualify and win the 1968 European Championships in Italy