15/10/1977 - The Big Match

Highlights of Crystal Palace v Southampton, Leeds United v Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United. Includes an interview with Alan Ball.

[@mccartney2]

love this retro stuff..big Alan Ball fan..so a nice bonus

[@charlieboffin2432]

Back when football coverage was regional , the big match was broadcast in the London area . Where I grew up we had Star Soccer after a Sunday roast around 2pm which covered Midlands teams as the main game and showed as in this episode the Palace game quick highlights , Leeds too .

[@stanslad7868]

Great upload thanks,

[@JP-wv3nk]

Thanks for doing this. 1968 vintage and really enjoy watching, especially Coventry 😊

[@alanprior7650]

Nostalgia moment 101...anyone remember bubblegum with football cards around this time? I seem to remember a main player picture on the front like say Kenny Hibbett of Wolves and then on the back was random football trivia and laws of the game.

[@SteveM-ly7oy]

Pitch invasions so regularly occuring at the end of games. What a fuss is made of it now.

[@alanprior7650]

We,Pompey, won League One recently as champions (2024) but the authorities fined the club for a pitch invasion when the fans knew we secured promotion. It was pure joy,no trouble was looking to be caused. The 80s are over and fans are different now.

[@Harrysmith-v6o]

👌

[@skintslots]

How embarrassing that the ref took a ball to the balls in front of thousands of tv viewers.

[@seltaeb9691]

Nope, it hit him on the temple.

[@charliebuttocks2400]

What player Rodney marsh was very underrated

[@seltaeb9691]

Not in the 60s 70s & 80s he wasn't. One of the best in the country, but he could have his bad days. Let's banish that word Underrated from KZbin, it's sooo overrated by Millennials.

[@seltaeb9691]

By who? He was well rated in his day in the late 60s & 70s. He didn't really blossom playing for England. He wasn't a team type player but like Besty could score great goals.