1971/72 - The Kick Off Match (Liverpool v Derby & Stoke v Man Utd - 11.12.71)

Full 'The Kick-Off Match' programme.
Liverpool v Derby - Commentary by Gerald Sinstadt
Stoke v Man Utd - Commentary by Hugh Johns

[@jerryoshea3116]

It's so nice to be reminded of when the so called ' Beautiful Game' was played with a proper sensible,nicely balanced Leather Ball ( which didn't fly all over the place like in a '5 an side' game) And when hard Tackling& competitive challenges were treated & acknowledged as a skill& integral part of the game!

[@eddyvideostar]

I agree. The new waffle ball football is hard to take.

[@scotsportextratime]

Thanks for sharing. Love these Granada highlights shows!

[@simonandrews-composer-cond736]

I'd forgotten how much Gerald Sinstadt sounds like Eric Idle

[@mikewest1542]

Or Barry Davies !

[@mickcardiff3044]

If I remember right, at the end of this season Derby bought David Nish for £225,000, a big deal in the papers and On the Ball etc and a British transfer record..

[@tomduggan51]

Classic Matches, Thanks for this entertaining programme-good game from Anfield with less-famous Liverpool player Jack Whitham with a hat-trick and fine performance matched by good show at the back for Derby by McFarland. Good commentary by Gerald Sinstadt.

[@faeembrugh]

Liverpool, a work in progress leading to a devastating long-lasting team winning trophies into the late 1980s and Derby a fantastic but short-lived team managed by a genius who went on to win two European Cups with an equally short-lived unit.

[@infrasleep]

That's because Shankly decided to dismantle and rebuild liverpool after they lost to a poor Watford side in the FA Cup in 1970-something Paisley did regularly during his time. This was actually revolutionary-Man U, Leeds, Spurs, Chelsea etc etc ALL let their sides age and go to seed (and all were relegated/went into decline) If you look at the Leeds/Man U Spurs sides from the mid 60's to mid 70's they were virtually unchanged. Shankly got rid of a whole winning but aging squad and replaced with new blood. If he'd followed the disasterous trend of the other big clubs,you'd be watching Ian St John ,Roger Hunt and Tommy Lawrence in this match v Derby!!

[@brodee4930]

The channel was tuned in properly you could hear the other channel

[@battlewaterloo]

This is so much better than the shit we are subjected to today. No diving, no cheating, no surrounding the referee. This is proper football.

[@John-qy6nt]

I've seen games from that era in which referees were physically abused by players over a call that didn't go their way..how proper is that??

[@battlewaterloo]

@@John-qy6nt What kind of stupid name is that!

[@John-qy6nt]

@@battlewaterloo It's the stupid name that youtube gave me

[@vinnysamways63]

Thanks so much for the upload! Best channel on You Tube!

[@classicfootballmatches6167]

Thank you very much. Still have thousands to upload!! Dont forget to spread the word!!

[@neilfitzgerald712]

@@classicfootballmatches6167 HELLO MY NAME IS MR NEIL FITZGERALD IAM. AFTER BBC1 MATCH OF THE DAY LIVE WITH JIMMY HILL WITH TOTTENHAM HOTSPRUS V LIVERPOOL WITH IAN RUSH JOHN MOTSON FROM SEASON 1985/86. FOR MR NEIL FITZGERALD PLEASE

[@neilfitzgerald712]

@@classicfootballmatches6167 BBC1 MATCH OF THE DAY LIVE WITH JIMMY HILL WITH WATFORD V LIVERPOOL WITH BARRY DAVIS FROM SEASON 1985/86. FOR MR NEIL FITZGERALD PLEASE

[@neilfitzgerald712]

@@classicfootballmatches6167 LIVERPOOL FA CUP THE ROAD TO WEMBLEY 1991/92. FULL VIDEO FOR MR NEIL FITZGERALD PLEASE

[@seltaeb9691]

​@@classicfootballmatches6167 Thousands! Good grief I don't know if I will cope. The early 70s is a must, shame that MOTD ones are sooo rare, probably wiped sadly. Looking fwd to this one tho.

[@seltaeb9691]

Jack Whitham's career never got going when it should have looking at this. He played only 111 matches in 9 yrs for a few clubs & obviously his Liverpool career never took off. Peter Cormack came in his place who was a beautiful player. The Boot Room was pretty ruthless for plenty of players who got the boot & celebrated ones too. Paisley always looked to the future.

[@paulredmond8929]

Cormack was a midfielder, not striker.

[@Lord_Hillcrest]

Cormack was a very ordinary player .

[@seltaeb3302]

​@@Lord_Hillcrest he was a fine player, full of energy& flair.

[@Lord_Hillcrest]

@@seltaeb3302 Not for me he wasnt.

[@kingarthurusatenniscoach1415]

ignoramus that backroom staff They detested Keegan leaving to become a better player abroad. Paisley said he should never play for England Good on Keegan A local said Liverpool is a village

[@tonyb9560]

Jack Whitham doing a very good Roger Hunt impression.

[@fensterputzernuernberg]

@27.02 clear hand ball by Tommy Smith... great outside pass by John McGovern which started the move.. commentator said nothing about this great pass... OR the HAND BALL lol

[@anthonybailey1966]

Surely the programme is just called "Football"?! The Kick Off Match was later.

[@williamnightingale2285]

I think you are correct.

[@stephenholmes1036]

It was football

[@mickcardiff3044]

Wouldn't it be great nowadays if you could go scouting lower leagues and find then buy a Keegan..

[@dbfhorses]

White boots on Tommy Smith and Derby's Colim Todd. Interesting as when Donadoni stepped out in white boots for Milan 24 (?) years later in the European Cup Final, it was seen as being completely novel.

[@rstevens7711]

Question for the United fans: how long did your yellow and blue away kit last? I can remember United in the 70s wearing white, white and black, white with a red trim but never yellow and blue. However, my memories are from mid 70s onwards, not early 70s.

[@darganx]

George on the Anfield tannoy!!

[@stephenholmes1036]

Gerald Sinstadt was always biased toward Liverpool

[@esseel7896]

LEEDS slaughtered liverpoo on that 1st jan! HAHAAHAH

[@jimmyrutledge5115]

How are Leeds doing now ? 😂😅

[@esseel7896]

@@jimmyrutledge5115 dont know mate. i cant watch the pineapple hair show of modern footy. i only watch proper football.