1985/86 - West ham v Man Utd (Division 1 - 2.2.86)

Full ITV programme with Jim Rosenthal, Jimmy Greaves & Ian St John in the studio.
Commentary by Brian Moore & David Pleat.

[@MaMu-fv8uo]

One of the few times you will see McGrath, Whiteside and Robson in the same team. Same pub, yes, but same team not so often.

[@jrb1802uk]

The hammers best ever team this season

[@fortunes95]

David pleat refering to george parris as "the coloured boy" wow!

[@mohdazmi10]

Ohh he is so white ehhh

[@Spectrescup]

It sounds awful now, but it wasn't meant unkindly, I'm sure. Pleat's Luton team featured many more black players than most from the era. Black people in the 50s and 60s would often describe themselves as 'coloured'. My dad used to employ a number of black guys and I found a stack of applications from them recently. More often than not they describe themselves as 'a young coloured man who is interested in business' or words to that effect.

[@Spectrescup]

Sorry, I missed that he didn't even used his name. Just 'the coloured boy'. Oh well, at least he was being complimentary, I suppose.

[@tommyhemlock7915]

The best televised match ever up to that time.

[@jamesmurray6609]

Was at this as a nine year old

[@FabianNebell]

Wow! How was it?

[@mrkipling2201]

I was there as well. As a young Manchester United fan on the South Bank at Upton Park. With my Dad.

[@hamiltonmews]

Some miss that by Tony Cottee 1:25:40

[@tomthomas9708]

Tony Gale was the best CB in the country for 5 years.

[@beatonthedonis]

I wonder if Walford in EastEnders was named after the West Ham left back.

[@stevendecube2832]

Good question!

[@lovejoy3347]

1:29:35 - Weak goalkeeping by Bailey on Cotter's Winner. Totally watching the player not wanting to get hurt. What a difference Schmeichel made 5 years later.

[@paulwhite1040]

33:41 commentary of a by gone age from David Pleat

[@jamesmurray1775]

Haha

[@nickcockayne7880]

Shows how ridiculous the whole thing is that nowadays the word coloured is viewed as racist and discriminatory but it’s perfectly acceptable to use the term “people of colour” which is the literal dictionary definition of coloured if using it as an adjective. Woke brigade have gone so far up their own backsides in trying to find offence they contradict themselves constantly

[@mikipiediaelburro7588]

Lol...the coloured boy..Did Pleat forget his name

[@Spectrescup]

I often called Alan Dickens the worst midfielder i ever saw play for Chelsea. Him and Slavisa Jokanovic.