THE BIG MATCH 1972-73

[fairhillnorrie]

WHEN FOOTBALL WAS A PROPER GAME.. ALL RUBBISH NOW..

[ooeyb]

kind of a 'carry on' type theme tune dont ya think?!

[converse91970]

@ooeyb I could be wrong but I think I found out somewhere that it was called "Cheeky Bird" and was written by Don Harper, the same guy that produced the World of Sport theme. It was only used for the 1972/73 season before being replaced by David Ordini's La Soiree.  Happy to stand corrected!

[converse91970]

@converse91970 This is confirmed in the The Big Match wiki entry.

[Feisty1967]

Jimmy Hill as a linesman? Blimey.

[beesknees91]

@Feisty1967 He was an emergency linesman in the Arsenal Vs Liverpool @ Highbury that season, the game finished 0-0

[mfctom300]

great save by bryan king

[kenmalUTUBE]

I think we had our first colour telly - bought not long before this. Who remembers watching in black and white?

[clydewell]

'orrible music

[Woollylinnet]

Good to see a clip of Jimmy Hill there - for those who don't already know, in 1972 he was covering the Arsenal-Liverpool game for "Match of the Day" when one of the linesmen was injured. (This, of course, was in the days before 4th officials.) So, being a qualified referee himself, he volunteered to run the line, and so prevented the game from being abandoned.

[waverley610]

I was at that match..linesman knocked out during the warm up enter Jimmy Hill

"he's here, he's there.. he's every f...king where JIMMY HILL.. JIMMY HILL"

[keefybaby2007]

i was born in 72 but why do i remember the theme b4 this?..........and not this one.