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THE BIG MATCH 1972-73

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Uploaded by on Mar 11, 2008

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  • 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.

  • great save by bryan king

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

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

  • @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!

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

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

  • Jimmy Hill as a linesman? Blimey.

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

  • 'orrible music

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