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This business about La Liga signing a 15 year contract with an American company to play some fixtures in the States - without consulting the players - is going to be a huge issue with strike action a possibility IMO.

boltonbonce wrote:Has this worked?

I think we've finally got there, from an Oxford fan

I'm by no means an expert on this as the game was played 14 years before I started watching Oxford.

It looks to me as if the players could be Hugh Curran, John Fleming, Unkown, Unknown, John Evanson and Dick Lucas. All of the players played for Oxford against Sunderland on the 3rd March 1973.

Thanks. I'll pass this on.

The picture was bought by a Boro fan, who finally decided it was his team. It was disputed by a Millwall fan, who says it's his team. As far as I know they're still arguing. Not sure if this news will help.
We signed Curran from Oxford if I remember rightly.

I mentioned that I thought Burnley might struggle this year after doing so well last season, but losing to Wolves today must surely set the relegation watch alarm bells ringing. Early days yet, but the manner of their defeat must have left Sean Dyche seething however, I'm not sure what options he has to switch things around. Perhaps playing all 3 international goalies?

I wonder if the Everton supporters are enjoying life under their new manager who it seems can't organise a defence very well.From an easy run of fixtures against Wolves, Southampton, Bournemouth, Huddersfield and West Ham the demanding Evertonians would have been expecting 15 points from Sam but they've only got 6.

Still laughing at the Blackpool players who both got sent off for fighting with each other.

The good old days?

Adam Reach's goal v Leeds - cracker!

Villa sack Bruce.

Have they found the cabbage thrower yet?

Looks like it.

Any of you oldies know him? 

Tom Eaves goal today was a cracker.

boltonbonce wrote:Any of you oldies know him? 

Might have an answer for this soon.
I contacted Marc Iles at the Bolton News, who said they'd use the picture on their nostalgia page this week, so we might get a definitive answer.

Looks like Zach Clough.

Natasha Whittam wrote:Looks like Zach Clough.

I thinks it's Jimmy Hernon. Marc suggested Brian Birch.

Hernon left us to join Bill Shankly at Grimsby,and Shankly was so worried about his slight frame, he fed him on porridge and whiskey in an effort to build him up.

Maybe that's what Zach needs.

Still time to sign him i reckon 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45834453

Thierry Henry appointed Monaco head coach

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11816/11524863/thierry-henry-appointed-monaco-head-coach