great game. huge change in the way players celebrate from today isn't it? None of the mobbing of the scorer, no excessive celebrations by the scorer

Very high quality VT this - could be from the 80s or even the 90s. Great to watch.

Clyde Best - put up with a lot - but was as important player. The way he shrugged off Fitzpatrick as though he wasn't there and set up Hurst was class

27 September 1969 was the date. This must have been one of the first league games broadcast in colour.

@cerneuffington2656

3 жыл бұрын

This was on BBC1, so would have been broadcast in B&W. The first colour edition of MOTD on BBC1 was on 15 Nov '69. The first edition of MOTD broadcast in colour was on 29 April '69, on BBC2. There are a couple of other matches made but not broadcast in colour - Leeds Utd v Leicester City, on 19 April '69 and Manchester City v Stoke City on 23 Aug '69. The earliest colour broadcast was the 1968 FA Cup final, which was broadcast live on both BBC1 and BBC2.

Not only did Man Utd fail to sign Mike England but Alan Ball says in his autobiography that when he was transfer listed by Everton, Utd were asked if they were interested & said no. By 1970, out of the 68 team, Foulkes was 38, Charlton 33, Brennan 33, Crerand 31 & Law 30. Lookin back now you can almost understand, as seasons went by without quality replacements, why George Best got disillusioned and fed up & lost his way.The first quality signing, apart from Morgan was not until 1972 (Buchan).

@garywood5427

6 жыл бұрын

Wilf mcguinness informed me he tried to buy Colin Todd and Roy McFarland in 1970 for 350k but the Utd board would only go up to 300k the rest is history!

@brianoreilly239

6 жыл бұрын

Alan Ball WANTED to remain in his native NW and was eager to join United , Frank O' Farrell dithered and Bertie Mee stepped in.

@grantg60

5 жыл бұрын

it's interesting to imagine how Man Uts's fortunes in the early 70s might have panned out with those 2 great players.

@erikjensen6171

4 жыл бұрын

@@garywood5427 he also tried to buy Malcom Mcdonald then playing for Luton. if united had bought all this players mensioned here they wouldnt have gone down in 74,,,,and George had of course played longer in the club. the qulity for this was the directors and matt busby

@robicenco1

4 жыл бұрын

I grew up on the legends of the players United missed out on in the 1980s - Shilton, Butcher, Lineker, Gascoigne (and Platt and Beardsley, who they HAD but let go!). Just imagine the team they could have had with them alongside Robson, McGrath, Hughes, Whiteside and the rest. I think in the late 1960s and early 1970s the club was run by blinkered fools, to be honest.

Tavy@ The George Best header from 13 to 15 yards out and to out jump two defenders and then put the ball into the bottom corner the goal keeper was well beaten as best timed hes jump to perfection to beat 2 defenders before he put the ball neatly away! Best knew it, the crowd knew it, and the defence and goal keeper knew it. Wich shows that best was the complete player ever seen!!! R.I.P GEORGE. AND THANCKS

When United signed Ian Ure it was only about the 2nd signing in 6 years or so. Willie Morgan from Burnley being the other. With Ure at least United had a centre half, Bill Foulkes having thrown his boots across the dressing room in disgust and announcing he was packing it in after Ron Davies scored 4 headers in a 1-4 Old Trafford defeat to Southampton. No one could understand why Mike England had been allowed to move from Blackburn to Spurs a few years earlier without United bidding.

@robicenco1

2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how the club basically refused to sign players in the late 1960s/early 1970s. I know there was much more of a culture of bringing your own players through in those days, but even so it was obvious that United's squad was deeply inadequate and getting worse. You could see the relegation coming from 1970 or even 1969 but they sleepwalked into it. Crazy mismanagement.

What a great time great game great commentary and to think only 6 weeks before this game Utd were crushed 1-4 by Southampton!

Im a die hard Lpool fan, but Bobby Charlton and Best were my first idols... Charlton was perhaps the most lethal midfielder of all times

@garywood5427

6 жыл бұрын

Bobby Charlton was the greatest footballer of all time

@alanmctavish4802

Жыл бұрын

@gary wood. Charlton wasnt even in the best 30 players of all time. Yes he was great, but he was never thee best and far from it. George best was the best. Bobby couldnt play on the wing, as that was his first position for man utd. Then matt got george best and he could play on the wing and he scored 28 leauge goals in 1968 to be the english leauges top scorer, wich was unheard of at that time for a winger, as best had to always beat men to score. Bobby could never do that as a winger becouse he hadnt the speed and couldnt dribble the way best could and finish from impossible angles plus best was alot braver and harder. In short george was a much better player than bobby. Even bobby admitted he was glad best was so good on the wing as it got bobby into the middle of the park. Bobbys best position was midfield. But bobby charlton was brilliant in that position. Its hard to believe that a player as great as bobby wasnt that good as a winger. But george best was the only player in the world that could play in any position, and be the best player there. So thats why hes the best ever. But franz beckenbauer was another player that could play in any position to. But he wasnt as good as best was. Pele probably could have played in any position to becouse he was so great. Only true naturaly gifted players can play in any position and be the best player there, yes theres alot that could do it but they wouldnt be the best there. As in messi would never be the best at centre half or right back and left back. So for me its george best, beckenbuaer and pele and thats where it stops. But the greatest i have seen as a player is george best, maradona then pele. I thought beckenbuaer was better than cruyff. Beckenbuaer won a world cup against cruyffs holland, and when you watch that match alone its so easy to see just how brilliant and better beckenbuaer is compared to cruyff. He strolled about the park as if he ownend it and hit 50 yard passes all over the park and nice short passes too, then dribbles and runs, i had forgot that cruyff was even on the park. I thought he had been taken off after 15 minutes becouse i couldnt see him or hear his name once, after they got a penalty in the first minute.

I adore watching George Best but the commentator goes way over the top praising his assist for United's 5th goal. He controlled the ball well, made space and picked his pass well....all excellent but by no means out of this world or beyond many players. A routine assist praised simply because it was Best who did it.

@LED1512

4 жыл бұрын

Never rated Wolstenholme

Good and authentic football...times ago. What a genius George Best.

Wow!! Wat a great game!!

That West Ham away kit is the best kit of all time

JOHN FITZPATRICK.MY HERO. ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️MANUTD👹👹👹

Alf Ramsey would have been in the crowd to watch the English players but focusing on Brian Kidd and Alec Lindsay

Tavy@ what was that George best header like from 13 to 15 yards out? The timing of it to leave his marker then put into the bottom corner of the net with the keeper so help less looking even after hes dive. Best must of jumpend about 3ft into the air. 2 keepers wouldnt have saved that. Its one of the best headed goals i have ever seen! When balls were heavier. But it was george best after all. Then the jinx to set up kidds goal was magic. Could you imagine maradona scoring a header like that one lol he wouldnt even attempt it from so far out never mind score it.

Bobby charlton était vraiment un très bon joueur §

Once upon a time, God created in the city of Belfast the best footballer EVER!!! There will never be another.

Goal for 2-0 . Stretty end swaying and going crazy. Just dont get that feeling anymore

@cajjer Cheers mate!

Absolutely nothing wrong with celebrating goals on the field. If opposing players on a team don't like them, they should not look, or find another sport like tennis

i like old manchester united < with stepney.charlton and best

@cajjer Thats correct cajjer....Ian Ure signed for United in August 1969.

@andrewsharpe3793

6 жыл бұрын

A classic West ham match with some of their greatest players. Hurst, Bonds, etc. And a classic Man United side with the likes of Charlton, Best, etc. The away strip West ham wore was to me the best they ever had.

@wd-id4th

4 жыл бұрын

Signed from Arsenal?

did you actually read my comment? did you intend to reply to someone else

Unfortunate, there was no BRITISH national team in 1970, like every other nation in the World Cup. With Charlton, Moore, Hurst, Best, Law, Peters all on the same team, can there be any doubt who would have won the 1970 World Cup?

@robicenco1

4 жыл бұрын

England, Scotland and Wales are nations, though (Ireland is complicated, but it's definitely not part of a British nation).

@lobbdaniel

4 жыл бұрын

@@robicenco1 Only Britain in the United Nations, one national government. There is NO England government, Wales government, Scotland national government, all are represented in London in a national government.

@robicenco1

4 жыл бұрын

@@lobbdaniel Actually there is both a Welsh government and a Scottish government. England doesn't have one yet sadly but hopefully that will change one day. The USSR used to have a single seat at the United Nations, but it wasn't really a nation.

@lobbdaniel

4 жыл бұрын

@@robicenco1 Sorry, I do not see any Scotland government or Welsh government at the United Nations...no. Not there.

@robicenco1

4 жыл бұрын

@@lobbdaniel Doesn't matter. Not every country is a member of the UN. The UN didn't even exist until 1945, does that mean there were no countries or governments until then?

Amazing seeing Hurst wearing something other than a red shirt hahahahahahahah

I reckon Ian Ure was the worst player United ever bought!!

@brianoreilly239

6 жыл бұрын

Ian Ure admitted he was a crock when United signed him from Arsenal and said he wouldn't have singed himself if he was responsible for the transfer. He said when he went for the medical even though his injuries were no secret the United physio asked him to bend his leg a few times and when he did said "That'll do" and sanctioned the signing. Amazing to think how slack and unprofessional a top club like United were run then !!

@redflag8970

4 жыл бұрын

no gary birtles was

heavy ball,crap Pitches.opposition kicking lumps outa you. MESSI wouldn't have hacked it. GEORGE, the only football Icon.sent from heaven. & I'm a CHELSEA fan!!!

@tdonovan4735

6 жыл бұрын

Maradonna played with even more ruthless, thuggish defenders in Argentina, Spain and Italy and he rode their tackles, too

@tigerarmyrule

6 жыл бұрын

but he didn't do it with the elegance and grace of George Best. Maradona was wonderful but was totally one footed. Best had absolutely everything. There was nothing he couldn't do if only he had wanted it enough. He was his own worst enemy.

@geoffjones4285

6 жыл бұрын

Bullshit Flawed alcoholic just like Gascoigne

@hueyfreeman1983

5 жыл бұрын

@@tigerarmyrule put your fanboyism aside best is great but maradonna is better

@tigerarmyrule

5 жыл бұрын

Randy Marsh Maradona was great but the points I made stand. Best was more elegant ( Maradona on the other hand was more explosive ) and Maradona was totally one footed. I love Diego but if amazes me how often people forget just how limiting his inability to use his right foot was. That limitation was the main weapon defenders had against him.