I seem to remember reading that Don Revie was not against letting Bremner go, but Leeds had a run of games with a depleted squad so he was kept until after them. Apparently, Bremner played so well in them that any plan to release him was shelved.
Back in the 80s I managed to get to a schools football function at Goodison where Howard Kendall was the guest speaker. An old student friend who was then teaching in Merseyside got the tickets. I managed to say hello to Howard, then in the early days of managing Everton, but I remember access...
According to Opta stats, as cited on BBC website, Everton have the fourth most difficult run in first five games of the season and Liverpool have the fifth. Manchester United have the hardest run and Villa the easiest.
Nottingham Forest at home as that was the first fixture at Goodson or Aston Villa as they were the first opponents in the inaugural league season, 1888-1889.
My first game in 1968 - a 4-0 win over WBA - that included a hat trick by Alan Ball and a great goal by Colin Harvey. Obviously, I had only ever seen football on black and white TV, so the colours just hit me.
I rewatched the Golden Vision last night and noticed that he received one of his two career bookings in the game vs Arsenal away. Does anybody know when he got the other one?