Boxing Day 1977

[sam domingo]

I was 8 and always remember getting for Christmas,a subbuteo set(I got the Everton team and for some unknown reason,Coventry City),the yellow double diamond umbro EFC away kit and a ticket in the top balcony to watch us get stuffed 6-2 by Man Utd. Man U to be honest were pretty crap back then (unlike this current Spurs team)hadn't we gone unbeaten for 3 months,while they were struggling,but sitting there today bought back so many memories of that afternoon. I'm sure there must be many blues of my vintage and more who remember that day well.

 

[McBain]

Everton is The Grinch that stole Christmas.

 

[McMagic]

I was 8 and always remember getting for Christmas,a subbuteo set(I got the Everton team and for some unknown reason,Coventry City),the yellow double diamond umbro EFC away kit and a ticket in the top balcony to watch us get stuffed 6-2 by Man Utd. Man U to be honest were pretty crap back then (unlike this current Spurs team)hadn't we gone unbeaten for 3 months,while they were struggling,but sitting there today bought back so many memories of that afternoon. I'm sure there must be many blues of my vintage and more who remember that day well.

I remember the game well. A drunk came on the pitch while the game was being played around him, Lou Macari clipped the drunk round the ear, it was an age before the stewards and coppers came on and escorted him to safety. I was hoping that the game would be abandoned just like yeaterday, I thought
the coppers could have arrested Pickford for impersonating a goalie?

 

[Eggsyblueskin]

Ah, good times!

 

[Eggs]

...Allardyce had us on 27 points last Boxing Day.

 

[wainy]

...Allardyce had us on 27 points last Boxing Day.

A fact not lost on quite a few fans yesterday in the ground. Fickle bunch aren't we?

 

[Brendan Janus]

I was 8 and always remember getting for Christmas,a subbuteo set(I got the Everton team and for some unknown reason,Coventry City),the yellow double diamond umbro EFC away kit and a ticket in the top balcony to watch us get stuffed 6-2 by Man Utd. Man U to be honest were pretty crap back then (unlike this current Spurs team)hadn't we gone unbeaten for 3 months,while they were struggling,but sitting there today bought back so many memories of that afternoon. I'm sure there must be many blues of my vintage and more who remember that day well.

Remember that United game so clearly !

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Remember that United game so clearly !

Didn't we then go to Leeds a couple of days later and lose 3-1?#efcruiningourxmasforever

 

[BigMick]

Didn't we then go to Leeds a couple of days later and lose 3-1?#efcruiningourxmasforever

It was the next day Dario - bred them tough in those days!

I seem to remember the following season we were unbeaten in the league until the Saturday before Christmas when we lost 3-2 on a partly frozen pitch at Coventry. Gordon was fuming about the game going ahead and our season went downhill from there.

 

[sam domingo]

Everton is The Grinch that stole Christmas.

Probably the first time Everton spoilt my Christmas,and unfortunately not the last!

 

[sam domingo]

I remember the game well. A drunk came on the pitch while the game was being played around him, Lou Macari clipped the drunk round the ear, it was an age before the stewards and coppers came on and escorted him to safety. I was hoping that the game would be abandoned just like yeaterday, I thought
the coppers could have arrested Pickford for impersonating a goalie?

I remember that,the drunk fella running on the pitch.

 

[Dario Terracotta]

It was the next day Dario - bred them tough in those days!

I seem to remember the following season we were unbeaten in the league until the Saturday before Christmas when we lost 3-2 on a partly frozen pitch at Coventry. Gordon was fuming about the game going ahead and our season went downhill from there.

I remember Gordon saying something along the lines of"My players are risking their bloody "loives" out there"

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Utd scored in the street end early doors if I remember
Some Christmas prezzie