For all the elderly beggars on here,an interesting read about a legend and the good days!!

[Dario Terracotta]

Apologies for the excessive thread title!!!
Enjoy peeps

The Golden Vision, something better you can do • The Square Ball

This 1968 BBC play explored how football fandom had taken over every aspect of life. But where did that leave the players?

www.thesquareball.net

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

Thanks for this. Especially during this gloomy time as I just haven't been able to get enthused to post during this climate.

 

[PSB1]

Apologies for the excessive thread title!!!
Enjoy peeps

The Golden Vision, something better you can do • The Square Ball

This 1968 BBC play explored how football fandom had taken over every aspect of life. But where did that leave the players?

www.thesquareball.net

Good read that, Dario. Thanks!

 

[Togger Blue]

Watched it when it was first shown on telly, cracking programme for any Everton fan. Seen it again in recent years (suppressed tears). A wonderful era as a young Blue growing up. Er, the footage in the strip club while watching with parents in those days .. Haha

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Watched it when it was first shown on telly, cracking programme for any Everton fan. Seen it again in recent years (suppressed tears). A wonderful era as a young Blue growing up. Er, the footage in the strip club while watching with parents in those days .. Haha

Bit of an added bonus that??

 

[Togger Blue]

Minor error I think in the write-up ... regarding the sartorial gentleman who made the pitch incursion, I'm sure the placard referred to CATTRICK - oops!

 

[JammyP]

Apologies for the excessive thread title!!!
Enjoy peeps

The Golden Vision, something better you can do • The Square Ball

This 1968 BBC play explored how football fandom had taken over every aspect of life. But where did that leave the players?

www.thesquareball.net

Is the film available?

 

[Dario Terracotta]

Is the film available?

Youtube mate.

 

[Togger Blue]

Quick search made, here we go - amazing what you can find on the interweb thingy! Think it's made previous appearances over the years.

 

[JammyP]

Youtube mate.

 

[bluenotred]

Watched it when it was first shown on telly, cracking programme for any Everton fan. Seen it again in recent years (suppressed tears). A wonderful era as a young Blue growing up. Er, the footage in the strip club while watching with parents in those days .. Haha

I also watched with my parents, kind of embarrassing for me. " Nice hair" my mother commented when the stripper got her boobs out.?

 

[summerisle]

 

[Alex Young`s Cat]

I had the absolute honour to meet Alex in Liverpool many years ago at his book signing, He was an absolute gentleman, so humble and kind. What a player he was but what a fantastic person he was too.

 

[Joey66]

Apologies for the excessive thread title!!!
Enjoy peeps

The Golden Vision, something better you can do • The Square Ball

This 1968 BBC play explored how football fandom had taken over every aspect of life. But where did that leave the players?

www.thesquareball.net

The GV he glided over the muddy pitches his small stature did not deter him from hanging in the air to score headers - on his day unplayable - alas he admitted himself due to blistered feet he showed inconsistancy - his partner incrime Royston Vernon was a joy to watch - yet Vernon seemed to be overlooked....

I have never witnessed the idolisation especially from the Gwladys Street end - the banners the roar when he scored etc only Bally ironically replaced that idolisation - funny Bally chose us on the basis of the GV being in our team ...
TBH I was lucky myself to see them play for a short period - the GV wearing the no7 shirt - they were magical clicked into gear liked they had played in the same team for seasons .....

It was a sign of things to come under the magic of Bally In the Holy Trinity as the GV moved on as player Manager at Glentorian & finally Stockport .....

A genial footballer who claimed other had not been injured joining Everton he may have saved Manager John Carey his job - as from day one he could not get on with Harry Catterick, being a Carey big signing .....

 

[captainvindaloo]

Better audio on this version. (albeit a bit out of sync at first, but ok later)