The Baseball Ground. Once Autumn departed, it also took the grass with it! But I tell you what, you still got great games, great goals & great skill thrown in, espec if Alan Hinton was doing the throw in! Today's players would throw up looking at pitches back then. Respect to the players of that period who entertained us no matter what the conditions. Today's billiard like pitches & lightweight ping pong footballs the players today wouldn't have a scooby doo what to do in the sensational 70s.
Wow. What a shocking surface. But more amazing is players' ball control, passing and dribbling ability on that pitch. It required multiple sensory and cognitive abilities to allow for mud impact on ball trajectory. Try that dribble, touch & pass technique on todays pitches and the ball would disappear 40 yards up the pitch. Incredible.
I remember watching that game on TV, I was 9 years old an a big fan of Stoke. Must have made quite an impression, because I still remembered those 2 goals by Jimmy Greenhoff. So fun to watch this again after all these years. Tnanks for posting
What a game that was in the mud, can you see the players of today playing on a pitch like that lol. I and my old pal helped the window cleaner go all over the estate back in Stoke on the Friday night just to make up our pocket money so we could go to this game and I remember we worked for about 6 hours in freezing wet conditions so we could go. Could you see the kids of today doing that. No chance they could never go 6 hours without the play station lol. The sad thing is my old pal died last year of heart problems but this always makes me think of him.
My dad was amazed when Stoke paid £100,000 for him but Waddo a better judge of a player than my old man. In any team in any age these are 2 great goals.
I wasn't there, but as a 9 year old Derby fan I remember the match. The quality of the football that both teams managed to play - but particularly Stoke on this evidence - is remarkable. It was said after this defeat that Derby could not with the league. But they did.
brilliant stuff, two great sides from the best era of the game, alan hudson was a genius, stoke were so unfortunate not to win the league that season but derby were a magnificent side
thought you'd stopped us in our tracks that day.....but no, we won the title with 2 points to spare eventually with one of the lowest ever points total. Two very good teams and both Ipswich and Everton were in it until the last few games too.....
Back in the 70s, I watched highlights of such matches at home on a colour TV, and one could see that the pitches were bad. However, now that I can watch these games on a modern computer screen, they look even worse. Suffice as to say, I now realise just how much skill and effort was required to play on such a surface.
A mere 53 points won the title that season. I think it was the second lowest total ever. Derby 53 Liverpool 51 Ipswich 51 Everton 50 Stoke 49 Someone eventually fell over the line first. Hudson has blamed injuries to a small squad plus some crucial Shilton mistakes for Stoke not winning it.
It makes me sick when I hear idiots like Guardiola et al moaning that players have too many games. They play fewer games than ever, have massive squads and God knows how many substitutes in each match. They are playing less time than ever and on perfect pitches, which do not exert the sort of strain that Derby's in the 1970s did. Yes, it was a particularly bad pitch at Derby but everyone got on with it and sometimes, like in this match, the away team came away with the points.
It would be entertaining to see today's players play on those pitches ! I would love to.know why they were in such bad condition didnt clubs have groundsman then?
As a groundsman that has actually worked on that very pitch and also the new ones I can tell you that it's down to new technology in pitch maintenance and money. 💰 Lots of money! 💰
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The best days of football!! Hudson at his very best and his link up with Greenhoff almost won Stoke the league.
The Baseball Ground. Once Autumn departed, it also took the grass with it! But I tell you what, you still got great games, great goals & great skill thrown in, espec if Alan Hinton was doing the throw in! Today's players would throw up looking at pitches back then. Respect to the players of that period who entertained us no matter what the conditions. Today's billiard like pitches & lightweight ping pong footballs the players today wouldn't have a scooby doo what to do in the sensational 70s.
This was a superb Stoke team, wish we had them now
I was at school in Liverpool at the time and everyone, whether reds or blues fans admired Stoke's team and the way they played.
I watched a 3-3 draw from 76 against liverpool. We wiped them out with skill & passing abilities at Anfield!! All coming from that man hudson.
Jimmy Greenhof was special. Commanded respect among players and fans alike.
Wow. What a shocking surface. But more amazing is players' ball control, passing and dribbling ability on that pitch. It required multiple sensory and cognitive abilities to allow for mud impact on ball trajectory. Try that dribble, touch & pass technique on todays pitches and the ball would disappear 40 yards up the pitch. Incredible.
I loved football in the 70s. Every team tried to play football, whether it was on grass, mud or concrete.
That Stoke equaliser was worthy of Brazil in the 1970 World Cup
I remember watching that game on TV, I was 9 years old an a big fan of Stoke. Must have made quite an impression, because I still remembered those 2 goals by Jimmy Greenhoff. So fun to watch this again after all these years. Tnanks for posting
What a game that was in the mud, can you see the players of today playing on a pitch like that lol. I and my old pal helped the window cleaner go all over the estate back in Stoke on the Friday night just to make up our pocket money so we could go to this game and I remember we worked for about 6 hours in freezing wet conditions so we could go. Could you see the kids of today doing that. No chance they could never go 6 hours without the play station lol. The sad thing is my old pal died last year of heart problems but this always makes me think of him.
Talk about living in the past...everything was better yawn yawn. One on every thread
The boomerism of this comment, jesus.
Now you just watch the earth burn due to your actions! Aight grandma
Din Djarin cool story bro, wasn’t replying to you 😂
Greenhoff, true legend.
My dad was amazed when Stoke paid £100,000 for him but Waddo a better judge of a player than my old man. In any team in any age these are 2 great goals.
Brilliant the way Greenhoff generated power off a slow cross, had the pleasure of watching him play at OT later.
Great point.
Thank you
I wasn't there, but as a 9 year old Derby fan I remember the match. The quality of the football that both teams managed to play - but particularly Stoke on this evidence - is remarkable. It was said after this defeat that Derby could not with the league. But they did.
football was great for a 10 year old like me then & loved the topps football cards of the time of all these superb players
brilliant stuff, two great sides from the best era of the game, alan hudson was a genius, stoke were so unfortunate not to win the league that season but derby were a magnificent side
Great game despite the conditions. What a team, should have been champions
But never really got anywhere near. And never will.
Which of course isn't true, Came close to winning the title
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thought you'd stopped us in our tracks that day.....but no, we won the title with 2 points to spare eventually with one of the lowest ever points total. Two very good teams and both Ipswich and Everton were in it until the last few games too.....
What a pitch
Alan Hudsons passing accurate even on that surface.
Stoke had a great team at this time , but so did a lot of clubs .
The last time Stoke City were widely respected
Groundsman must have been happy with his work that week.
You should have seen it before he started
Back in the 70s, I watched highlights of such matches at home on a colour TV, and one could see that the pitches were bad. However, now that I can watch these games on a modern computer screen, they look even worse. Suffice as to say, I now realise just how much skill and effort was required to play on such a surface.
Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy JIMMY GREENHOFF
Don't come and tell me that the grass was always greener back in the old days.
😂😂
That pitch is much worse in colour than I remember during B&W days.
Now thats football, no winging primas. Super Jimmy Greenoff.
Can you imagine modern players playing their talents on pitches like that?
The surface at Baseball Ground was as appalling as I remember.
A mere 53 points won the title that season. I think it was the second lowest total ever.
Derby 53
Liverpool 51
Ipswich 51
Everton 50
Stoke 49
Someone eventually fell over the line first. Hudson has blamed injuries to a small squad plus some crucial Shilton mistakes for Stoke not winning it.
Real Premiership!
How good was Hudson?
Ridiculously good.
Brilliant football times.
Wasn't this the year Derby so the league with Dave Mackay ?
Mike West yes
This was my first away match!
With that pitch today it would be called off powder puffs
The state of that pitch! Imagine trying to play tikataka on that. But forStoke’s classy skilful team it was no problem.
What a side we had!
What a header for the winner.
Apleasure to see again .
It makes me sick when I hear idiots like Guardiola et al moaning that players have too many games. They play fewer games than ever, have massive squads and God knows how many substitutes in each match. They are playing less time than ever and on perfect pitches, which do not exert the sort of strain that Derby's in the 1970s did. Yes, it was a particularly bad pitch at Derby but everyone got on with it and sometimes, like in this match, the away team came away with the points.
Alan Hudson and Jimmy Greenhoff making tits of Derby.... but what classed as an unplayable pitch in those days?
Le terrain ressemble plus à un "champ de patates" qu'à une
aire de baseball !
It would be entertaining to see today's players play on those pitches ! I would love to.know why they were in such bad condition didnt clubs have groundsman then?
As a groundsman that has actually worked on that very pitch and also the new ones I can tell you that it's down to new technology in pitch maintenance and money. 💰 Lots of money! 💰
Groundsman had week off.
Marvelous!!
The baseball pitch back then was a disgrace
nice pitch....
Proper football!!
Nossa, jogar na lama deve ser insano
Jesus Christ that pitch is even worse than I remember
Hudson walks on mud
When men were men and sheep were nervous