1977/78 - The Big Match (West Ham v Liverpool, Brighton v Blackpool & Cambridge v Exeter _ 29.4.78)

what a goal by Davey Fairclough

I remember this game when Liverpool put us down.where has the time gone ⚒️⚒️⚒️

Is there a reason the Brighton players had different colored numbers? Some of their players are wearing red numbers while others wear black numbers. With all the mud on the field, must be a nightmare for announcers to call the game.

ITV always picked some crap goals in their goal of the season. The following year Tony Currie won against for example Terry McDermott's incredible team goal against Spurs.

Nice to watch football that doesn’t include players falling on the floor rolling around grabbing their faces after being tackled.

I absolutely loved the music to the ...BIG MATCH .

West Ham v Liverpool games were always great games, due to that tight ground. Who is that Sowness fella that Brian says..

Brighton didnt go up mate - spurs pipped them on goal difference with a draw at southampton on the same day. (spurs and southampton both needed a point to secure promotion and....surprise surprise...thats what happened).

I was at the Btn v B'pool game,a sad day for Albion as they didn't go up on goal difference but 12 months later they were promoted to the old Div1

In my dreams the fans are still there at Upton Park & West Ham are to good to go down!!

Well done itv for nabbing two championship presentations, albeit at nil-nil draws. I wonder what Match of the Day had left to show?

I always wonder if players like the kits they wore or how iconic those strips would be?!

sowness, haha

Was there for this. Souness kicking his way through the West Ham midfield players

'Sow-ness' (Brian) or 'Sue-ness' (Scotland)..😅

Why did Brian Moore call Souness Sow-ness? Weird.

Kennedy Case Souness Mcdermot. What a midfield.

I bet Brighton were pretty gutted, denied a second successive promotion by virtue of goal difference. Though they made up for the disappointment by going up as runners-up the following season.

Liverpool the best city in the world

West Ham fans a lot different now!

David Cross a ringer for Father Christmas

David Bobin's voice about three octaves higher than it was on Sky!

All Players were English Players Those Days.

Case gets booked - and rightly so - for that very late challenge on Holland, who just gets up and gets on with it. Compare that to nowadays. That's why I prefer vintage footie!

Liverpool improved when they got rid of Sowness and got Souness instead.

Thank-you!

They only ever took the knee when they had to tie their bootlaces.

Well done Frank Lampard (Snr) for leading the players back out.