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44boots.bsky.social
44BOOTS
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A collective who cover the history of European Football. Starting from 1969/70, we revisit the glory days of all the top leagues and European competitions. Ready for a journey back to the 'good old days'? Join us...
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 1d
#Arsenal faced #Lazio in the 1st round of the 1970-71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. A 2-2 draw in Rome set the Gunners up, and a 2-0 win at Highbury saw them progress with goals from John Radford and George Armstrong. #AFC
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 2d
#Arsenal faced #Lazio in the 1st round of the 1970-71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. A 2-2 draw in Rome set the Gunners up, and a 2-0 win at Highbury saw them progress with goals from John Radford and George Armstrong. #AFC
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 2d
#Arsenal faced #Lazio in the 1st round of the 1970-71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. They were 2-0 up in the 1st leg in Rome before two late goals from Giorgio #Chinaglia levelled it at 2-2.
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 3d
The 1st round of the 1970-71 Fairs Cup pitted #Inter against #Newcastle United. A 1-1 draw in the 1st leg at the San Siro was followed by a 2-0 win for the Magpies in the return. Here Wyn Davies heads home the second goal at St James' Park. #NUFC
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 4d
The 1st round of the 1970-71 Fairs Cup pitted #Inter against #Newcastle United. A 1-1 draw in the 1st leg at the San Siro was followed by a 2-0 win for the Magpies in the return. Inter goalkeeper Ludo Vieri was sent off in the 1st half for apparently striking the referee in a melee!
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 4d
The 1st round of the Fairs Cup pitted #Inter against #Newcastle United. A 1-1 draw in the 1st leg at the San Siro set up the 2nd leg nicely at St James' Park at the end of September 1970.
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 4d
Despite leading them to the #SerieA title in 1969, #Fiorentina sacked coach Bruno Pesaola after their 2-1 defeat to #Juventus on matchday 15 of the 1970-71 season with the Viola just two points off the bottom of the table. He was replaced by Oronzo Pugliese.
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 5d
#Fiorentina signed striker Alessandro Vitali prior to the 1970-71 #SerieA season after he had impressed with 16 goals at #Vicenza the previous season. He struggled, scored just 6 goals for the Viola in the league, and was sold at the end of the campaign.
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 5d
#Fiorentina 1970-71 #SerieA season. The Viola, champions in 1969 would suffer an abysmal season and only avoid relegation courtesy of goal difference!
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 11d
Our latest podcast episode is out now! The boardroom chaos of the 1969-70 season at FC #Barcelona- one season, three coaches! open.spotify.com/episode/4EM7...
Ep. 8 - Resigned, Sacked, Survived: Barcelona’s Coaching Carousel of 1969-70
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 8d
The first round of the 1970-71 #EuropeanCup pitted East German champions Carl Zeiss #Jena against Turkish league winners #Fenerbahce. The Germans claimed a 4-0 away win in the 1st leg in Istanbul to take control of the tie. They won 5-0 on aggregate. Here Vogel is denied by Turkish goalkeeper Datcu.
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 9d
The first round of the 1970-71 #EuropeanCup pitted East German champions Carl Zeiss #Jena against Turkish league winners #Fenerbahce. The Germans claimed a 4-0 away win in the 1st leg in Istanbul to take control of the tie.
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 9d
The first round of the 1970-71 #EuropeanCup pitted East German champions Carl Zeiss #Jena against Turkish league winners #Fenerbahce. The Germans claimed a 4-0 away win in the 1st leg in Istanbul to take control of the tie. They won 5-0 on aggregate.
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 10d
Our latest offering on Substack: Resigned, sacked, survived: Barcelona's coaching carousel 1969-70 Take a look and subscribe for more content... #Barcelona #FCB #Barca #LaLiga open.substack.com/pub/44boots4...
Resigned, sacked, survived: Barcelona's coaching carousel 1969-70
Boardroom chaos at the Camp Nou was in danger of eclipsing the football during the 1969-70 season as the Catalans worked their way through three separate coaches. Mathew Burt tells the story.
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 10d
Our latest offering on Substack: Resigned, sacked, survived: Barcelona's coaching carousel 1969-70 Take a look and subscribe for more content... #Barcelona #FCB #Barca #LaLiga open.substack.com/pub/44boots4...
Resigned, sacked, survived: Barcelona's coaching carousel 1969-70
Boardroom chaos at the Camp Nou was in danger of eclipsing the football during the 1969-70 season as the Catalans worked their way through three separate coaches. Mathew Burt tells the story.
open.substack.com
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 11d
Ray Kennedy made just 4 appearances in the 1969-70 season, but became a key part of the 1970-71 #Arsenal squad forming a terrific partnership with John Radford. he scored 19 goals in 41 league games to finish as top scorer for the #Gunners
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 11d
October 1970 and #Arsenal beat reigning champions #Everton 4-0 at Highbury. Eddie Kelly and Colin Harvey vie for the ball. #AFC #EFC
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 11d
Our latest podcast episode is out now! The boardroom chaos of the 1969-70 season at FC #Barcelona- one season, three coaches! open.spotify.com/episode/4EM7...
Ep. 8 - Resigned, Sacked, Survived: Barcelona’s Coaching Carousel of 1969-70
open.spotify.com
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 13d
#Arsenal squad 1970-71 season. Little did they know when the photo was taken that they would go on to make history as Double winners. #AFC
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 15d
Juan Manuel Asensi was a summer 1970 signing at FC #Barcelona from Elche. The midfielder cost 80 million pesetas and made 16 appearances in his debut season scoring once.
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 15d
After a season of turmoil on the coaching bench during 1969-70, Englishman Vic Buckingham provided the necessary stability for FC #Barcelona as trainer during the 1970-71 #LaLiga season. #Barca #FCB
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 15d
FC #Barcelona 1970-71 #LaLiga season. The Blaugrana were involved in an epic battle for the title, but would ultimately fall agonisingly short. #Barca #FCB
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 16d
Roberto Bettega had an impressive first season at #Juventus during the 1970-71 season with 13 goals in his 28 #SerieA appearances. He scored 13 the previous season while at Varese.
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 17d
Armando Picchi was installed as the #Juventus coach for the 1970-71 season after impressing at Livorno and Varese. Sadly, a serious illness would mean he only took charge of 18 #SerieA matches before having to step down. He died in May 1971.
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44BOOTS @44boots.bsky.social · 17d
Our latest offering on our Substack- Nestor Combin: The Traitor open.substack.com/pub/44boots4...
Nestor Combin: The Traitor
The Intercontinental Cup often brought out the darker side of football, something Nestor Combin discovered first hand in 1969 as the the victim of aggression and political intrigue. By Gavin MacPhee.
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