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elisjohn
19 Feb 25 19:26
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im trying to remember the prog on itv called,  was it the midweek match ?,
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Report Andy February 19, 2025 7:38 PM GMT
Yeah, I’m sure it was called the mid-week match in the late 70’s.
Report Andy February 19, 2025 7:42 PM GMT
No midweek league games shown back then. They were always cup ties I think.
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- February 19, 2025 7:53 PM GMT
I think itv football was pretty much region by region until
early 1980s.

They did national broastcast for cup final, and internationals, of course.

So midweek games may have different names by broadcaster.

It did Sunday highlites of a local game under title of shoot.
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- February 19, 2025 7:54 PM GMT
Broadcast
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- February 19, 2025 7:54 PM GMT
It, = itv
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- February 19, 2025 7:54 PM GMT
Tyne tees in North east
Report elisjohn February 19, 2025 7:58 PM GMT
Andy, correct no league matches , but the fa cup replays, league cup european matches were on, fabulous days you didnt hear the score beforehand , i recall itv news saying heres the football scores tonight so close your eyes if you dont want the score of the match starting after the news, , brill era Love
Report elisjohn February 19, 2025 8:11 PM GMT
https://carouseldrivefootballs.on.drv.tw/itv/Mid-Week.html
Report morpteh mackem February 19, 2025 9:06 PM GMT
and all Eastern European teams were  'crack ' ie the crack East German team Dinamo Dresden.
Report mecca February 21, 2025 2:27 PM GMT
Now they are all  cr@p
Report G Hall February 23, 2025 3:21 PM GMT
Lol I remember Las palmas being referred to as crack as well MM
Report G Hall February 23, 2025 3:22 PM GMT
Gerald Sinstad, Huw John's etc all brilliant commentators, and no annoying co commentators like nowadays.
Report SlippyBlue February 23, 2025 3:40 PM GMT
On Sportsnight we had the Geyhound T.V. Trophy with Harry Carpenter.

Scurlogue Champ won it twice in the mid 80's.
Report Capt__F February 23, 2025 4:05 PM GMT
^ special dog
saw him win a 663m @ Hall Green one evening 20m back 1st lap won by about 5m incredible dog needed time to warm up i reckon
Report elisjohn February 23, 2025 4:53 PM GMT
do you remember the 5 a side
Report elisjohn February 23, 2025 4:53 PM GMT
do you remember the 5 a side
Report sparrow February 23, 2025 5:23 PM GMT
elisjohn 23 Feb 25 16:53 
do you remember the 5 a side




Was it at Wembley Empire Pool?
Report elisjohn February 23, 2025 5:34 PM GMT
think it was,
Report elisjohn February 23, 2025 5:38 PM GMT
even though we have live matches left right and centre these days, nothing compares to the sportsnight weekday matches , wednesday night and always terrible weather , fabulous days
Report Regbutler February 23, 2025 6:17 PM GMT
My team, Millwall, won the 5 a side late 70s,on the tele at Wembley
There was a young, probably 17 year old, black lad who stole the show that night, can't remember his name
But, without being racist and stereotyping, the club sacked him a year or so later because he was caught stealing from other players pockets in the dressing room
Never heard of again in football circles
Someone like Foyles might remember him
Report Regbutler February 23, 2025 6:30 PM GMT
Just so you don't think I was being racist...
The lad's name was Roger Wynter, it was about 83 when they won it with him in the team plus Teddy Sheringham and he got player of the tournament, Wynter that is
Apart from the incident I mentioned he got done for mugging somebody with a knife which was the final straw for the club
What a waste of talent
Report elisjohn February 23, 2025 6:31 PM GMT
https://millwallonline.com/forum/threads/evening-standard-london-5-a-side-to...
Report elisjohn February 23, 2025 6:32 PM GMT
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Five-a-Sides
Report G Hall February 23, 2025 7:01 PM GMT
And the orange football used in matches played during the snow, epic scenes.
Report steerforth February 23, 2025 11:09 PM GMT
Might a bit needle in a haystack but all those programmes will be somewhere in here.
https://tvrdb.com/listings/
Report duffy February 23, 2025 11:50 PM GMT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeU8eOBIKRs  Love
Report tobermory February 24, 2025 1:52 AM GMT
Thread prompted me to look up the theme to Midweek Sports Special

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUuxApZHi9w
Report MJK February 24, 2025 7:58 AM GMT
Saw a photo of Elton Welsby recently. You'd never think it was the same person.
Report duffy February 24, 2025 4:21 PM GMT
https://player.fm/series/nessun-dorma-retro-football-podcast/nessun-dorma-special-interview-with-elton-welsby


This is an interview with Elton Welsby from the Nessun Dorma podcast talking about his career back in the 80's.

Nessun Dorma pod is all about 70's and 80's football nostalgia, the Barry vs Motty episode an example of what they did, they also had an episode on all the sports programmes of the time and trying to identify them from the themes.
Report DIE LINKE February 26, 2025 11:25 AM GMT
The East Germans are now on crack.
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