This month 1971 Benfica at home

[Erimus74]

Boro's final pre season friendly of the summer at home to Benfica, as the mighty Boro prepare for another, fingers crossed, promotion challenge in the 2nd division, against the Portugal reigning champions, with Eusebio in their team

Boro battled & earned a 1-1 draw with big John getting our goal in front of 21,101 fans

Stan Anderson picked the following team for the final pre season match of the summer

Willie Whigham
Mike Allen
Gordon Jones
Nobby Stiles - Eric McMordie
Stuey Boam
Frank Spraggon
Derek Downing
David Mills
John Hickton
Jonny Vincent
Joe Laidlaw

 

[Michael_Vronsky]

Still have the programme!

 

[Fattyfoggon]

yeah remember it well as been a grey and miserable evening, and I think the next day in the gazette Eusebio was tipping us for promotion, ever the diplomat

 

[Redwurzel]

I remember getting soaked and trying to huddle behind a concrete barrier in the SE corner- I was just a young lad then. Funny I thought it was 0-0, but I trust E74 so my memory must be fading.

12 shillings (60 new pence) was nearly 6 pints of beer for your seat - certainly £20 in today's money possibly £25 for a childs ticket!

The Evening Gazette was 3p (90p today?) - making the ticket £18 on that inflation guide

I was poorer than Erimuses and paid 30p for an open terrace say £9 to £12 today

No John Craggs I notice he must have signed after the 10th August.

 

[Block 86]

Me and 5 mates got a lift back to Yarm off Nobby Stiles that day. We were hoping to see the Benfica squad at Ayresome.
Went back later in the evening to watch the match. If memory serves me right Eusebio scored for Benfica

 

[Picto_Leng]

Me and 5 mates got a lift back to Yarm off Nobby Stiles that day. We were hoping to see the Benfica squad at Ayresome.
Went back later in the evening to watch the match. If memory serves me right Eusebio scored for Benfica

I remember that, Block 86, as I was among the small gaggle of lads waiting outside the gates getting autographs as the players came out in the afternoon. I remember one of a group of about four older (about 16 or so years old) lads asking Nobby half jokingly for a lift and he replied "Where are ya going?" One of the lads replied "Yarm" and Nobby said "Ok, let's go." How strange that your post triggered an memory otherwise locked in the filing cabinet of my mind these past 50 years.

 

[Block 86]

That was us, the car was a Ford Escort Mexico. All the England squad players for the 1970 World Cup were given one. He took us to his house. 95 The Larun Beat, Yarm.

 

[Block 86]

Benfica were staying at The Tall Trees Hotel. I managed to get a Eusebio signed postcard from reception. It's somewhere in my collection.

 

[Trug]

I remember that, Block 86, as I was among the small gaggle of lads waiting outside the gates getting autographs as the players came out in the afternoon. I remember one of a group of about four older (about 16 or so years old) lads asking Nobby half jokingly for a lift and he replied "Where are ya going?" One of the lads replied "Yarm" and Nobby said "Ok, let's go." How strange that your post triggered an memory otherwise locked in the filing cabinet of my mind these past 50 years.

Funny how the memory plays tricks. I remember talking to my mates that I had seen the great Eusabio play. But I cannot remember being at that match.
I remember Boro playing Gateshead (Erimus posted about this on another thread) yet I thought it was 1-1.
And I definately remember Boro playing Roma and winning 3-0. I was in the Boys End and roma played in all white. But......was it a friendly or was it the Anglo Italian Cup

 

[Fattyfoggon]

Funny how the memory plays tricks. I remember talking to my mates that I had seen the great Eusabio play. But I cannot remember being at that match.
I remember Boro playing Gateshead (Erimus posted about this on another thread) yet I thought it was 1-1.
And I definately remember Boro playing Roma and winning 3-0. I was in the Boys End and roma played in all white. But......was it a friendly or was it the Anglo Italian Cup

Yeah in my mind I would of swore blind we drew 0 - 0 but I can remember there was 21,000 there but not the score FFS

 

[Block 86]

Funny how the memory plays tricks. I remember talking to my mates that I had seen the great Eusabio play. But I cannot remember being at that match.
I remember Boro playing Gateshead (Erimus posted about this on another thread) yet I thought it was 1-1.
And I definately remember Boro playing Roma and winning 3-0. I was in the Boys End and roma played in all white. But......was it a friendly or was it the Anglo Italian Cup

I thought that game ended 1-0 to Boro . Fabio Capello played for Roma

 

[Trug]

FFS- my memory is much worse than I thought

 

[Erimus74]

Funny how the memory plays tricks. I remember talking to my mates that I had seen the great Eusabio play. But I cannot remember being at that match.
I remember Boro playing Gateshead (Erimus posted about this on another thread) yet I thought it was 1-1.
And I definately remember Boro playing Roma and winning 3-0. I was in the Boys End and roma played in all white. But......was it a friendly or was it the Anglo Italian Cup

May 2nd 1970 Boro 1 Roma 0

Willie Whigham
Alex Smith
Gordon Jones
George Smith
Bill Gates
Frank Spraggon
Eric McMordie
Joe Laidlaw
Hugh Mcllmoyle
John Hickton
David Mills

Attendance - 14,196

 

[Erimus74]

I remember getting soaked and trying to huddle behind a concrete barrier in the SE corner- I was just a young lad then. Funny I thought it was 0-0, but I trust E74 so my memory must be fading.

12 shillings (60 new pence) was nearly 6 pints of beer for your seat - certainly £20 in today's money possibly £25 for a childs ticket!

The Evening Gazette was 3p (90p today?) - making the ticket £18 on that inflation guide

I was poorer than Erimuses and paid 30p for an open terrace say £9 to £12 today

No John Craggs I notice he must of signed after the 10th August.

John Craggs was signed just after the season started & made his debut at home to Sheff Weds on August 31st 1971, in a 2-1 win