spionfox
Well-Known Member
the smaller size did not seem to matter.
It ain't what you've got it's the way that you use it :icon_wink
the smaller size did not seem to matter.
It ain't what you've got it's the way that you use it :icon_wink
If that makes you feel better keep telling yourself that. :icon_wink
It always works for the first date..............
and beyond?:icon_wink
Preston for one..........awful place.Derby and Nottingham would fit the criteria
Obviously most people on this forum are too young to see the Birch play.
Birch arrived in 1971 and immediately established himself as a cheerful chafracter. Little did we think that forty years later he would still be with the club and that his cheerfulness would prevent him showing the slightest sign of grey hair.
Obviously we will never know, but it would be wonderful to find out the average age of posters on TB.
Men~ 52
Hmm... You, Cate, LeeH... Who are all these teenage girls you must have counted?Women~ 21
Harsh, very harsh.Hmm... You, Cate, LeeH... Who are all these girl foetuses you must have counted?
Hmm... You, Cate, LeeH... Who are all these teenage girls you must have counted?
Obviously most people on this forum are too young to see the Birch play and may not realise what a good midfielder he was.
Birch came to us as a centreforward (they used that word then). He was good but not great - strong, intelligent, good in the air and full of running. If he was around these days he would have got into a struggling Prem side. Since Leicester had two excellent wingers in Weller and Glover the opportunities were there for a striker who had a better first touch and instrinct for goal. Frankie Wortho was brought in and was good enough that today (like Weller) he would be with one of the top four clubs.
Rather than discard Birchenall Jimmy Bloomfield moved him into midfield where he paired with Jon Sammels. Of the two I preferred Birch who was more combative and did not give the ball away - Sammels was very stylish and very ambitious with his passing too often trying the defence splitting ball that went straight to the opposition. (Having said that what we would have given for a Sammels in the last few years).
Birch arrived in 1971 and immediately established himself as a cheerful chafracter. Little did we think that forty years later he would still be with the club and that his cheerfulness would prevent him showing the slightest sign of grey hair.
I started going down to Filbert St in the 69/70 season and remember the Birch playing for us
Not that season he didn't!
P | Pld | Pts | |
1 | Liverpool | 21 | 50 |
2 | Arsenal | 22 | 44 |
3 | Nottm F | 21 | 41 |
4 | Newcastle | 22 | 38 |
5 | Chelsea | 21 | 37 |
6 | Bournemouth | 22 | 37 |
7 | Aston Villa | 22 | 36 |
8 | Manchester C | 21 | 35 |
9 | Fulham | 22 | 33 |
10 | Brighton | 21 | 31 |
11 | Brentford | 22 | 28 |
12 | Palace | 22 | 27 |
13 | Manchester U | 21 | 26 |
14 | West Ham | 22 | 26 |
15 | Tottenham | 21 | 24 |
16 | Everton | 20 | 17 |
17 | Wolves | 21 | 16 |
18 | Ipswich | 21 | 16 |
19 | Leicester | 22 | 14 |
20 | Southampton | 21 | 6 |