Brilliant. Thanks very much for confirmingYes, I was there, and I remember the Gazette reporting that some Blackpool fans were exchanging their scarves to the Saudis, sat in the West Stand, for £5.
That was quite a lot of money back then.
Even better than I thought Thank you for confirmingI was there. We won 6-0 1977
It was 6 0. I was in the South Paddock. Hesford received a throw in back to him, let it go under his studs and just got back to it before it went in the net. Can't remember any of the goals though.On a day when Saudi Arabia beat Argentina at the World Cup it sparked a memory. I seem to remember when I was growing up in Blackpool in the 1970s that Blackpool beat Saudi Arabia 5-0. Anyone else remember that? Or did I just dream it?
Brilliant. I remember HesfordIt was 6 0. I was in the South Paddock. Hesford received a throw in back to him, let it go under his studs and just got back to it before it went in the net. Can't remember any of the goals though.
With that pun you should give your head a sheik.Some of you Mustafa a good memory
Memory Match: Blackpool 6-0 Saudi Arabia XI
Blackpool FC writer Matt Scrafton trawls through the archives to take a look back at Blackpool's unusual 6-0 friendly win against a Saudi Arabian XI on August 10, 1977.www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk
So just after relegation then to 3rd tier.August ‘77? I’m sure I was in the Kop that evening?
No , we were relegated at the end of that season 77/8.So just after relegation then to 3rd tier.
Wonder how many we would have scored with Bob Hatton and Mickey Walsh