Yes Michael but you're harking back to when the rain-sodden ball weighed as much as a shopping bag full of nutty slack and when the general idea for attackers for keeping fit was to not exceed forty Park Drive plain and six pints of Tetley's per day. The goalie had all the time in the world to get down there with his hands, etc. Today, the game is three times faster, the forwards are as fit as Olympians and the lightweight ball flies at twice the speed. Distance is lending enchantment to your rose-coloured view, old bean. You'll be telling us next that Stan Mortensen was greater than Messi.
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