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23 minutes ago, dylanisabaddog said:

A great save but Kevin Keelan did that sort of thing every week 😊

Always a massive disappointment for me as a lad that Keelan never got an England cap. I used to love see watch him. Sometimes his dives seemed theatrical but maybe it's just my memory playing tricks.

It's strange but nowadays, he might have had a chance as one of the three or four main keepers (plus there seem to be more injuries today than in the 70s!).

Banks was great though. And I have to say I love watching that save and never tire of it. Was it Bobby Moore who made that elegant tackle in the same game?

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Whilst this is a great save I always struggle with the claims for this being 'The Greatest Save Ever'â„¢. Perhaps it's just the camera work doesn't do it justice, but I've seen other saves that I would rank as highly... Is it just that this was against Pele? He would obviously say that it was a save against him that was the greatest ever...

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57 minutes ago, sonyc said:

Always a massive disappointment for me as a lad that Keelan never got an England cap. I used to love see watch him. Sometimes his dives seemed theatrical but maybe it's just my memory playing tricks.

It's strange but nowadays, he might have had a chance as one of the three or four main keepers (plus there seem to be more injuries today than in the 70s!).

Banks was great though. And I have to say I love watching that save and never tire of it. Was it Bobby Moore who made that elegant tackle in the same game?

Yes it was the same game as the Moore tackle. And Jeff Astle missed an absolute sitter. I may be looking back through rose tinted glasses but it was a brilliant tournament. 

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10 minutes ago, dylanisabaddog said:

Yes it was the same game as the Moore tackle. And Jeff Astle missed an absolute sitter. I may be looking back through rose tinted glasses but it was a brilliant tournament. 

It was.

But that extra time Müller goal broke my heart then. Payback by the Germans, that lasted at least another 40 years

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