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Brilliant Ska'd..... the only trouble is, I can remember watching all these players!
 
How things have changed. Halftime Bovril served from a wooden shed; smelly gents WC's and certainly no hot water, soap and electric hand dryers.

I wonder how the players of those days would fair against today's modern players?  I suspect today's team would be far fitter, more skillful and win the game easily.

I agree a modern team would probably win, but it would be interesting to see how a modern team would get on, on a freezing cold, wet night with the old style ball and old style tackles. With only 3 substitute there would probably only be a handful of players on the pitch by the end of the game.

Actually, at the time this documentary was made there wouldn't have been any substitutions allowed in a Football League match at all.  It was only in 1965 that they allowed one substitution - solely to replace an injured player - with a tactical sub finally permitted in 1967.

So yeah, I think "kick 'em off the pitch" might well have been Archie Macaulay's gameplan.  But would Pulis just see it coming and prepare the lads in advance?  I reckon we've still got a few Baggies even now who wouldn't shy away from a bit of argy-bargy...