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On Boxing Day 40 Years Ago
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marco
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Must have after the Newcastle game
was it the leeds game in the cup the one where they tried to get on the pich, i think bell hit the bar maybe barnes stuck it in on the follow up
Colin Bell actually played in 4 games at the end of season 1975-76, several months after his injury against The Red Filth in the League Cup game. He played right-back against Derby at Maine Road, a feisty game which we won 4-3 thanks to Dennis Tueart’s two goals and no thanks to the referee who sent off Mike Doyle for reacting to an early bone cruncher of a late challenge by Leighton James, who was always good for late tackles and off the ball incidents behind referees’ backs. Bell was on the receiving end of a similar clattering from Franny Lee during that game, which, looking back with hindsight, wasn’t really going to do him any favours in his recovery from ligament damage. He subsequently played against Leeds at Elland Road (he scored.. we all thought we’d got him back, finally) and also against Liverpool and Arsenal. He wasn’t available for the final game of the season against The Red Filth, having broken down with the injury again. Like everyone else at the Newcastle game, I was so pleased to see him return, hoping it was for good and especially given the turn around in the team after half-time that day to win 4-0. Sadly, it proved not to be the case. I know that this game has gone down in legend as his ‘comeback game’ but he did actually make those appearances the season prior to this one.Must have after the Newcastle game
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Yes but it was Newcastle he made his comback after months and months of rehabilitation and physioColin Bell actually played in 4 games at the end of season 1975-76, several months after his injury against The Red Filth in the League Cup game. He played right-back against Derby at Maine Road, a feisty game which we won 4-3 thanks to a Dennis Tueart hat-trick and no thanks to the referee who sent off Mike Doyle for reacting to an early bone cruncher of a late challenge by Leighton James, who was always good for late tackles and off the ball incidents behind referees’ backs. Bell was on the receiving end of a similar clattering from Franny Lee during that game, which, looking back with hindsight, wasn’t really going to do him any favours in his recovery from ligament damage. He subsequently played against Leeds at Elland Road (he scored.. we all thought we’d got him back, finally) and also against Liverpool and Arsenal. He wasn’t available for the final game of the season against The Red Filth, having broken down with the injury again. Like everyone else at the Newcastle game, I was so pleased to see him return, hoping it was for good and especially given the turn around in the team after half-time that day to win 4-0. Sadly, it proved not to be the case. I know that this game has gone down in legend as his ‘comeback game’ but he did actually make those appearances the season prior to this one.
Colin Bell actually played in 4 games at the end of season 1975-76, several months after his injury against The Red Filth in the League Cup game. He played right-back against Derby at Maine Road, a feisty game which we won 4-3 thanks to Dennis Tueart’s two goals and no thanks to the referee who sent off Mike Doyle for reacting to an early bone cruncher of a late challenge by Leighton James, who was always good for late tackles and off the ball incidents behind referees’ backs. Bell was on the receiving end of a similar clattering from Franny Lee during that game, which, looking back with hindsight, wasn’t really going to do him any favours in his recovery from ligament damage. He subsequently played against Leeds at Elland Road (he scored.. we all thought we’d got him back, finally) and also against Liverpool and Arsenal. He wasn’t available for the final game of the season against The Red Filth, having broken down with the injury again. Like everyone else at the Newcastle game, I was so pleased to see him return, hoping it was for good and especially given the turn around in the team after half-time that day to win 4-0. Sadly, it proved not to be the case. I know that this game has gone down in legend as his ‘comeback game’ but he did actually make those appearances the season prior to this one.
What a memory you've got, could just about remember him playing at Leeds but all them other games no memory of them.
Colin Bell actually played in 4 games at the end of season 1975-76, several months after his injury against The Red Filth in the League Cup game. He played right-back against Derby at Maine Road, a feisty game which we won 4-3 thanks to Dennis Tueart’s two goals and no thanks to the referee who sent off Mike Doyle for reacting to an early bone cruncher of a late challenge by Leighton James, who was always good for late tackles and off the ball incidents behind referees’ backs. Bell was on the receiving end of a similar clattering from Franny Lee during that game, which, looking back with hindsight, wasn’t really going to do him any favours in his recovery from ligament damage. He subsequently played against Leeds at Elland Road (he scored.. we all thought we’d got him back, finally) and also against Liverpool and Arsenal. He wasn’t available for the final game of the season against The Red Filth, having broken down with the injury again. Like everyone else at the Newcastle game, I was so pleased to see him return, hoping it was for good and especially given the turn around in the team after half-time that day to win 4-0. Sadly, it proved not to be the case. I know that this game has gone down in legend as his ‘comeback game’ but he did actually make those appearances the season prior to this one.
Very interesting thanks for the info. Right back....weird.
lancs blue
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Doyley took a backhanded swipe at James in that game, served him right for being a niggly twat.Colin Bell actually played in 4 games at the end of season 1975-76, several months after his injury against The Red Filth in the League Cup game. He played right-back against Derby at Maine Road, a feisty game which we won 4-3 thanks to Dennis Tueart’s two goals and no thanks to the referee who sent off Mike Doyle for reacting to an early bone cruncher of a late challenge by Leighton James, who was always good for late tackles and off the ball incidents behind referees’ backs. Bell was on the receiving end of a similar clattering from Franny Lee during that game, which, looking back with hindsight, wasn’t really going to do him any favours in his recovery from ligament damage. He subsequently played against Leeds at Elland Road (he scored.. we all thought we’d got him back, finally) and also against Liverpool and Arsenal. He wasn’t available for the final game of the season against The Red Filth, having broken down with the injury again. Like everyone else at the Newcastle game, I was so pleased to see him return, hoping it was for good and especially given the turn around in the team after half-time that day to win 4-0. Sadly, it proved not to be the case. I know that this game has gone down in legend as his ‘comeback game’ but he did actually make those appearances the season prior to this one.
There's no doubt Colin was brought back far too soon, I've no idea if that was a poor medical decision or Colin himself pushing to get back into action. The goal he scored at Leeds was a cracker from about 25 yards but you could see he wasn't moving as smoothly as usual.
That second half against Newcastle on Boxing Day was unreal, the Geordies were just blown away by the emotion of the crowd and Tueart's brilliance.