threespires
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Funny though this is, it should really depict the second 'round' where Franny puts Norman down.
I always thought that was a rehearsed move, if you watch the goal again on youtube you can see that Buzzer is moving towards the goal even before the ball is struck. I think it was a gamble that Stepney either got a touch and it went in the net or parried it out as happened.As well as the Denis Law back heel assist, another assist those of us lucky to have experienced that era will remember was the 1970 League Cup semi-final second leg at the swamp. It was finely balanced, with us having won our home leg 2-1 and united 2-1 up late in the second.
City were awarded an indirect free kick, about 25-30 yards out. Lee blasted it straight at the united goal and Stepney instinctively saved it, but could only knock it out to Mike Summerbee, who scored and won the tie for us. I wished I'd asked Franny if he meant that, or whether just hadn't realised it was indirect. Mind you, I think I know what he'd have said!
Probably an age thing but the Mercer Allison team will always be the greatest in my mind. Proper working class players and attitude. You could identify with them a lot more and the game was far better for it. Franny was an icon for the club through good and bad. It was comforting that he retained that connection until the end. So many great memories. Rip Franny.
RIP Franny great player. . Very nearly became a Wolves player as the 2 clubs had agreed terms but the Chairman was outraged by a foul tackle by him and he cancelled the transfer.