RIP Rob Rensenbrink / Wim Jansen (p3)

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

Which Dutch team in the 70s came to Wembley and gave England a lesson. I seem to recall Dave Watson and A N Other played centre as 2 centre halves. The press were saying nobody will get past them so Holland played without a centre forward, Watson and his partner did not know what was going on. Hope my memory is not playing tricks, suppose someone will let me know!

Our kid (a lot older than me) went to see City play a friendly at Maine Rd against Ajax in either 68 or 69. He said he didn't have a clue what on earth was going on with the Ajax team as he'd never seen football like it in his life. He forgot all about them until 1971 when they became European Champions. We forget just how unusual this total football was at the time.

 

[old blue]

A few years earlier Ajax ran rings round the dippers. Unknown to most of us at the time we even pronounced their name the same as a cleaning product of the time.

 

[PinkFinal]

https://thesefootballtimes.co/2020/...master-who-came-within-inches-of-immortality/

 

[PinkFinal]

Another 70s Dutch legend gone

Wim Jansen: Former Celtic manager has died aged 75 after battle with dementia

Wim Jansen led Celtic to a League and Cup double in 1998; Jansen had been suffering with dementia; Dutchmans funeral will take place on January 29 in Holland

www.skysports.com

 

[melrose40yarder]

78 world cup how the dutch never won it.Corruption was alive and well.Seems like yesterday and now all our childhood heroes are passing makes me sad.
RIP great player

 

[KS55]

I Even the goalie could have come out and played on the wing!

Yongbloed (sp?) was magic at coming out. He dribbled 40yds out once, I remember.. Eddie is partly his legacy.
RIP Rob. Thanks for the memory. Great player, great team.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Which Dutch team in the 70s came to Wembley and gave England a lesson. I seem to recall Dave Watson and A N Other played centre as 2 centre halves. The press were saying nobody will get past them so [B][SIZE=4]Holland played without a centre forward,[/SIZE][/B] Watson and his partner did not know what was going on. Hope my memory is not playing tricks, suppose someone will let me know!

Don't believe that...... what kind of a shit manager would pick a team without a recognisable centre forward?

 

[johnnytapia]

78 world cup how the dutch never won it.Corruption was alive and well.Seems like yesterday and now all our childhood heroes are passing makes me sad.
RIP great player

The Peru game!!

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Don't believe that...... what kind of a shit manager would pick a team without a recognisable centre forward?

Les McDowall!! ;)

 

[JULES]

No way, that is soooo weird, I was searching and reading about Robbie literally two days ago when I was remembering when Anderlecht beat West Ham 4-2 in the Cup Winners cup final !
Very sad to hear , what a fantastic player he was, one of my favourite players of all time, utter class and would have graced any team in the modern era.

R.I.P Robbie and thank you for some wonderful childhood memories !

For those who didn't get to see him, here's a clip of that final, one of my favourite non City matches.

I remember that game, who was the hammers keeper? for some reason I thought it was gordon west, but thinking about it he played for the toffees?