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I think it's hard to compare greats from different eras. The game is much quicker now, with heavy pitches in the early 70 s and the back pass rule. They were definitely harder in them days though, and despite the pitches the magical players like Stan still stood out
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How many of these from 1969 to 71......... on 13:41 - Mar 13 with 1139 views
How many of these from 1969 to 71......... on 13:41 - Mar 13 by johncharles
Stanley of course but I remember Corrigan as top class and Colin Bell was world class
^^^^^^ This.
Joe Corrigan was unfortunate that he played in an era when top class English goalkeepers were common and he was competing with Shilton, Clemence and our own Phil Parkes for international honours. Malcolm Allison said that Colin Bell, who was genuinely world class and today would be worth £100m, was the best player he ever worked with.
The England team's fortunes in the late 70s could have been very different had Colin Bell not suffered an ultimately career ending injury at roughly the same time Gerry suffered the injury that ended his international career.
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