What a player Bally was - at Everton we adored him - - sometimes if we had a free kick he would shove the ball up the back of his shirt then stare at the referee moaning and shouting stern faced "were's the ball ref"! ?- his back would face the crowd with the ball stuck up his shirt so we could see it , but not the ref - - -the ref would then run off and return with a new ball - only to find the first one was back - so we then had two - - -lol - - - so funny - - -he did that a lot - - happy days as they say - - - god bless him - - -
Saw Alan play regularly in his first spell at Blackpool .What a talent he was at 18 and he matured into becoming a great midfielder who made and scored plenty of goals.
Alan pushed the ball thru to aging Maestro, Stanley Matthews and it bypassed the defender but Stan said "I want it to my feet!" to which 17 year old replied, "When I say Go then GO !!!!!!!!!!!"...Lol
When Alan Ball played for whitecaps for the cup final all the players were introduced and ran through a giant ball to run on to the pitch , Ball walked through 😂 it was awesome. Here to play not wasting any energy lol. Another whitecaps game in our version of a penalty shot shootout where you dribbled in and had to score with 5 seconds on the clock Willie had scored his attempt where as his old teammate on opposing team missed and Willie bent over and gave his buddy a bare ass . Red card and suspended. We saw him in the concourse next home game and I got to get his autograph! 8 years old he was my idol 😁
I know a story about Willie Johnston. He played for Scotland in their opening game of the 1978 World cup against Peru. Despite the players being asked beforehand if they took anything, Willie said nothing, and gubbed a couple of Reactivan tablets. Willie was chosen to take a drugs test after the game, failed it, and was sent home in disgrace. Oh how we laughed!
@@alanquinn2542 If that question was directed at me, I wasn't supporting Ireland. I was supporting Scotland. Johnston's cheating could have led to Scotland being eliminated from the tournament, if we had been good enough to beat Peru.
@@martinreynolds6027 I'm a Scotland fan, mate. The oh how we laughed comment was sarcasm. I can see how you may have thought I was mocking Scotland, but I definitely wasn't. I was having a moan about that arsehole Johnston
WILLIE WAS a character
Willie a great Ranger.
And Baggie!
Willie Johnston played for Hearts. Legend
Mick when taking a corner at the Dell would ask " what won the 3.30".
Can’t speak highly enough of Alan Ball !!!
Alan Ball could certainly speak highly enough.
@@jixuscrixus1967 glad someone got the gag
@@tommylucy4738: wasn’t he nicknamed Jimmy Clitheroe in the 60’s, 70’s?
What a player Bally was - at Everton we adored him - - sometimes if we had a free kick he would shove the ball up the back of his shirt then stare at the referee moaning and shouting stern faced "were's the ball ref"! ?- his back would face the crowd with the ball stuck up his shirt so we could see it , but not the ref - - -the ref would then run off and return with a new ball - only to find the first one was back - so we then had two - - -lol - - - so funny - - -he did that a lot - - happy days as they say - - - god bless him - - -
So much respect for the old school, proper men🇬🇧
Loved both these guys proper footballers and great fun, and i'm Scottish they used to run us ragged, but they were first class guys
Willie Johnston ran England ragged a fair few times too. Legend Bally and Mick back when football was football for the fans.
Same here . I used to hate him at
one time . ! When I was young and foolish. Later I realised what a
class guy and player he was .
they was two super players. good personalities as well.
BIG UP RERSPECT TO ALAN BALL
Saw Alan play regularly in his first spell at Blackpool .What a talent he was at 18 and he matured into becoming a great midfielder who made and scored plenty of goals.
Alan pushed the ball thru to aging Maestro, Stanley Matthews and it bypassed the defender but Stan said "I want it to my feet!" to which 17 year old replied, "When I say Go then GO !!!!!!!!!!!"...Lol
Nothing like these 2 anywhere in the game today no wonder older fans hate the manufactured product that is todays football
Willie Johnston - it takes a long spoon tae sup wi' a Fifer
willie willie johnstone willy johnstone on the wing willie willie johnstone willie johnstone on the wing great rangers & albion player
Derek Johnstone...Willie Johnston...work on that.
Jesus I was just about to put up the same comment. Coyb
When Alan Ball played for whitecaps for the cup final all the players were introduced and ran through a giant ball to run on to the pitch , Ball walked through 😂 it was awesome. Here to play not wasting any energy lol. Another whitecaps game in our version of a penalty shot shootout where you dribbled in and had to score with 5 seconds on the clock Willie had scored his attempt where as his old teammate on opposing team missed and Willie bent over and gave his buddy a bare ass . Red card and suspended. We saw him in the concourse next home game and I got to get his autograph! 8 years old he was my idol 😁
Great stories,my friend.
Fantastic players in an era where a lots of sides had fantastic players ,not like the vastly overpaid overpriced so called stars of today.
Yes,Alan Ball was right..These days we have diving&cheating(Or should i say :simulation)' treated as some kind of special skill!
Ohhhh arrrrr he's a farmer red in blurred shirtttt ohhhh arrrrrr
Could do with subtitles here...
John Mc Master
Andy Bradbury..
Sh la la la Summerbee
Roger Kenyon didn't ever score for Vancouver Whitecaps.
It was Peter Daniel according to You Tube clip. Bally remembered the important bit.
The story was right but he got the player wrong , big deal , it wasnt a can it was a bottle . so what ?
I know a story about Willie Johnston.
He played for Scotland in their opening game of the 1978 World cup against Peru. Despite the players being asked beforehand if they took anything, Willie said nothing, and gubbed a couple of Reactivan tablets. Willie was chosen to take a drugs test after the game, failed it, and was sent home in disgrace.
Oh how we laughed!
Why were u supporting Ireland drugs my arse ffs probly a joint or strong coffee ethier who gives a fuck
Was that 1 of the world Cup finals that Scotland appeared at, and Engerland failed to qualify for? Bit of jealousy in that comment pal.
@@alanquinn2542 If that question was directed at me, I wasn't supporting Ireland. I was supporting Scotland.
Johnston's cheating could have led to Scotland being eliminated from the tournament, if we had been good enough to beat Peru.
@@martinreynolds6027 I'm a Scotland fan, mate.
The oh how we laughed comment was sarcasm.
I can see how you may have thought I was mocking Scotland, but I definitely wasn't. I was having a moan about that arsehole Johnston
@@TheCosmicFunker he took a cold remedy,grow up ffs.
That Alan Ball never did any good once he left Cannon.
I hope you stuck to the day job...:)
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