The most vicious game in football history

[Viva_Palmeiras]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/mar/04/stunning-moments-no4-battle-of-santiago

And the amazing thing is neither Hearts not Airdrie feature...

The Battle of Santiago

[jgl07]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/mar/04/stunning-moments-no4-battle-of-santiago

And the amazing thing is neither Hearts not Airdrie feature...

The Battle of Santiago

They obviously never watched the Leeds v Chelsea FA Cup final in the late sixties or early seventies. That had 'Chopper' Harris and Norman 'Bites your legs' Hunter. Come to think about it most of the Leeds team could dish it out as could all of the Chelsea team.

[greenpaper55]

This Celtic game was not far behind it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95jKohSPSDo

[Famous Fiver]

Auchinleck Talbot vs Cumnock Juniors.

Twice a season.

Awesome.

[IGRIGI]

Lee Wallace vs 21000 Hibs fans must feature.

[hibby6270]

Pretty sure Celtic also “took a doin” against Atletico Madrid - mid 70s?

[One Day Soon]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/mar/04/stunning-moments-no4-battle-of-santiago

And the amazing thing is neither Hearts not Airdrie feature...

The Battle of Santiago

Two things stand out for me: 1 Dirty Chilean *******s and 2 What an excellent piece of writing from Jimmy Hill in his original article.

[Scorrie]

Pretty sure Celtic also “took a doin” against Atletico Madrid - mid 70s?

Aye in 1974 it was. Brutal. A bit like some Junior fitbaw!

[Biggie]

Pretty sure Celtic also “took a doin” against Atletico Madrid - mid 70s?

Jimmy johnstone got booted up and down the park that night......what a player he was.

[hibsbollah]

Was listening to a podcast about Lazio Ipswich Uefa cup 1973 (what was it about the early 70s? Violence at its high point maybes) which sounded like total mayhem on the pitch. The 70s in Italy there was a lot of political violence, quite a few Lazio players at the time routinely carried guns about with them and had far right sympathies.

[jacomo]

Lee Wallace vs 21000 Hibs fans must feature.


“Some people are comparing it to the 1980 Scottish Cup Final riot. I can assure you it was much, much worse than that.”

Gordon Smith, 22 May 2016

[One Day Soon]

Was listening to a podcast about Lazio Ipswich Uefa cup 1973 (what was it about the early 70s? Violence at its high point maybes) which sounded like total mayhem on the pitch. The 70s in Italy there was a lot of political violence, quite a few Lazio players at the time routinely carried guns about with them and had far right sympathies.

Not just back then...

[One Day Soon]

“Some people are comparing it to the 1980 Scottish Cup Final riot. I can assure you it was much, much worse than that.”

Gordon Smith, 22 May 2016

His whole post playing career, in every context, he's like an unerring weather vane of wrong.

[Codheed]

Was listening to a podcast about Lazio Ipswich Uefa cup 1973 (what was it about the early 70s? Violence at its high point maybes) which sounded like total mayhem on the pitch. The 70s in Italy there was a lot of political violence, quite a few Lazio players at the time routinely carried guns about with them and had far right sympathies.

I went to see Hull City play Lazio in the Anglo Italian Cup in about the same period , and I can remember Hull's centre forward , Stuart Pearson ( later of Man Utd fame ) , having a running battle with their back four - the most evil one , being a strange bloke by the name of Guiseppe Wilson ( of Welsh Italian extraction ) !
!

[hibsbollah]

I went to see Hull City play Lazio in the Anglo Italian Cup in about the same period , and I can remember Hull's centre forward , Stuart Pearson ( later of Man Utd fame ) , having a running battle with their back four - the most evil one , being a strange bloke by the name of Guiseppe Wilson ( of Welsh Italian extraction ) !
!

Haha they were talking about that exact guy! Grew up in Swansea. Total hatchet man but a Lazio legend.

[ekhibee]

Two things stand out for me: 1 Dirty Chilean *******s and 2 What an excellent piece of writing from Jimmy Hill in his original article.
You're joking right? Italy were a disgrace.