Brian Horton used to get terrible stick at Palace, he upset quite a few when he
came down to Selhurst with Port Vale, [that was when they played in those silly
white shirts with black & white striped sleeves]. Horton then compounded his
error by signing for Brighton. The stick he received then was venomous. Trouble
is, he was one of those players that you secretly wished played for your team.





========================================
Message Received: Aug 19 2008, 08:13 PM
From: "oxonchap1"
To: sixtiesandseventiessoccer@yahoogroups.com
Cc:
Subject: [Sixties and Seventies Soccer] Eamon Dunphy book.

At that time I was reffing South-East Counties games and similar.I was
also writing a dissertation on "Education and Training in Professional
Football,with a focus on the YTS at Oxford United".An
educational/sociological piece of work.
Sounds boring,but not for a footy person ! Brian Horton was club
manager...fearsome !! Now Assistant at Hull I think after managing Man
City/Huddersfield/Port Vale/Macclesfield.David Moss was his
assistant...like Cloghie and Taylor...Malcolm Allison and Tony Book.

Mervyn.

PS Oxford away to Barrow,first game re-created the first league game
for us at Barrow in 1962.I was too young for a long journey (6 hours
now,probably 9 hours then),so watched the reserves at home in the
Metropolitan League instead ! There is an old league from the 60's !!




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]