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-Something special -is happening to Wales. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:11 | |
-Half a lifetime of hope -becomes a reality. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
-Good things come to those who wait, -but for the first time in decades... | 0:00:14 | 0:00:20 | |
-..in 2016, Wales reached the finals -of a major football tournament. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:26 | |
-After years of supporting Wales, -years of being so near yet so far... | 0:00:26 | 0:00:31 | |
-..I never thought this would happen. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:33 | |
-Almost 60 years since 1958... | 0:00:34 | 0:00:36 | |
-..when a young Pele -broke our hearts in Sweden. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:40 | |
-We qualified. | 0:00:41 | 0:00:42 | |
-Like a memory that didn't happen. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
-Not sure if I was good enough. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:54 | |
-We've heard of the team of '58... | 0:00:54 | 0:00:57 | |
-..but how much do you know -about the team of '76? | 0:00:57 | 0:01:00 | |
-It's a crying shame -if you don't remember the team... | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
-..that made the last eight -of the European Championships. | 0:01:07 | 0:01:11 | |
-It's the story of a team wronged -after achieving a great feat. | 0:01:11 | 0:01:15 | |
-It's a feat that deserves more -recognition from an entire nation. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:20 | |
-Good morning. -It's 9.00am in the capital city. | 0:01:26 | 0:01:29 | |
-In a moment, news, weather -and the traffic report. | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
-First, -a history lesson from the '70s. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:35 | |
-I may look old, but I don't -remember the team of '58. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
-It's part of Welsh folklore. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:45 | |
-Players like Kelsey, Allchurch... | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
-..John Charles, his brother, Mel, -and Cliff Jones. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
-The 1976 team is different. -They were part of my upbringing. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:56 | |
-A time between school and college -when only three things mattered. | 0:01:56 | 0:02:01 | |
-Football, flares... | 0:02:01 | 0:02:03 | |
-..and the Afro. | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
-It's odd what a person -finds in the attic. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:10 | |
-Yes, Wales had an easy group. -Austria, Hungary and Luxembourg. | 0:02:10 | 0:02:14 | |
-You still had to beat them. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
-England, Scotland, the Republic -of Ireland and Northern Ireland... | 0:02:17 | 0:02:22 | |
-..despite all the stars -in their ranks... | 0:02:22 | 0:02:25 | |
-..didn't make the quarter-finals. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:28 | |
-Wales had a new manager, -new caps, a new captain... | 0:02:28 | 0:02:32 | |
-..and one 34-year-old player -from Division Three... | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
-..playing a crucial role in the game -against Austria on the Racecourse. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:40 | |
-Arfon Griffiths. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:42 | |
-I think it's a good side -at the moment. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:50 | |
-It's a hell of a good spirit there. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:52 | |
-We're playing together -consistently... | 0:02:52 | 0:02:55 | |
-..and time will tell -if we're good enough. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:58 | |
-The '70s. What a decade. | 0:03:03 | 0:03:05 | |
-Now that I've realized how great -the achievement of '76 was... | 0:03:05 | 0:03:09 | |
-..it's time to return -to the root of the story. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:13 | |
-There's only one way to do that - -straight from the horse's mouth. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:17 | |
-It's going to be quite a journey. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:20 | |
-The journey begins -in an unusual place. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
-I've known Huw Llywelyn Davies -since the 1970s... | 0:03:25 | 0:03:28 | |
-..but we've never discussed -the football team of '76 before. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:33 | |
-This team has had -very little recognition. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
-Wales was the only team -from the British Isles... | 0:03:37 | 0:03:41 | |
-..to reach the last eight. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:43 | |
-Did they live under the shadow -of the Wales rugby team? | 0:03:44 | 0:03:47 | |
-Yes, and that's been true -of Wales' national team... | 0:03:47 | 0:03:53 | |
-..over the years, -but especially so during the '70s. | 0:03:53 | 0:03:56 | |
-So much attention -was given to the rugby team... | 0:03:56 | 0:03:59 | |
-..not only in Europe -but across the world. | 0:03:59 | 0:04:02 | |
-They were recognized -as one of the best. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:05 | |
-Welsh communities knew the players. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
-They were part of the community. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:10 | |
-There had been a general feeling... | 0:04:10 | 0:04:12 | |
-..that the boys -who played football for Wales... | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
-..crossed Offa's Dyke -for three days, played... | 0:04:15 | 0:04:18 | |
-..and returned to play -for their English clubs. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:21 | |
-During this era, I was heavily -involved with football. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:25 | |
-There was always a good atmosphere -with the Welsh squad. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:30 | |
-They were a very Welsh group. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:32 | |
-It was the beginning of Dai Davies' -career, but there were others... | 0:04:32 | 0:04:37 | |
-..John Mahoney, Brian Flynn -and Leighton James. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
-You could sense their national pride -during that time. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:43 | |
-What about the fashion? -You needed football and flares. | 0:04:44 | 0:04:47 | |
-Shoulder-length hair, -a beard or a trimmed beard. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:51 | |
-It wasn't long after -the Beatles era. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:54 | |
-Everyone had long hair -during that time. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:58 | |
-Flares, wide ties -and lapels stretching even wider. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:02 | |
-That was the time. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:03 | |
-What's the main reason -for Wales' success? | 0:05:03 | 0:05:07 | |
-Mike Smith has done a good job. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:09 | |
-The camaraderie in the team, -between the players, is good. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:14 | |
-John Mahoney -is Welsh through and through. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
-He wears a Cymdeithas Yr Iaith badge -even though he speaks no Welsh. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:26 | |
-He signed Plaid Cymru's -St David's Day petition... | 0:05:27 | 0:05:30 | |
-..and often stays -in the Conwy Valley and Llandudno. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:33 | |
-I roomed with Mahoney for most of -the games. He was a true Welshman. | 0:05:33 | 0:05:38 | |
-He was probably... | 0:05:38 | 0:05:40 | |
-..Mr Welshness. | 0:05:42 | 0:05:44 | |
-He roomed too long -with Terry Conroy at Stoke. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
-He learnt -all those Irish rebel songs. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:50 | |
-I didn't used to want it to be... | 0:05:51 | 0:05:53 | |
-..the honour for playing -for your native land. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:56 | |
-I didn't want it diluted. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:58 | |
-I wanted people -to appreciate the red jersey... | 0:05:58 | 0:06:02 | |
-..and what it meant -to play for Wales. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:04 | |
-He believed that -to motivate the players... | 0:06:11 | 0:06:14 | |
-..you should play Welsh hymns -and the Welsh national anthem. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:19 | |
-When I got in the room... | 0:06:19 | 0:06:21 | |
-..first thing -as you walked down the corridor... | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
-..he'd have this music on. | 0:06:25 | 0:06:26 | |
-In the dressing rooms, he'd play it -there and it became a regular thing. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:32 | |
-He was a wonderful character. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:34 | |
-I was always on the lookout -for somebody if I thought... | 0:06:35 | 0:06:39 | |
-..before the game, -if they were talking or... | 0:06:39 | 0:06:43 | |
-..joking, -not so much talking but joking... | 0:06:43 | 0:06:47 | |
-..instead of focused on the game. | 0:06:47 | 0:06:49 | |
-It did used to irritate me, yeah. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
-I remember Ian Evans -coming into the team... | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
-..and before the game, team bonding -was a couple of pints in the pub. | 0:06:56 | 0:07:01 | |
-Ian was singing Maybe It's Because -I'm A Londoner, which he was. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:05 | |
-John Mahoney threw a pint over him. | 0:07:05 | 0:07:08 | |
-Big Ian started crying. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:11 | |
-Taffy, he was alright. | 0:07:13 | 0:07:15 | |
-When he came into the squad first, -he was a bit of a diamond geezer. | 0:07:15 | 0:07:20 | |
-He thought he'd come from London -and he was sweet. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:24 | |
-I think he thought -he was better than us... | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
-..but he was alright after. | 0:07:27 | 0:07:29 | |
-A few of us -knocked him down a peg or two. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:32 | |
-He was great then, -I think he appreciated it. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:37 | |
-I think his dad's -from up the Gwent Valleys... | 0:07:37 | 0:07:41 | |
-..but I know, in the end, he was... | 0:07:41 | 0:07:43 | |
-..he was really proud -to play for Wales, yeah, Taffy. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:48 | |
-The new gaffer -was by no means a Taffy. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:58 | |
-What do you say to the charge -that you're both an Englishman... | 0:07:59 | 0:08:02 | |
-..and you have no experience -in senior league football? | 0:08:03 | 0:08:06 | |
-I've worked in Wales for six years -as Director of Coaching. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:10 | |
-I've handled Welsh teams -on 64 occasions... | 0:08:10 | 0:08:12 | |
-..against countries -throughout the world. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:15 | |
-I want to be associated -with Welsh players. | 0:08:15 | 0:08:19 | |
-You look at the characters -in the dressing room. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
-Stubborn, pig-headed at times... | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
-..single-minded... | 0:08:27 | 0:08:29 | |
-Very. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:30 | |
-..never suffered fools gladly... | 0:08:31 | 0:08:33 | |
-Never. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:34 | |
-..and yet, -they were managed by a player... | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
-..who'd only played -amateur football, had no medals... | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
-..no caps, and that is the most -difficult thing of all to do. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:46 | |
-If things go wrong, there are -players who'll sit there... | 0:08:46 | 0:08:50 | |
-..and say, -"Show us your caps, guv'nor." | 0:08:50 | 0:08:53 | |
-Yeah, to be fair to Mike... | 0:08:53 | 0:08:54 | |
-..he was very thorough, -at times nit-picky. | 0:08:55 | 0:09:01 | |
-I'm certain that some of the players -were unsure of him... | 0:09:01 | 0:09:05 | |
-..because he hadn't succeeded -as a player. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:08 | |
-He was a good coach, -he was a good talker... | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
-..a good motivator, -he was well-organized in our games. | 0:09:11 | 0:09:15 | |
-He must have had a look at it before -he became the Welsh manager... | 0:09:15 | 0:09:20 | |
-..and thought, "I need to do that, -I need to do that and do that." | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
-We knew what we had to do. -The players gelled well together. | 0:09:24 | 0:09:28 | |
-He spoke... | 0:09:29 | 0:09:31 | |
-The only other person I've heard -speak like him would be Alf Ramsey. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:37 | |
-Fears? No fears at all. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:38 | |
-I've got some -very good players there. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:41 | |
-I've seen what they can do. -I know they'll do well. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
-I don't think -he'd mind me saying it... | 0:09:45 | 0:09:47 | |
-..but we used to call him Smoothie -because he had a way with words. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:52 | |
-Interesting team talk? | 0:09:52 | 0:09:54 | |
-Yeah, yeah, a lot of big words. -Corrugated and marmalade thrown in. | 0:09:54 | 0:10:00 | |
-We didn't really know sometimes -what he was trying to get to. | 0:10:00 | 0:10:05 | |
-He was so meticulous -in his preparation. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:08 | |
-We'd even receive a dossier -three nights before a game. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:13 | |
-Did you all read it? | 0:10:13 | 0:10:15 | |
-Did you all read it? - -Some read more than others. | 0:10:15 | 0:10:17 | |
-I went up to the room... | 0:10:18 | 0:10:20 | |
-..and on the wall is a picture -of Luxembourg's right-back... | 0:10:20 | 0:10:26 | |
-..who was a bank manager. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
-We played Liverpool the day before -and beat them. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
-I had to look at this picture -of a bank manager from Luxembourg... | 0:10:34 | 0:10:38 | |
-..having just beaten one of the best -teams in the world the day before. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:43 | |
-I went downstairs to Mike -and said, "Who's that?" | 0:10:43 | 0:10:47 | |
-He said, "That's your trouble, -no respect for your opposition." | 0:10:47 | 0:10:52 | |
-"Mike, not being funny, but I think -he'll sleep a lot worse than I am... | 0:10:52 | 0:10:56 | |
-"..about who he's facing -on Wednesday." | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
-Do you accept that being a -non-Welshman might prove a handicap? | 0:11:01 | 0:11:04 | |
-No, I don't see it at all. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:07 | |
-As the new manager, -a former amateur player... | 0:11:14 | 0:11:18 | |
-..and an Englishman -managing a Welsh team... | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
-..a good start was important -for Mike Smith. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
-We hated losing. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:29 | |
-I don't know how for years... | 0:11:31 | 0:11:34 | |
-..he was able to stay at Wrexham. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:37 | |
-I'm not sure why I'm here, -if I'm good enough. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:41 | |
-There is the final whistle, -Wales have done it. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:44 | |
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-Here in historic old Vienna... | 0:11:55 | 0:11:58 | |
-..a new Wales team -and a new Wales team manager... | 0:11:58 | 0:12:01 | |
-..have come to test themselves -against Austria. | 0:12:02 | 0:12:05 | |
-September '74, the first game. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:10 | |
-Even though the lads are confident -and lead at half-time... | 0:12:10 | 0:12:14 | |
-..Wales lose 2-1 in Vienna, -but Mike Smith isn't too despondent. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:20 | |
-To have come away -and played so well for so long... | 0:12:20 | 0:12:24 | |
-..that's a great tribute -to the players. | 0:12:24 | 0:12:27 | |
-As a side, we hated losing. -We all wanted to win. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:31 | |
-I don't think we ever thought -we were out of it... | 0:12:31 | 0:12:36 | |
-..just because -we lost the first match. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:39 | |
-Mike Smith has learnt -from this trip. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:43 | |
-Wales may well benefit -from what he's learnt. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
-That game's gone, -on to the next one. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
-However, -the supporters weren't convinced. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:57 | |
-In late October, the same night -as the Rumble in the Jungle... | 0:12:57 | 0:13:01 | |
-..between Ali and Foreman... | 0:13:01 | 0:13:03 | |
-..the meagre 8,000 who turned up at -Ninian Park for the second game... | 0:13:03 | 0:13:08 | |
-..saw Wales beat Hungary 2-0. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:11 | |
-It gave us a bit of hope. | 0:13:12 | 0:13:14 | |
-I never thought -we were without hope. | 0:13:15 | 0:13:17 | |
-Sometimes, it's a strange thing -to people who never played the game. | 0:13:17 | 0:13:22 | |
-They wouldn't understand how one win -can make a hell of a difference. | 0:13:22 | 0:13:28 | |
-To Swansea, and the Vetch, next -for the group's easiest game. | 0:13:33 | 0:13:36 | |
-The night before -the Birmingham pub bombings... | 0:13:36 | 0:13:39 | |
-..and two days before Barry's -Helen Morgan was crowned Miss World. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:45 | |
-On the Vetch, Wales were too strong -for the Luxembourg part-timers. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:51 | |
-Five-nil. | 0:13:52 | 0:13:54 | |
-What was Don Revie's attitude? | 0:13:57 | 0:13:59 | |
-Did he like his players -going away on international duty? | 0:13:59 | 0:14:03 | |
-No, no. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:05 | |
-He hated it. | 0:14:05 | 0:14:07 | |
-The old bribes used to come out. -"I'll match the match fee." | 0:14:08 | 0:14:13 | |
-I loved playing for Wales. | 0:14:14 | 0:14:16 | |
-I used to have -quite a few conversations... | 0:14:18 | 0:14:21 | |
-..with club managers of mine. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:24 | |
-Certainly more than one of them... | 0:14:24 | 0:14:28 | |
-..implied to me that you don't -really want to go down to Wales... | 0:14:28 | 0:14:33 | |
-..to play in a game like this when -we've got a big game on Saturday. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:38 | |
-But I always, -unless I was injured... | 0:14:38 | 0:14:42 | |
-..I'm turning up. | 0:14:42 | 0:14:44 | |
-You get the likes of Paul Reaney, -Terry Cooper, Norman Hunter... | 0:14:44 | 0:14:48 | |
-..and Jack Charlton -going away with England. | 0:14:48 | 0:14:51 | |
-None of them ever, ever, -including myself, he offered me... | 0:14:52 | 0:14:56 | |
-..never, ever took the money. | 0:14:56 | 0:14:58 | |
-To the last cap from the first, -every one was the greatest honour... | 0:14:58 | 0:15:03 | |
-..you could ever be bestowed upon. | 0:15:03 | 0:15:06 | |
-One who had the honour for the first -time against Hungary in Budapest... | 0:15:06 | 0:15:11 | |
-..was Dai Davies. | 0:15:11 | 0:15:13 | |
-It must be said that -Everton's goalie had his doubts. | 0:15:13 | 0:15:17 | |
-I wasn't sure what to expect, -to be honest. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:20 | |
-I boarded the bus and I told Roger -Malone, one of the journalists... | 0:15:21 | 0:15:26 | |
-..I didn't know why I was there, -I wasn't sure I was good enough. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:31 | |
-He replied, -"If you weren't good enough... | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
-"..Mike Smith -wouldn't have picked you." | 0:15:34 | 0:15:37 | |
-Dai was a terrific goalkeeper. | 0:15:37 | 0:15:39 | |
-He was shouting all the time -to the back four. | 0:15:39 | 0:15:42 | |
-"Watch your right-hand side, -watch your left-hand side." | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
-I think Dai was good at seeing -who wasn't really at it. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:51 | |
-He'd be on their case, whether -that's from his teaching background. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:56 | |
-Are you glad -you became a professional? | 0:15:56 | 0:15:59 | |
-When I've met people like you, yes. | 0:15:59 | 0:16:02 | |
-Would you rather be a schoolteacher? | 0:16:02 | 0:16:04 | |
-Yes, no comment. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:07 | |
-Brave goalkeeper. | 0:16:07 | 0:16:09 | |
-Strong goalkeeper. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:11 | |
-More than anything, -he looked like a goalkeeper. | 0:16:11 | 0:16:14 | |
-His physique was tremendous. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:17 | |
-Dai was probably -a little underrated. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:20 | |
-What he did, he went about his job -in a professional... | 0:16:21 | 0:16:25 | |
-..and for Dai, -a fairly quiet manner. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:29 | |
-But he was a decent keeper. | 0:16:29 | 0:16:31 | |
-If the starting eleven could gel, -roll up their sleeves... | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
-..be creative and win the game, -it was great. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:39 | |
-My first cap, 2-1, I don't remember -the goal they scored. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:44 | |
-I've forgotten it. | 0:16:44 | 0:16:45 | |
-I remember -not having any expectations. | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
-All I wanted to do -was prove to my teammates... | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
-..I was good enough to be on -an international pitch with them. | 0:16:52 | 0:16:57 | |
-In 50 years, -Hungary had never lost at home. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:09 | |
-To go away from home and win -away from home at that level... | 0:17:10 | 0:17:13 | |
-..that in itself was quite a feat. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:16 | |
-After that game, we all thought -we had a fair chance of qualifying. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:21 | |
-After victory in Budapest, -the nation started to believe. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:29 | |
-Next, a trip to Luxembourg, -one of the European minnows. | 0:17:30 | 0:17:34 | |
-If they were small, what about us? | 0:17:34 | 0:17:36 | |
-"It is a real pleasure for us -to welcome today in our midst... | 0:17:36 | 0:17:40 | |
-"..the directors, players -and football fans from Cumbria." | 0:17:40 | 0:17:44 | |
-We might be small, but we were -good enough to win at a canter. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:48 | |
-Arfon Griffiths -from Division Three... | 0:17:49 | 0:17:51 | |
-..became a hero -on the international stage. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:54 | |
-The first cap I came on as -a substitute against Czechoslovakia. | 0:17:55 | 0:17:59 | |
-Dave Bowen was the manager. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:01 | |
-I wasn't in his plans -and that was it. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:04 | |
-I was out for three or four years... | 0:18:05 | 0:18:07 | |
-..until Mike Smith took over. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:10 | |
-I wouldn't be here talking to you -if he hadn't been manager. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:14 | |
-He was the little general -as John Mahoney called him. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:18 | |
-He had so much ability. | 0:18:18 | 0:18:20 | |
-He could have easily played -at a higher level. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
-I don't know how for years... | 0:18:24 | 0:18:26 | |
-..he was able to stay at Wrexham. | 0:18:27 | 0:18:29 | |
-He was a better international -than a player for Wrexham. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:33 | |
-He had this wonderful ability -to ghost into spaces... | 0:18:33 | 0:18:37 | |
-..and score vital goals, -as he did against Austria. | 0:18:38 | 0:18:41 | |
-It came -from a Rod Thomas through ball. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:46 | |
-I saw the keeper come out -and I just slotted it in. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
-I just couldn't believe it really. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:56 | |
-I just thought me, -a Hightown lad, a local lad... | 0:18:56 | 0:19:00 | |
-..scoring a goal like that. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:04 | |
-I enjoyed playing at the Racecourse, -always a special atmosphere. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:11 | |
-Always seemed to win there. | 0:19:11 | 0:19:13 | |
-The lads voted to play at Wrexham -most of the time. | 0:19:13 | 0:19:16 | |
-It was a great sense of Welshness -on those occasions. | 0:19:16 | 0:19:21 | |
-Wales one, Austria nil. | 0:19:22 | 0:19:24 | |
-A place beckoning -in the quarter-final... | 0:19:24 | 0:19:28 | |
-..of the European Championship. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:30 | |
-There is the final whistle. -Wales have done it. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:35 | |
-Because we're such a small nation, -we went out and enjoyed ourselves. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:40 | |
-If we won, great. -If we lost, we didn't expect to win. | 0:19:40 | 0:19:43 | |
-This team -that we're talking about now... | 0:19:46 | 0:19:49 | |
-..to this day, -is still the only team... | 0:19:49 | 0:19:52 | |
-..that Wales have had -that topped its qualifying group. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:56 | |
-Winning five from six guaranteed -a place in the last eight. | 0:19:56 | 0:20:02 | |
-To cap an incredible year -for Arfon Griffiths... | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
-..he was on a different stage -a few weeks later... | 0:20:06 | 0:20:10 | |
-..a hero far beyond his local area. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:12 | |
-Arfon, how do you feel? | 0:20:14 | 0:20:16 | |
-I just can't believe it. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:19 | |
-To be mentioned with all these -famous sportsmen is enough... | 0:20:19 | 0:20:22 | |
-..but to win it is unbelievable. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:26 | |
-It's unreal, really. | 0:20:26 | 0:20:28 | |
-When you look at Gareth Edwards -won it the year before... | 0:20:28 | 0:20:32 | |
-..and then Mervyn Davies -won it the year after... | 0:20:32 | 0:20:35 | |
-..two icons in Welsh rugby... | 0:20:35 | 0:20:37 | |
-..and then you've got the likes -of Gareth Bale today... | 0:20:37 | 0:20:41 | |
-..it's something -to be very proud of. | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
-The Welsh Sports Personality -of 1975, Arfon Griffiths. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:50 | |
-Eight countries left... | 0:20:59 | 0:21:00 | |
-..and two legs against Yugoslavia -for a place in the finals. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:05 | |
-First up, Zagreb. | 0:21:05 | 0:21:08 | |
-I felt that we could go out -and beat them. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:10 | |
-Plan was to keep it tight. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
-We were up against it -in the first minute. | 0:21:15 | 0:21:17 | |
-We're going to get stuffed. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:20 | |
-They were outstanding in Zagreb, -they were outstanding. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:24 | |
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-Subtitles - -Subtitles | 0:21:28 | 0:21:30 | |
-Following the civil war, much has -changed in this corner of Europe... | 0:22:03 | 0:22:08 | |
-..but I doubt if Zagreb -has changed in 40 years. | 0:22:09 | 0:22:12 | |
-Yes, it's a capital city now, -but in 1976, under Tito's rule... | 0:22:12 | 0:22:17 | |
-..Yugoslavia was made up of Serbia, -Macedonia, Croatia and so on. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:23 | |
-It was also a combination -of football skills... | 0:22:23 | 0:22:26 | |
-..and they were a superb side -known as the Brazil of the Balkans. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:32 | |
-Miroslav Rede has reported on -Balkan football for over 50 years. | 0:22:35 | 0:22:41 | |
-He holds the Yugoslavians of '76 -in high regard. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:44 | |
-Yugoslavia had a special team -in 1976. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:49 | |
-Coach 'Bice' Mladinic, -formerly of Hajduk Split... | 0:22:55 | 0:23:00 | |
-..was one of Yugoslavia's -greatest managers. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:03 | |
-A golden generation, developed -through the youth system... | 0:23:04 | 0:23:10 | |
-..that came within a whisker -of being European champions. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:13 | |
-In terms of Wales, -what did you know about them? | 0:23:14 | 0:23:17 | |
-We knew very little about Wales, -compared to England or Scotland. | 0:23:18 | 0:23:24 | |
-We had no idea -how strong they were. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:31 | |
-We knew about the Welsh team -of '58 in Sweden... | 0:23:31 | 0:23:36 | |
-..but we knew little -about the Welsh team of '76. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:39 | |
-As the sports reporter for -the Sportske Novosti newspaper... | 0:23:40 | 0:23:48 | |
-..I spent the whole of the week -before the first game in Zagreb... | 0:23:48 | 0:23:54 | |
-..watching Welsh players -playing for their English clubs. | 0:23:54 | 0:24:04 | |
-As I travelled home, Mike Smith -was on the same plane as me... | 0:24:06 | 0:24:13 | |
-..on his way to watch Yugoslavia -playing Hungary in Banja Luka. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:18 | |
-It was Smith who gave me this tie. | 0:24:18 | 0:24:22 | |
-He was such a fine man. -One of the best. A real gentleman. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:31 | |
-The sun shone on Wales' success... | 0:24:35 | 0:24:37 | |
-..and though I'd never accuse anyone -of being a fair-weather supporter... | 0:24:37 | 0:24:42 | |
-..the team of '76 basked -in the glory... | 0:24:43 | 0:24:46 | |
-..but it wasn't easy to follow them. | 0:24:46 | 0:24:49 | |
-President Tito was in power, -the Iron Curtain split Europe... | 0:24:49 | 0:24:53 | |
-..and only the brave -headed to Zagreb. | 0:24:53 | 0:24:55 | |
-A month after Harold Wilson's -resignation as Prime Minister... | 0:25:01 | 0:25:05 | |
-..with Save Your Kisses For Me -topping the charts... | 0:25:06 | 0:25:09 | |
-..an adventure awaited old heads -Wil, Glyn and John Llew. | 0:25:09 | 0:25:14 | |
-It was also an unforgettable -experience for Karen... | 0:25:17 | 0:25:21 | |
-..a 14-year-old girl -from Aberystwyth. | 0:25:21 | 0:25:23 | |
-A bus picked us up -from the airport in Zagreb. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:29 | |
-It took us to the hotel. | 0:25:30 | 0:25:32 | |
-It was called -Hotel Inter Continental. | 0:25:32 | 0:25:36 | |
-The whole trip cost 72. | 0:25:36 | 0:25:40 | |
-Did that include -the cost of the flights? | 0:25:40 | 0:25:43 | |
-Yes, everything. | 0:25:43 | 0:25:45 | |
-Everything. | 0:25:46 | 0:25:47 | |
-We'd attended the home matches and -Dad was taking my sister to Zagreb. | 0:25:47 | 0:25:54 | |
-I had a tantrum -and got my own way in the end. | 0:25:55 | 0:25:59 | |
-Dad took both of us to Zagreb. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:01 | |
-Dad borrowed money -from one of his friends... | 0:26:02 | 0:26:05 | |
-..to take me over. | 0:26:06 | 0:26:08 | |
-I'm so grateful he took me. | 0:26:09 | 0:26:13 | |
-I remember handing my passport over -when we reached Yugoslavia. | 0:26:16 | 0:26:20 | |
-The girl who worked -on the tollbooth looked up at me... | 0:26:21 | 0:26:26 | |
-..and looked down -and tore a strip of paper. | 0:26:27 | 0:26:30 | |
-Here it is. | 0:26:30 | 0:26:32 | |
-For some reason, -I've kept it in my records. | 0:26:32 | 0:26:37 | |
-Jugoslav 3 - Wels 0. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:41 | |
-Look how she spelt Wales. | 0:26:42 | 0:26:44 | |
-In her own language. | 0:26:44 | 0:26:46 | |
-I was in East Berlin -when I was in the Army. | 0:26:46 | 0:26:49 | |
-Yugoslavia looked like East Berlin -at the time. | 0:26:49 | 0:26:53 | |
-They'd never seen flares -and colourful clothes. | 0:26:53 | 0:26:58 | |
-They were... | 0:27:01 | 0:27:02 | |
-..really, they were... | 0:27:02 | 0:27:04 | |
-..they wanted our clothes. | 0:27:04 | 0:27:07 | |
-Red and white scarves... | 0:27:07 | 0:27:09 | |
-..rosettes, -they'd never seen things like this. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:13 | |
-They asked us what we wanted... | 0:27:14 | 0:27:15 | |
-..and we wanted -an English breakfast. | 0:27:16 | 0:27:18 | |
-John wanted a continental, -didn't he, Glyn? | 0:27:18 | 0:27:21 | |
-They served us a plate -of bacon and eggs. | 0:27:21 | 0:27:26 | |
-John had a roll and a cup of coffee. | 0:27:26 | 0:27:29 | |
-"Where's my breakfast?" asked John. | 0:27:31 | 0:27:33 | |
-"There." | 0:27:33 | 0:27:35 | |
-That's what he ordered - -the continental. | 0:27:35 | 0:27:38 | |
-I wanted something different. | 0:27:38 | 0:27:40 | |
-You were starving by midday. | 0:27:40 | 0:27:42 | |
-I was ready for another one -straight after it. | 0:27:42 | 0:27:46 | |
-I have photos -of Yugoslavia and Zagreb. | 0:27:46 | 0:27:49 | |
-John Mahoney out in Zagreb. | 0:27:50 | 0:27:53 | |
-My sister, Julie, with Brian Flynn. | 0:27:54 | 0:27:57 | |
-Me with Terry Yorath. | 0:27:58 | 0:28:00 | |
-Me and my sister, -somewhere in Zagreb. | 0:28:01 | 0:28:04 | |
-This is a clipping from a newspaper -out in Yugoslavia. | 0:28:05 | 0:28:10 | |
-Me, there. | 0:28:10 | 0:28:12 | |
-Dad and Julie. | 0:28:13 | 0:28:15 | |
-Because we were behind -the Iron Curtain... | 0:28:16 | 0:28:18 | |
-..this man followed us around. | 0:28:19 | 0:28:21 | |
-Dad spotted him... | 0:28:21 | 0:28:24 | |
-..and what happened? | 0:28:24 | 0:28:26 | |
-Julie and myself went one way -and Dad went the other way. | 0:28:26 | 0:28:30 | |
-The man didn't know which way to go. | 0:28:31 | 0:28:33 | |
-We couldn't spend time with them -the night before the game. | 0:28:34 | 0:28:38 | |
-What state would the lads have been -in had they spent time with you... | 0:28:38 | 0:28:44 | |
-..the night before a game? | 0:28:44 | 0:28:46 | |
-Eh, John? | 0:28:47 | 0:28:48 | |
-Glyn is the pacemaker. | 0:28:49 | 0:28:50 | |
-We went out for a wander, in a taxi. | 0:28:51 | 0:28:54 | |
-All the taxis -were small Volkswagens, Beetles. | 0:28:54 | 0:28:58 | |
-Joey Jones almost lost a leg -on one of the trips. | 0:29:00 | 0:29:05 | |
-The driver was ready to take us... | 0:29:05 | 0:29:08 | |
-..and half of Joey Jones' leg -was outside and the door was open. | 0:29:08 | 0:29:13 | |
-You pulled the door behind him -and Joey Jones almost lost his leg! | 0:29:13 | 0:29:18 | |
-It would have been the end -of his career. | 0:29:18 | 0:29:22 | |
-It was an absolutely -fantastic experience. | 0:29:23 | 0:29:28 | |
-I'm so glad about it all. | 0:29:28 | 0:29:30 | |
-Hands in your pocket when it's cold. | 0:29:32 | 0:29:34 | |
-Hands in your pocket when it's cold. - -In your own pocket! | 0:29:34 | 0:29:36 | |
-The team of '76 finished -at the top of their group. | 0:29:52 | 0:29:55 | |
-They were one of Europe's -eight best teams. | 0:29:55 | 0:29:58 | |
-They played the first leg -away from home. | 0:29:58 | 0:30:01 | |
-When you visit -a 48,000-seater football cauldron... | 0:30:01 | 0:30:04 | |
-..the plan is simple. | 0:30:05 | 0:30:07 | |
-Silence the crowd, keep things tight -and don't concede at all... | 0:30:07 | 0:30:12 | |
-..especially -in the first 20 minutes. | 0:30:12 | 0:30:15 | |
-That was the plan anyway. | 0:30:15 | 0:30:17 | |
-What could go wrong? | 0:30:18 | 0:30:20 | |
-There was a lot of confidence -in the team and we had good players. | 0:30:22 | 0:30:26 | |
-Terry Yorath, Brian Flynn. | 0:30:26 | 0:30:27 | |
-We felt we could go out -and we could beat them. | 0:30:28 | 0:30:31 | |
-It was a difficult game. It would've -been for any country playing them. | 0:30:32 | 0:30:35 | |
-I like the challenge -of European competition. | 0:30:36 | 0:30:39 | |
-It makes a change from -42 First Division games each season. | 0:30:39 | 0:30:43 | |
-It's a fresh challenge to pit -your wits against these players. | 0:30:43 | 0:30:47 | |
-I'm looking forward to it. | 0:30:47 | 0:30:49 | |
-At this stage, -when you're in the last eight... | 0:30:49 | 0:30:52 | |
-..all sides -have got talented players. | 0:30:53 | 0:30:55 | |
-Yugoslavia have their fair share. | 0:30:55 | 0:30:57 | |
-Basically, it was simple. | 0:30:58 | 0:31:01 | |
-We've got a game plan. -Our plan was to keep it tight. | 0:31:01 | 0:31:04 | |
-The plan worked to perfection -for 40 seconds. | 0:31:08 | 0:31:13 | |
-We didn't play particularly well... | 0:31:17 | 0:31:20 | |
-..I'll be honest, -we were up against it. | 0:31:20 | 0:31:23 | |
-One-nil. Then we went two-nil down. | 0:31:24 | 0:31:26 | |
-Dai brought off a brilliant save -off Jimmy Hadziabdic. | 0:31:31 | 0:31:35 | |
-It was a hell of a shock... | 0:31:40 | 0:31:43 | |
-..to hear that I'd been called up -to the Yugoslavian squad... | 0:31:43 | 0:31:47 | |
-..for the first time -by the manager Ante Mladinic. | 0:31:47 | 0:31:52 | |
-I was the youngest player in -the squad and it felt like a dream. | 0:31:53 | 0:31:58 | |
-The memories are still vivid because -I was one of the stars of the game. | 0:31:58 | 0:32:05 | |
-I remember Dzemal Hadziabdic... | 0:32:06 | 0:32:08 | |
-..winning the ball -on the half-way line. | 0:32:09 | 0:32:12 | |
-He only had me to beat. | 0:32:12 | 0:32:14 | |
-I dived at his feet -and made the save. | 0:32:14 | 0:32:17 | |
-We could have started -the second leg 3-0 down. | 0:32:18 | 0:32:21 | |
-We did well in terms -of restricting them... | 0:32:21 | 0:32:25 | |
-..and limiting them -to a 2-0 deficit... | 0:32:25 | 0:32:28 | |
-..which we felt, had we got -an early goal in the return leg... | 0:32:28 | 0:32:32 | |
-..everything to play for. | 0:32:32 | 0:32:34 | |
-I enjoy browsing -through old newspapers. | 0:32:38 | 0:32:40 | |
-Before heading home, I perused, -read and discovered more... | 0:32:41 | 0:32:46 | |
-..about a mystery from the east that -played its part in the second leg. | 0:32:46 | 0:32:51 | |
-There's a reference -to referee Rudi Glockner. | 0:32:56 | 0:32:59 | |
-We'll return to Rudi Glockner -during this story. | 0:33:00 | 0:33:03 | |
-He's at the centre of the story, -his name pops up all the time. | 0:33:03 | 0:33:08 | |
-I'll draw your attention -to another name - Necdet Cobanli. | 0:33:08 | 0:33:13 | |
-He was a Turkish millionaire. | 0:33:14 | 0:33:16 | |
-In '76, -he was UEFA's delegate at the game. | 0:33:16 | 0:33:20 | |
-He was highly respected within UEFA. | 0:33:21 | 0:33:26 | |
-He was also responsible... | 0:33:27 | 0:33:29 | |
-..for securing the finals -here in Yugoslavia... | 0:33:30 | 0:33:34 | |
-..if Yugoslavia won. | 0:33:34 | 0:33:36 | |
-He had the power, -he had the influence. | 0:33:36 | 0:33:40 | |
-I'm not implying anything, -but it's odd, isn't it? | 0:33:42 | 0:33:46 | |
-In '76, he was elected -to FIFA's executive committee. | 0:33:46 | 0:33:52 | |
-When he died in 2012, he was -highly praised by Sepp Blatter. | 0:33:53 | 0:33:59 | |
-That's never a good thing. | 0:34:00 | 0:34:02 | |
-Back home for the next challenge... | 0:34:05 | 0:34:08 | |
-..and to face Glockner. | 0:34:10 | 0:34:12 | |
-Horrible, arrogant man. | 0:34:12 | 0:34:14 | |
-I felt that things -weren't quite right. | 0:34:14 | 0:34:17 | |
-Over the two legs, -they were better than us. | 0:34:19 | 0:34:21 | |
-We're fighters. We'll have a go. | 0:34:22 | 0:34:25 | |
-. | 0:34:25 | 0:34:25 | |
-Subtitles | 0:34:30 | 0:34:30 | |
-Subtitles - -Subtitles | 0:34:30 | 0:34:32 | |
-And that's that. | 0:34:57 | 0:34:58 | |
-The all-important game -on 21 May, 1976. | 0:34:59 | 0:35:02 | |
-Ninian Park. 3.00pm kick-off. | 0:35:02 | 0:35:04 | |
-In the match programme -there's an acknowledgement... | 0:35:04 | 0:35:08 | |
-..that UEFA had promised -that the finals... | 0:35:08 | 0:35:12 | |
-..would be held in Yugoslavia... | 0:35:12 | 0:35:15 | |
-..if they beat Wales. | 0:35:16 | 0:35:18 | |
-That was UEFA's promise. | 0:35:18 | 0:35:20 | |
-That was the offer. -All they had to do was beat Wales. | 0:35:22 | 0:35:25 | |
-The game was held in Ninian Park -and there's another story. | 0:35:25 | 0:35:29 | |
-The players felt at home in Wrexham. | 0:35:30 | 0:35:32 | |
-The Racecourse was their fortress. | 0:35:32 | 0:35:35 | |
-The Football Association of Wales -held a vote... | 0:35:35 | 0:35:39 | |
-..to decide whether the game -would be held in Wrexham or Cardiff. | 0:35:39 | 0:35:43 | |
-The vote ended in a tie - 10-10. | 0:35:43 | 0:35:46 | |
-The casting vote was given -to the president at the time. | 0:35:46 | 0:35:49 | |
-He would decide -where Wales would play Yugoslavia. | 0:35:50 | 0:35:52 | |
-Terry Squire, God rest his soul... | 0:35:53 | 0:35:56 | |
-..chose Cardiff as the venue. | 0:35:57 | 0:35:59 | |
-Hindsight is wonderful. | 0:36:00 | 0:36:01 | |
-"Our Most Demanding Test" -is the headline. | 0:36:02 | 0:36:04 | |
-"Far from impossible," -said Mike Smith, on condition... | 0:36:04 | 0:36:08 | |
-.."at no time must we allow -our hearts to rule our heads." | 0:36:08 | 0:36:13 | |
-Patience, passion -and support was crucial. | 0:36:13 | 0:36:19 | |
-Passion and support, yes. | 0:36:20 | 0:36:22 | |
-Patience, I'm not so sure. | 0:36:22 | 0:36:24 | |
-I am sure of one thing... | 0:36:24 | 0:36:26 | |
-..everyone who had one of these... | 0:36:27 | 0:36:29 | |
-..piled into Ninian Park -that afternoon. | 0:36:29 | 0:36:32 | |
-With the Yugoslavs -heading to Cardiff... | 0:36:35 | 0:36:37 | |
-..along with East German referee -Rudi Glockner... | 0:36:37 | 0:36:41 | |
-..and UEFA's representative, -Necdet Cobanli... | 0:36:41 | 0:36:44 | |
-..there was fire in Welsh bellies. | 0:36:44 | 0:36:46 | |
-Mike Smith's team knew -that a resounding victory... | 0:36:47 | 0:36:51 | |
-..would secure a place in the finals -in East Germany, not Yugoslavia. | 0:36:51 | 0:36:57 | |
-You were still in the game, -weren't you? | 0:36:58 | 0:37:01 | |
-Going into the second leg, -you had a chance. | 0:37:01 | 0:37:04 | |
-Yes, we did. | 0:37:04 | 0:37:05 | |
-I felt we had the ability... | 0:37:05 | 0:37:08 | |
-..to come back from the two goals -they had scored at home. | 0:37:08 | 0:37:14 | |
-I still felt, being at home, -crowd behind us... | 0:37:16 | 0:37:20 | |
-..if we get a break early doors, -then we can do it. | 0:37:20 | 0:37:25 | |
-There's always that thing... | 0:37:25 | 0:37:28 | |
-..with Wales -and Welsh sport in general... | 0:37:28 | 0:37:32 | |
-..we're fighters, we'll have a go. | 0:37:32 | 0:37:35 | |
-With our side, with our players, -players who want to do well... | 0:37:36 | 0:37:40 | |
-..they'll do so much better -if the crowd's behind them. | 0:37:40 | 0:37:43 | |
-I didn't sort of feel inspired -by the crowd before the game. | 0:37:47 | 0:37:52 | |
-It was more of a hostility -towards them and not for us. | 0:37:52 | 0:37:58 | |
-There was a sense of anger -and ill feeling. | 0:37:59 | 0:38:05 | |
-Rudi Glockner, -the referee from East Germany... | 0:38:08 | 0:38:11 | |
-..complained that his country's flag -wasn't being flown. | 0:38:11 | 0:38:18 | |
-Coming back to Cardiff, -we had the East German referee... | 0:38:19 | 0:38:23 | |
-..who came into town -like a gunslinger. | 0:38:23 | 0:38:26 | |
-He was arrogant, he was arrogant. | 0:38:26 | 0:38:29 | |
-Horrible, arrogant man. | 0:38:31 | 0:38:32 | |
-He wanted the East German -national anthem played... | 0:38:33 | 0:38:36 | |
-..which the Welsh FA refused to do -and I think he took it out on us. | 0:38:36 | 0:38:40 | |
-Terry Yorath -leads out the Welsh team... | 0:38:40 | 0:38:43 | |
-..to climb their hill -as manager Mike Smith has put it. | 0:38:43 | 0:38:48 | |
-Most of Wales has come up -from the valleys to support them. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:52 | |
-Just listen to this atmosphere. | 0:38:52 | 0:38:54 | |
-It's something that hasn't been -experienced here... | 0:38:54 | 0:38:59 | |
-..or any other ground around Wales -for a tremendously long time. | 0:38:59 | 0:39:04 | |
-The most important match Wales have -played since the 1958 World Cup. | 0:39:05 | 0:39:11 | |
-I'll never forget the manager's -words before the game. | 0:39:11 | 0:39:15 | |
-He warned us that -the atmosphere would be different... | 0:39:15 | 0:39:18 | |
-..to anything -we had experienced before. | 0:39:18 | 0:39:21 | |
-I couldn't sleep at all -the night before the game... | 0:39:21 | 0:39:26 | |
-..worrying about who I was marking. | 0:39:28 | 0:39:31 | |
-I'd watched British football -on TV before... | 0:39:32 | 0:39:37 | |
-..but it was like stepping through -the gates of hell at Ninian Park. | 0:39:37 | 0:39:43 | |
-You got the impression the referee -was waiting to do something... | 0:39:45 | 0:39:49 | |
-..to aid them a little bit. | 0:39:50 | 0:39:52 | |
-Being a referee -is a difficult job... | 0:39:53 | 0:39:56 | |
-..but I felt that things -weren't quite right. | 0:39:56 | 0:40:00 | |
-But even during the game, -I felt we had the ability. | 0:40:00 | 0:40:04 | |
-The early ball -trying to set Popivoda away. | 0:40:06 | 0:40:09 | |
-It might well have succeeded. | 0:40:09 | 0:40:11 | |
-The referee is moving -towards the spot... | 0:40:11 | 0:40:14 | |
-..and has given it. | 0:40:14 | 0:40:17 | |
-What a disaster for Wales -and they can't believe it. | 0:40:17 | 0:40:21 | |
-Popivoda, the left winger, he dived. | 0:40:21 | 0:40:25 | |
-There was no contact... | 0:40:25 | 0:40:27 | |
-..and he dived before Malcolm Page -made contact with him. | 0:40:27 | 0:40:30 | |
-Listen to the booing. | 0:40:31 | 0:40:33 | |
-It's 1-0 here and 3-0 on aggregate. | 0:40:34 | 0:40:37 | |
-We were losing 1-0. That was -an even bigger mountain to climb. | 0:40:38 | 0:40:42 | |
-There were some tasty challenges -flying around. | 0:40:43 | 0:40:46 | |
-Being a forward player, I was -on the wrong end of quite a few. | 0:40:46 | 0:40:49 | |
-We received little or no protection. | 0:40:50 | 0:40:52 | |
-James. | 0:40:52 | 0:40:54 | |
-Flynn. | 0:40:54 | 0:40:55 | |
-Some of our players -lost their heads. | 0:40:56 | 0:40:59 | |
-The challenges were flying in. | 0:40:59 | 0:41:02 | |
-It was a dirty game. | 0:41:02 | 0:41:04 | |
-I look at it and I think to myself, -it was shocking really. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:09 | |
-The referee came in -from East Germany into Heathrow. | 0:41:09 | 0:41:13 | |
-He had to find his own way down... | 0:41:13 | 0:41:15 | |
-..to Cardiff. | 0:41:16 | 0:41:18 | |
-East Germany -in the Communist country... | 0:41:18 | 0:41:21 | |
-..Yugoslavia -in the Communist country. | 0:41:21 | 0:41:23 | |
-Yugoslavia were going to have -the semi-finals. | 0:41:23 | 0:41:26 | |
-Reading between the lines... | 0:41:27 | 0:41:29 | |
-But you could have got yourself -sent off. | 0:41:30 | 0:41:32 | |
-Yes, I agree with you. | 0:41:33 | 0:41:35 | |
-It was one of those games where -Muzinic, he was tackling Flynny... | 0:41:35 | 0:41:41 | |
-..he was pulling his jersey. | 0:41:41 | 0:41:44 | |
-After one foul, the last foul, -I confronted him... | 0:41:45 | 0:41:48 | |
-..and I said, you know, -what's going on, in my terms. | 0:41:48 | 0:41:54 | |
-He spat at me. | 0:41:54 | 0:41:56 | |
-I thought to myself, -well, I was boiling, wasn't I? | 0:41:56 | 0:42:00 | |
-I tackled him, I trod all over him -to be honest with you. | 0:42:00 | 0:42:04 | |
-How I stayed on, I just don't know. | 0:42:04 | 0:42:07 | |
-But that was the referee. -He gave some confusing decisions. | 0:42:07 | 0:42:11 | |
-You just couldn't believe it. | 0:42:11 | 0:42:13 | |
-A goalkeeper can do nothing... | 0:42:14 | 0:42:16 | |
-..when something happens -at the far end of the pitch... | 0:42:16 | 0:42:19 | |
-..but I thought -our luck was out that night. | 0:42:19 | 0:42:22 | |
-You have to roll your sleeves up, -front up and do your best. | 0:42:22 | 0:42:27 | |
-Oh, he hit the post. | 0:42:27 | 0:42:31 | |
-Unbelievable luck. | 0:42:31 | 0:42:32 | |
-Toshack. Griffiths. Good blocking. | 0:42:35 | 0:42:39 | |
-Evans! Yes. | 0:42:40 | 0:42:43 | |
-When Taffy equalised, Ian Evans, -we felt we had momentum... | 0:42:43 | 0:42:48 | |
-..which we did. | 0:42:49 | 0:42:50 | |
-We did have a fair amount of control -of the game as I remember. | 0:42:51 | 0:42:55 | |
-Tosh scores two goals, -one was given offside... | 0:42:55 | 0:42:59 | |
-..and the other was given against -Mahoney because his feet were high. | 0:42:59 | 0:43:04 | |
-Toshack. Here's Mahoney. Toshack. | 0:43:04 | 0:43:07 | |
-The whistle has gone, -it's not going to count. | 0:43:07 | 0:43:11 | |
-The crowd could see -what was happening. | 0:43:11 | 0:43:14 | |
-They were getting frustrated. | 0:43:15 | 0:43:17 | |
-The crowd are now going mad. | 0:43:17 | 0:43:20 | |
-You weren't renowned as -a penalty taker during your career. | 0:43:20 | 0:43:25 | |
-I'd never, ever -taken a penalty in my life. | 0:43:25 | 0:43:28 | |
-Toshack in on Maric. | 0:43:28 | 0:43:30 | |
-Mahoney. | 0:43:31 | 0:43:32 | |
-And Maric doing supremely well. | 0:43:32 | 0:43:35 | |
-He's given a penalty, or has he? | 0:43:37 | 0:43:41 | |
-Yes, he has indeed. | 0:43:41 | 0:43:43 | |
-Arfon Griffiths -was our penalty taker. | 0:43:43 | 0:43:45 | |
-Arfon had gone off because Mike -wanted to put an extra forward on. | 0:43:46 | 0:43:50 | |
-Why didn't Leighton James -take the penalty? | 0:43:51 | 0:43:54 | |
-I'd missed one. | 0:43:54 | 0:43:55 | |
-The last one I'd taken, -I missed one against Luxembourg. | 0:43:55 | 0:43:58 | |
-And Tosh then took the next one, -I think it was... | 0:43:59 | 0:44:03 | |
-..against Hungary, out in the -Nepstadion and he missed that. | 0:44:03 | 0:44:08 | |
-Terry picks the ball up and sees -the backs of Welsh players. | 0:44:08 | 0:44:12 | |
-I turned around to Tosh -and I said... | 0:44:14 | 0:44:16 | |
-Nah. No chance. | 0:44:19 | 0:44:21 | |
-Leighton James. No chance. | 0:44:21 | 0:44:24 | |
-Brian Flynn. No chance. | 0:44:24 | 0:44:27 | |
-Looks like -I'm going to have to take it. | 0:44:29 | 0:44:31 | |
-Terry Yorath has a chance -from the penalty spot. | 0:44:33 | 0:44:36 | |
-My knees were rattling. | 0:44:36 | 0:44:38 | |
-This is one of the most important -penalties that Wales will have. | 0:44:39 | 0:44:43 | |
-Maric saves it. | 0:44:46 | 0:44:47 | |
-I don't think Terry -minds me saying this... | 0:44:48 | 0:44:50 | |
-..but it was the worst penalty -I'd ever seen. | 0:44:50 | 0:44:53 | |
-I'll give you your time again. | 0:44:53 | 0:44:55 | |
-Penalty's been given - -do you pick up the ball? | 0:44:55 | 0:44:59 | |
-I would do if no-one else wanted it. | 0:45:00 | 0:45:02 | |
-I'd do it again. | 0:45:03 | 0:45:04 | |
-But I'd make sure I'd stick it -in the top left-hand corner. | 0:45:04 | 0:45:08 | |
-Rudi Glockner says enough is enough. | 0:45:08 | 0:45:10 | |
-Indeed, one has to agree with him. | 0:45:11 | 0:45:13 | |
-A sad afternoon for Wales. | 0:45:13 | 0:45:17 | |
-I have to be honest about it. | 0:45:17 | 0:45:19 | |
-Over the two legs, -they were better than us. | 0:45:19 | 0:45:23 | |
-They were a slick side. -They could keep possession. | 0:45:23 | 0:45:28 | |
-We, as defenders, had to run. | 0:45:28 | 0:45:31 | |
-We had to chase and get organized. | 0:45:31 | 0:45:34 | |
-They were a good side, John. | 0:45:34 | 0:45:37 | |
-It wasn't to be. | 0:45:38 | 0:45:40 | |
-Looking back, we readily accept... | 0:46:02 | 0:46:05 | |
-..that the team of '58 were lucky -to reach the World Cup finals. | 0:46:05 | 0:46:10 | |
-There are enough stars in the -current team to shine in France... | 0:46:10 | 0:46:14 | |
-..but the fact that the boys -of '76 have been forgotten... | 0:46:14 | 0:46:19 | |
-..really gets under my skin. | 0:46:19 | 0:46:21 | |
-They all deserve a place -in the Hall of Fame. | 0:46:21 | 0:46:24 | |
-For some unknown reason, people -have forgotten all about this. | 0:46:33 | 0:46:38 | |
-If we went to the tournament, like -the present side going to France... | 0:46:43 | 0:46:47 | |
-..perhaps we'd have had -the recognition we deserved. | 0:46:48 | 0:46:51 | |
-Looking back, -I often think sometimes... | 0:46:56 | 0:47:00 | |
-..it's like a memory -that didn't happen. | 0:47:01 | 0:47:03 | |
-Just listen to this atmosphere. | 0:47:04 | 0:47:06 | |
-A group of boys -who'd done their best. | 0:47:09 | 0:47:12 | |
-They gave a hundred percent. | 0:47:12 | 0:47:14 | |
-They entertained the supporters. | 0:47:16 | 0:47:19 | |
-They really are on their way now. | 0:47:20 | 0:47:23 | |
-This team that we're talking -about now, to this day... | 0:47:26 | 0:47:29 | |
-..is still the only team -that Wales have had... | 0:47:30 | 0:47:32 | |
-..that topped its qualifying group. | 0:47:32 | 0:47:34 | |
-Eleven heroes on that pitch. | 0:47:36 | 0:47:38 | |
-We qualified. | 0:47:42 | 0:47:44 | |
-Nobody will ever -take that away from us. | 0:47:44 | 0:47:47 | |
-Wales have done it. -What a tremendous performance. | 0:47:48 | 0:47:51 | |
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