1974/75 - The Big Match (Orient v Man Utd, Norwich v Blackpool & Stoke City v Leeds Utd - 17.8.74) 

There is a hell of a lot to miss about 1970's football, but I was a teenage football fan back in those days and regularly finding myself surrounded by idiotic men making monkey noises when black players were on the ball is certainly not one of them.

I was at that game, in the days before crowd segregation, and we were decidedly outnumbered by Manchester United supporters in the old Southbank. The crowd were as noisy and partisan as they are nowadays, but I do not recall any racial abuse, or indeed insults of any kind at that game (and rarely at all at Orient). Bobby Fisher was , deservedly, a very popular player with the Orient fans, and was a stalwart at right back for nearly ten years, and Rikki Hepplettote , as captain was a key player in George Petchey's team , which remains in my opinion. the best team we had in the last fifty or sixty years

Morgan was weighed down with injury. Not sure about Daly.

Because Docherty was an idiot.

I was there and as always the police over react great times the so called supporters of today seem to get kicks out of slagging off about disasters the game is no longer enjoyable to watch.

Best fans in the world 😆 its a pity none of them are from Manchester

Dreadful comment by Moore before the season had started.

As a Man Utd fan those times were the beginning of the the great concern at crowd violence, regular pitch invasions etc. Brian Moore was just reflecting national mood and Willie was even more condemnatory.

There are many so-called supporters who turn up for matches with the sole intention of causing trouble. Remember the trouble that Millwall and Leeds fans used to cause?