And that entire team played in the European Cup Final that year... (see my addition above)
Bruce Grobbelaar, Alan Hansen, Alan Kennedy, Sammy Lee played 67 matches each that season.
Says a lot for football now *Fold arms with frumpy face*
If Brighton beat Liverpool in the FA Cup now it would be something we would be very happy about. But there would always be the suggestion that the victory is tarnished as we didn't play them with best in tow.
The home victory in 1984, correct me if I'm wrong, was against a full strength side...
I still love the FA Cup and hate to see weakened teams. I believe it's a tournament that we should go out to try and succeed in. It just seems the magic is slowly being eroded year on year by an increasing measure of apathy, perhaps proportional to a supporters age. How old does one have to be...