1976/77 - Fulham v Hereford (Division 2 - 25.9.76)

Bobby Moore, George Best & Rodney Marsh play for Fulham!!
Commentary by Brian Moore

[stephenlarking]

Showbiz indeed, but whereas Marsh treated the whole thing as a laugh Best gave his utmost during his time at Fulham and produced some wonderful moments of football even if he had lost his pace by then. Every ground we visited that season had a full house. When I joked to a Luton fan that they’d all turned up to see Fulham, he retorted that Best playing had quadrupled their normal gate! Happy days.

[mikebarton]

Always worth looking at the kind of life Marsh had as a child. Rough is an accurate description.

[marklittlewood]

Watched this fulham team play my team at bramall lane i was just 14 ..fantastic day ..15 years later bumped into both George and Rodney in the bar at sheffield railway station ..to this day that fulham team means a lot to me 😊

[markcunningham]

Entertaining football at its best. Full of personality and great goals.

[boum]

Two good looking men when they were young. Bless them both., Great entertainers

[EvoGoody]

Best and Marsh turned it on a couple of times for the cameras but did little else.
Fulham finished 7 places higher in the league the season after they left.

[JulianBeach]

Two true exponents of football as art.

[nylesglynn]

Hereford finished bottom, Fulham 17th. Best played a full season, Marsh only 16 games. You have to ask how their performances would have been against top tier clubs, that would have closed them down far quicker. I think they both still had their talent, but the drive is probably not there that you need to play at the top level.

[CONSIDERABLYMORE]

A young Kevin Sheedy on the bench for Hereford!

[davidbrooks]

“George Best is the greatest player in the world”
#Pele

[nielsjunker]

Great video I was 16 years old 😊 respect from Denmark 🤍🖤

[wildracoon]

George was amazing miss him he was the BEST❤

[pintpot]

I actually remember watching this n TV. I was 11. I wonder what the average age of this Fulham team was.

[tomthomas]

Best and Marsh were overhyped at Fulham by this one game when showing off on television against the worst team in the division. They did f*** all else.
The great for one game!

[JonClark-nbsn]

Rodney always came across as a right plonker - played for himself, ask man city they were dead certs for the title until he turned up.

[garyfoley]

A couple of drinks later and Besty was AWOL again. This heralded a great chance at 29/30 to resurrect his career in the English game; but sadly blew it.

[Andrew-qk]

Fulham Right Back made a record with Tina Turner fyi... Cutbush city limits

[starmersbarber]

I have mixed emotions watching this footage now. I actually reckon it was a bit 'style over substance'...and this particular game marked the start of an awful run. Although it's hard not to smile at Best and Marsh really having a laugh, I'm still not sure what exact positive legacy they would have left at the club beyond the showbiz glam. 4 years later, they were relegated to the old third division. I reckon Brian Moore was a bit sucked in by all the surface glam.

[BenNewton-cz]

Showboating isn't the way to win promotion - or trophies !