Town's Dutch legends Arnold Mühren and Frans Thijssen are the guests of honour on Saturday’s Life’s a Pitch, which comes live from Portman Road (Radio Suffolk, midday to 2pm). Host Mark Murphy is also joined by legend-in-residence Kevin Beattie, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham.
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Mühren and Thijssen on Life's a Pitch Town's Dutch legends Arnold Mühren and Frans Thijssen are the guests of honour on Saturday’s Life’s a Pitch, which comes live from Portman Road (Radio Suffolk, midday to 2pm). Host Mark Murphy is also joined by legend-in-residence Kevin Beattie, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham. The 1981 UEFA Cup-winning duo are returning to Suffolk for a feature for a special issue of the famous Dutch football magazine Voetbal International focusing on English football. Editor-in-chief Tom van Hulsen, a Town supporter, told TWTD that the pair played an important role in establishing Dutch footballers in England. "Arnold Mühren and Frans Thijssen were only the fourth and fifth Dutch players who left Holland to play for an English club,” he said. "They paved the way in our country for many others. "Thanks to them, Dutch football and Dutch footballers became well known in England because of their technical skills. "As far as I know, they changed the football of Ipswich as well. Mick Mills told me last year that before their arrival Ipswich played kick and rush. "Arnold and Frans asked the ball in midfield, never lost the ball and collaborated well with the forwards. With full support of Bobby Robson, of course.” Also in the studio will be Ipswich-born former Cambridge United, Stevenage, Exeter, Torquay and Newport County goalkeeper Danny Potter, who is now working with young keepers at his coaching school DP Elite. What are your favourite memories of Mühren and Thijssen's time at Town? Send your memories via email, Mark’s Twitter or during the show by phone on 01473 212121 or text to 81333 starting your message with SFK. The show can be heard on 95.5FM, 95.9FM, 103.9FM and 104.6FM or online via a widget on this page by clicking here. |