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I very much doubt Ipswich would have been more than 5/2 or 3/1
Ha ha, some dumb university mates of mine lumped on Arsenal at odds-on! The odds over the 90 minutes for Town to win would have appeared quite generous because most ignore the draw, which statistically happens quite often, so most bookies prefer punters to bet that way.
Yes and in his 'Time On The Grass' book, Bobby Robson says he put £20 on at those odds which he says were ridiculous in a two horse race.
It was a 50/50 game in reality. Matches that season between the sides had been 1-0 for the home side and Town were a much better side than their league form. Player for player we were probably better than Arsenal in 1978.
It was a 50/50 game in reality. Matches that season between the sides had been 1-0 for the home side and Town were a much better side than their league form. Player for player we were probably better than Arsenal in 1978.
Well I personally thought the result was never in doubt. And, of course, I was right!
No, because I’m not a gambler, but I do know that Ipswich were not given much chance by the neutrals. Arsenal had a strong team with one of the best keepers in the country, two good full backs, a powerful forward line and Liam Brady in midfield.
We, by comparison, had finished a disappointing season primarily due to injury to key players. But fit and settled, we were better than Arsenal as league position and results before and after showed.
I really fancied us to win and would have put money on it had that been my thing - and if I’d had any! I never dreamed it’d be as one sided as it was. 3 or 4 nil wouldn’t have been harsh on Arsenal.
No, because I’m not a gambler, but I do know that Ipswich were not given much chance by the neutrals. Arsenal had a strong team with one of the best keepers in the country, two good full backs, a powerful forward line and Liam Brady in midfield.
We, by comparison, had finished a disappointing season primarily due to injury to key players. But fit and settled, we were better than Arsenal as league position and results before and after showed.
I really fancied us to win and would have put money on it had that been my thing - and if I’d had any! I never dreamed it’d be as one sided as it was. 3 or 4 nil wouldn’t have been harsh on Arsenal.
It was a 3-0 game in terms of the way the play went. I still think the first Wark shot (the closer one) which hit the post was a bad miss. 90% of the time he'd have buried that.
It was a 3-0 game in terms of the way the play went. I still think the first Wark shot (the closer one) which hit the post was a bad miss. 90% of the time he'd have buried that.
We hit the woodwork three times, Jennings made a miraculous save off Burley and other stops besides. Ok, call it a 3-0 game, but it was a beating by any standards. It’s a lifetime ago, but I remember what it was like in the stadium that day as if it was yesterday.
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'78 Cup Final Odds on 14:24 - Nov 9 with 1198 views
We hit the woodwork three times, Jennings made a miraculous save off Burley and other stops besides. Ok, call it a 3-0 game, but it was a beating by any standards. It’s a lifetime ago, but I remember what it was like in the stadium that day as if it was yesterday.
Yes and in his 'Time On The Grass' book, Bobby Robson says he put £20 on at those odds which he says were ridiculous in a two horse race.
I bet those odds were over 90 minutes, so it was effectively a 3 horse race. As long as out injured players, notably Hunter & Beattie, were fit, I was confident we could win, although the reality was Arsenal were a decent side, who had finished 5th in the league so it should have been a 50-50 call. Robson's genius was to play 19 year old David Geddis wide on the right, with a brief to harass Sammy Nelson, Arsenal's attacking left back, through whom many of their attacks started.
I was always amazed that we were considered underdogs. Although we were about to have our worst finish under SBR, we had been a regular top 5 side who had beaten the likes Barcelona and Real Madrid.
The previous season we had finished 3rd, 9 points ahead of 8th placed Arsenal. Which is a fair gap considering there was only 2 points for a win.
The previous season we had finished 6th, with Arsenal in 17th.
'78 Cup Final Odds on 13:16 - Nov 9 by Radlett_blue
Ha ha, some dumb university mates of mine lumped on Arsenal at odds-on! The odds over the 90 minutes for Town to win would have appeared quite generous because most ignore the draw, which statistically happens quite often, so most bookies prefer punters to bet that way.
'78 Cup Final Odds on 15:45 - Nov 9 by GlasgowBlue
I was always amazed that we were considered underdogs. Although we were about to have our worst finish under SBR, we had been a regular top 5 side who had beaten the likes Barcelona and Real Madrid.
The previous season we had finished 3rd, 9 points ahead of 8th placed Arsenal. Which is a fair gap considering there was only 2 points for a win.
The previous season we had finished 6th, with Arsenal in 17th.
Yes, some of the old "big City club bias". Despite Town's great consistency under Robson (we had umpteen injuries in 1977-78) we were never seen as a "big" club.
'78 Cup Final Odds on 15:45 - Nov 9 by GlasgowBlue
I was always amazed that we were considered underdogs. Although we were about to have our worst finish under SBR, we had been a regular top 5 side who had beaten the likes Barcelona and Real Madrid.
The previous season we had finished 3rd, 9 points ahead of 8th placed Arsenal. Which is a fair gap considering there was only 2 points for a win.
The previous season we had finished 6th, with Arsenal in 17th.
One of the key factors was the way we nullified Alan Hudson forcing him to go deeper and deeper, and couldn’t create anything.
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'78 Cup Final Odds on 16:10 - Nov 9 with 986 views
Maybe not so much these days, but in the old pre-internet days of football betting, the draw was usually over-priced because most punters preferred to take a positive view, one way or the other.
'78 Cup Final Odds on 16:10 - Nov 9 by Radlett_blue
Maybe not so much these days, but in the old pre-internet days of football betting, the draw was usually over-priced because most punters preferred to take a positive view, one way or the other.
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