I'm going to say eighties

But I think everything was better in the eighties and that might simply be a function of my age.

However, objectively, Delia was spot on when she cautioned about forming the Premiership (as it then was) and the likely impact in terms of concentrating resources to the very few. That above all else has resulted in the ens**ttification of football.

Posted By: Old Man on June 5th 2025 at 13:18:00

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Best ever decade of football? (Other Football) - NxNW, Jun 5, 08:47:28
- I'm going to say eighties (Other Football) - Old Man, Jun 5, 13:18:00
  - Arguing against myself (Other Football) - Old Man, Jun 5, 13:25:00
    - And presumably a Thatcherite too (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 5, 13:52:02
      - Very much not. I ran an anti poll tax group back in the day. (Other Football) - Old Man, Jun 5, 13:53:11
- 1975-1985 (n/m) (Other Football) - KevinBond, Jun 5, 12:59:25
- 60's (Other Football) - Statmel, Jun 5, 12:58:52
- Early Prem Years (Other Football) - inutero, Jun 5, 11:21:48
- 2020 - 2030 (Other Football) - Charles21, Jun 5, 10:45:22
  - I really think VAR should take longer than it does though (Other Football) - Old Man, Jun 5, 13:26:32
  - Beer showers in fan zones. The best thing ever. (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, Jun 5, 11:15:31
    - And the stands (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 5, 12:14:43
      - What a waste of beer (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 5, 12:42:00
        
        It is but it’s where it goes which is the issue (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 5, 12:46:02
      - Why we can’t have nice things (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, Jun 5, 12:38:50
        
        I did like how so many of the comments were calling him out (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 5, 12:40:58
- 80s as a whole, but some 70s possibly. (Other Football) - Worthing Yellow, Jun 5, 09:37:14
- when the prem first took off.. (Other Football) - Goosebumps, Jun 5, 09:28:08
- Mid 80s to mid 90s... (Other Football) - Adster, Jun 5, 09:25:40
- 80s pre premier league era (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, Jun 5, 09:08:24
  - The last decade before the globalisation of football (Other Football) - APB, Jun 5, 10:37:16
  - And our only trophy 🏆 (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, Jun 5, 09:09:57
    - We won the League Cup in 1962 as well. (n/m) (Other Football) - tim berry, Jun 5, 09:27:03
      - Oh yeh. In my lifetime then (n/m) (Other Football) - footymadman, Jun 5, 11:06:49
- 90s (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 5, 09:00:30
  - Joe Bloggs jumpers for goalposts (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 5, 09:07:50
    - In fact 90s was the best decade of anything (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 5, 09:28:38
      - Loved the 90’s for everything, downhill ever since! (n/m) (Other Football) - Hit Squadie, Jun 5, 21:06:13
      - agreed, late 80s and all the 90s fantastic period, gutted I wasn't old enough to enjoy it (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jun 5, 10:03:26
        
        ^ Couldn't grow a goatee ^ (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 5, 10:49:38
      - 95 and 96 the best two years of my life (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 5, 09:57:38
      - You still went on to marry her (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 5, 09:33:25
        
        lolz (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 5, 09:56:38
- 1900-1910 (Other Football) - Boyer, Jun 5, 08:57:04
- NCFC - 2010/11 to 2020/21. England The last 5 years onwards (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jun 5, 08:54:42
- The next one (n/m) (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 5, 08:51:37

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