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Interestingly an article in yesterday’s Telegraph had ref Michael Oliver re reffing the notorious 1970 FA Cup replay at Old Trafford. Using today’s standards he would have issued 11 red cards and the game would have been abandoned. Even 20 years earlier ref David Ellerey did a similar exercise and he would have issued 5 red cards. On the day there was just one booking, I vividly remember watching that game and as a neutral (even though Leeds United where generally loathed outside of Leeds ) I was glad that Chelsea won. A different time altogether, brutal and thuggish from both sides. Norman Hunter was typical of the time, hard, dirty if he could get away with it ( not like that wimp Souness) but took as much stick as he gave without wingeing.