Originally Posted by
David Vincent
The 1960 Cup Final was played on a sunny day on a perfect pitch. The ball weighed the same then as it does today. The only reason why so many players showed such poor ball control is that they were not as skillful as they are today.
I enjoyed watching many of the players mentioned as being good enough for the Premiership. But judging from my memories of them and judging from what I can see on Youtube they would have no chance. Even the England 1966 team would not be good enough to hold a place in the Premiership.