11-05-2021, 01:22 PM
Yes Wight Blue., just had a look on Pompeyrama 19.12.1964 3-3 draw with Charlton Away. Very early in that season Ron Saunders had fallen out with Smith & been sold to Watford, Dobbin was supposedly his replacement goalscorer!
In that season Saunders scored 3 in 3 games, Dobbin Edwards 2 in 16 ffs !!
I think it was at the end of 64/65 season Smith scrapped the reserves & went with a first team squad of 16 !! (no subs in those days) due to financial reasons.
The best season that Smith had after that was 1967/68 when Ray Hiron, Ray Pointer & Albie McCann were banging in the goals.Pointer thenr got injured and it all fell apart.
In that season Saunders scored 3 in 3 games, Dobbin Edwards 2 in 16 ffs !!
I think it was at the end of 64/65 season Smith scrapped the reserves & went with a first team squad of 16 !! (no subs in those days) due to financial reasons.
The best season that Smith had after that was 1967/68 when Ray Hiron, Ray Pointer & Albie McCann were banging in the goals.Pointer thenr got injured and it all fell apart.