SEVENTIES DAY

Last updated : 04 May 2004 By editor

WHITE butcher's coats, scarves tied to the wrists, toilet rolls cascading from behind the goal and choruses of 'Skip to the Lou Macari'.

Could it be United fans sending out a warning that the 1970s are on the way back for the Reds?

The 40-somethings generation among the Old Trafford support get all dewy-eyed about that era when United weren't so great, had another super power lauding it over them in the league but always had a Wembley FA Cup Final or two to enjoy.

Apart from providing an entertaining nostalgia trip at Ewood Park, it is probably not a period Reds' fans want to revisit for any length of time.

It was all good fun from United's raucous travelling support, to whom we are eternally grateful for making this dire match tolerable. But it's on the pitch where you really want to see the gala performances.

However, with a large slice of United's heart, quality and goal threat unavailable at Blackburn, the Reds' strength in depth was exposed.