We often think that January transfer speculation is a modern phenomenon but back in the 70s it was a ‘thing’ too. Back then the transfer deadline was usually in March but FA Cup defeats or even challenges often led to speculation that players would be moving on. On this day (18 January) in 1975 it was reported that Manchester City boss Tony Book was so fed up of transfer speculation that he expected to hear that a couple of his players were off to the moon! City had been knocked out of the FA Cup and it’s possible that prompted all the speculation.
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