Ten years in and in August 1979, Shoot! was celebrating its anniversary in time honoured style, England star Ray Wilkins pictured here with obligatory cake in front of a montage of Shoot! columnists.
Turn the pages and you’ll find this feature with Dave Watson, England centre-back, FA Cup winner with Sunderland and a man who had just followed in Kevin Keegan’s footsteps by moving to West Germany and Werder Bremen.
Early indications were good, a team-mate saying, “He is calm, unruffled, and has excellent vision. He’s good in the air and strong in the tackle.” That’s as maybe, but barely had the ink dried on this edition than Dave was back in England, playing at Southampton.
More Nostradamus like predictions can be found in the Shoot! archive.
