 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - McDermott akanga ari chigadzikiso murutivi rwa 1977 urwo rwakachengeta zita racho. Zvichakadaro, chibodzwa chake chakarwisa Everton mumasemi-fainari eFA Cup, chinotendeuka uye chip kubva kumucheto kwenzvimbo yechirango, chakanzi Chinangwa cheMwaka neBBC. Mutambo iwoyo wakapera 2-2 neLiverpool ichikunda mutambo wokudzokorora. Kubudirira kwakatevera mumutambo weEuropean Cup semi-fainari kwaireva kuti Liverpool yakanga yasvika kumagumo eFA Cup neEuropean Cup, ayo akarongerwa kuridzwa zvichiteerana kuWembley uye kuRomes Stadio Olimpico mukati memazuva mana mumwe nemumwe muna Chivabvu 1977. Zvisinei, Liverpool yakakundwa muFA Cup FinalneManchester United, iyo yakagumisa kurota kwavo kwetreble. Paiva nomufaro kuna McDermott mazuva mana gare gare, kunyange zvakadaro, paakavhura zvibodzwa muEuropean Cup Final vachipesana neBorussia Mönchengladbach sezvo Liverpool yakakunda 31. 