MAKE us forget about the seventies once and for all, Bobby Windsor urges Wales as they go for a Triple Crown and Grand Slam double.

Windsor was a member of FOUR Triple Crown and TWO Grand Slam winning Welsh teams during the golden days of the 1970s.

The former Wales hooker great says it's time to put those days to bed once and for all. "We've waited so long for this occasion," he said. "Now it's their time, they've taken some terrible stick - Martyn Williams has been left out, now he's one of the best back row forwards in the world - let's see them do it.

"People in work are springing about the place, let's forget about the seventies once and for all now."

Windsor, capped 28 times and a British Lion in South Africa and New Zealand, reckons Wales are in with a great chance of achieving the Grand Slam, but urges caution against Scotland a week Sunday, when most people expect Wales to win.

"Scotland are going through a rough time, but it's never easy at Murrayfield," he warned. "We won in France in 1975 (Wales romped to a 25-10 win in the 'Graham Price' match at Parc des Princes) but went to Scotland and lost 12-10.

"There was a world record crowd there then (105,000), everyone stood around the pitch and when I was on the touchline throwing in, the crowd stood two foot behind me. "But I still think we'll beat Scotland.

"They're their own enemies with all their mistakes and with the confidence of this Welsh team and the armoury we've got behind, all we need do is give them good ball because our backs are good, if not the best."

After Murrayfield, Ireland arrive on March 19 and a possible Grand Slam showdown with the winner taking all.

Windsor expects that to be a cracker.

"St Patrick's Day and Cheltenham races are that week, so there'll be 20,000 Irishmen in Cheltenham who won't be going home on Saturday, they'll be coming to Cardiff instead, most of them skint!

"But again if the forwards do the job we've got the backs to win it, though Ireland seem to win here all the time and have no fear."

Windsor says Wales' current revival stems from the top. "I think it starts from there, Mike Ruddock is doing a fabulous job of pulling the boys together," he said.

"He's a Welshman which is a good thing, the atmosphere is great and Gareth Thomas is great as a captain.

"The France game was one of the best turnarounds I've seen since Wales were 13-3 down against England at Twickenham in 1970 when Gareth Edwards went off, but Chico Hopkins came on and we won the game 17-13.

"To come back the way they did was great especially in France where normally when they get ahead, it's goodnight.

"It does annoy me the way the number eight doesn't scrummage when we're under pressure. I feel for the front five watching it, I like a number eight who sells himself to the forwards.

"But they're all playing for each other, whereas the New Zealand coaches wanted us to play a more set game.

"This is the way we play rugby and they're enjoying it, they're not being regimented. When you look at the team now it looks like we're going to do something which is a great feeling."