It was often rumoured that Osgood was top of the list in Jack Charlton's infamous "black book" of players he intended to exact revenge on, although Charlton himself stated that it was actually another, unnamed, Chelsea player.
Det ryktades ofta om att Osgood var på första plats i Jack Charltons beryktade "svarta bok" av spelare som han skulle utkräva revansch på, trots att Charlton själv påstår att det var en annan, icke namngiven, Chelseaspelare.