Abraham Romanovich Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Long overdue, greatest goal scorer in my generation by a country mile. Work rate terrible ,tracking back non existent all he did when given the ball was score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 We need a Jimmy Greaves (and this ain't cockney slang). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Jimmy Greaves was my boyhood hero. Natural goalscorer of the highest order. Desperately unfortunate to miss out on the World Cup final thru injury and his replacement Geoff Hurst........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Was there for the FA cup match at White Hart Lane. When as Abraham Romanovich said he did nothing all match. But score two goals and put the though to the next round. Thank goodness we did not have social medial in those days. As i am sure the fans would have been saying get him off the lazy so and so. A wonderful goal scorer up their with the very best, Oh i wish we had Jimmy still as a football pundit. So pleased for him getting this award should have happened years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 How`s his health these days? I must admit a feeling of trepidation opening the thread having not seen the honours list at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: How`s his health these days? I must admit a feeling of trepidation opening the thread having not seen the honours list at that point. Think he is in a really poor way, been confined to a wheelchair for some while. Before my time but he was some player, his goal scoring record at Chelsea & Spurs (where he is idolised) is right up there with anyone, but what stands out for me are the 12 games he played for Milan in ‘61, this was at the height of ultra defensive Italian football, he scored 9 times.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Just got to look how his foot connects with the ball... precision... didn't need power. Same as when you flush one out the centre of a forged bladed golf club... Meanwhile...our forwards are shanking it out the heel and out of bounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abraham Romanovich Posted December 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Roadrunner said: Was there for the FA cup match at White Hart Lane. When as Abraham Romanovich said he did nothing all match. But score two goals and put the though to the next round. Thank goodness we did not have social medial in those days. As i am sure the fans would have been saying get him off the lazy so and so. A wonderful goal scorer up their with the very best, Oh i wish we had Jimmy still as a football pundit. So pleased for him getting this award should have happened years ago. I was also there , living in Enfield direct train link cost 1 and 6, (7.5 p), 2shillings to get in (10p) and the price of a programme threepence (1.5 p) not bad for under 20p bearing in mind my weekly paperound earnt the considerable sum of 75p - just shows how the cost of attending football has considerably outstripped inflation . Just found this on the internet not a bad team put out by Tottenham, 11 internationals and a crowd of over 54000. https://www.11v11.com/matches/tottenham-hotspur-v-bristol-city-11-march-1967-212539/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 I think the last time I saw Greavsie on telly was for an England match on itv. He came out at half time and said something like “why would anyone pay money to watch this crap?” Wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 29 minutes ago, Abraham Romanovich said: I was also there , living in Enfield direct train link cost 1 and 6, (7.5 p), 2shillings to get in (10p) and the price of a programme threepence (1.5 p) not bad for under 20p bearing in mind my weekly paperound earnt the considerable sum of 75p - just shows how the cost of attending football has considerably outstripped inflation . Just found this on the internet not a bad team put out by Tottenham, 11 internationals and a crowd of over 54000. https://www.11v11.com/matches/tottenham-hotspur-v-bristol-city-11-march-1967-212539/ A friend and myself set of on the Friday up the A4 on our scoters. Cant remember if any of the M4 was open. It was a very cold night and we had arranged to meet a couple of girls we meet on holiday. That did not work out so spent the night in a telephone box trying to keep warm and get some sleep in Bray near Maidenhead. Next morning after some breakfast back on the A4. |Spent some time behind a coal lorry. When we arrived in Tottenham and took our helmets off we looked like someone from the black and white minstrel show. But it was all worth, if only Mckay had been sent off and those two missed penalty kicks. It would have been even better. Great days stood on the terraces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galway Red Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Apparently his family are very unhappy it's not a knighthood, Beckham is also furious that he has been overlooked again, personally I've got more respect for the many that have refused these out-dated honors so stand up Nigella Lawson and people say she's just a big pair of tits!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityironman Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Galway Red said: Apparently his family are very unhappy it's not a knighthood, Beckham is also furious that he has been overlooked again, personally I've got more respect for the many that have refused these out-dated honors so stand up Nigella Lawson and people say she's just a big pair of tits!!! To be fair they are a crackin pair!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 And pays more UK tax than Lewis Hamilton too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 51 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: And pays more UK tax than Lewis Hamilton too. Well as Hamilton doesn't live in the UK and only pays tax when he races at Silverstone? Also is Greaves' tax the bar for who is allowed to have an honour? If you pay less than Greaves, you don't deserve one? I presume you're unhappy all the public and health workers who have received honours are getting them because Greaves "pays more UK tax". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 25 minutes ago, grifty said: Well as Hamilton doesn't live in the UK and only pays tax when he races at Silverstone? Also is Greaves' tax the bar for who is allowed to have an honour? If you pay less than Greaves, you don't deserve one? I presume you're unhappy all the public and health workers who have received honours are getting them because Greaves "pays more UK tax". The predictable response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grifty Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 2 hours ago, CotswoldRed said: The predictable response. So why did you bring up Hamilton? Is it because you don't like F1? Don't like people who move abroad? Or because he's black? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Red Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 About time. Long overdue. Most natural goalscorer I've ever seen. Better finisher than Lineker, Shearer, Kane et al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 3 hours ago, CotswoldRed said: And pays more UK tax than Lewis Hamilton too. Doubt it, Hamilton is in the top 5000 tax payers in the UK despite his place of residence. And that's according to those famous lefties the Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-8954095/Lewis-Hamilton-tax-status-vetted-decision-award-knighthood.html Jimmy Greaves should get a knighthood though, it doesn't have to be either/or. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leveller Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 7 hours ago, Robbored said: Jimmy Greaves was my boyhood hero. Natural goalscorer of the highest order. Desperately unfortunate to miss out on the World Cup final thru injury and his replacement Geoff Hurst........... Mine too. England winning the World Cup without playing him felt really odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 17 minutes ago, BS2 Red said: Doubt it, Hamilton is in the top 5000 tax payers in the UK despite his place of residence. And that's according to those famous lefties the Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-8954095/Lewis-Hamilton-tax-status-vetted-decision-award-knighthood.html Jimmy Greaves should get a knighthood though, it doesn't have to be either/or. Love my sport but i dont think anybody should be knighted for playing a sport think about it Run fast = Knighthood!!!! ride a bike - Row a boat- kick a football - drive a car None of them deserve be knighted for 1 minute ago, Leveller said: Mine too. England winning the World Cup without playing him felt really odd. manager got it right though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 13 minutes ago, Maltshoveller said: Love my sport but i dont think anybody should be knighted for playing a sport think about it Run fast = Knighthood!!!! ride a bike - Row a boat- kick a football - drive a car None of them deserve be knighted for What should people be knighted for? I'd scrap the whole thing, but if we are having honours then sports people are as deserving as bankers, politicians, civil servants etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Just spent 15 mins on the phone with my old Dad chatting about him. He's always been a huge admirer of him so was delighted to hear the news. Discussing his cool and composed finishing style, he suggested a few sessions with our own Antoine! He's sure we've got a player on our hands if he can find some composure in front of goal. Couldn't argue with him really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 If you fancy a laugh,go on BBC news website and read what same people are getting "honours" for.Make up,hairstyling,cuisine.To be honest I think the way most awards have been given makes them devoid of any real value. Obviously there are notable exceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Wood Posted December 31, 2020 Report Share Posted December 31, 2020 Really sad this wasn't awarded earlier when he was in better health all the 1966 world Cup winners and players who played a part should have been knighted year's ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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