I was in Dublin this morning and saw a shop (Closed with a for sale board) called Ray Treacy Travel. I wondered whether this was our Ray Treacy (he was born in Dublin and had 42 caps for Ireland), or whether it was just a co-incidence.
Given that the following website specialises in Irish Football tours, it might be a fair bet.
http://www.raytreacytravel.com/ Anyone know?
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Yo-yoed between West Brom and ourselves during the late sixty's and early seventy's.
Formed a great striking partnership with Matt Tees, halcion days indeed or just clouded memorys from a then 11 year old.
My memory of the Derby game was Charlie wright hoofing it out, Matt Tees heading it on and Ray Treacy belting it into top right hand corner.
Forgive me if my memory fails me but I do remember running on the pitch and carrying Ray off on our shoulders.
He did something at Tranmere in the Cup replay which I had never seen at the time. He was in the centre circle with a defender up his arse and, as the ball was played up to him from our defence, he played it with his right heel and deflected it backwards through his own legs while turning and leaving the Tranmere defender for dead.
Treacy and Tees were a great partnership too. Tees was all skin and bone, but a great header of a ball - and as brave as they come. Treacy was more skilful, with a rocket shot. And both had a great will to win. Defenders were seldom given an easy afternoon when those two were around.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Matt-Tees-Football-Brave-hearted-Airdrieonians/dp/1902871146
In truth, it's more of a booklet, but it's an interesting read. I got mine signed by the great man via the Grimsby Club Shop. Apparently he calls in from time to time.
Probably an inaccurate boyhood memory, but Tees almost always seemed to score our first goal. And not many games would go by without him ending up in a crumpled heap after some thug defender had roughed him up in a manner befitting 1960's/70's football.
Forgive my ignorance, I'm not from your area, but I heard the goals from the famous televised Derby match in 69 were included on the Centenary DVD,is this correct and if it is , is anyone out there technically brilliant enough to provide a link to that section, I would love to see them!
Im not sure that would be possible... i reckon you're going to have to buy the DVD. Im sure you would enjoy watching all of it!
Don't like to disagree Captain , but was the other 2 goals not scored by Dickie Plum/Plumb, or maybe that was another game.
It's also in the handbook.........
Can anyone confirm the Derby goals are definitely on the DVD before I splash the cash?
So, if you see someone with an old fashioned Charlton shirt, a number "50" on the back and Ray Treacy's signature on the front, that's my brother!
Hey Big Willy, how d'you get a name like that then? ;-)