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Dave Mackay has died.
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RIP Dave. What a player you were. I feel very sad. :-(0
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Proper hard man who could play football R.I.P.0
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The word legend gets banded around far too often these days but thats what he was.
Another one of the '61 double team to pass
RIP Dave.4 -
Hard as nails. They don't make 'em like Dave McKay these days. RIP0
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I am to young to have seen him play but the footage I have seen cracking player and a proper player that didn't throw himself on the floor screaming (I. E Bradley Johnson Norwich ) r.i.p big dave0
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RIP0
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RIP.0
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RIP
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Dave owned a shop a few mins from Rd the back of my house, when I first moved here in was intrigued by the fact this little shop called dave Mackay club ties
On several occasions I'd see the great man go in there or be leaving there
I finally got the courage to say hello and have a bit of small talk about the football
Is hadn't seen great fella for a while and didn't feel acquainted enough to pop in and ask in the shop and before you know it ten yrs have passed
God bless mr mackay it was a pleasure to meet you and share some time in the presence of a football legend, I will lay a flower there this evening
RIP a football legend2 -
Now there is a player that can be called a legend...1
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He deserves to be called a legend. R.I.P. Dave.0
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RIP
looks like he's grabbing a young Graham Stuart in that photo
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I'm not old enough to remember him as a player or manager but from what I've heard and read about his achievements with Spurs and Derby and what a good player and manager he was, there's no doubt he was a legend of British football. RIP.0
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No, that was Billy Bremner, as hard as Mackay but nothing like the Gentleman that Dave was. Every team would have benefited from having him, it was great to watch him. RIP my friend.0
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I had a real soft spot for Spurs in the Sixties. They played Football the way it should be played. RIP Dave Mackay you will never be forgotten.0
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One tough footballer, hard as nails but could play .
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He hated that photo because he thought it made him look like a bully, which in his own words "He wasn't"
RIP Dave0 -
well respected player by supporters of most clubs RIP0
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It's on display in his shop that photo0
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Terrific footballer.
Went to a "evening with Jimmy Greaves" event where Dave was a guest.
Jim relayed the story when England beat Scotland 9-3. Frank Haffey was in goal who subsequently emigrated to NZ to which Dave replied and even that is not f.....g far enough.3 -
What a great shame.....hard as nails - yes!....play football - without doubt!.......gentleman of the old school variety - absolutely!!!!!
RIP Sir. a very sad day.0 -
Thinking back on the times I met him the thing that sits in the memory bank is his fine firm hand shake a proper man's greet0
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One of the first players I vividly remember seeing play on TV prior to my first trip to watch Charlton as a child.
A hard man who could play too as exemplified later by his role in Clough's Derby side when he was considered to be at the veteran stage in the eyes of most.
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Unlike the ridiculous hugging that goes on these days.nth london addick said:Thinking back on the times I met him the thing that sits in the memory bank is his fine firm hand shake a proper man's greet
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I was privileged to see Dave Mackay playing for and captaining Brian Clough's Derby side at the Valley in 1969, the year they won the old second division and we finished third (behind Palace, SPIT!). We beat them that day in front of a packed Valley crowd with one of the goals a superb long range shot from Ray Treacy. Mackay was towards the end of his career and, having suffered two broken legs, had moved back from left half (a kind of defensive left midfielder to you youngsters) to centre half alongside Roy McFarland but was still superb. A lion of a captain, a ferocious tackler, great reading of the game and positional sense, great passing skills. One of those all too rare players that had the complete respect of the opposing team and their fans. I was about 14 then and there was almost a sense of awe at seeing him - like when I saw George Best, Bobby Moore, Jimmy Greaves, Colin Bell and later the likes of Maradona, Rumenigge and Socrates. One of the true greats. RIP Dave Mackay and condolences to his family as well as all the supporters of Hearts, Spurs and Derby, who have lost one of their own.9
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Very sad news he was a great player, proper hard-man/gent and a real loss. Rest in peace0
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Old school. RIP and condolences to his nearest and dearest.0
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Considered by at least one of his ex team mates as the main addition that turned Spurs into the double winning side in the early sixties.0
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A Terrific player from a 'golden era' for Scottish footballers.
My last memory of seeing him live was for Derby against us at the Valley .. Harry Gregory, Alan Campbell and Graham Moore ran the aging legend ragged but he just never gave up. RIP2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEeHMtS0OtM
