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Jimmy Armfield.

Hastingsaddick
Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
in Other Football and Sports
RIP, always liked listening to him on R5L.
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,219
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-42775098

    Very sad news.

    Always came over as a real football man who just loved the game.

  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    Ah, what a shame. A proper, proper, football man.

    RIP Jimmy.
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Legend
    RIP
  • bristoladdick
    bristoladdick Posts: 1,147
    Very sad news. RIP.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,458
    RIP
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    RIP, a genuine football legend. There will be a sad atmosphere at the game on Saturday
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Have nothing but good memories of listening to this guy. RIP. And yeah, we're next up for Blackpool...there will surely be a huge tribute
  • Uboat
    Uboat Posts: 12,195
    RIP. Great man.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    RIP
    Legendary football man.
  • cfgs
    cfgs Posts: 11,476
    RIP proper football legend
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  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Very sad. Loved listening to Jimmy.

    Here is my post from August, not sure if the program is still available but sure to be repeated soon.

    "Not many on here would have seen Jimmy Armfield play but all true football fans will know the name and particularly the voice as he's been summerisering on BBC Radio Sport since 1979. On Radio5Live tonight was a wonderful interview with the great man. Just listening to him talk about how he unluckily missed out on not only playing in the '66 World Cup but also being the winning captain is so heartwarming due to it's lack of bitterness and overriding humility.
    He picked up the pieces after Clough's infamous 44 days at Leeds and appointed the two best England managers since Sir Alf.
    I urge you to listen.    "
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b092jsj1
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,257
    Voice of football for me. RIP
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,295
    Sad.

    RIP
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    One of THE names in British football. RIP
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    RIP Jimmy, Great player could listen to him talking about football on the radio.
    A lovely man
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,241
    This is sad, I loved him on 5live obviously he was massively before my time but just listening to him talk football and how he saw football warmed me

    rest in peace Mr Armfield
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,733
    RIP - before my time but a very very good co-commentator
  • kinveachyaddick
    kinveachyaddick Posts: 3,875
    RIP - colleague and good friend of my Dad's. A really lovely bloke
  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,841
    Way too young to have ever seen him play but like many know him from is radio broadcasts, a friendly, knowledgeable yet humble voice. RIP sir.
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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    My Godfather who was a sports journalist in Hungary and my Dad who acted as interpreter once spent the day with him and said that he was a delightful man to spend time with. By a sad sense of irony both of them also recently passed away too but, hopefully, the three will now be able to resume acquaintances.

    RIP Jimmy
  • nelsonsleftfoot
    nelsonsleftfoot Posts: 308
    How very sad. I truly loved listening to Jimmy. I’m very upset this news.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    killerandflash said:

    RIP, a genuine football legend. There will be a sad atmosphere at the game on Saturday

    RIP - Agreed... Its a shame really that the Oysten's are still around as a packed Bloomfield Road to pay tribute to him would be a perfect send off!!
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    Such sad news that another one from the '66 squad has passed on. As others have said he always came across as someone who was still in love with the game after all those years and seemed to have always been part of my own match day experience.

    Sadly missed.
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    Very sad news , RIP Jimmy
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,958
    RIP Jimmy, a proper football man.
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,135
    RIP - a great football man who talked an enormous amount of sense.

    I saw him play at the Valley at the end of his career in, I think, November 1968. It ended 0-0 on a freezing, bone-hard pitch.

    A great shame that he didn’t live to see the Oystons out of the club but, like Roland, their time is nearly up.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    Lucky enough to have seen him play. A great football broadcaster. Will be missed.
  • willieduff
    willieduff Posts: 986
    RIP a true football man very knowledgable and spoke without any rancour.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    RIP to a sporting great.

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