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Jimmy Greaves

ValleyGary
ValleyGary Posts: 37,973
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Suffered a severe stroke yesterday and is in intensive care.
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  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    Shit news. One of my favourite ever players and football characters. Get well soon, Greavesy.
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,562
    ValleyGary said:

    Suffered a severe stroke yesterday and is in intensive care.

    Best wishes to him and his family. Both my parents were lost to strokes so I can really relate to what the family are going through.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Too young to see him play except as an old man in his son Danny's testimonial (he looked a cut above there). Loved Saint & Greavsie though, essential viewing when I was younger. Get well soon.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Sad news.

    I hope he can recover.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,215
    Get well soon
  • Amos on the wing
    Amos on the wing Posts: 1,802
    Get well soon Jimmy
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Oh dear, fingers crossed for him. Brilliant goalscorer.
  • SaySomething
    SaySomething Posts: 2,526
    get well soon.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    So sad. Was due to be inducted into the Spurs Hall of Fame later this month (it's a bloody joke he has waited this long given who else has been inducted already). So hope he pulls through. One of the Spurs greats.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,761
    For a couple of years my Dad used to take me one week to watch us and the next to watch Spurs. That Spurs side included the likes of Alan Gilzean, Alan Mullery, Cyril Knowles, Joe Kinnear, Pat Jennings, Mike England, Cliff Jones etc etc but it was, of course, Jimmy the goalscorer with that rapid turn of pace that I remember most from those days.

    Get well soon Jimmy.

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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,619
    Good luck Jim.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    JohnBoyUK said:

    So sad. Was due to be inducted into the Spurs Hall of Fame later this month (it's a bloody joke he has waited this long given who else has been inducted already). So hope he pulls through. One of the Spurs greats.

    It's not for me to comment on Spurs matters but who of that era is more worthy of a place in a Hall of Fame than Greaves?

    Blanchflower and Mackay are up there maybe but who else? Johnny White?
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Get well soon Greavesy


    Gutting news, played a few rds of fold with him over the last few years,

    God bless ya Jim
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,350
    All the best to Greavsy. Pull through mate.
  • Tunwellsaddick
    Tunwellsaddick Posts: 2,452
    Get well soon Greavsie. A true Legend on and off the field.
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    JohnBoyUK said:

    So sad. Was due to be inducted into the Spurs Hall of Fame later this month (it's a bloody joke he has waited this long given who else has been inducted already). So hope he pulls through. One of the Spurs greats.

    Christ almighty, if Jimmy Greaves is not already in the a Spurs Hall of Fame then God only knows who they have got in there in front of him!

    Vinnie Samways? Mark Falco? John Chiedozie?
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    Real shame, get well soon.
  • Tutt-Tutt
    Tutt-Tutt Posts: 3,272
    The greatest English goalscorer of all time. Best wishes to him.
  • PeterGage
    PeterGage Posts: 1,793
    Sad news. Get well soon
  • mistrollingin
    mistrollingin Posts: 3,868
    Me and a few school mates went to see Spurs v Man U around 64/5. So many greats playing that afternoon.

    Jimmy Greaves gave an absolute masterclass in the art of making goalscoring look simple.

    No fuss when he scored, just ran back to the centre circle as one or two Spurs players gave him a pat on the back.

    Get well soon Jimmy.
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  • JohnnyJoeyDeeDee
    JohnnyJoeyDeeDee Posts: 1,040
    LenGlover said:

    JohnBoyUK said:

    So sad. Was due to be inducted into the Spurs Hall of Fame later this month (it's a bloody joke he has waited this long given who else has been inducted already). So hope he pulls through. One of the Spurs greats.

    It's not for me to comment on Spurs matters but who of that era is more worthy of a place in a Hall of Fame than Greaves?

    Blanchflower and Mackay are up there maybe but who else? Johnny White?
    In my opinion the best English striker ever. Unless Spurs are just starting a Hall of Fame how can he not be in it already?
  • brogib
    brogib Posts: 2,128
    All the best Greavsey
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,838
    Sad news, get well soon Greavsie.

    Seems he's never really forgiven Spurs for the way he was forced out, he's never even been back to watch a game there. Apparently he turned down the hall of fame a couple of times, although he's often said he avoids reunions etc if he can because of the amount of booze that flows at them.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,345
    Led a stressful life and at one time he was an alcoholic .. what a real shame .. stroke, what an innocuous word for a terrible occurrence, 'Hammer Blow' would be more appropriate .. Get well soon Jimmy
  • E_cafc
    E_cafc Posts: 2,617
    Get well soon Greavsie!
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,779
    I assumed I was too young to see him play, but apparently I went to Barnet with my dad when Greaves was playing there. I don't remember him, by my old man reckons he was the best player on the pitch despite being close to 40 and (probably) pissed.
    For those of my generation he'll always be remembered for Saint and Greavsie - essential Saturday lunchtime viewing.
    Hope he pulls through.
  • AddickFC81
    AddickFC81 Posts: 4,053
    Get well soon Jim!
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Remember Greavsie as the bloke who missed out on the World Cup in 66 by injury as he was England's top forward at the time and Some bloke called Geoff Hurst got a lucky hat trick.
    Jimmy, get well mate you ARE a legend.
  • wwtone
    wwtone Posts: 176
    If Greavsie had played in that '66 World Cup final at Wembley it would never have even got to extra time.

    Best striker I ever saw, get well soon !
  • Tutt-Tutt
    Tutt-Tutt Posts: 3,272
    Looked it up to be certain. 122 goals in his U18 season at Chelsea. 122!!! they beat Charlton 9-0, Spurs 11-1, Millwall 10-0, Brentford 12-1, Portsmouth 12-0, QPR 9-0, Fulham 9-0.

    The first team manager, Ted Drake, held the first division record - 7 goals for Arsenal v Aston Villa. The young Greaves scored 7 goals in a game early in the season. Drake called him in and spoke to him about remembering scoring 7 goals in a game for the rest of his life. He scored 8 the following week.

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