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Alan Gilzean RIP

Fortune 82nd Minute
Fortune 82nd Minute Posts: 8,337
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https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-legend-alan-gilzean-known-as-the-king-of-white-hart-lane-passes-away-aged-79-a3882126.html

Sad news for those of us of a certain age who can remember his partnerships with Jimmy Greaves and Martin Chivers.
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  • sunbury-addick
    sunbury-addick Posts: 1,929
    RIP, great player
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,763
    One of the best headers of a ball I have ever seen

    RIP
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,958
    RIP, a great player.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 22,439
    A very good player in his day.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,989
    edited July 2018
    My dad was from North London & a Spurs supporter. He used to take me when I was really young, before moving to SE London & taking me to Charlton. I remember he loved Gillie. He was a great header of the ball. It seemed like he did more headers than kicks. Poor bloke dies of a brain tumour. Coincidence? RIP Gillie & my dad who died 10 years ago tomorrow
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    RIP

    Enjoyed watching those flicks slide off that balding head to Chivers et al. Decent player and a Scottish international when Scotland was a better side than now.
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    proper old style forward

    RIP
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,899
    Rip ...a really good professional footballer of his time
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    RIP the king of white heart lane
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  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,995
    RIP good memories
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Absolute master of the glancing header.
    RIP.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,039
    My absolute favourite player of his time.

    Loved the G men.

    I remember an epic NYE party in Edmonton when I was about 17 and even then, 1971, the most popular song at that party was about him. (It was a proper sing along knees up.)

    Thanks Gillie.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    A very gifted stylish footballer and a real team player, the best header of the ball I've seen.
    R.I.P Alan.
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    RIP
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,730
    RIP
  • Blucher
    Blucher Posts: 4,135
    RIP. An exceptionally classy player. His headed flick ons from corners and free kicks were superb.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    RIP
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    Ah bless him. Magnificent player. Was never priviledged to see him play live due to my age but have watched more footage of the 60s/70s teams than I've had hot dinners over the years.

    I'm somewhat fortunate that my wife's cousin used to work with with the likes of Bill Nicholson and Terry Venables, working as a scout for Tottenham for years and have listened in awe at the table on Christmas Day/Boxing Day to the stories of the golden days of Gilly, Greaves, Chivers, Peters, Mullery, a teenage Steve Perryman and the enigmatic John White & Danny Blachflower slightly earlier in the double side.

    Gilly really was one of the all time Tottenham greats. A sad day for Spurs today.
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,206
    Good player RIP
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  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,295
    I only remember two bald players from that era: one shares a name with our club, Gilzean was the other. Didn't get the plaudits Greavesy got but just as important to a very good Spurs team.

    RIP
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,475
    RIP......Gilly......RIP.
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    Scary, another footballing name from my youth slips away. RIP Mr Gilzean.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,763
    Bangkokaddick said:

    I only remember two bald players from that era: one shares a name with our club, Gilzean was the other. Didn't get the plaudits Greavesy got but just as important to a very good Spurs team.

    RIP

    Not even Ralph Coates? His "comb over" had to be as famous as Bobby Charlton's. Coates and Gilzean even played together for Spurs.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,333
    RIP - great player. Saw quite a bit of him as I had a friend who supported Spurs.
  • HantsAddick
    HantsAddick Posts: 2,423
    R.I.P. Great player.
  • Bangkokaddick
    Bangkokaddick Posts: 4,295
    Addick Addict said:

    Bangkokaddick said:

    I only remember two bald players from that era: one shares a name with our club, Gilzean was the other. Didn't get the plaudits Greavesy got but just as important to a very good Spurs team.

    RIP

    Not even Ralph Coates? His "comb over" had to be as famous as Bobby Charlton's. Coates and Gilzean even played together for Spurs.
    Of course. How could I forget.
  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,820
    Andy Lochhead, Peter Noble. Also great headers of the ball and bald, but nowhere near as good as Gillie. RIP
  • bristoladdick
    bristoladdick Posts: 1,147
    Very sad, RIP. Saw the Gilzean/Greaves partnership when taken to White Hart Lane as a young kid by my dad. Classy player.
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    RIP Alan
    A great player and always played the game in the right way

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