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Jimmy Greaves

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  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 33,998
    One of my football heroes ...all the best Jimmy
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    as some of you have asked...

    March, 2004
    Bill Nicholson
    Bill Brown
    Peter Baker
    Ron Henry
    Danny Blanchflower
    Maurice Norman
    Dave Mackay
    Cliff Jones
    John White
    Bobby Smith
    Les Allen
    Terry Dyson
    Terry Medwin

    May, 2004
    Keith Burkinshaw

    October, 2004
    Pat Jennings

    March, 2005
    Gary Mabbutt

    May, 2005
    Alan Mullery

    November, 2005
    Gary Lineker

    March, 2006
    Martin Peters

    December, 2006
    Glenn Hoddle

    April, 2007
    Martin Chivers

    February, 2008
    Ossie Ardiles
    Ricky Villa

    May, 2008
    Clive Allen
    Teddy Sheringham

    December, 2008
    David Ginola

    February, 2009
    Paul Allen
    Chris Waddle

    December, 2009
    Darren Anderton
    Steffen Freund

    May, 2010
    Phil Beal
    Ralph Coates
    John Pratt

    December, 2013
    Mike England
    Alan Gilzean

    November, 2014
    Ray Clemence

    Seriously, Steffen Freund ahead of Jimmy? It just defies belief really. The club should be ashamed of themselves.
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    JohnBoyUK said:

    as some of you have asked...

    March, 2004
    Bill Nicholson
    Bill Brown
    Peter Baker
    Ron Henry
    Danny Blanchflower
    Maurice Norman
    Dave Mackay
    Cliff Jones
    John White
    Bobby Smith
    Les Allen
    Terry Dyson
    Terry Medwin

    May, 2004
    Keith Burkinshaw

    October, 2004
    Pat Jennings

    March, 2005
    Gary Mabbutt

    May, 2005
    Alan Mullery

    November, 2005
    Gary Lineker

    March, 2006
    Martin Peters

    December, 2006
    Glenn Hoddle

    April, 2007
    Martin Chivers

    February, 2008
    Ossie Ardiles
    Ricky Villa

    May, 2008
    Clive Allen
    Teddy Sheringham

    December, 2008
    David Ginola

    February, 2009
    Paul Allen
    Chris Waddle

    December, 2009
    Darren Anderton
    Steffen Freund

    May, 2010
    Phil Beal
    Ralph Coates
    John Pratt

    December, 2013
    Mike England
    Alan Gilzean

    November, 2014
    Ray Clemence

    Seriously, Steffen Freund ahead of Jimmy? It just defies belief really. The club should be ashamed of themselves.

    Darren Anderton! Fine player when fit but seriously!
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    It seems 441 appearances (let alone a number one named after him) was enough for even a posthumous entry for Cyril Knowles.

    Let's hope that they will be able to award it to Jimmy during his lifetime.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    I agree with you Ormiston, I liked Anderton as a player but he has no place on there either tbh.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    To add insult to injury so to speak every other player from the 60-61 double side, 61-62 FA Cup winning side and (I think) the 62-63 European Cup winners side is quite rightly included. Greaves missed the double I believe but certainly played against Burnley the following season in the FA Cup as that is one of my first football memories and probably the cup winners side too.

    Missing matches doesn't seem to have harmed Anderton!

    Unbelievable!
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    edited May 2015
    I often cringe when fans post on here about acts of our club and (presumably other) fans being "embarrassing" but I really do believe the word is fully justified in these circumstances.
  • Shrew
    Shrew Posts: 5,749
    All the best Jimmy, I hope you pull through.
  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    Very sad to hear this. For me Jimmy Greaves wasn't just the best striker England ever produced but one of the best ever. His instinct in front of goal was second to none and his accuracy with both feet was astonishing. So all the best to Jimmy and hope for a good recovery.
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772

    Not entirely sure what Spurs have done wrong. They allegedly offered JG multiple invites into the hall of fame and he turned them down up until recently. Now he is going in the hall of fame and having a statue outside the Lane.
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  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    SheffieldRed said:


    Not entirely sure what Spurs have done wrong. They allegedly offered JG multiple invites into the hall of fame and he turned them down up until recently. Now he is going in the hall of fame and having a statue outside the Lane.

    Is that right @JohnBoyUK ?
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    edited May 2015
    SheffieldRed said:


    Not entirely sure what Spurs have done wrong. They allegedly offered JG multiple invites into the hall of fame and he turned them down up until recently. Now he is going in the hall of fame and having a statue outside the Lane.

    Well if thats true then I take back what I said. Wouldnt be the first time I've got something wrong and wont be theast.

    But why would he turn down appearing in the Hall of Fame?

    EDIT: having had a quick google, it looks like Spurs havent done anything from. They've been trying to get him inducted in the hall of fame for years. That'll teach me to take another swipe at Levy & Co.

    But Steffen Freund? Anderton? Jeez.
  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,927
    The best striker I ever saw (for Chelsea actually as a nipper). Such quick feet and usually passed the ball into the net. Good pundit too with the Saint.
  • johnnyhumphrey
    johnnyhumphrey Posts: 449
    My first football hero.Amazing how he had his next move planned before the opposition even knew he had the ball.So many goals where he made finishing look so easy.Always love to see footage of him,never tired of seeing him score goals.All the best Jimmy and I hope your recovery comes soon.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    Out of intensive care
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    Thank god, e ery time this thread gets updated I don't want to look but find myself looking
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,563
    The_President said:

    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.

    If it was not for that injury, West ham would never have won the world cup.
  • Bryan_Kynsie
    Bryan_Kynsie Posts: 2,179
    johnnyhumphrey said:

    My first football hero.Amazing how he had his next move planned before the opposition even knew he had the ball.So many goals where he made finishing look so easy.Always love to see footage of him,never tired of seeing him score goals.All the best Jimmy and I hope your recovery comes soon.

    THIS.
  • Granpa
    Granpa Posts: 2,995
    I love 'characters', and they don't come any bigger than Greavsie.
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,786
    My childhood hero. What a player. What a character. What a life.
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  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    http://jimmygreaves.net/2015/07/benefit-dinner-next-feb-26th-at-the-ibis-in-stevenage-with-up-to-20-ex-spurs-players/
  • Welly
    Welly Posts: 493
    A great great player, wonder what his value wold have been in today's prices.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,677
    Greaves was always 'on his toes' - the fastest player over 5 yards, which is why he scored so many tap ins. In fact he was the exact opposite (imo) of Vetekele who can certainly raise a head of steam, but always seems to start flat footed, missing out in both the penalty area and on the 50-50 balls.
  • Norman_Smith
    Norman_Smith Posts: 338
    One of the best
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,150
    Glad to hear he's getting better. All the best Greavsie...
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,150
    Algarveaddick said:

    Glad to hear he's getting better. All the best Greavsie...


    Why the flag #Blackheathen? Poor old Jim upset you at some point? :neutral:
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    Happy 80th Birthday Jimmy
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,990
    JohnBoyUK said:
    Happy 80th Birthday Jimmy
    Phew. 
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,017
    If you've got a spare 2 mins, you might like to sign the petition to get him a honour...

     https://www.change.org/p/uk-government-give-england-hero-jimmy-greaves-the-gong-he-deserves?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=92641424-7a05-4d98-baa4-e7233d31f950
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Thank goodness for that!

    Happy 80th indeed!

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