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That actually brought tears to my eyes reading that
Didn't Tracey Levy have some sort of health problem a few years back, it may have been stroke related but I'm not 100% sure.
Fair play, though he did cunt us off in the past several times.
Sounds great, but not being funny, not sure how a stadium that he never played in, or a training ground he never trained at are going to stimulate memories.
I love that we're doing this for him though
Natural: the Jimmy greaves story is a new book out this year obviously there are others and mostly telling the same story i am intending to buy it at some point but of the other books/autobiographies ect....but which one of the previous books would anyone recommend
IIRC, I haven't read either of these for a long time;Natural: the Jimmy greaves story is a new book out this year obviously there are others and mostly telling the same story i am intending to buy it at some point but of the other books/autobiographies ect....but which one of the previous books would anyone recommend
"This ones on me" concentrates on his alcoholism, but with a lot of his football times, whereas,
"Greavsie" concentrates on his football, with a bit of his alcoholism.
I could of got them the wrong way round but both are very good.
TBH I haven't read any books on him by other people, so I can't judge them.
Read both them as well.I think you got them in the right order.
His book "Greavsie"is an eye opener how players were viewed by the English FA when it cam to playing for England.
You wasn't asked,you were told and he was addressed as "Greaves".
I remember Greavsie telling a story at one of his 'evenings with' about Sir Alf Ramsey. It was the first game after we'd won the world cup and the players had finished training for the match on the Friday. As they disembarked the coach Geoff Hurst said 'see you Saturday Alf' to which the deadpan Sir Alf replied 'if selected''.
The lads at Bletchley Park say they’ll try their best, but can’t promise anything.
Apologies....
Natural: the Jimmy greaves story is a new book out this year obviously there are others and mostly telling the same story i am intending to buy it at some point but of the other books/autobiographies ect....but which one of the previous books would anyone recommend
I enjoyed the autobiography 'Greavsie' but for me the best written was by David Tossell it's called Natural, The Jimmy Greaves Story. Try that my friend, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
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I simply love the guy, the most natural goalscorer I have ever seen. Scoring goals was quite simply the prime reason Jimmy was put on this Earth. I have nothing but total respect for him as a footballer, admiration for the way he handled his alcohol addiction and accompanying demons and utter sympathy and regret for his health deterioration. To see this man now confined to a wheelchair is one of football's saddest pictures.
If you have not seen this video please take time out and view, I think you'll enjoy it..
God Bless you Jimmy