I see from an article in the papers that Jimmy is sadly having to put up the WC winners medal that he so richly deserved, and had to wait 43 years for, for sale. It would seem that he needs the money. If he were a present day player, of course, he would be so wealthy that the estimated £50,000 he is expected to get would be a few days wages. How times change!...
In those days they played football to put a roof over their heads and to put food on the table, or in other words the basics. Now, well, words can't describe it.
Still doesn't stop modern players blowing all their money, unfortunately. David James has somehow managed to go bankrupt this week, despite earning around £20m as a player and having numerous other paydays since retiring. I have a feeling that footballers and money follow something similar to Parkinson's Law, which states that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion". Something along thin lines of "player's expenditure escalates so as to match the spending allowed by their income", perhaps?
Didn't Calamity fancy himself as some kind of art expert, or something? Maybe that was the cause of his downfall?
Are you saying a new Bentley Continental every year doesn't count as "the basics"? Just how out of touch are you with the British people?
I reckon we should sign Jimmy on a rolling contract. Even at the advanced age he is, he's still better than Ade, Loldado, and Kane, put together.
It would be nice to think that the club would buy the medal and keep it on display at WHL. As Levy doesn't seem to be big on sentiment, I can't see it happening.
The club and Jimmy do not have a good relationship. I believe it stems from his outspoken criticism of how he feels the club doesn't do enough to support ex players who have fallen on hard times, preferring instead, to make money out of ex players by holding Hall of Fame Induction events. This is why Jimmy has refused invitations from the club to be inducted to the H of F.
Such a shame, as Greaves is, without doubt, not only the greatest goal-scorer we have ever been blessed to have, but one of the greatest in the entire world. You'd think the club would do more to accommodate him. It'll be too late when he's dead.
What's happened to our Jim.I thought he was doing shows etc.Is he totally unemployed. Couldn't he teach goalscoring for a living.....he could be nicely employed in that occupation at White Hart Lane.....or anywhere.
I had forgotten about the fracas between Jimmy and the club. It is indeed a shame that fences can't be mended, and one of the greatest players we have ever had, given a hand-up. But, that's the football "business" nowadays. I know that I have eulogised about Greavesie before, but as one who was privileged to see him play many times, he really was special. Natural predatory goal scorer. Never panicked, or snatched at a chance, just cooly despatched it.
Yes.They go off about Messi but Jim was the original. I think Jim should kiss afew behinds at The Lane and they might help him. Do the old players,Jennings,Jonesie etc get some thank you money from the club for turning up on match days......?
The old players who are there every week doing matchday hospitality, are Cliff Jones, Pat Jennings, Phil Beal, Paul Allen, Alan Mullery, Graham Roberts, Mark Falco, Ossie, Ricky Villa when he is in England and Martin Chivers. They say a few words, tell the same old stories we have all heard a million times and then sit down and have a freebie dinner. To join in, will cost you around 300 quid plus vat for a category C game.
I was there when Ralph Coates did the "old boy" bit. We were the last ones out to the stand (we played Sunderland, when we one 1-0 is an incredibly dull game). Ralph held the door open for me, and I told him, "You nodded the winner in the League Cup Final, at Wembley, against Norwich." He said, "Indeed, I did, sir!" "I was stood behind the goal into which you scored, late on in the game," I said. "Oh, let me shake your hand!" As we were shaking hands, I said, "Yeah, I was ten years old." At which point, Ralph threw my hand away and shouted, "**** off!" God rest his soul.
How charming. In my benighted land, the traditional and time honored causes for athletes' insolvency are cocaine and hookers. In more innocent days it was slow horses and fast women.
Jim was the greatest striker I ever watched and. I maybe wrong but Jim was upset at the way the club treated Eddie Bailey Tottenham should be bigger and help Jim
The clubs cannot be responsible for the behaviour and welfare of ex players. Players are paid to play and that's where the responsibility of the club ends. The player has a duty to the club on the pitch and to not bring the name of the club into disrepute off the field. So as Jimmy went on to do Saint and Greavsie does it make it the responsibility of the TV company to help Jimmy too? I don't think so.
