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Jimmy Greaves

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  1. Hoops Eternal

    Hoops Eternal Well-Known Member

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  2. aqualung

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    Hope he pulls through....a great player in his day and unlucky not to make the 66 team.
     
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  3. QPR Oslo

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    Seconded.
     
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  4. GoldhawkRoad

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    Great player and articulate and attractive personality. The period of alcoholism when he stopped playing may be taking its toll. I wish him well.
     
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  5. Ciarrai_Abu

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    Really used to enjoy him on the box. 66 is very young these days.
     
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  6. Hoops Eternal

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    My only memory of seeing him live was 1969 at Loftus Road where he scored for Spurs in a 1-1 draw. If my memory serves me correctly, I'm pretty sure he put the ball in the net with his hand!
     
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  7. GoldhawkRoad

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    I think he's 75
     
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    From a purely personal perspective, not wishing to start an argument, the best ever English striker. Good luck Jimmy.

     
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  9. Hoops Eternal

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    He was the ultimate poacher
     
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    The ultimate goal scorer!!
    Get well Jimmy!
     
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  11. igor60

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    Great goalscorer, great character hope he survives.
     
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  12. Ciarrai_Abu

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    Only scanned the article. The 66 I picked up on was obviously the 1966 World Cup<doh>
     
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    That's correct hoops robbed of beating spurs, but wish him well.
     
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  14. GoldhawkRoad

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    :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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    A true legend of the game. I wish him well.
     
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  16. Sooperhoop

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    Best finisher I've ever seen in any era, really hope he pulls through...
     
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  17. peter1954qpr

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    Went to a Q an A with Jimmy a good few years ago and he took questions from the audience, i asked him about that incident he laughed but said it went in off his thigh, i said he was very much mistaken
     
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  18. durbar2003

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    Hope he pulls through, a truly nice guy and one of the greats of football past.
     
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    That would have made him 15 when we signed him.
     
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