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  1. MelburnIAN

    MelburnIAN Well-Known Member

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    just heard on radio, a great pundit and all round football legend. Responsible for players earning big money. RIP
     
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    finglasqpr Well-Known Member

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    RIP remember him as the face of match of the day from years ago.
     
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  3. Star of David Bardsley

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    That's more than the whole QPR team in some games
     
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  4. Hoops Eternal

    Hoops Eternal Well-Known Member

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    Jimmy was the first face of football highlights that I remember. Also had a brief spell as Coventry City chairman I seen to recall.
    RIP Jimmy
     
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    hammersmith junior Well-Known Member

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    Sad news,he did many things which changed the face of football!RIP.
     
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    The main person responsible for the way football improved over the years.....3 points for a win, electronic scoreboards at grounds, abolition of maximum wage, first all seater stadium, all down to Jimmy Hill. Today's players owe him a huge amount of gratitude.....
     
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    The face,(and chin) of football when I was growing up.
     
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    RIP
     
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  10. GoldhawkRoad

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    Big influence in football. Never sat on the fence. So sad that he suffered the vile dementia before he died
     
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  11. Sooperhoop

    Sooperhoop Well-Known Member

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    Every overpaid, over-hyped Prima Donna on six figure-a-week wages should thank their lucky stars for Jimmy Hill, the most influential figure in Post-War football bar none. As Goldie says, such a shame that the curse of Alzheimer's robbed him and his family of his final years. RIP...
     
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    RIP Jimmy!
     
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    It's funny, as I finally got round to watching the Brighton match last night, I wondered if 'they' will ever change 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw for any other system.
    Sad news, RIP Jimmy.
     
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    RIP Jimmy.
     
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    I used to like Jimmy on MOTD. There goes another part of my childhood nostalgia. RIP Jimmy Hill <rose>
     
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  17. Rangers Til I Die

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    Impressive entrepreneur with vision. RIP.
     
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    RIP Jimmy

    It's interesting how the Corinthian Casuals website is so much better than QPRs. And that their iconic home shirts have sold out (in my size at least). And their players don't get a penny. Wonderful organisation.
     
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  20. Sooperhoop

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    Amazing to think they nearly folded in the late 80s, but now go from strength to strength with a massive Brazilian following thanks to their links with the Corinthians of Sao Paulo, a club founded after the original Corinthians toured Brazil over 100 years ago.

    This is a clip from the centenary match, what these amateurs must've felt like walking out in front of 30,000+ against a side that had recently been South American champions...

     
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