RIP Denis Law

[Kirkstall Blue]

It’s a sad day today for the family and friends of Denis Law another legend of the game gone but won’t be forgotten by Scotland fans. Rest in peace Denis and thanks for playing for our club especially that instinctive back heel.

 

[HypnoticBlue]

Very sad, met him once in Middleton, nice chap and a great back heeler.

 

[eyalluvitt]

As an Aberdonian this is sad news. Always wondered what it would’ve been like to see him play in an Aberdeen jersey, but sadly didn’t happen. Aberdeen fucked up royally not knowing a player of his talent in their own doorstep and not scouting him. Aberdeen did learn from this and improved their scouting networks generating our success in 1970s and 1980s. Denis always said he regretted not playing for his hometown team.
City fans will always remember him for the back heel goal versus United but for wee boys in Aberdeen in the 1960s (like myself) he was god-like. Aberdeen city gave him the Freedom of the City, so he will always be remembered with our statue of him with one arm raised high as was his typical goal scoring celebration.

RIP Lawman

 

[eyalluvitt]

 

[Fading Memory]

I watched so many wonderful players when I was young. Tony Book and Denis Law in the space of a few days. It's so sad.

 

[Bill Walker]

RIP Denis Law. Legend in blue and red.

By all accounts a really really nice guy and fantastic footballer and goal scorer.

But was he really a city legend ?.. I mean didn't he spend most of his time at Old Trafford after retirement not at our place.

RIP Denis.

 

[JGL07]

Were City fans annoyed he signed for United?
We're they seen as the bigger draw in the early 60's? Way before my time obviously!
RIP Denis.

City were certainly not seen as a bigger draw at that stage. City were relegation strugglers for some time although United were not much better. City were drawing crowds of 15,000 to 25,000 unless it was Everton or Liverpool or United. United were doing much better at 30,000 to 45,000.

My first match was in 1962-63 and it seemed like it was between City and United to go down with Leyton Orient.

The key match was against United with another match to go after that. City led through an Alex Harley goal but United were given an iffy penalty that was converted by Albert Quixall.

City were pumped at West Ham on the final day of the season, and United beat Orient. Worse still they won the FA Cup a week later. That cemented the imbalance between City and United in terms of support and finances.

It took City ten years or so to redress this imbalance only for Swales to blow things again especially when he brought back Allison and kicked Book ‘upstairs’.

 

[jrb]

Tom English

BBC Scotland's chief sports writer

In City’s last game of the 1973-74 season, against a relegation-haunted United at Old Trafford, Law famously scored with a back-heel which gave City a 1-0 lead with nine minutes left to play.

United got relegated. The story has been retold many times, in almost poetic terms, about how Law sealed the fate of the club he loved the most, but he didn’t.

Results elsewhere meant they were going down regardless of what Law did, but it bothered him none the less. “I seldom felt so depressed as I did that weekend,” he said later.

Law went to the World Cup in 1974 and began the season with City, but retired almost immediately on 10 August. His body had had enough.

 

[WNRH]

Any reason there is no acknowledgment of his passing on our website or social media sites?

 

[Maintainin]

Ascend in Glory and Rest Peacefully, Denis, thee Lawman.

 

[ultimateharold]

Any reason there is no acknowledgment of his passing on our website or social media sites?

I think it's fair to give that lot a reply on this one rather than do a standalone post, sure they'll do something at a later date.

 

[JULES]

I was at Birmingham city 74? 1 nil down, we had a corner, I was standing by the corner, the ball comes over, and I see a head just touch the ball, it went in, hardly a glance, it was Dennis.I will always remember that goal.
God bless you Dennis

 

[Keeper!]

Not many players can take the divide between blue and red but Denis was one, amazing player and character and a gentleman, used to love listening to his summary/punditry on Radio 2.

Rest well Denis and thank you, especially for this magical moment.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

He often used to come back to Maine Rd after training with them.

He was great friends with Ken Barnes & Johnny Hart and prefered their company to Charlton etc.

He'd play head tennis with them in the tunnel, or just sit chatting with a cup of tea.

He loved his times at City & always spoke fondly and respectfully about us.

I saw both of his home debuts and of course the "Denis has done it" goal.

RIP.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

RIP

Him and Tony Book in the space of a couple of days. Sad times

.....and Bobby Kennedy,anothe adopted scott.

 

[Gray]

Were City fans annoyed he signed for United?
We're they seen as the bigger draw in the early 60's? Way before my time obviously!
RIP Denis.

I was always suspicious that the move to Italy then back to the Rags was engineered by Slur. Nothing since has changed my opinion.

 

[Lost in space]

Oh fuck, I just seen this. REST IN PEACE!!!

 

[TShed]

From Huddersfield to Old Trafford, via Turin​

BBC just can’t help themselves

 

[Gone for a Burton]

City were certainly not seen as a bigger draw at that stage. City were relegation strugglers for some time although United were not much better. City were drawing crowds of 15,000 to 25,000 unless it was Everton or Liverpool or United. United were doing much better at 30,000 to 45,000.

My first match was in 1962-63 and it seemed like it was between City and United to go down with Leyton Orient.

The key match was against United with another match to go after that. City led through an Alex Harley goal but United were given an iffy penalty that was converted by Albert Quixall.

City were pumped at West Ham on the final day of the season, and United beat Orient. Worse still they won the FA Cup a week later. That cemented the imbalance between City and United in terms of support and finances.

It took City ten years or so to redress this imbalance only for Swales to blow things again especially when he brought back Allison and kicked Book ‘upstairs’.

The key to attendances wasnt form or success it was the plane crash which they exploited,commercialised and monetised.

'Its the yewnytiiid way' !!.

 

[Gray]

From Huddersfield to Old Trafford, via Turin​

BBC just can’t help themselves

TWATS.