Jimmy Greaves

[gordondaviesmoustache]

ISJ: Welcome to another edition of Saint and Greavsie. On today's show Ronnie Whelan tells us why Kenny Dalglish is the greatest Liverpool manager ever.

Greavsie: (says something racist about John Barnes)

ISJ: (Laughs)Greavsie, you cracks me up.


The football stats speak for themselves. But as a pundit and full time pisshead he rivalled Paul Merson.

He was an inveterate racist when S&G was on. Of that I’m sure. May have changed his views now. Hopefully so.

 

[roman totale]

The most underated footballer ever,I never seen him live but going off what my old fella and uncles said he was absolute class.

My old man, who was a top amateur striker himself in the same time period, still says Greaves is the greatest finisher he’s ever seen.

 

[penguins4kompany]

Colin bell wasn’t underated probably one of the greatest players to ever walk on a football pitch

Nor was Greaves though.

 

[Vienna_70]

Colin bell wasn’t underrated

Do you really believe that?

As I said before, we City supporters know how great he was, but he is criminally ignored by the "great" British sporting media, when it comes to naming great players of the past.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

The Mail are doing a petition at the moment for him to be honoured as recognition for his services to football.
He has never had a OBE, MBE.

Had he played for the Dippers or Rags he would have been sitting, or even shitting, in the House of Lords for the last two or three decades.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Do you really believe that?

As I said before, we City supporters know how great he was, but he is criminally ignored by the "great" British sporting media, when it comes to naming great players of the past.

He sits among some notable names - how many of the '68 team are ignored? I suspect that El Mago and Sergio will disappear in the same way!

 

[dennishasdoneit]

Do you really believe that?

As I said before, we City supporters know how great he was, but he is criminally ignored by the "great" British sporting media, when it comes to naming great players of the past.

Correct.Anyone saying any different is a clown.

 

[oakiecokie]

Didn’t he get the spurs goal in the ballet on ice oakie ??

I`m almost certain he did down at the old Platt Lane End IIRC.

 

[Saxmundham Blue]

Jimmy Greaves debut for West Ham at Maine Road was the first City game I attended.

We lost 5-1 in a mudbath, Greaves scored and big Joe had a drop kick volleyed straight back in to the net from the half way line

I was hooked.

 

[Vienna_70]

Jimmy Greaves debut for West Ham at Maine Road was the first City game I attended.

We lost 5-1 in a mudbath, Greaves scored and big Joe had a drop kick volleyed straight back in to the net from the half way line

I was hooked.

21/3/70. Not long after I’d started following City.

I remember watching it on The Big Match on the Sunday dinner time.

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