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Mar 15, 2019 · Mar 15, 2019. #53. Both were world class but were different style of players, Greaves was a genuine poacher who played off the last defender most of the time but he could also play. Law though was more of a player who mainly got involved in the complete build up to a move, he was more of a grafter who could make goals as well as finish.
Sep 17, 2019 · Jimmy Greaves was a brilliant footballer and the Saint and Greavsie show was unmissable unpc knockabout fun in the 70's when most other things on telly were very strait-laced. Of his time, when playing he would look at winding up defenders in any way he could and would not be a drama queen if and when they did the same.
Sep 22, 2021 · Sep 22, 2021. #1. It’s well documented that the late Jimmy Greaves, England’s top striker of the sixties, missed the 1966 World Cup Final, which ought to have been the pinnacle of his career. There’s a lazy trope about that sparking his alcoholism, mostly refuted by Jimmy in his lifetime, and by recent obituaries.
Feb 18, 2020 · Feb 18, 2020. #1. Born in Essex in 1940, James Peter Greaves went on to become one of the greatest goal scorers ever in the history of the English game. His incredible ability to find the net saw him make a name for himself, not just on these shores, but across Europe too. The ultimate goal-scoring machine, Greaves still remains the highest ...
Mar 15, 2019 · Greaves was a superb goalscorer, way higher goal ratio than Law, but Denis was a more complete player? On a side note, Jimmy Greaves said that Ronnie McKinnon was the quickest centre half he played against and the only one that he couldn't do for pace.
Oct 21, 2020 · Yes, I was at that game. My second European tie after see us beating Saville 4-0 in1962. It was a great European night even though we lost 3-2. Can still remember Greaves scoring a great goal at the broomloan end. Thought it was a bit cheeky applauding us off the park thought. He was a great striker right enough.
Jul 29, 2022 · On BT sport now a documentary about probably the greatest marksman British football has ever produced.
Mar 27, 2022 · DylanGer Well-Known Member. Mar 27, 2022 #2
Mar 26, 2024 · Well-Known Member. Mar 26, 2024. #49. Oliver Holt remembering players from the 1960s and even into the 70s is quite a jump… he was born in 1966. A lot of these older players are in on folklore and a given knowledge about them that folk who didn’t see them have. Billy Meredith as one of his favourite players FFS.
Oct 14, 2024 · Oct 14, 2024. #251. There was a lot more to it unfortunately than JM being sacked for giving feedback about the quality of kits. He was accused of things, that he never did, and it led the man and his family down a very dark, sad path. To the people saying that we should offer him his old job back and make it right - that'll never make it right.
