Rambo
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Post by Rambo on Apr 17, 2020 11:12:39 GMT
Have just read that Norman Hunter, who graced Gander Green Lane's pitch on 24th January 1970, has this morning passed away as a result of contracting Coronavirus at the young age of 76............as someone who was in their teens in the 70's, I have many memories of the Division One players of that era, and "Bite yer Legs" was certainly one of them RIP Norman www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52246007
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billy
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Post by billy on Apr 17, 2020 13:43:45 GMT
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Post by davethegrave on Apr 17, 2020 21:33:06 GMT
Have just read that Norman Hunter, who graced Gander Green Lane's pitch on 24th January 1970, has this morning passed away as aresult of contracting Coronavirus at the young age of 76............as someone who use in their teens in the 70's, I have many memories of the Division players of that era, and "Bite yer Legs" was certainly one of them RIP Norman www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52246007But he was an animal.
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Post by kpinwp on Apr 17, 2020 21:40:16 GMT
Have just read that Norman Hunter, who graced Gander Green Lane's pitch on 24th January 1970, has this morning passed away as aresult of contracting Coronavirus at the young age of 76............as someone who use in their teens in the 70's, I have many memories of the Division players of that era, and "Bite yer Legs" was certainly one of them RIP Norman www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52246007But he was an animal. In this context that is a disgraceful thing to say. You should be ashamed of yourself. What kind of a man are you?
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Post by johnnykwango on Apr 17, 2020 22:31:50 GMT
Have just read that Norman Hunter, who graced Gander Green Lane's pitch on 24th January 1970, has this morning passed away as aresult of contracting Coronavirus at the young age of 76............as someone who use in their teens in the 70's, I have many memories of the Division players of that era, and "Bite yer Legs" was certainly one of them RIP Norman www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52246007But he was an animal. Oh dear. What an embarrassment you are.
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Post by Big Al on Apr 18, 2020 12:34:04 GMT
Quite aside from the fact that this is simply not the case. Football in those days was indeed very different with hard tackling and little of the ludicrous play acting we see today and is fair to say that NH was one of the hardest of them all. However what is often overlooked is what a technically gifted and sublime footballer Hunter was. He was the very first player of the year and doubtless would have been a regular for England if a certain Bobby Moore had not been so prodigious a talent. A truly wonderful footballer.
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Post by medwaysider on Apr 18, 2020 13:15:25 GMT
Quite aside from the fact that this is simply not the case. Football in those days was indeed very different with hard tackling and little of the ludicrous play acting we see today and is fair to say that NH was one of the hardest of them all. However what is often overlooked is what a technically gifted and sublime footballer Hunter was. He was the very first player of the year and doubtless would have been a regular for England if a certain Bobby Moore had not been so prodigious a talent. A truly wonderful footballer. While I'm a long, long way from having any sort of soft spot for Leeds, the whole "Dirty Leeds" tag is a bit misleading. Most of that side could play. It's ridiculous to think that any side could simply kick and hack their way to 2 league titles, and FA Cup and a couple of European Fairs Cup titles, on top of multiple runners-up spots domestically and in Europe.
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billy
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Post by billy on Apr 19, 2020 10:40:57 GMT
Quite aside from the fact that this is simply not the case. Football in those days was indeed very different with hard tackling and little of the ludicrous play acting we see today and is fair to say that NH was one of the hardest of them all. However what is often overlooked is what a technically gifted and sublime footballer Hunter was. He was the very first player of the year and doubtless would have been a regular for England if a certain Bobby Moore had not been so prodigious a talent. A truly wonderful footballer. I thought that was Stanley Matthews - in 1948 ?
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Post by davef on Apr 19, 2020 11:08:00 GMT
Sir Stan won the Football Writers' POTY, Billy, Norman Hunter won the new Players' Player of the Year awarded by the PFA.
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billy
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Post by billy on Apr 19, 2020 11:11:15 GMT
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Post by amberchoc on Apr 19, 2020 11:52:25 GMT
And just to emphasise one section of that link: The award is regarded by the players themselves as extremely prestigious, with Teddy Sheringham describing it in 2001 as "the biggest personal award you can get in the game", and John Terry stating in 2005 that he considered it "the ultimate accolade to be voted for by your fellow professionals whom you play against week-in and week-out".
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billy
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Post by billy on Apr 19, 2020 12:11:58 GMT
I think the "Dirty Leeds" tag began in the 1964/65 season a few years before they won their first "major" trophy by beating Arsenal 1-0 in a scrappy,bad tempered affair at Wembley.
If i remember correctly they were promoted back to the top flight (Division One) along with Sunderland and started making enemies almost immediately.Besides the infamous halfback line of Bremner,Charlton and Hunter that served them so well for many years they also had two Scottish hatchet men in left back Willie Bell and midfielder Bobby Collins.
Even Johnny Giles,the best player ever deemed surplus to requirements at Manchester United in my humble opinion could put it about a bit.
The 1964/65 season saw three teams,Manchester United,Leeds United and Chelsea ,going for the double,a much rarer event in those days when a lot more teams had a chance.
Chelsea fans might tell you that Tommy Docherty cost them the league by sending a whole host of players home in disgrace after a night out in Blackpool but they ended up well short.United won it on goal difference,but it was a big margin.They would have needed to lose something like 19-0 in the last game (at Villa) for Leeds to triumph.
With most people hoping for a United/Chelsea cup final both were semi final losers to Leeds and Liverpool respectively.After a bad tempered,scrappy battle that ended in a 0-0 draw Leeds beat United 1-0 in the replay at the City Ground,Nottingham with a goal by Billy Bremner.Five years later in the "Sutton United" season Leeds beat United in a second semi final replay after two 0-0 draws at Burnden Park,Bolton.The goalscorer again was Bremner.Chelsea had a virtual "bye" to the final beating Watford 5-1 at White Hart Lane.The final at the time Leeds/Liverpool was generally considered to be one of the worst of all time.
All the above is from memory so i hope it's all spot on.That season was probably my all time favourite.It was also the last season before substitutes were allowed.
I can't repeat what i used to call Bremner,Hunter,Collins ,Reaney et al so it was a surprise the other day that when my Wife told me that Norman Hunter had passed away the other day i was in tears.
REST IN PEACE
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Post by Andy K on Apr 20, 2020 12:55:49 GMT
Quite aside from the fact that this is simply not the case. Football in those days was indeed very different with hard tackling and little of the ludicrous play acting we see today and is fair to say that NH was one of the hardest of them all. However what is often overlooked is what a technically gifted and sublime footballer Hunter was. He was the very first player of the year and doubtless would have been a regular for England if a certain Bobby Moore had not been so prodigious a talent. A truly wonderful footballer. Too right - this is a very good read about the 1972 cup final and Norman's performance www.soundhealthandlastingwealth.com/health-news/danny-murphy-and-chris-foy-watch-norman-hunter-masterclass-in-1972-fa-cup-final-win-over-arsenal/What it doesn't say in it was he climbed the 39 steps twice that day. First to get his own winners medal and secondly to help Mick Jones, who had dislocated his elbow in the match, get his too. If that's an "animal" then that's the behaviour of a friendly puppy.
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Post by billy on Apr 23, 2020 11:59:59 GMT
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Post by billy on Apr 23, 2020 12:04:23 GMT
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