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Alex 'The Golden Vision' Young

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The header against Spurs that effectively won us the title.I swear he hung in the air as though he was on wires.
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Think we all said that at the time,mate.
 
I seen him as a young kid, and he was idolised by the full houses we got in 1963, -on his day he was unbelievable for a no 9 small in stature but could leap like a salmon, and had the ability to hang in the air out jumping 6 ft centre halfs!
On the ground he was something else he glided over the mud yes mud not the super turf the players have now, his skill levels were fantastic like a Duncan Mackenzie type player, his link up play with Roy Vernon was fantastic they were like goal machines, he suffered with blistered feet, his main thing was inconsistentcy which Manager Harry Catterick did not enjoy!
The adulation from the fans was amazing to see the banners in the fans main end home and away was something as a kid that made me look at him even more a small complete centre foreward with every trick in his book - A centre halfs nightmare - Alex TGV deserved his title as he could see a pass before it came, he could dance around defenders, he was brilliant in the air!
When Alan Ball joined he wore the no 7 shirt, what a delight to see the ball of fire, and TGV in the same team, they were telepathic a joy to watch so fitting as one magician left in TGV - Another one came not a centre foreward but a Ball of fire in Alan Ball!
Yes Alex Young deserved his adulation he admits on the film some days he was unplayable, and other days nothing would go right hard to believe after that GV documentary he was gone about 6-9 months later as player manner for Irish club Glentorian!
He was a joy to watch , also the fan base it was so nice to see such adulation for one player, I felt sorry for Roy Vernon who helped the little genius of a footballer!
 


...I saw him. He wouldn't be in my list of truly top Blues but he was a class act on his day. Some players have such good touch that they almost play in carpet slippers, Young was certainly one of those. Lovely 'mover' and very decent in the air.
 
I think only Alan Ball comes close to the adulation Evertonians of my age hold him in. When in full flow he was poetry in motion. A photo of myself and Alex takes pride of place in my hallway. It's the first thing you see when you enter my house. Happy Birthday Alex
 
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