royalblue66
Player Valuation: £70m
Agree with all you say mate, I also have a photo of myself and The Golden Vision, for all to see, memories aye.
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Edinblue
Player Valuation: £50k
Saw a lot of TGV when I first had a season ticket with my Dad in the Main Stand. Never seen a better combination than he had with Roy Vernon. As someone said earlier, some similarities with Duncan McKenzie (who, unfortunately was in a much worse team). The great thing was, as well, that Alex used to live in the same (ordinary semi) street as my family in Aintree, No fortunes earned in those days.
As players go Alan Ball has to be our greatest player ever - I have seen - Alex Young is up there, but for consistency Alan Ball was so special just reading his early book the Ball of Fire written in 1967 - that's what he was!
My older brother met Alex Young in a club by off chance as the whole blues team were in a function room - on hearing this he asked the doorman to ask to meet him - The mild man came outside eventually to shake my brothers hand - he was gobsmacked his hero had took the time to leave a blues function, and talk to him!
royalblue66
Player Valuation: £70m
Was in the FE about five years back,and he came and,we shook hands,and two years back I was in the A Y lounge,and I sat with him for five minutes,and had a pic taken with him, and like you say a mild and lovely man.
Brendan Janus
Player Valuation: £40m
Didn't Joe Royle take his place, & didn't the fans boo Royle early on because of that, until of course he won us over to become a legend ! Late sixties is a great period but just before my time !
bcblue1878
Player Valuation: £50m
Happy 79th birthday to Alex Young today.
Curious to know if any posters on here got to see him play. I've read about him and he sounds way way ahead of his time. Would love to hear stories about him.
I was lucky enough to see him early in my time as a Blue, my first game at Goodison was 1965 v Blackpool reserves, so although I saw him play I was really too young to appreciate how good he really was. My Dad however who watched virtually every home game from 1946 onwards always maintained that Alex Young was the best player he ever saw wear an Everton shirt, and in his time he saw a few good ones before he died 10 years ago!
I was there for that game and to this day I swear he hung in the air for 30 seconds before he headed that goal against spurs, but it was the sixties,,peace man
bluelord49
Player Valuation: £8m
Alex Young what a player..
..I had the pleasure of seeing him on many occasions. He literally glided round the oppo.When Alan Ball joined us the two of them would run the show. As for a description of the Golden Vision ..how about this...His instinctive,flowing style combined with the on field arrogance of a great performer to make him a sporting hero on Merseyside. Happy Birthday Alex
..I had the pleasure of seeing him on many occasions. He literally glided round the oppo.When Alan Ball joined us the two of them would run the show. As for a description of the Golden Vision ..how about this...His instinctive,flowing style combined with the on field arrogance of a great performer to make him a sporting hero on Merseyside. Happy Birthday Alex
Dario Terracotta
Player Valuation: £70m
Pretty much sums him up as a man that Joey,I've met him twice fortunately and he is just a genuinely nice,humble guy.
Yes they certainly did more stick than Timmy gets now - Joe became my hero from day one hence my avatar!
bluelord49
Player Valuation: £8m
I re-call one game (can,t remember who against) and we had a corner, Goodison Road side/Gwaldys Street End.
Alex Young was by the penalty spot and moved towards the near post into the 6 yd. box.
The kick was met by Alex and with a deft flick of his head he netted the ball into the side netting at the far post,
Brilliantly executed!!
Alex Young was by the penalty spot and moved towards the near post into the 6 yd. box.
The kick was met by Alex and with a deft flick of his head he netted the ball into the side netting at the far post,
Brilliantly executed!!
I started going to the match in the 62-63 championship season, it was a joy to watch Alex and Royston ripping defences apart. Wee Alex at about 5ft 8ins. was the most lethal centre forward in the air I have seen. He didn't seem to dribble past players or do them for speed, he just sort of glided past them and there was little they could do about it. Along with Royston and Alan Ball, my boyhood idols.
God it was great being a bluenose then
God it was great being a bluenose then
dave abrahams
Player Valuation: £8m
It was definitely Mancini.
These comments are all spot on. I saw the great Alex Young many times in the 60's including the great header against Spurs. Alex was God to me then. Have never seen a player since who glided past defenders with such grace. It was a question of 'see you later, pal'. In one game against Sheffield Wednesday he was on the wing on the Goodison Road side where we stood (in those days). He shaped to cross the ball and the keeper Ron Springett (England goalie) took a step to his right to await the cross. Before he could move Alex had belted the ball into the net at the near post. We were right behind the shot and could see exactly what he did and it was no fluke. On the comparison with Allan Ball it's difficult to call which is to say that Ball was a great player too. One difference was Bally was a bit arrogant and when playing with Harvey and Kendall he would sometimes sit on the ball and say 'come and get it' to the opposition. They couldn't. Would probably be a free kick nowadays. By the way wonder what happened to all the great Scots players, they don't seem to be producing them now.
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