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Colin Harvey appreciation thread

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To distract from the current transfer frustration, let's have a look at a club legend.

Cracking player, perhaps unlucky as a manager, but has been involved with the club at almost every level. Part of the revered holy trinity, and made his debut in the European Cup which is some baptism of fire.

We're very good at remembering blues who've passed away, let's celebrate Colin Harvey for the legend he is, while he's still here.

Memories will be appreciated here, please share with the younger generation here, old blues.
 
.....fortunate enough to see a very fine footballer, coach and servant to Everton. If I remember rightly he made a fitting debut in the San Siro and became an integral part of the greatest team we ever had. An FA Cup winner, scoring the only goal in the semi final victory over Man Utd. He was also a brilliant coach, particularly developing young players like Graham Sharp who is on record as saying he owed him so much. He managed an FA Youth Cup winning team and was assistant manager through the heady days of the mid-80s.

Undoubtably written his name so positively into the history of this great football club.
 

Can some of the oldies help us whippersnappers with player styles?
Doing my best here
Alan Ball: tenacious creative goal scoring mid
Colin Harvey: No Clue
Kendall: Power B2B mid?
 
Oh my word, where to start with this thread... I could and quite possibly will be here all day.

Colin was my favourite of the Holy Trinity, yes even above Bally, and my memories of him in the Royal Blue will live with me forever.

The days of the Holy Trinity were unreal and there will be many on this forum older than me with better 'live' (not just TV) memories of the fabled, legendary midfield trio in their absolute pomp of 67, 68 and of course 69/70 when I first got to witness their artistry in the flesh.

The first memory I'd like to share is much later and of an early season trip to West Ham on a gloriously sunny August day in 1974, a day I'll never forget.

Hitch-hiking from Salford, and having a bizarre journey, including a lift off a lady who for some inexplicable reason had the car heater on full blast and a bunch of Preston fans going to Watford, I eventually arrived at Upton Park at half time to find the Blues leading 2-0 and 'Ammers fans leaving in droves muttering under their breath.

In typical Everton fashion, we contirved to make things interesting by allowing West Ham back into the game with two quick goals around the 70-minute mark. All that way and we were in danger if losing, I was rather vexed.

Never fear, class always prevails and with a little over seven minutes on the clock, the Blues put together a flowing move that ended with Colin smoting a superb 20-yarder that Mervyn Day didn't even get close to... a fabulous goal that clinched the two points (Sky hadn't invented three-point togger in those days) and made the ridiculous journey there... and back well worthwhile.

Colin didn't score many, but when he did, they were special.

More memories to follow :););)
 

tim cahill said:
What about Rooney?

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Haha, Rooney wishes. And don't forget it was Harvey who brought Rooney through!

A boyhood blue, youth team player, first team player, youth team coach, reserve team coach, assistant manager and manager. Countless successes and trophies along the way. What a fella. A pillar of our club.

I remember hearing a while ago that they were planning to commission a holy trinity statue? Does anyone know if that's still happening?
 
During our success in the 80's whilst Kendall had the man management skills it was Harvey who did the bulk of the coaching, I remember watching him with the players in the warm up for the CWC final in Rotterdam geeing the lads up and going over the final preparation with them individually on the pitch,I don't think his input to the club's success over the years can ever be underestimated and @Groucho was spot on let's celebrate him whilst he is amongst us
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Memory Number 2.

At a supporters evening at GP in the '70s, amongst the items available for auction was a cartoon drawing of the great William Ralph drawn by (I think) the resident cartoonist of the day of the Echo.

The bidding started and after a few minutes, it was down to two people, yours truly and a fella on the other side of the room who I couldn't see. Another few minutes went by and the price was now up around the £7 mark - remember this was in the 1970s' !! - when the MC decided it would be quicker if the two bidders came up front and decided who was having it.

I walked up to the stage as did t'other fella - none other than the great King Colin.

We both asked each other who wanted it the most and ever the gentleman, Colin gave me the nod and I got the cartoon, for about £8 or thereabouts.

Before he returned to his table, I cheekily asked Colin if there was any chance he could get it autographed for me by the great man, and he said he'd do his best.

A few weeks later, an envelope dropped through my letterbox containing an Everton 'with compliments' slip signed by Colin, together with the cartoon signed by 'Dixie'.

The cartoon is framed and is one of my most prized possessions - thanks to the magnanimous and obliging nature of Colin Harvey.
 
I only saw him a few times "live" but saw him on tv loads of times .He was definitely our most cultured player in the Catterick years and should have won dozens of England caps. As a coach,I agree with other comments that he was equally responsible with Howard Kendall for our success in the 80's .I remember Dave Hickson telling me,whilst on a stadium tour that he was the nicest man he had met. A shoe-in for our greatest ever 11
 

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