For all the elderly beggars on here,an interesting read about a legend and the good days!!

[Rook]

I thought this thread was gonna be about Straq

 

[Dario Terracotta]

I had the absolute honour to meet Alex in Liverpool many years ago at his book signing, He was an absolute gentleman, so humble and kind. What a player he was but what a fantastic person he was too.

I can only concur,on and off the pitch he encapsulated what this club is all about,RIP to our Golden Vision.

 

[Bluerover]

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Quick search made, here we go - amazing what you can find on the interweb thingy! Think it's made previous appearances over the years.

Pity he couldn't spell Catterick

 

[Steve Wigan]

I had the absolute honour to meet Alex in Liverpool many years ago at his book signing, He was an absolute gentleman, so humble and kind. What a player he was but what a fantastic person he was too.

A story I've told before,but not for a while. Many years ago I found myself standing between Alex Young and Jimmy Gabriel at the Gents stalls in St Philomenas Club at the Old Roan. Alex says to me 'Whats it like having a wee with two Scottish internationalists?' And Jim Gabriel retorts ' 'Did you ever play for Scotland, Alex?.'

 

[royalblue66]

A lovely fella, lucky to have met him twice, one of which was a book signing
RIP Alex and thank you for all the wonderful memories.

 

[Steve Wigan]

Who else was at the riot at Blackpool when Alex was dropped in favour of young Joe Royle. I've always though Catterick was right, becaue Young was way of the boil by then.

 

[Death]

Love me some G-Viz

 

[royalblue66]

Who else was at the riot at Blackpool when Alex was dropped in favour of young Joe Royle. I've always though Catterick was right, becaue Young was way of the boil by then.

I think a lot of us just went to see the GV, even if he was playing crap.
Blind faith, think we would have cheered him if he had come on the pitch
with a bucket and sponge, and when someone said “ if they went home and
found him in bed with their missus they would have quietly closed the bedroom door
I think they meant it. What a player though on his day.

 

[Cameron Manning]

A lovely fella, lucky to have met him twice, one of which was a book signing
RIP Alex and thank you for all the wonderful memories.

What a player and what a team he played in, I felt down before I read this, feel even worse now when I think back to then and realise what we have got now with this Everton squad.