PigNose1878
Player Valuation: £225k
Raise a glass and shed a tear for a Goodison great.
RIP Jimmy
RIP Jimmy
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He was also when required, a Conan the Barbarian-esque Centre Forward.
I remember a cup replay on a cold and frosty January night back in 1964 Vs the dirty, dirty, Leeds of Charlton, bite yer legs Hunter, that little snide Brenner and Revies snide in chief Giles - all of them (Bobby Collins gets a free pass from me - just like Gabriel he Was hard, he didnt have to pretend)
Anyway, with 66000 Inside, the Dave Clark 5 'Glad All Over' booming out and the crowd stamping in time ( those wooden stands were great for that) the place was 100% under lights Bear Pit Rocking !
Jimmy put them to the sword, he was unplayable - The did Not like it up em!
What a guy.
Edit;slightly off topic I know, but Leeds flat out bricked it that night and this and Jimmys part in it played (in my opinion obvs) no small part in Revie's adoption of the cowardly tactics of getting your retaliation in first to disrupt teams rhythm...as was seen...and we fell for it...in the later November battle of Goodison.
I remember a cup replay on a cold and frosty January night back in 1964 Vs the dirty, dirty, Leeds of Charlton, bite yer legs Hunter, that little snide Brenner and Revies snide in chief Giles - all of them (Bobby Collins gets a free pass from me - just like Gabriel he Was hard, he didnt have to pretend)
Anyway, with 66000 Inside, the Dave Clark 5 'Glad All Over' booming out and the crowd stamping in time ( those wooden stands were great for that) the place was 100% under lights Bear Pit Rocking !
Jimmy put them to the sword, he was unplayable - The did Not like it up em!
What a guy.
Edit;slightly off topic I know, but Leeds flat out bricked it that night and this and Jimmys part in it played (in my opinion obvs) no small part in Revie's adoption of the cowardly tactics of getting your retaliation in first to disrupt teams rhythm...as was seen...and we fell for it...in the later November battle of Goodison.
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bluelord49
Player Valuation: £8m
What a player,well remembered for his class act in the corner at Wembley 1966.
But through and through a total Blue .
Loved by loads of us...
RIP Gabby......
But through and through a total Blue .
Loved by loads of us...
RIP Gabby......
gonetomorrow
Player Valuation: £70m
One of the greats.
Sorry to hear this. Jimmy was one of the players who was a big part of the rebuild after John Moores came to the club, along with Alex Parker, Bobby Collins, Roy Vernon, Billy Bingham, and Alex Young.
I actually saw him play for Southampton against us in a Tuesday night 2-2 draw in 1971. It didn't seem right.
I actually saw him play for Southampton against us in a Tuesday night 2-2 draw in 1971. It didn't seem right.
RIP
Dario Terracotta
Player Valuation: £70m
RIP a true Goodison great,it's some team we have up there these days, they've just added another star.
bluenorsky
Player Valuation: £500k
Loved the man saw that 63 great side when he was dominant.Great tackler.
They've got none up there.!
A nice little tale told by Jimmy Gabriel, the Everton wing-half who passed away yesterday -
Pat and Jimmy Gabriel marry at Holy Rosary, Aintree. December 4th 1961. Young, Collins, Bingham, Scott, Parker, Vernon and Thompson in attendance . God bless, Jimmy Gabriel -
Pat and Jimmy Gabriel marry at Holy Rosary, Aintree. December 4th 1961. Young, Collins, Bingham, Scott, Parker, Vernon and Thompson in attendance . God bless, Jimmy Gabriel -
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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
A measure of the man with the continuing fulsome tributes.
royalblue66
Player Valuation: £70m
Remember going to watch him when he had first cap for Scotland under 23s
V Wales at Wrexham, bitter cold night, must have been mad haha.
V Wales at Wrexham, bitter cold night, must have been mad haha.
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