The Dead Thread
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Just heard now about the Lawman, true legend in every sense of the word.
A footballer ahead of his time, showed huge humility when he scored the goal that relegated Utd.
RIP Denis.God bless.
A footballer ahead of his time, showed huge humility when he scored the goal that relegated Utd.
RIP Denis.God bless.
The passing of Denis Law today got me thinking, football as we once knew it has gone forever. Footballers from that era were also characters outside of the game, they resonated with ordinary people, if that’s the correct way to phrase it. Away from the game you’d possibly see them down the pub or at the cinema, or the races, mixing with ordinary every day people. Footballers now have become such protected commodities to the owners of their clubs that they dare not risk attempting to live any kind of normal existence…. It’s actually quite sad.
Gilbert..
Player Valuation: £50m
That happened for me when Stan bowles passed away last year.
Still my favourite football story is the QPR manager giving his team talk at 2.45 and asking where Stan was only to be told he's just popped over to the bookies to put his horses on lol.
Abertonian
Player Valuation: £20m
Yeah the kind of fellow that makes me proud to be an Aberdonian. The trust in his name also has done a lot of good promoting sport and providing sporting opportunities for young people in the city - the man never forgot where he came from.
RIP
Always thought you were from Abergele
Sad news - another one of the greats gone. RIP
gonetomorrow
Player Valuation: £70m
Before Best there was Law.
He was the guy we all mimicked in the playground - our shirt cuffs grasped in our hands.
He was the guy we all mimicked in the playground - our shirt cuffs grasped in our hands.
….there’ll be some fume over the park with Law being widely reported as ‘Scotlands greates player of all time’. I love the report saying he’s Scotlands highest all-time goalscorer on 30 goals, the same as Dalglish ‘but in far fewer games’.
Denis Law, the King of Scotland.
Denis Law, the King of Scotland.
gonetomorrow
Player Valuation: £70m
I liked how Law worked for ITV The Big Match when he stopped playing.
"Now over to Denis for a round-up of yesterday's other games....."
And later on he didn't sit about a studio giving his opinions on all and sundry. Alan Shearer take note!
"Now over to Denis for a round-up of yesterday's other games....."
And later on he didn't sit about a studio giving his opinions on all and sundry. Alan Shearer take note!
The was Jimmy Greaves Then Dennis Law - Then our Roy Vernon in that era - Roy Vernon of Everton could have been the best if he had not smoked 100 cigarettes per day - plus he started smoking as early as 11 years old -
We tried to sign Dennis in our millionaire days under John Moores but failed - a pleasure to see all 3 play - all eyes were on George Best, but Dennis was a superb striker -RIP all above have died now -
Alanbileysfeathercut
Player Valuation: £80m
Sadly Jimmy Calderwood has passed
Had some great aberdeen teams.
RIP
Had some great aberdeen teams.
RIP
Former Thin Lizzy / Whitesnake guitarist John Sykes has died, only 65 RIP
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Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitar legend John Sykes dies aged 65
Legendary English guitarist John Sykes, best known for his tenures with...
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No way!!!!!! Only played on one album ‘Thunder and Lightning’ but played live with them for a while. He was such a different guitarist to what Lizzy had previously, he was a guitarist for the 80s metal scene whereas Moore, Robertson, Gorham were all students of 60s/70s blues rock.Former Thin Lizzy / Whitesnake guitarist John Sykes has died, only 65 RIP
Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy guitar legend John Sykes dies aged 65
Legendary English guitarist John Sykes, best known for his tenures with...
To fully appreciate what he bought to Lizzy, listen to the live album ‘Life’, he’s brilliant on it.
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