The Dead Thread

[gonetomorrow]

...ex-Celtic footballer, Tommy Gemmell has died aged 73. A member of the famous Lisbon Lions, I can distinctly remember watching that European Cup win.

It made the whole country proud.

 

[Brendan Janus]

Scored in two separate European Cup Finals !!

 

[PITA]

John Hampshire, Yorkshire and England cricketer. First English player to score a century on his debut. When retired became an umpire for 21 years.

Summer, I think you need to add 'at Lords' to that sentence.

 

[tommytowne]

...ex-Celtic footballer, Tommy Gemmell has died aged 73. A member of the famous Lisbon Lions, I can distinctly remember watching that European Cup win.

His piledriver in the final was something special.
He was some player.
RIP

 

[Eggs]

His piledriver in the final was something special.
He was some player.
RIP

..forgot they got the final in 1970 only to be beaten by Feyonord. Gemmell scored in that game too.

 

[summerisle]

Summer, I think you need to add 'at Lords' to that sentence.

Aye, you're right.

 

[tommytowne]

..forgot they got the final in 1970 only to be beaten by Feyonord. Gemmell scored in that game too.

I think the reason so many people recalled those games was purely down to the fact there were so few live televised matches so were keenly watched.

 

[summerisle]

Ouch.lol

 

[PITA]

Aye, you're right.

If I remember correctly our own Frank Hayes scored a debut hundred. Not at Lord's of course.

 

[PITA]

I think the reason so many people recalled those games was purely down to the fact there were so few live televised matches so were keenly watched.

Agreed. I think the first Everton game I ever saw live on TV was the 1984 Cup Final.

 

[summerisle]

If I remember correctly our own Frank Hayes scored a debut hundred. Not at Lord's of course.

He did indeed, always liked him, a classy player but I think didn't play many Tests .

 

[PITA]

He did indeed, always liked him, a classy player but I think didn't play many Tests .

Having put my money where my mouth is I then googled to check. He played 9 tests but didn't score more than 29 after getting that ton. What surprised me more is that he is now 70.

 

[summerisle]

Having put my money where my mouth is I then googled to check. He played 9 tests but didn't score more than 29 after getting that ton. What surprised me more is that he is now 70.

God, 70 ! Moving quickly on.lol

 

[tommytowne]

Agreed. I think the first Everton game I ever saw live on TV was the 1984 Cup Final.

Likewise with me but the never to be forgotten 1966 effort.

 

[blue61]

Having put my money where my mouth is I then googled to check. He played 9 tests but didn't score more than 29 after getting that ton. What surprised me more is that he is now 70.[/QUOTE]

Looks in the mirror and sheds a tear, where did it all go?