The Dead Thread

[Alan Whittle]

RIP Sir Roy Calne, Organ transplant pioneer who carried out the first liver transplant in Europe in 1968 and helped pioneer the use and development of immunosuppressant drugs which ultimately prevent the body rejecting the new organ.
A life well lived.

 

[Jacob]

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The Old Lady in all her glory enjoying her World Cup

 

[miami]

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Pic taken at Goodison judging by the bullens rd stand in background.

 

[miami]

The Old Lady in all her glory enjoying her World Cup

You pipped me to the post there.

 

[blue61]

RIP The Kaiser, a great player from an era when football was a great game.

 

[bluenotred]

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Saw him playing for New York Cosmos in Toronto in the early eighties if you can believe it. This was in the old NASL.

 

[larbert toffee]

Franz Beckenbauer RIP

Bobby Moore and him were the benchmark for modern defenders.

 

[Eggs]

Bobby Moore and him were the benchmark for modern defenders.

…..England were arguably a better side in that glorious 1970 World Cup. Sir Alf Ramsey took Bobby Charlton off when he thought the game was won against W Germany and that released the shackles on Beckenbauer who turned that game around. He was a Rolls Royce of a footballer, supremely elegant and ooozing quality.

 

[Kurt.]

Really sad to hear of Beckenbauer passing over , one of my favourite players of all time and I’ve hardly seen any footage of him… just the bits I’ve seen he oozed class…. Head and shoulders above everybody else. One of them players who always seemed to have loads of time on the ball, but he was also tough as old boots and wasn’t afraid to mix it up when required.

RIP X

 

[ForestBlue]

Great player but not without baggage either directly or through association so not sure about his legacy.

The Germans aren't just good at penalties!

 

[Acrobat]

RIP Franz. I did see you play briefly as a young kid, but my father told me all about you and he saw you play at Goodison. They do not make footballers like you any more, even if you played in your later stages of life you would make VVD look like Per Kroldrup.

 

[Old Blue 2]

…..England were arguably a better side in that glorious 1970 World Cup. Sir Alf Ramsey took Bobby Charlton off when he thought the game was won against W Germany and that released the shackles on Beckenbauer who turned that game around. He was a Rolls Royce of a footballer, supremely elegant and ooozing quality.

And he called us 'animals' after we beat Bayern Munich at Goodison in the semi final of the Cup Winners Cup in1985. We did knock them about a bit though - Gray, Reid, and that second half tackle by Radcliffe!!!

 

[Shevin Keedy]

Great player but not without baggage either directly or through association so not sure about his legacy.

The Germans aren't just good at penalties!

Hello, what's all this?

 

[mahermi1]

RIP The Kaiser, a great player from an era when football was a great game.

And there were more than six teams..

 

[Dancing Pat]

RIP Kaiser.

Adidas Beckenbauer Super boots were all the rage back when I was a nipper.