WE REMEMBER ALAN BALL

[Woolly Blue]

Top player, top bloke, a huge idol of mine and died at far too young an age.

RIP Bally ( made up to hear that his family will be there on Saturday cheering us on ).

 

[gazzle_toff]

Im also too young to have seen him play, but all i have seen and read about the man makes me wish i had. Before the match against man utd after he passed awey was very moving also. R.I.P

 

[Toffeemeister]

I just searched for him on YouTube as I've never seen him play.

 

[Eggs]

..chatting with somebody today regarding Jonny Morrissey. Morrissey was brilliant and certainly one of the most underrated players to wear Blue. Anyway, when asked who was the best he ever played with Morrissey quickly retorts "Alan Ball. There's only one Alan Ball". He said that during a game Ball would notice if somebody wasn't playing well. He didn't shout at them, he'd get hold of the ball and go and play a couple of 5 yard passes with the player to build up his confidence. Supreme player.

 

[bluestevon]

One of the Everton greats, his comment about Everton touching you is probably my favourite regarding our club

 

[Nobby Nobbs]

Don't usually get emotional when talking about players especially todays players, but Bally is one I do, he's the only player I've ever idolized, cried my eyes out when we sold him. he didn't want to leave, but Catterick thought it was the right thing to do, no manager has never been so wrong with a decision he's made than Catterick was when he made that one.

 

[allezlesbleus]

..chatting with somebody today regarding Jonny Morrissey. Morrissey was brilliant and certainly one of the most underrated players to wear Blue. Anyway, when asked who was the best he ever played with Morrissey quickly retorts "Alan Ball. There's only one Alan Ball". He said that during a game Ball would notice if somebody wasn't playing well. He didn't shout at them, he'd get hold of the ball and go and play a couple of 5 yard passes with the player to build up his confidence. Supreme player.

Mind you I saw him give tommy wright a hell of a dressing down one time at GP. Bally had the will to win of Roy Keane multiplied by peter Reid. Mr perpetual Motion.