Colin Harvey-75 today.

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Bluebonic said:
I was having an argument with a RS mate about the holy trinity and I said their interplay, their awareness of each other and the rest of the team was entirely instinctive, telepathic even. I said I had only ever seen that level of interplay once since and that was the xavi, iniesta, messi triangle. He of course disputed this as he said that none of the three were as good as messi. I pointed out that I hadn’t claimed that they were but that the interplay was the same. He then went off one one of his RS tirades, ”if they were that good why were they so poor in Europe etc.”. So the argument was not settled, I just said was a fat sweaty blert and that his mum was a Tory [Poor language removed], so I feel I held the moral high ground on behalf of all Evertonians!
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As I pointed out the era of those midfields one lot the holy trinity played on mud bath pitches not the bowling green pitches Barcelona played on also no hatchet defenders or bite your legs midfielders also opposition wise that Spanish league the opposition teams were not of the standard of the old Division one teams .....
Was Alan Ball a Messi type player no totally different in playing roles, but imo Bally in his era was more special as the best box to box goalscoring midfielder I have ever seen, totally World Class in every department a midfielder could be on his day unbeatable!
In today's market our team could not be able to afford him, I was private during to see him home and away -
I witnessed that team of the holy trinity being clapped off away from home ...plus stood on the Kop when red fans were saying how good those three were, and after playing them off the park at 2-0 the title is yours .....
 
Joey66 said:
TBH he was not cut out to be Man Manager - he could communicate hard as a coach, but not as a Manager he was strict as after being under his mentor The Catt - he tried this tactic in a different era , and it did not work hence whe Howard came back he slotted happily as his no 2 again.....
A fantastic player, a great coach, and a a true Blue - Happy Birthday to the last one standing of the best midfield this club will ever see - their football was uncoached just telepathic combination of dazzling movements in midfield playing on mud bath pitches v hatchet men in that era.....
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I used to think that they had earphones to communicate -not so sure they were invented then ,I could have been worth millions !
 
Joey66 said:
As I pointed out the era of those midfields one lot the holy trinity played on mud bath pitches not the bowling green pitches Barcelona played on also no hatchet defenders or bite your legs midfielders also opposition wise that Spanish league the opposition teams were not of the standard of the old Division one teams .....
Was Alan Ball a Messi type player no totally different in playing roles, but imo Bally in his era was more special as the best box to box goalscoring midfielder I have ever seen, totally World Class in every department a midfielder could be on his day unbeatable!
In today's market our team could not be able to afford him, I was private during to see him home and away -
I witnessed that team of the holy trinity being clapped off away from home ...plus stood on the Kop when red fans were saying how good those three were, and after playing them off the park at 2-0 the title is yours .....
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I remember them being clapped by the ref ,Kevin someone if I remember right .
 
A proper gentleman and a brilliant player.
As per my profile picture, i had the pleasure of meeting him at Goodison after becoming Champions in 1986-87
Happy belated Birthday Colin
 
blue1948 said:
I used to think that they had earphones to communicate -not so sure they were invented then ,I could have been worth millions !
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Ball. Harvey commented they had Wilf Dixon as coach, he was a good fitness coach - then in a game were at half time Wilf Dixon tated to Colinn Harvey why was he not slide ruling passes through to jimmy Husband who was lightning fast ....Colin stated they have had us watched they have sussed us out by man marking me in forward situations, so Wilf changed the trio around and we went on to win - the Trinity midfield trio could operate under many circumstances as Moggsy was the safety valve, and Big Joe could hold the ball up well for them to rebuild - Bally could put it about too, and call on Moggsy for help in that department , but all in all it was majestic football from back to front - they floated over the mudbath pitches ..... a pleasure to see in my lifetime, the 1985 era were very very good , and achieved more Colin always stated HK and he used four midfielders not a trio .....different eras again....
 
Joey66 said:
Ball. Harvey commented they had Wilf Dixon as coach, he was a good fitness coach - then in a game were at half time Wilf Dixon tated to Colinn Harvey why was he not slide ruling passes through to jimmy Husband who was lightning fast ....Colin stated they have had us watched they have sussed us out by man marking me in forward situations, so Wilf changed the trio around and we went on to win - the Trinity midfield trio could operate under many circumstances as Moggsy was the safety valve, and Big Joe could hold the ball up well for them to rebuild - Bally could put it about too, and call on Moggsy for help in that department , but all in all it was majestic football from back to front - they floated over the mudbath pitches ..... a pleasure to see in my lifetime, the 1985 era were very very good , and achieved more Colin always stated HK and he used four midfielders not a trio .....different eras again....
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It was a great team , proper footballers all of them , Jimmy was bit of a light weight but we were allowed one , he was my favourite player as I played right wing for the school and I was definitely a light weight lol
 
Joey66 said:
Ball. Harvey commented they had Wilf Dixon as coach, he was a good fitness coach - then in a game were at half time Wilf Dixon tated to Colinn Harvey why was he not slide ruling passes through to jimmy Husband who was lightning fast ....Colin stated they have had us watched they have sussed us out by man marking me in forward situations, so Wilf changed the trio around and we went on to win - the Trinity midfield trio could operate under many circumstances as Moggsy was the safety valve, and Big Joe could hold the ball up well for them to rebuild - Bally could put it about too, and call on Moggsy for help in that department , but all in all it was majestic football from back to front - they floated over the mudbath pitches ..... a pleasure to see in my lifetime, the 1985 era were very very good , and achieved more Colin always stated HK and he used four midfielders not a trio .....different eras again....
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Very true Joey and for me the Catterick years.

In 85 damn sure we could have gone and lifted the Euro if not for those hooligans across the way.
 
@Cameron Manning
@Dario Terracotta
Voilà!!! Found it!! A very underrated midfielder.... and Colin Harvey, haha! How could Madame Allezlesbleus resist such a charmer?!?!?
Bellfield August 1986!
 

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