The Dead Thread

evertony · July 8, 2018

Alan Whittle said:
Ooh no. Remember practising "Gilly Flicks" at school. (Glancing headers off of the temple for the uninitiated). Remember an article in Charles Buchans Football Monthly from c1964 which pointed out that "£72,500 Gilzean was once on Aldershots books while doing his National Service and never got a game."

I remember my auntie sent off for the Alan Gilzean Header Chart for me off the back of a cereal box. It was a large wall poster of goalpost and nets with a crowd behind, and on it were five circles...top and bottom left, top and bottom right and centre. You got a blow-up ball (Football sized black and white chequers). The poster was taped to my bedroom wall and you had to get your mate to throw it to you and head it alternately at each of the circles. Simple but damn good fun. Reckon it was around 1970.

larbert toffee · July 9, 2018

Kurt said:
Deffo not a Goodyear

Toast said:
You'd take the hint after a while though, wouldn't you ?

As sad as it is you'd think the Dunlops' would be tyred of it all by now.

4737carlin · July 10, 2018

The British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen has died at the age of 66 after a short illness

Eggs · July 10, 2018

...former British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington has died aged 99. Carrington was Foreign Secretary when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.

SuperTimCahill · July 20, 2018

One of my favorite people in the youtube film community (Collider, Screen Junkies etc), Jon Schnepp, just passed away. Heartbreaking.

PITA · July 23, 2018

Paul Madeley, 73.

A Rolls Royce of a player.

evertony · July 23, 2018

PITA said:
Paul Madeley, 73.

A Rolls Royce of a player.

RIP...Great player...in the Colin Bell mould

PITA · July 24, 2018

evertony said:
RIP...Great player...in the Colin Bell mould

I'm thinking more Colin Todd. He was very elegant.

Eggs · July 24, 2018

PITA said:
Paul Madeley, 73.

A Rolls Royce of a player.

...one of the first to be described as a ‘versatile’ or ‘utility’ footballer given the positions he could more that adequately cover. Sad news, fine player.

larbert toffee · July 24, 2018

Eggs said:
...one of the first to be described as a ‘versatile’ or ‘utility’ footballer given the positions he could more that adequately cover. Sad news, fine player.

Just as I remember him Eggs, a massive part of their success, very reliable, even took over in goal when he had to, sad news, RIP Paul Madeley a fine player indeed.

Methuselah · July 24, 2018

When I lived in Leeds in the1950's the Yorkshire Post was full of articles about the schoolboys Paul and Michael Madeley. They achieved a great deal in schoolboy honours and it was always obvious that Paul Madeley was destined for the big time. His brother Mike Madeley was also a good player and I played against him several times when he played for Farsley Celtic in the Yorkshire League. Mike gave up football to watch his brother at Elland Road. Paul played in every position except goalkeeper for Leeds. An exceptionally good player and probably the best 'club-man' in football history. RIP.

Eggs · July 24, 2018

Methuselah said:
When I lived in Leeds in the1950's the Yorkshire Post was full of articles about the schoolboys Paul and Michael Madeley. They achieved a great deal in schoolboy honours and it was always obvious that Paul Madeley was destined for the big time. His brother Mike Madeley was also a good player and I played against him several times when he played for Farsley Celtic in the Yorkshire League. Mike gave up football to watch his brother at Elland Road. Paul played in every position except goalkeeper for Leeds. An exceptionally good player and probably the best 'club-man' in football history. RIP.

..nice post and a good insight.