Alan Gilzean diagnosed with brain tumour

[mawspurs]

Tottenham Hotspur legend Alan Gilzean has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.

The 79-year-old played for more than 300 games for Tottenham and formed dynamic and memorable partnerships with Jimmy Greaves and Martin Chivers.

Source: Sky Sports

This is horrible news.

 

[yid-down-under]

Get well soon big man

 

[Bilko]

Shit

 

[Metalhead]

Very sorry to hear this. Not my era but a name that is synonymous with Spurs.

 

[Roynie]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery AG.

 

[Marty]

I met him and Cliff Jones at the Spurs shop before the 5-0 v Swansea in the last WHL season. They both signed the Spurs history book I'd bought for my dad and despite the queue were very happy to exchange a few words and seemed like very nice guys.

Really hope he makes a good recovery.

 

[gilzeantheking]

My all time Spurs Hero. Hope he recovers.

 

[gusrowe]

Best wishes from all Spurs fans.

 

[fridgemagnet]

Get well soon.

 

[deadlight]

Poor chap. To be honest though - brain tumour - at 79; I don't think there isn't a 'get well' on the cards at all. I'd love to be proved wrong though.

 

[GosfordSpur]

So sad to hear of this. Gillie was one of my boyhood heroes, along with Jimmy Greaves and Cliff Jones. I just hope that he can respond to treatment.

Truly,one of the real Spurs legends.

 

[Lighty64]

unfortunately his career finished the season I started going, but will never forget going to my very 1st UEFA cup match. the atmosphere for a 9year old kid was electric, I believe we won 4-1 Grasshoppers Zurich 1973 (can't remember the scorers), but the one thing I will always remember that night was the song "Gilzean, Gilzean, Gilzean, Gilzean, born is the King of White Hart Lane".

get well soon Gilly wished I had been older to of seen you born the King!