Fantastic old pic of Greavsie from Holsten76 on gg

[lily_lane]

Just had to post this here incase you're not registered. :wink:

FANTASTIC photo of Greavsie, enjoying a sit down, a cuppa and a fag in the changing room after a match

(Credit to Holsten76 on glory-glory.net who uploaded it from a German magazine). :clap: :bowdown:

 

[TheChosenOne]

First time I have seen it in colour.

Thx LL.

 

[lily_lane]

First time I have seen it in colour.

Thx LL.

Is it a famous pic TCO? And did it cause consternation at the time cos he was smoking a fag or didn't people care at the time? (er...only if you were around at the time ofcourse, not assuming anything). :wink:

 

[punkisback]

Greavsie used to have three pints and a full english before playing a game in those days.

 

[TheChosenOne]

There have been quite a few pics in the dressing room with others smoking ciggies.

It was accepted in those days.

They used to say Gillie took a whisky and a fag at half time.

 

[lily_lane]

Greavsie used to have three pints and a full english before playing a game in those days.

WOW! Eek I don't know, so I'll believe you.....(she says trying to pretend she's young).....

 

[chinaman]

He was still looking lean; and the badge on the jersey must mean that it was before 1966. And he really looked good; must be before he had jaundice.

 

[lily_lane]

There have been quite a few pics in the dressing room with others smoking ciggies.

It was accepted in those days.

They used to say Gillie took a whisky and a fag at half time.

And didn't we have more balding players in those days too? Or was it just they were more noticeable cos of the dodgy combovers a la Charlton (Bobby of that ilk).

 

[lily_lane]

He was still looking lean; and the badge on the jersey must mean that it was before 1966. And he really looked good; must be before he had jaundice.

I really must read his autobiography asap.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Ardiles, Sheringham, David James & Zidane all smoked (but not in the dressing room)

I'm on a mission to find another photo with a cup in the background and Spurs players smoking

 

[Flatters]

That just makes me respect him so much less.

 

[KingKay]

Not quite the athletes of today, but bloody good players.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Found these but there might be a copyright so link only...

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?i...1967+photos&as_st=y&gbv=2&um=1&hl=en&safe=off

The one with Yul Brynner ??? WTF .. looking like a gay midget - Not that there is anything wrong with it !

 

[ziggy]

That just makes me respect him so much less

Why ?

in those days smoking was seen pretty much as the norm, and considering the opponents weren't exactly super athelets it didn't stop Grevesie from scoring loads of goal's did it ?

Be diiferent today of course but that was then

 

[CosmicHotspur]

Never seen another footballer smoking on the bench like this!

 

[Flatters]

I just don't like people who smoke (when they smoke), so for professional footballers to do it just makes it much worse.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Smoking was promoted as being healthy and good for you, during WW1 & WW2 cigarettes were part of a soldiers rations.

These were proper fags, not girly ones with filters but stonking full strength tabs.
Only in the 50s and 60s people began to realise the health implications.

 

[rez9000]

Smoking was promoted as being healthy and good for you, during WW1 & WW2 cigarettes were part of a soldiers rations.

Smoking? SMOKING??? During the First World War, you could go into Harrods and buy a 'Comfort Package' for a soldier that contained laudunum, cocaine and heroin.

As you say, attitudes change...

ED: Great picture of Greavsie

 

[CosmicHotspur]

Billy Bremner lighting up after 1970 FA Cup Semi Final replay after beating Man Utd.





Highbury dressing room 1947 - Wally Barnes and Archie Macauley have a quick fag.

It really was the norm and smoking wasn't seen as harmful to health back then.

 

[SpurSince57]

Is it a famous pic TCO? And did it cause consternation at the time cos he was smoking a fag or didn't people care at the time? (er...only if you were around at the time ofcourse, not assuming anything). :wink:

Back then, no-one could have cared less.

Greavesie and Venables used to nip out at half-time for a quick pint at the Corner Pin, and Best frequently played half-cut (and was still too good for just about anyone to cope with).