RIP Jimmy Greaves

Flashspur

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Legend. Amazing natural goalscorer with that instinct that so few have but he was more than that. A dribbler extraordinaire, poacher, fox in the box and he could assist too, draw defenders away and play a beautiful pass to feet and with a wicked turn of pace when needed. Saw him many times at WHL and what a pleasure it was to watch one of the great goalscorers of all time! RIP Jimmy Greaves - you were unique and we'll never see the likes of you again!

 

rez9000

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Gutted.

Gutted.

 

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ShelfWatcher

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I live abroad now, so don't get to many games, but so wish I was in the stadium for this one.
Jimmy holds the record for most goals in a season with both clubs. What a day to commemorate the great man, who made goalscoring look a lot more easy than it is.

 

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Spurspiria

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Very sad news. RIP Jimmy. Will be forever revered as a legend and in our hearts for generations to come.

 

Gassin's finest

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The greatest. The man is surely finishing off a 6 yard tap in from a Maradona cut back in the Heaven XI.

Massive atmosphere expected at the game today.

RIP.

 

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spanishspur

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I had the pleasure to see Jimmy play many times and the reason I started to go white hart lane and follow spurs home and away.
The greatest goal scorer I had the honour to witness. So many goals to reminisce about. Truly sad day.

 

nidge

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Truly sad news. RIP Jimmy.

 

$hoguN

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Very sad news. Thoughts to his family. What a player

 

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ShelfWatcher

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So come on Harry, you're the man following in Jimmy's footsteps. Put one in the net for us, preferably three including the winner

 

BringBack_leGin

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So upset about this, in part because of losing him but also in part knowing how this will wipe my dad out when he sees the news. Selfishly I hope he finds out before I get to his in a bit so that I don’t have to tell him ?

 

TheChosenOne

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The reason I have been a Tottenham fan for 55* years

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3/9/1966 was my 1st game but I was a fan for a few years before that.
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RIP JPG. Thanks again for the memories ?

 

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dontcallme

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Not exactly out of the blue but still hits so hard.

 

slartibartfast

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• #53

Shit. RIP Jimmy.
Legend

 

littlewilly

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The favourite (non family) person of my seventy year life has gone. A bit hard to deal with. For those interested, it might be worth looking out for Norman Giller’s next blog on Spurs Odyssey.

 

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Coolbury

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Many great memories of Jimmy , the day he danced around Nobby Stiles & the United defence at The Lane just one of them. Always seem to remember his pinpoint corner taking , could do with some of that these days or perhaps I only remember the good ones.

 

Gassin's finest

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From Eduardo Galeano's "Football in Sun and Shadow":

In a Western he would have been the fastest foot in the West. On the football field he scored a hundred goals before he was twenty, and by the time he was twenty-five they still hadn’t invented a lightning rod that could ground him. More than run, he exploded: Jimmy Greaves pushed off so fast, the referees used to call him offside by mistake, because they could not figure out where his sudden stabs and bull’s-eye shots came from. They would see him land, but they never saw him take off. ‘I want to score so badly,’ he said, ‘it hurts.’

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M.I.B.

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I cried as a young lad when he left Spurs. I cried again this morning hearing the news. Absolutely gutted. Simply the best ever and so happy I was around to see him play.

Sadly, when Sir Bill died, we were home to Bolton, and expecting a big response from the team, we witnessed an abject surrender, losing 0-2. You'd like to think our team would give absolutely everything today, but somehow I doubt it.

R.I.P. Jim. Thanks for the memories.

 

spursgirls

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The word 'legend' was made for this man. Condolences to his family and friends. He will be mourned by a great many people.

 

Shepspurs

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Very sad news

I had the pleasure to see him play many times.

Along with Hoddle, my favourite Spurs' player.

 

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yankspurs

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So sad. Awful, awful news. RIP. Do this for Jimmy today, Spurs