Jaundice was a common name for a form of hepatitis. He had in I think in 65, and he had not regained 100% fitness by the time of the WC.
Jimmy Greaves
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Jaundice was a common name for a form of hepatitis. He had in I think in 65, and he had not regained 100% fitness by the time of the WC.
gilzeantheking
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Jimmy's agent trying to raise £30,000 towards the cost of his rehab.
Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial 49s50 seconds ago
.@TributeTrust was set up by the Club specifically to help former players during difficult times & we'll work with them to support Jimmy.
Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial 36s37 seconds ago
.@jimmy_greaves has also set up a Just Giving page should fans wish to donate - http://fb.me/4p2gOPJfx
Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial 49s50 seconds ago
.@TributeTrust was set up by the Club specifically to help former players during difficult times & we'll work with them to support Jimmy.
Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial 36s37 seconds ago
.@jimmy_greaves has also set up a Just Giving page should fans wish to donate - http://fb.me/4p2gOPJfx
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Hmm... they've spoken out in response to this
Steve Archibald @SteveArchibald8
The cost of Jimmy's treatment would be a peanut cost to @SpursOfficial would be unforgivable if they stood back and did nothing !!!
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The Club set up the @TributeTrust specifically to assist at times such as this & that is exactly what is happening.
Steve Archibald @SteveArchibald8
The cost of Jimmy's treatment would be a peanut cost to @SpursOfficial would be unforgivable if they stood back and did nothing !!!
Tottenham Hotspur @SpursOfficial 4m
The Club set up the @TributeTrust specifically to assist at times such as this & that is exactly what is happening.
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Jimmy Greaves @jimmy_greaves 3m3 minutes ago
News on Jimmy. He took a few steps with walking aids this week. At one stage we thought he'd never walk, so... http://fb.me/5ABbNuLS1
News on Jimmy. He took a few steps with walking aids this week. At one stage we thought he'd never walk, so... http://fb.me/5ABbNuLS1
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Jimmy's agent over the weekend had been very scathing about the lack of financial help from the club on social media and in the press. But it appears they have been assisting through the TT.
JimmyGreaves.net
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Having spoken to the tottenham trust, it is clear that they are going to help Jimmy and that Spurs help them financially. I would like to clear up previous misconceptions in that regard. The Trust have been very helpful , we received a form from them six days ago whilst we were on holiday and it's being filled out today . They have been very good.
JimmyGreaves.net
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Having spoken to the tottenham trust, it is clear that they are going to help Jimmy and that Spurs help them financially. I would like to clear up previous misconceptions in that regard. The Trust have been very helpful , we received a form from them six days ago whilst we were on holiday and it's being filled out today . They have been very good.
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Little bit more news about Jimbo's road to recovery on Norman Gillers blog today.
Norman recently spent some time with Jimmy., and although confined to a wheelchair he sounds like he is fighting back and learning to speak again. Jimmy remains to this day my favorite footballer ever.
http://www.spursodyssey.com/1516/giller_100.html
Norman recently spent some time with Jimmy., and although confined to a wheelchair he sounds like he is fighting back and learning to speak again. Jimmy remains to this day my favorite footballer ever.
http://www.spursodyssey.com/1516/giller_100.html
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He was a pure joy at his best, created even more excitement than Gazza!
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HotspurFC1950
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Saw Jimmy play lots.
Cannot compare with today's players where there is just one up top and they have to run all over the place closing down etc etc.
Jimmy was a goal thief rather than a goal sniffer.
He needed Bobby Smith and Alan Gilzean up top with him.
Geoff Hurst turned out a good choice for the WC scoring a hat trick in the final.
We will never know whether England would have won with Jimmy in the team but the odds would slightly be in his favour.
Cannot compare with today's players where there is just one up top and they have to run all over the place closing down etc etc.
Jimmy was a goal thief rather than a goal sniffer.
He needed Bobby Smith and Alan Gilzean up top with him.
Geoff Hurst turned out a good choice for the WC scoring a hat trick in the final.
We will never know whether England would have won with Jimmy in the team but the odds would slightly be in his favour.
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Whilst Jimmy Greaves was a good goal scorer he was not in the same league influentially as Dave Mackay and Danny Blanchflower. Add John White as slightly behind those two.
IMO Cliff Jones was a more valuable forward player than Jimmy. We didn't win the league with Greavesy.
Jimmy was a good goal scorer but not in the same league as Messi and Ronaldo today.
He needed the big man up front with him.
IMO Cliff Jones was a more valuable forward player than Jimmy. We didn't win the league with Greavesy.
Jimmy was a good goal scorer but not in the same league as Messi and Ronaldo today.
He needed the big man up front with him.
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Never saw him play but he was the one player my dad would always bang on about in the 90s when he first started taking me to games.
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