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Post by keithAM11532 on Mar 27, 2015 0:32:53 GMT 1
Thanks for posting that, Pipes. I absolutely loved it, even though we lost. I was there. Great memories. Town in the top flight against THE great United side. Not Jimmy's finest hour, mind... a foul throw, a booking and a dodgy back-pass that gave United their third. My Dad was there too mate. I was one or two year old. Was jokingly telling him off just 2 days ago for not taking me. I was telling him Chopper got booked and he didn't believe me because you 'had to do a lot to go in the book in those days'. The last game in which Law/Best/Charlton all scored in the same match. I was there with my dad...
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Post by HuddsTerrier on Mar 27, 2015 8:22:01 GMT 1
Never saw him play but heard all about him from my family who had watched him.
Clearly lived long in the memory and one of those players younger fans all know about and respect for what he achieved at Town
RIP
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Post by stockportblue on Mar 27, 2015 8:44:06 GMT 1
RIP Jimmy, thank you for some great memories..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2015 9:53:21 GMT 1
RIP Jimmy.Thanks for some wonderful memories and for me you can never take those away from us who saw you play. Now go and get a game going with those who opened up those gates to let you in.
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Post by SN0W on Mar 27, 2015 10:39:46 GMT 1
Good times back then. RIP Chopper.
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Post by wigster on Mar 27, 2015 11:46:17 GMT 1
RIP Jimmy McGill - I once sold you a shirt when I had a summer job in Harry Fentons !
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Post by benmsmith4 on Mar 27, 2015 13:20:21 GMT 1
One of my Dads fav players. If only players these days had as much passion and grit.
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Post by gledholt terrier on Mar 27, 2015 14:39:40 GMT 1
Been recording "Big Match" revisited for the last couple of weeks or so, Yet to see Town featured but alas. Yes the pitches don't help, General fitness of the players will have improved tenfold, But at the end of games every player nigh on leaves the pitch looking absolutely knackered, Their tanks empty, Nothing left, I don't think we see that enough anymore in modern football. Quite a few of our players seem to leave the pitch looking like they could play another game straight away to me and that aint right, They should be leaving the pitch with nothing left in the tank. Which would be the cue for some people on here to berate their lack of fitness.
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Post by galpharm2400 on Mar 27, 2015 15:51:03 GMT 1
best Charlton law morgan
that's a tough day at the office for Jimmy and the rest.......
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Post by lochnessterrier on Mar 27, 2015 15:58:23 GMT 1
I was once waiting for a haircut at Jack Spindler's place in Mirfield when a guy walked into the shop and was immediately allowed to jump the queue. I voiced my protest immediately "oy, we were all here before him!". Spindler just shrugged his shoulders and said "aye, but this is Jimmy McGill son".
RIP Jimmy, great player in a great team.
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Post by conman on Mar 27, 2015 16:01:34 GMT 1
He was at town when I started watching em, so can just about remember him in his playing days. A few years later when I was an apprentice at Peabody Holmes, he came to work there as a welder in the boiler shop (can't imagine any player in the top flight doing that nowadays).. Got to meet him a few times quite recently through some friends of ours, and he always seemed a really nice bloke.. R.I.P Jimmy McGill.. Would be nice if all the rest of that team of the late 60s, early 70s could attend his farewell.
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Post by conman on Mar 27, 2015 16:09:21 GMT 1
Got me thinking, I wonder where they all are now?
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Post by Sugy , Paignton Devon Terrier on Mar 27, 2015 17:15:00 GMT 1
I was once waiting for a haircut at Jack Spindler's place in Mirfield when a guy walked into the shop and was immediately allowed to jump the queue. I voiced my protest immediately "oy, we were all here before him!". Spindler just shrugged his shoulders and said "aye, but this is Jimmy McGill son". RIP Jimmy, great player in a great team. Spotted Jimmy many times in Mirfield in the 70s as that's where team mates Geoff Hutt lived , and Trevor Cherry had his business. Remember Jack Spindler's hairdressers on Old bank road in the 70s, as Jimmy Mc Gill style modern haircuts were well "ahead " of their time.
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Post by blue1003 on Mar 27, 2015 19:16:43 GMT 1
Jimmy McGill's spirit galvanised our team in the late 1960s and was crucial in taking us to the top level of English football. There were others in the team who had more skill, but none had his heart and courage. He was hard as nails, he was at the hub of a great Town team, and we loved him. RIP Jimmy.
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Post by johncoddington5 on Mar 27, 2015 22:30:04 GMT 1
He was as fit as any player I have ever seen. Ian greaves gave a talk to our sixth form and told us that Jimmy put so much into training that he was often physically sick .He scored a great headed goal in the promotion season away at Leicester beating a young Peter Shilton from the edge of the box to earn us a late equaliser .wonderful memories!
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Post by 3Pipe on Mar 27, 2015 23:42:47 GMT 1
Got me thinking, I wonder where they all are now? I cut this out of The Sunday Times I think it was, about 15 years ago. I've scanned it at high resolution so if you save it to your hard drive you can zoom in on it and read it using Windows Photo Viewer or whatever you use to view jpeg images.
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Post by 3Pipe on Mar 27, 2015 23:43:50 GMT 1
Couldn't fit the bottom on there.. too big for mi scanner.
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Post by conman on Mar 28, 2015 11:50:57 GMT 1
Got me thinking, I wonder where they all are now? I cut this out of The Sunday Times I think it was, about 15 years ago. I've scanned it at high resolution so if you save it to your hard drive you can zoom in on it and read it using Windows Photo Viewer or whatever you use to view jpeg images. What a good find, Bobby Hoy a club singer (viva Bobby Hoy)
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Post by 3Pipe on Mar 28, 2015 12:23:07 GMT 1
You obviously knew McGill became a welder from your Peabody Holmes experience but I knew Bobby Hoy becoming a club singer would tickle someone observant enough to spot that.
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Post by jimmymcgill on Mar 28, 2015 14:25:06 GMT 1
Just got back to UK after a few days away post Fulham and this was very sad to find out.As you can see from my posting name I chose Jimmy's name as he was my all time hero - gave all every time never shirked- part of a team that gave me my best two years in 60 of watching Town.So many memories of him crunching into tackles and raising the roof of the cowshed.That is what fans want to see - RIP Jimmy " Chopper " McGill.
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Post by artysid on Mar 28, 2015 15:00:46 GMT 1
Got me thinking, I wonder where they all are now? I cut this out of The Sunday Times I think it was, about 15 years ago. I've scanned it at high resolution so if you save it to your hard drive you can zoom in on it and read it using Windows Photo Viewer or whatever you use to view jpeg images. Got me thinking -I managed to name every one of those players from their photo without cheating. I'd struggle to identify 4/5 of the present squad
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Post by dewsburyterrier on Mar 28, 2015 15:44:16 GMT 1
Is 9 John Dungworth or Brian Greenhalgh?
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Post by conman on Mar 28, 2015 15:45:50 GMT 1
Got me thinking, I wonder where they all are now? I cut this out of The Sunday Times I think it was, about 15 years ago. I've scanned it at high resolution so if you save it to your hard drive you can zoom in on it and read it using Windows Photo Viewer or whatever you use to view jpeg images. Would be nice to have an update on where they are now..
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Post by dewsburyterrier on Mar 28, 2015 15:47:32 GMT 1
I cut this out of The Sunday Times I think it was, about 15 years ago. I've scanned it at high resolution so if you save it to your hard drive you can zoom in on it and read it using Windows Photo Viewer or whatever you use to view jpeg images. Got me thinking -I managed to name every one of those players from their photo without cheating. I'd struggle to identify 4/5 of the present squad Going on Frankie's age it was around 2005 when the article was written
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 16:09:15 GMT 1
Got me thinking, I wonder where they all are now? All retired now, most still live locally. Ellam and Hutt in Mirfield, McGill was in Longwood, Worthington in Outlane, Hoy in Lindley, Cherry in Fenay Bridge. Poole lives in Chesterfield, Nicholson in Sale, Clarke in Spain. Mielczarek was in Wrexham before he died and haven't a clue where Dobson is.
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Post by conman on Mar 28, 2015 17:35:19 GMT 1
Got me thinking, I wonder where they all are now? All retired now, most still live locally. Ellam and Hutt in Mirfield, McGill was in Longwood, Worthington in Outlane, Hoy in Lindley, Cherry in Fenay Bridge. Poole lives in Chesterfield, Nicholson in Sale, Clarke in Spain. Mielczarek was in Wrexham before he died and haven't a clue where Dobson is. I'm sure Worthington lived in the bookies up Lindley for a few years, his car was always parked outside..
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Post by conman on Mar 28, 2015 17:39:39 GMT 1
I cut this out of The Sunday Times I think it was, about 15 years ago. I've scanned it at high resolution so if you save it to your hard drive you can zoom in on it and read it using Windows Photo Viewer or whatever you use to view jpeg images. Got me thinking -I managed to name every one of those players from their photo without cheating. I'd struggle to identify 4/5 of the present squad No silly beards or full arm tattoos on show either, unless the long sleeve shirts are hiding em.
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Post by newmarketterrier on Mar 28, 2015 20:12:53 GMT 1
9 is Brian Greenhalgh
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Post by dewsburyterrier on Mar 28, 2015 20:14:49 GMT 1
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Post by bristolterrier on Mar 30, 2015 12:40:04 GMT 1
Haven't been on here for a couple of weeks so very sad to hear of the passing of Chopper McGill. Not sure how many games he would have played today as I imagine he would have spent more time suspended than playing. An abiding memory for me was standing on the big old terrace with my late Dad around the half way line. The ball runs free by the touchline and at best it is a 70/30 ball in favour of the opposition player. Jimmy runs and literally launches himself from about 12 yards, nowhere near the ball he catches the player at the side of the knee and knocks him into the wall at the side of the pitch. Up jumps Jimmy and runs off with the ref telling him he's a naughty boy. No sending off or even a booking. Watching Jimmy running around in the rain with his long wet hair and covered in mud was a frightening sight. Great memories of a real hard man not the ponces that are around today. He was easily as hard as the Graeme Souness's of this world and made the most of his limited talent.Legend.
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