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Happy Birthday Jimmy Greaves

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posted on 20/2/16

The goal machine.

Only 57 games for England was criminal.

Happy birthday Jimmy

posted on 20/2/16

Happy birthday greavsie

Nice to see he's being inducted into the spurs hall of fame and money will be donated to help with his care.

posted on 20/2/16

Both before my time to appreciate how good these players were.

The best I've seen are probably Hoddle, Gazza, Lineker and Klinsmann .

posted on 20/2/16

Look him up on Wikipedia check out his goal stats.

posted on 20/2/16

Add ardiles to that bunch

posted on 20/2/16

Way before my time! would love someone to explain why he isn't Engands record goalscorer, such a shame.

posted on 20/2/16

Add ardiles to that bunch

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True.

I've probably missed loads but they were the first that came to mind.

Strangely enough, one of my favourite players in the late 80's / early 90's was David Howells. Very under rated in his day...

posted on 20/2/16

Steve perryman was always captain fantastic for me.

posted on 20/2/16

JImmy was my childhood hero, in his later years at Spurs we had a very average team at time but he scored by the hatful.

posted on 20/2/16

comment by Bennyville (U8058)
posted 16 minutes ago
Way before my time! would love someone to explain why he isn't Engands record goalscorer, such a shame.
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A lot of the managers (eg Ransey) preferred "workers" in the team and Jimmy never tracked back or tackled (no good for Poch !) but give him the ball within 25 yds of the goal and you knew where it would end up.
All the years I watched him, I never once saw him not score when 1-on-1 with keeper.

posted on 20/2/16

All the years I watched him, I never once saw him not score when 1-on-1 with keeper.

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This is one thing Kane needs to work on.

posted on 20/2/16

Jimmy never "shot" simply passed the ball into the corner. Think sometimes Kane just leathers it and hoped for the best.

posted on 20/2/16

The greatest British goal scorer of all time without doubt and in the top 5 in the world of all time.

Happy Birthday Jim.

posted on 20/2/16

Greaves’s legacy is enduring. He remains the all-time leading league goalscorer in Europe’s top five leagues, with 366 league goals putting him one ahead of Germany legend Gerd Muller.

posted on 20/2/16

Was just going to post an article on Greavies birthday until I saw Sandy had beaten me to it.

One thing I think even Chelsea and Spurs fans can agree on - he was the greatest goal scorer of recent time.


Happy birthday Greavsie!

Coincidently it would also have been Peter Osgoods 69 birthday today had he still been alive!

posted on 20/2/16

Simply the best player I've ever seen in person.

For me he was up there with Pele and Best in his era, maybe not in terms of all-round play but in terms of pure goalscoring, no-one was better. I can't rate him any higher...if anything, I think he's been under-rated.

posted on 20/2/16

Best player I've ever seen was Eusebio of Portugal in the 1960's. However I do remember such Spurs players as Billy Nick and Alf Ramsey and Ron Burgess as well as the great Ted Ditchburn.

comment by Analog (U17200)

posted on 21/2/16

Modric >>> Mackay

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