irnbruman Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Sad to hear of his passing. No matter that I didn't like Leeds or England , he was a player that you would want in your team rather than against you. Not many players achieve legendary status at their clubs but he certainly was at Leeds. Just hearing the tributes to him from reporters that worked with him and fellow players - he was incredibly popular - hard as nails on the pitch and a decent bloke off it. Don't think he ever patched up his feud with Francis Lee though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyDenoon Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Sad news indeed. Watching some clips of him and although he certainly rattled into a number of opponents and left a fair few in a heap, what really struck me was when he got booked or spoken to by the ref he seemed to accept it no questions, no complaints and none of the histrionics you see from today's pampered lot. He knew his strengths and he knew when he overstepped the mark (which appears to be quite often!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddersfield Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Indeed very sad. As well as playing for Leeds he was also manager of Barnsley during a period of intense rivalry between us (he was their manager when we pulled a crowd of just under 30,000 for a 3rd division game in 1981). Nothing but good words for him though on every HTFC forum & a general view from people who met him that off the pitch he was a thoroughly nice bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertsscot Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 I did like Leeds in those days, probably because of the vast numbers of Scots in their ranks. Norman Hunter was the epitome of a no- nonsense defender. Sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Another icon of that era gone I doubt he would have had the career he did if he had been a decade and a half later Looking at his stats he only had one red card lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Ally Bongo said: Looking at his stats he only had one red card lol That is not right but hard to find accuracy - you had to almost commit murder to get sent off in the 60s and early 70s He was sent off in Europe as well as the famous incident with Franny Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoofitharder Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Really sad. I was lucky enough to have a chat with him after a game we had played (Wakefield away. His daughter was married to Ronnie Glavin who was the Wakefield manager )he was a very soft spoken guy who seemed to enjoy talking football all be it non-league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Was clearly just defending himself... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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