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« Reply #60 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 20:34:34 » |
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Before the 2nd leg in the 2004 play off at Brighton, a couple of us were on Operations in southern Iraq and decided to ring Andy King up to wish him and the team well. All credit to him, he spent some 15 minutes on the phone to us and talked about the match, but was more concerned about how we were getting on. He even took the time in the pre match interview, live on Sky, to mention us even with everything going on. I will never forget that. RIP Andy.
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TheDukeOfBanbury
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« Reply #61 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 20:50:00 » |
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Before the 2nd leg in the 2004 play off at Brighton, a couple of us were on Operations in southern Iraq and decided to ring Andy King up to wish him and the team well. All credit to him, he spent some 15 minutes on the phone to us and talked about the match, but was more concerned about how we were getting on. He even took the time in the pre match interview, live on Sky, to mention us even with everything going on. I will never forget that. RIP Andy.
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THE FLASH
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« Reply #62 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 21:56:30 » |
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The night at Leeds..
Asking Leeds fans for a light for his cigar by the bench!
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« Reply #63 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 22:31:52 » |
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Was not a fan of him as a person or manager but 58 is no age, RIP.
Great scout.
I remember he suffered a heart attack back in 2009 so was on borrowed time a bit.
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Now, ain't that just like me?
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« Reply #64 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 22:48:01 » |
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Andy King
I didn't always appreciate you fully at the time but by God those times when you were manager would have been absolutely dire without someone of your great humour, honesty and eye for talent. You brought fun and fight to what frankly was a shithouse club at the time.
I hope you now find a little corner of Havana in Heaven and inject some real Kingy laughter.
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« Reply #65 on: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 22:51:41 » |
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I had another look at that 1977 fa cup tie and he's mentioned in the commentary. I remember the game but don't remember him playing against us.
Nice manager. RIP Andy.
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« Reply #66 on: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 07:11:23 » |
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Yep, he's number 7 and takes the corner before the second goal. Good to see opposing centre forward were allowed 5 yard tap ins all that time ago
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Red Frog
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« Reply #67 on: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 09:25:59 » |
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Andy always had a very individual grasp on the English language. My favourite post-match comment was this anatomy-bending metaphor:
"The Achilles heel that has stood out like a sore thumb all season has come back to bite us in the bum."
RIP.
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Tout ce que je sais de plus sūr ą propos de la moralité et des obligations des hommes, c'est au football que je le dois. - Albert Camus
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« Reply #68 on: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 10:34:02 » |
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Andy King
I didn't always appreciate you fully at the time but by God those times when you were manager would have been absolutely dire without someone of your great humour, honesty and eye for talent. You brought fun and fight to what frankly was a shithouse club at the time.
I hope you now find a little corner of Havana in Heaven and inject some real Kingy laughter.
Amen. Sums up my own feelings very well. RIP Andy. |
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« Reply #70 on: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 11:55:25 » |
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The fans "handling" the ref at the end  Imagine the fine and ban today......football has gone soft Nice TE surge at the goal and of course the best pitch in the league !! Happy days and some real ding dongs home and away with the Shots. |
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« Reply #71 on: Friday, May 29, 2015, 07:35:41 » |
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I remember at a preseason friendly (Aylesbury i think), one of the people i was with asked him if he had been working out over summer as he was a bit thinner, he said 'no, its just the AIDS' then proceeded to nick my mates lighter.
Great bloke
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« Reply #72 on: Friday, May 29, 2015, 07:57:34 » |
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 That was me, you weren't there.
Tans bullshitting again then Ralphy? 
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« Reply #73 on: Friday, May 29, 2015, 07:59:25 » |
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Nah hes right, was just telling the story
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« Reply #74 on: Friday, May 29, 2015, 09:04:29 » |
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Good memories of Andy who was manager when I got my first season tickets. I seem to remember he said something about he didn't like 'fanny-flicking' players or football. Funny.
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ust be the oldest
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