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Title: Jimmy Johnstone Post by: Bob's Orange on Monday, March 13, 2006, 18:57:14 Passed away today after a battle against Motor Neurone Disease. Living up here I have seen clips of the guy and he looked different class. Nicknamed 'Jinky', some say he was as good as Stanley Matthews and George Best.
My mate who we are staying with in Luxemburg is a Celtic season ticket holder and said when he had heard the news it was like a member of his family dying. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/4800766.stm Title: Jimmy Johnstone Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, March 13, 2006, 19:11:06 I remember Jimmy, but in those days seeing stuff on the box from chilly Jocko land, was a rarity bit like seeing stuff from a 3rd world country today.
But one of my earliest other than STFC memories was seeing the Lisbon Lions....bring down Herrara's loathsome cattenachio in 67....wee Jimmy was in that side along with Tommy Gemmell....Bobby Murdoch and Bertie Auld etc... He was the archetype Scottish winger, bow legged, carrot top, little un....there seemed to be a production line some where in Strathclyde. They don't make them anymore....in fact the Sweaties don't seem to make any type of footballer now. BTW with my pedant heed on.. think its got an e on the end....unlike that other legend of Scottish football....Willie Johnston Title: Jimmy Johnstone Post by: Bob's Orange on Monday, March 13, 2006, 19:24:23 Quote from: "Reg Smeeton" I remember Jimmy, but in those days seeing stuff on the box from chilly Jocko land, was a rarity bit like seeing stuff from a 3rd world country today. But one of my earliest other than STFC memories was seeing the Lisbon Lions....bring down Herrara's loathsome cattenachio in 67....wee Jimmy was in that side along with Tommy Gemmell....Bobby Murdoch and Bertie Auld etc... He was the archetype Scottish winger, bow legged, carrot top, little un....there seemed to be a production line some where in Strathclyde. They don't make them anymore....in fact the Sweaties don't seem to make any type of footballer now. BTW with my pedant heed on.. think its got an e on the end....unlike that other legend of Scottish football....Willie Johnston Oops! Corrected now! :oops: Title: Jimmy Johnstone Post by: Bedford Red on Monday, March 13, 2006, 19:25:36 Have only read about him, but what I have read says what a great footballer he was.
Another great bites the dust, R.I.P. Title: Jimmy Johnstone Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, March 13, 2006, 19:38:13 Quote from: "Edinburgh_STFC" Quote from: "Reg Smeeton" I remember Jimmy, but in those days seeing stuff on the box from chilly Jocko land, was a rarity bit like seeing stuff from a 3rd world country today. But one of my earliest other than STFC memories was seeing the Lisbon Lions....bring down Herrara's loathsome cattenachio in 67....wee Jimmy was in that side along with Tommy Gemmell....Bobby Murdoch and Bertie Auld etc... He was the archetype Scottish winger, bow legged, carrot top, little un....there seemed to be a production line some where in Strathclyde. They don't make them anymore....in fact the Sweaties don't seem to make any type of footballer now. BTW with my pedant heed on.. think its got an e on the end....unlike that other legend of Scottish football....Willie Johnston Oops! Corrected now! :oops: Although a seemingly trivial point....might make a lot of difference knowing the correct way of spelling Willie and Jimmy's names in some pubs in Scotland. Title: Jimmy Johnstone Post by: STFC Village on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, 17:34:07 http://home.skysports.com/list.asp?hlid=370960&CPID=14&clid=&lid=2&title=Celtic+announce+Jinky+tribute
A minutes applause before KO and the Celtic players will have JJ's number (7) on the front and back of their shorts. A nice touch Title: Jimmy Johnstone Post by: Bob's Orange on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, 19:25:14 The fact that there have been many tributes by Rangers fans and Rangers scarves and shirts left at Parkhead in respect says a lot about the player and man he was.
mms://channel67.celticfc.net/ondem/promos/2006-03-13_jinky_promo.wmv Clips of JJ in his prime. Title: Jimmy Johnstone Post by: Bedford Red on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, 20:16:53 Enjoyed watching that, thanks Edinburgh.
As Village says, a nice touch that they're all wearing No 7 on Saturday as well on their shorts. Title: Jimmy Johnstone Post by: Mexicano Rojo on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, 20:57:26 thats fuckin magic edie, thanks very much, brought a tear to my eye at the end, i met him once in the late nineties on a tour of parkhead, lovely bloke couldnt understand a fuckin thing he said mind.
Title: Jimmy Johnstone Post by: el duque on Friday, March 17, 2006, 15:56:13 Quote from: "Reg Smeeton" I remember Jimmy, but in those days seeing stuff on the box from chilly Jocko land, was a rarity bit like seeing stuff from a 3rd world country today. But one of my earliest other than STFC memories was seeing the Lisbon Lions....bring down Herrara's loathsome cattenachio in 67....wee Jimmy was in that side along with Tommy Gemmell....Bobby Murdoch and Bertie Auld etc... He was the archetype Scottish winger, bow legged, carrot top, little un....there seemed to be a production line some where in Strathclyde. They don't make them anymore....in fact the Sweaties don't seem to make any type of footballer now. BTW with my pedant heed on.. think its got an e on the end....unlike that other legend of Scottish football....Willie Johnston Borrowing that pedant hat for just one moment, I think that it is actually 'catenaccio'. |