Greavesy for knighthood?

[BeestonBoy]

Hey y'all!!

OK if David Beckham is in line for a knighthood for acheiving little more than convincing me to buy a Gillette razor. I propose a campaign to get Jimmy Greaves knighted!!



Read the stats. This man acheived more at club and international levels than Beckham. And he did at least get to see a world cup final. Oh and lets not forget....he seems one bloody nice bloke.


So come on.....any one with me on this?

BB

[BeestonBoy]

A lovely sentiment there wazza....thankyou!!

[muswell]

Hi Beesty boy
You may be interested to know that I knew Greavsie slightly. I first met him when a girlfriend invited me to a football match which turned out to be the cup final where Spurs beat Chelsea, her dad was a director of Spurs and I watched it from the Directors Box. Suffice it to say a jolly time was had by all following the match. Not being a footy fan I haven't been to a match since.
I met up with him many years later when he was working at Central TV alongside another football hero Billy Wright.
My impression was that he was a genuinely nice chap.

[Sam Slater]

These knighthoods............they're a funny old game.



Sorry, I just had to.

[BeestonBoy]

Hey Muswell!!

Good to see you (so to speak) chap!! Once again my mind boggles at the life you have lead. so you worked at Central,eh? Could drill you all night for gossip on some of the presenters there lol

im really chuffed to hear he is the all round nice bloke he comes across as being. Did you ever get to meet "The Saint"? Again he seems to be a very decent chap.

Thankyou for taking the time to read my ramblings,and really glad to know that the caravan is still rolling in this direction.

All the very best, indeed to you and yours

BB

[ATS]

I too always thought he came across as a genuine bloke when
he used to be on TV. Fair play to him for getting off the booze and
finding a new career. He really does seem to have done well to come out
his addiction with a positive attitude and really does seem to relish the
fact he could still achieve something in his life without alcohol

Shame Bestie and Gazza didn't do the same

[chatterji]

I saw Greaves score against Leicester in Ocotober, 1968. I was on my dad's shoulders. It's my earliest football memory because the goal was incredible and my dad dropped me in the celebration!

[Ace]

Agreed, a lovely bloke who never tires of talking about the game, but not in a pub bore manner.
A legend

[Ace]

"IT'S A FUNNY old game," vouchsafed JIMMY GREAVES practically every week on this Saturday lunchtime soccer drone-fest, co-hosted by perpetually corpsing rug-wearer IAN ST JOHN. The "other" joke in Greavsie's repertoire related to the shortcomings of goalkeepers from "chilly Jocko land". But worse was to come for Jimmy, though to his credit, it didn't put him back on the bottle. Lame early evening chat show, set in studio recreation of Greavsie's kitchen, a la Alan Partridge Christmas Special. "If you wanna larf, call at Greavsie's garf," advised sub-Chas'n'Dave theme tune, as the once-respected footballer strolled around a market in credits to denote much-vaunted "down to earth" credentials, before indulging in Rotary Club-type breakfast bar chat, with the likes of TARBY, LYNCHY et al.