Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.

They reckon I'm a Leeds nut, but I'm not going to change at my age, is 72 old?
It is sometimes.

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winterrose Loc: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

Nice Leeds United photos Graham, by the way, which footy team do you support?

Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.

Now Now, we'll be back, I'v been saying this for about 11 years now. Wev'e just been taken over again by people who have no money for players. Good innit? :roll: We have had a few ozzies, the most notable were Harry Kewel and Mark Viduka, I am sure you will know that anyway they both played for your country.

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PaulG Loc: Western Australia

Graham, that's bloody awesome .... if you weren't so far away I'd pop over! My collection amounts to "You get Nowt for Being Second" by Billy Bremner, a couple of videos, a scarf and rosette and a box of photos. By the way, I must say I'm a bit disappointed that leeds seem to keep giving employment to sacked managers.

Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.

PaulG

You are spot on about the sacked managers. I did mention they have been taken over and thank God, got rid of Ken Bates.
The old chairman. But, as we were expecting the new owners to have pots of cash and buy some really good players and get a successful manager it's all gone tits up. They have no money for players, they have to employ sacked second rate managers because they have to do every thing on the cheap. Since they were relegated from the premiership when the gates were 35,000 plus, they are now around the 23,000 mark and dwindling further. The current squad is pathetic, you remember, Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Giles, Jones, Clarke, Gray, and the man who played in every position except goalkeeper Paul Madeley. Don Revie used to call him the Rolls Royce. Those were the days eh? Paul. It's 7.15 here it must be getting on for 4.15 pm with you. I hope you have had a good day so far. If you did pop over I have a well stocked bar and you could spend hours looking through the files that are in the photo's there are hundreds of programmes dating back to 1949. The bottom shelf contains a mass of stuff on John Charles who I knew for many a year. Harold Williams who was John Charles best friend, Iv'e known since I was 9 years old and my old pal Dave McCadam. Both the latter mentioned players are still with us and both almost 90 years old. I'm pleased you liked the photographs.
Cheers for now,
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PaulG Loc: Western Australia

Gee, you've got me going now Graham. I think I might have to nip out and get a six-pack of Yorkshire Stingos and watch my old videos.....

Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.

Once a Leeds fan, always a leeds fan. Everyone remembers the photograph of Billy Bremner, exhausted on his knees after losing in one of the finals. I'd bet my house you know what I'm talking about. Yorkshire Stingos, I have never heard of that Paul. Is it beer? If you let me have your email address on a PM, I will arrange to send you a Leeds United programme signed by the late great John Charles.

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oldmalky Loc: West Midlands,England.

Graham the one weak link in the Leeds team was Sprake, if they had put Harvey in a whole lot sooner they would have won more than they did. We used to look forward to seeing Leeds at the hawthorns always a great game.

Graham Thirkill Loc: Idylic North Yorkshire, England UK.

You could be spot on, he made unbelievable clangers, always in vital games. Do you remember at Anfield when he threw the ball into his own net, when the teams came out for the second half the fans were singing careless hands, Sprake made 502 appearances for Leeds and Harvey made 446 appearances. I do believe even Revie admitted what you said about Gary Sprake, he should have played Harvey more than he did. It's a bit late now oldmalky isn't it. I remember we were going to buy one of your top players but at the medical he was found to have an hole in his heart and they wouldn't sign him because of this. He was great little player with blond hair. You will remember his name I'm sure. I have just remembered it was Asa Hartford. I think a few WBA hearts would have been broken if we had signed him. Asa went on as you see below as a manager. At 5' 7" he was a great little midfielder. Our bet midfield were Bremner and Giles

Hartford
Personal information
Full name Richard Hartford
Date of birth 24 October 1950 (age 62)
Place of birth Clydebank, Scotland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Norwich City (Scout)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1967–1974 West Bromwich Albion 214 (18)
1974–1979 Manchester City 185 (22)
1979 Nottingham Forest 3 (0)
1979–1981 Everton 81 (6)
1981–1984 Manchester City 75 (7)
1984 Fort Lauderdale Sun ? (?)
1984–1985 Norwich City 28 (2)
1985–1987 Bolton Wanderers 81 (8)
1987–1989 Stockport County 45 (0)
1989 Oldham Athletic 7 (0)
1989–1991 Shrewsbury Town 25 (0)
Total 744 (63)
National team
1972–1982 Scotland 50 (5)
Teams managed
1985–1987 Bolton Wanderers (player-coach)
1987–1989 Stockport County (player-coach)
1989–1991 Shrewsbury Town
1991 Boston United
1993 Stoke City (caretaker manager)
1996–2005 Manchester City (assistant/caretaker manager)
2007–2008 Macclesfield Town (assistant manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Thanks for commenting

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