Greaves out of hospital

[St Eve]

All the best Jimmy. Praying for a full recovery

[malc]

+1. Jimmy is a true legend of the game.

[Fulham1959]

That's good news !

[HatterDon]

With Gerd Mueller, he's the best natural scorer I've ever seen -- deadly in front of the box. Like Mueller, he was kind of one dimensional, but that's a hell of a dimension.

[Nick Bateman]

Jimmy Greaves wasn't only one of the best strikers/goal poachers around, but a very witty fellow as many saw on "Saint & Greavsie".

One wonders why Greaves was not involved in the media world subsequently to said show - his comic talent, one-liners and humour was the best.  So many of our former legends like Johnny Haynes not have had their characteristic qualities utilized - I heard Haynes on a recent show and the man was a natural for television, as was Greaves.

Glad to hear he is recovering.

[St Eve]

Just imagine Haynes and Greaves on the same team - Fulham of course

[bog]

God news. Good luck Jimmy.

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[grandad]

Both Greaves & Haynes were cast aside by Alf Ramsay. Would we have still won the World Cup with them ?

Good luck Jimmy .

[cmg]

Excellent to hear of this development and hoping for continued improvement.

Just imagine Haynes and Greaves on the same team - Fulham of course

That was, unfortunately, not to be. But they were an absolutely potent force when they did play together (22 times as far as I can make out, with 22 goals for Greaves and 8 for Haynes). They were sensational the first time they played for the u23s together and reached a peak, probably, in the 9-3 demolition of Scotland.

[millsy]

Agreed. Best passer and best finisher I've ever seen.  Add Bobby Charlton, the best all-rounder ever and this was indeed , for me, the golden age!