Jimmy Greaves

[f321ffc]

With the obscene amounts of money sloshing around football these days how does it come to this for one of the true greats of the game.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3222077/Jimmy-Greaves-one-football-s-genuine-greats-story-not-forgotten-just-five-days-left-appeal-help-care-Tottenham-legend.html

[grandad]

I accept that Spurs have been funding his care from their ex players Trust but I would have thought they could come up with the shortfall to get to the £30k required.

[ron]

With the obscene amounts of money sloshing around football these days how does it come to this for one of the true greats of the game.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3222077/Jimmy-Greaves-one-football-s-genuine-greats-story-not-forgotten-just-five-days-left-appeal-help-care-Tottenham-legend.html

...as a footnote, I see that our own Maestro had a secret career with Spurs according to that piece by the Daily Mail, mistaking an England get together with Greavsie and Maurice Norman for a Tottenham one.......

...but it was in the Mail, so surely it's right.... :49:

[RaySmith]

I remember stories of Bobby Moore taking his regular seat in the stand at West Ham, and then being kicked out because he didn't have a ticket. Also, when reporting on games for a local radio station, he was reduced to selling tracksuits out of the boot of his car.

I have heard similar stories about Chelsea's attitude to some of its ex-star players.

At least Fulham looks after its own.

Before the Prem top players didn't become millionaires playing football, and often didn't make much at all -surely money can be found to help someone like Greavesie in his hour of need, by the game he gave so much to.

[HamsterWheel]

Not sure why people should have to pay £60 an hour for a physio for him. NHS not good enough for him ? The NHS physios did wonders for me when I mashed my elbow, the sadistic geniuses.

[Slaphead in Qatar]

I remember stories of Bobby Moore taking his regular seat in the stand at West Ham, and then being kicked out because he didn't have a ticket. Also, when reporting on games for a local radio station, he was reduced to selling tracksuits out of the boot of his car.

I have heard similar stories about Chelsea's attitude to some of its ex-star players.

At least Fulham looks after its own.

Before the Prem top players didn't become millionaires playing football, and often didn't make much at all -surely money can be found to help someone like Greavesie in his hour of need, by the game he gave so much to.

but greavsie had a very lucrative tv career after he retired.  where did all that money go?

[grandad]

I remember stories of Bobby Moore taking his regular seat in the stand at West Ham, and then being kicked out because he didn't have a ticket. Also, when reporting on games for a local radio station, he was reduced to selling tracksuits out of the boot of his car.

I have heard similar stories about Chelsea's attitude to some of its ex-star players.

At least Fulham looks after its own.

Before the Prem top players didn't become millionaires playing football, and often didn't make much at all -surely money can be found to help someone like Greavesie in his hour of need, by the game he gave so much to.

but greavsie had a very lucrative tv career after he retired.  where did all that money go?

Sadly he became an alcoholic. A terrible illness.

[Slaphead in Qatar]

I remember stories of Bobby Moore taking his regular seat in the stand at West Ham, and then being kicked out because he didn't have a ticket. Also, when reporting on games for a local radio station, he was reduced to selling tracksuits out of the boot of his car.

I have heard similar stories about Chelsea's attitude to some of its ex-star players.

At least Fulham looks after its own.

Before the Prem top players didn't become millionaires playing football, and often didn't make much at all -surely money can be found to help someone like Greavesie in his hour of need, by the game he gave so much to.

but greavsie had a very lucrative tv career after he retired.  where did all that money go?

Sadly he became an alcoholic. A terrible illness.

yes but the alcholism came first, he beat that, then he had the tv career.

[grandad]

I remember stories of Bobby Moore taking his regular seat in the stand at West Ham, and then being kicked out because he didn't have a ticket. Also, when reporting on games for a local radio station, he was reduced to selling tracksuits out of the boot of his car.

I have heard similar stories about Chelsea's attitude to some of its ex-star players.

At least Fulham looks after its own.

Before the Prem top players didn't become millionaires playing football, and often didn't make much at all -surely money can be found to help someone like Greavesie in his hour of need, by the game he gave so much to.

but greavsie had a very lucrative tv career after he retired.  where did all that money go?

Sadly he became an alcoholic. A terrible illness.

yes but the alcholism came first, he beat that, then he had the tv career.

I remember an interview he gave where he said he will be an alcoholic till the day he dies.He said that every day he says to himself "Today I will not have a drink" You can´t beat it, only control it.

[MJG]

I remember stories of Bobby Moore taking his regular seat in the stand at West Ham, and then being kicked out because he didn't have a ticket. Also, when reporting on games for a local radio station, he was reduced to selling tracksuits out of the boot of his car.

I have heard similar stories about Chelsea's attitude to some of its ex-star players.

At least Fulham looks after its own.

Before the Prem top players didn't become millionaires playing football, and often didn't make much at all -surely money can be found to help someone like Greavesie in his hour of need, by the game he gave so much to.

but greavsie had a very lucrative tv career after he retired.  where did all that money go?

Lucrative at the time and then it all dried up. I suspect he continued to live at the level he was being paid and when the money stopsit soon disappears as a person maintains that lifestyle.

[St Eve]

Regardless of what happened Spurs should have a testimonial for him to raise some money

[HatterDon]

I remember stories of Bobby Moore taking his regular seat in the stand at West Ham, and then being kicked out because he didn't have a ticket. Also, when reporting on games for a local radio station, he was reduced to selling tracksuits out of the boot of his car.

I have heard similar stories about Chelsea's attitude to some of its ex-star players.

At least Fulham looks after its own.

Before the Prem top players didn't become millionaires playing football, and often didn't make much at all -surely money can be found to help someone like Greavesie in his hour of need, by the game he gave so much to.

but greavsie had a very lucrative tv career after he retired.  where did all that money go?

Sadly he became an alcoholic. A terrible illness.

yes but the alcholism came first, he beat that, then he had the tv career.

In most cases, the answer is that he hired someone to "manage his investments" and got swindled out of every farthing. That's what happens over here to athletes, musicians, and actors.

Loved Greavsie ... along with Gerd Mueller, he was the best pure goal scorer I've ever seen.

[bog]

When they talk of goalscorers Jimmy was the best for me. Effortless when putting the ball in the net. He and Johnny Haynes in the same side were lethal. Never be another one. :Haynes The Maestro:

Hatter Don I used to love to watch that Gerd Muller. The biggest thighs I ever saw on a footballer. I read once that he was illiterate. When he stopped playing the drink took over. His club gave him a job to save his very life.

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[cmg]

Yep. Greaves was the best English goalscorer I ever saw. I mentioned his England scoring record, 44 in 57, in the Rooney thread.
Mueller made him look goal-shy! He scored 68 in 62 for Germany (no, I haven't got it round the wrong way). I'd have backed him to beat anybody over five yards and he was impossible to knock off the ball.

[ron]

I remember stories of Bobby Moore taking his regular seat in the stand at West Ham, and then being kicked out because he didn't have a ticket. Also, when reporting on games for a local radio station, he was reduced to selling tracksuits out of the boot of his car.

I have heard similar stories about Chelsea's attitude to some of its ex-star players.

At least Fulham looks after its own.

Before the Prem top players didn't become millionaires playing football, and often didn't make much at all -surely money can be found to help someone like Greavesie in his hour of need, by the game he gave so much to.

but greavsie had a very lucrative tv career after he retired.  where did all that money go?

Sadly he became an alcoholic. A terrible illness.

yes but the alcholism came first, he beat that, then he had the tv career.

In most cases, the answer is that he hired someone to "manage his investments" and got swindled out of every farthing. That's what happens over here to athletes, musicians, and actors.

Loved Greavsie ... along with Gerd Mueller, he was the best pure goal scorer I've ever seen.

I heard the cynical definition of stockbrokers and financial advisers as "People who take your savings and invest them until they are all gone...."

[RaySmith]

Fundraising target reached, and George Cohen's views on the matter-

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/sep/06/jimmy-greaves-supporters-reach-30000-fund-raising-target

[St Eve]

That's great news

[bog]

I will never forget Jimmy being interviewed at half time v Andorra in a qualifying match. He grinned broadly suggesting he could have scored against 'this lot!'.

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