Rip tom finney

[lutonlagerlout]

tom finney a legend at england and preston
RIP

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[Tony McC]

And one of life's true gentlemen - you never hear a bad word about him, and in an age when even modestly talented hoofers can become multi-millionairres overnight, his skills and the way he conducted himself throughout his career should be served up as an example of how to be a *professional* footballer.

Watch on YouTube how he could control what we used to call 'a casey' football. Think what he'd have done with one of the modern super-techno balls!

[lemoncurd1702]

Never heard of the guy before until here and now on sports pages. Fair play, he had a good innings though, ok wrong sport but he certainly went into extra time.

Seen a couple of his performances on BBC webpage certainly looked the ultimate footballer of his era.

[lutonlagerlout]

the fact he stayed with 1 club speaks volumes
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[Tony McC]

From the BBC website....

England legend Sir Stanley Matthews, who died in 2000, once said of Finney: "To dictate the pace and course of a game, a player has to be blessed with awesome qualities.

"Those who have accomplished it on a regular basis can be counted on the fingers of one hand - Pele, Maradona, Best, Di Stefano, and Tom Finney."

....that's not a bad line-up, by anyone's standards!

[lutonlagerlout]

i cant see beckham in there!
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[Hawk]

RIP Tom