Quote from: Boz on October 10, 2017, 06:43:56 PMQuote from: Pat McMahon on October 10, 2017, 02:18:01 PMQuote from: Boz on October 10, 2017, 11:13:10 AMIndeed a great player and one of the rare successes of his era when he went to Italy.The fact that he succeeded in Italy, where many great players failed, has always made me think he must have been special.Absolutely. A special talent, even if he was in the England team beaten by the USAThought that would have been before his international career started.
Quote from: Pat McMahon on October 10, 2017, 02:18:01 PMQuote from: Boz on October 10, 2017, 11:13:10 AMIndeed a great player and one of the rare successes of his era when he went to Italy.The fact that he succeeded in Italy, where many great players failed, has always made me think he must have been special.Absolutely. A special talent, even if he was in the England team beaten by the USA
Quote from: Boz on October 10, 2017, 11:13:10 AMIndeed a great player and one of the rare successes of his era when he went to Italy.The fact that he succeeded in Italy, where many great players failed, has always made me think he must have been special.
Indeed a great player and one of the rare successes of his era when he went to Italy.
Quote from: SteveN on October 10, 2017, 09:03:45 PMQuote from: Boz on October 10, 2017, 06:43:56 PMQuote from: Pat McMahon on October 10, 2017, 02:18:01 PMQuote from: Boz on October 10, 2017, 11:13:10 AMIndeed a great player and one of the rare successes of his era when he went to Italy.The fact that he succeeded in Italy, where many great players failed, has always made me think he must have been special.Absolutely. A special talent, even if he was in the England team beaten by the USAThought that would have been before his international career started. That was 1950 when he would gave been only 15. He was the first major British success in Italy succeeding where Jimmy Greaves and Denis Law failed playing for Torino, Atalanta and Caligiari as well as Inter.
I was in the Gerry Hitchens Suite at Highley Working Men's Club last night. If you've never been, which you probably haven't, I'd suggest going soon, as I was one of five people there and you can't run a business like that! His Inter shirt was in a frame on the wall, as well as some other cool photos. Some elderly gents were in attendance also, one of whom knew my dad, which was a nice treat.I'd never been to a working men's club before. What a place!
Quote from: Sexual Ealing on September 17, 2021, 06:29:57 AMI was in the Gerry Hitchens Suite at Highley Working Men's Club last night. If you've never been, which you probably haven't, I'd suggest going soon, as I was one of five people there and you can't run a business like that! His Inter shirt was in a frame on the wall, as well as some other cool photos. Some elderly gents were in attendance also, one of whom knew my dad, which was a nice treat.I'd never been to a working men's club before. What a place!Gerry was my Uncle. Back in the 1960's My Aunt bought a caravan, sited in Highly, used to take me and my brother most weekends in the summer. Spent many a saturday night in Highley club. 2 other things about HighleyParker pens were made thereOne more Sombre, as we went regularly we made friends with the locals, one of whom was Lesley Whittle, who was murdered by Donald Neilson aka the Black Panther
I watched the 66 world cup final at Gerrys House wearing his full England kit and cap.