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Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: Eamon Deacy - RIP
« Reply #285 on: August 20, 2020, 11:16:34 AM »
Lovely speech, what a gracious and humble man.

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Re: Eamon Deacy - RIP
« Reply #286 on: August 20, 2020, 10:54:56 PM »
Lovely gesture, but I hope they spell his name correctly on any plaque...

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Re: Eamon Deacy - RIP
« Reply #287 on: August 20, 2020, 10:56:42 PM »
Is it Eamon or Eamonn?

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Re: Eamon Deacy - RIP
« Reply #288 on: August 20, 2020, 10:58:16 PM »
Eamonn.

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Re: Eamon Deacy - RIP
« Reply #289 on: August 20, 2020, 11:48:51 PM »
The whole of the last page brought a tear to this jaded eye.

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Re: Eamon Deacy - RIP
« Reply #290 on: August 21, 2020, 12:37:32 AM »
Eamonn.

Two Ns are better than  one.

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Re: Eamonn Deacy - RIP
« Reply #291 on: August 21, 2020, 03:04:22 PM »
I remember Deacy's only(?) goal for Villa against Norwich in the 82/83 season, a cracker of a goal cutting in from the right, taking a couple of players on and whacking it in the top corner. There is also a nice tribute on Youtube, with Jimmy Hill raving about his tackling against Juventus in the 1st leg, including one tackle that set up the move for Sid's goal. One thing I can't remember is why he didn't appear at all in the European Cup winning run. Why did Ivor Linton come on for Williams for example against Dynamo Berlin and not Deacy (was he on the bench?). As I remember he didn't even travel to Rotterdam prefering to go on a tour in South America with Ireland.
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Re: Eamonn Deacy - RIP
« Reply #292 on: August 21, 2020, 04:54:47 PM »
There was a bookies near/next to Deacys Fismongers in Galway and they had a large picture of the man who worked in the fish shop tussling for possession of the ball with Platini and Boniek. Not a bad memory to have had

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Re: Eamonn Deacy - RIP
« Reply #293 on: August 21, 2020, 07:42:30 PM »
For me, one of the finest H&V Moments was when a few of us clubbed together to pay for a wreath for Eamonn’s funeral. IIRC Ger attended the funeral and delivered the tribute on our behalf.

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Re: Eamonn Deacy - RIP
« Reply #294 on: August 23, 2020, 06:47:12 PM »
I vaguely remember him playing for villa when I was a kid, but my older sister went to school  and was friends with Brendan Ormsby and is still I think in Touch with him and his wife. He said what a lovely fella Eamonn Deacy was. Really lovely speech he gave their. I love that area of the west of Ireland, I hope they get that statue of him up, I’d love to pay that a visit.

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Re: Eamonn Deacy - RIP
« Reply #295 on: August 23, 2020, 06:52:20 PM »
I was in Galway in 2007 so popped into Ernie’s and had a chat with Eamonn. Very unassuming but you could see a real toughness in him- he had never shirked a tackle, as a few of that Juventus team could vouch.

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Re: Eamonn Deacy - RIP
« Reply #296 on: September 21, 2020, 07:32:06 PM »
Just saw that the postcode/eircode for Eamonn Deacy Park in Galway is H91 AV81.  A nice touch.

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Re: Eamonn Deacy - RIP
« Reply #297 on: September 21, 2020, 08:11:44 PM »
Brilliant touch 👍

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Re: Eamonn Deacy - RIP
« Reply #298 on: September 21, 2020, 08:14:01 PM »
Superb

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Re: Eamonn Deacy - RIP
« Reply #299 on: September 21, 2020, 08:16:16 PM »
Just saw that the postcode/eircode for Eamonn Deacy Park in Galway is H91 AV81.  A nice touch.

That's brilliant, a lovely touch!

 


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