Yeah. One of my favourite all time City players and we had a great team that he played a major part in.Very sad , Great player, Great captain in probably our best ever team
RIP
Yes three signings on one day and I think we won first game with them 4-2.Very sad news. What a signing he was. If I remember right he signed on the same day as Ian Wallace and Bobby McDonald, so probably the best day's transfer business the club has ever done. Despite his hard man on pitch persona he only ever came across as a genuinely nice guy off it. I think he was close to becoming our manager on a couple of occasions too but it wasn't meant to be.
Terry will always be my favourite captain. Yes Killer, Doyler have made some valuable contributions and George C before my time.Tommy Hutchison would say he was one of the best players he was ever on the pitch with. I was surprised when Tommy told me that Terry was the top player in 5-a-side games, never giving the ball away. This was because Terry on the pitch was very much a lion hearted, tough tacking warrior of a player. This perhaps disguised to an extent his ability to play.
Looking at his time at Leeds however, and particularly the way that Revie played him, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Tommy rated him so highly. I think he broke into the all conquering Leeds team at a very early age (was he 17?) and he played in virtually every position on the pitch for them bar in goal. To play on the wing for them or up front really says it all about his level of skill and ability.
He was reunited with Tommy at Swansea where on two occasions he was the manager and Tommy was his assistant while still playing. Together they got Swansea promoted out of the fourth division via the play offs. Tommy had lots of great stories about their time together in South Wales and in particular the shenanigans that went on with the infamous Swansea chairman of the time deadly Doug Sharp.
My favourite story however was when Tommy stormed into Yorath’s office having seen the reserve team on the notice board for that evenings’s fixture. He was in a fury and demanded to know why Yorath had left him out. At this point Yorath started to laugh which increased Tommy’s annoyance even more.
Yorath explained that he found it funny as he would be able to have a great story telling people how a 43 year old ex Scottish international was shouting at him for leaving him out of a reserve game when all he was trying to do was give him a rest. Anyway Hutchison calmed down and was reinstated into the reserves. I’m sure Tommy will be very sad today.
Yorath was the greatest captain we have ever had in my 60 years as a Sky Blue and played in our greatest team under my favourite manager (Gordon Milne). The football, with Hutch, Fergie, Wallace, McDonald and Oakey was just brilliant to watch. Every game was an event to savour in a team that played 4-2-4 and relied on Yorath and Powell in midfield running their legs off ( I say 4-2-4 when the formation was really on most occasions 2-4-4 as our full backs were really additional wingers. Terry was on integral part of that team and of the joyous football that we played.
His book ‘Hard Man Hard Knocks’ tells of his younger days and of his conversion to Catholicism as a young man, influenced by the many Irish boys that he grew up with in a poor part of Cardiff. He certainly didn’t have it easy as his was a life touched by tragedy. However for those of us lucky enough to see him play he will always deserve the description ‘legend.’
What's he said?One of the first (possibly first but I was quite young) I met in real life as he drank in Kenilworth after training where my uncle was (as did many of them). RIP Terry.
Has anyone seen Richard Keys 'tribute' on X? As if I don't already have enough reasons to dislike the man!
Just made it all about him and how he gave Gabby a job, suggesting she hadn't earned the position.What's he said?
What a tosser, embarrassing to think he went to my old school.Just made it all about him and how he gave Gabby a job, suggesting she hadn't earned the position.
Next time I'm home I must buy the book you mention.Tommy Hutchison would say he was one of the best players he was ever on the pitch with. I was surprised when Tommy told me that Terry was the top player in 5-a-side games, never giving the ball away. This was because Terry on the pitch was very much a lion hearted, tough tacking warrior of a player. This perhaps disguised to an extent his ability to play.
Looking at his time at Leeds however, and particularly the way that Revie played him, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Tommy rated him so highly. I think he broke into the all conquering Leeds team at a very early age (was he 17?) and he played in virtually every position on the pitch for them bar in goal. To play on the wing for them or up front really says it all about his level of skill and ability.
He was reunited with Tommy at Swansea where on two occasions he was the manager and Tommy was his assistant while still playing. Together they got Swansea promoted out of the fourth division via the play offs. Tommy had lots of great stories about their time together in South Wales and in particular the shenanigans that went on with the infamous Swansea chairman of the time deadly Doug Sharp.
My favourite story however was when Tommy stormed into Yorath’s office having seen the reserve team on the notice board for that evenings’s fixture. He was in a fury and demanded to know why Yorath had left him out. At this point Yorath started to laugh which increased Tommy’s annoyance even more.
Yorath explained that he found it funny as he would be able to have a great story telling people how a 43 year old ex Scottish international was shouting at him for leaving him out of a reserve game when all he was trying to do was give him a rest. Anyway Hutchison calmed down and was reinstated into the reserves. I’m sure Tommy will be very sad today.
Yorath was the greatest captain we have ever had in my 60 years as a Sky Blue and played in our greatest team under my favourite manager (Gordon Milne). The football, with Hutch, Fergie, Wallace, McDonald and Oakey was just brilliant to watch. Every game was an event to savour in a team that played 4-2-4 and relied on Yorath and Powell in midfield running their legs off ( I say 4-2-4 when the formation was really on most occasions 2-4-4 as our full backs were really additional wingers. Terry was on integral part of that team and of the joyous football that we played.
His book ‘Hard Man Hard Knocks’ tells of his younger days and of his conversion to Catholicism as a young man, influenced by the many Irish boys that he grew up with in a poor part of Cardiff. He certainly didn’t have it easy as his was a life touched by tragedy. However for those of us lucky enough to see him play he will always deserve the description ‘legend.’
I really wish he didn't associate himself with our club. The embarrassing misogynistic pig.Just made it all about him and how he gave Gabby a job, suggesting she hadn't earned the position.
that's a great post. many thanks for sharing.Tommy Hutchison would say he was one of the best players he was ever on the pitch with. I was surprised when Tommy told me that Terry was the top player in 5-a-side games, never giving the ball away. This was because Terry on the pitch was very much a lion hearted, tough tacking warrior of a player. This perhaps disguised to an extent his ability to play.
Looking at his time at Leeds however, and particularly the way that Revie played him, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Tommy rated him so highly. I think he broke into the all conquering Leeds team at a very early age (was he 17?) and he played in virtually every position on the pitch for them bar in goal. To play on the wing for them or up front really says it all about his level of skill and ability.
He was reunited with Tommy at Swansea where on two occasions he was the manager and Tommy was his assistant while still playing. Together they got Swansea promoted out of the fourth division via the play offs. Tommy had lots of great stories about their time together in South Wales and in particular the shenanigans that went on with the infamous Swansea chairman of the time deadly Doug Sharp.
My favourite story however was when Tommy stormed into Yorath’s office having seen the reserve team on the notice board for that evenings’s fixture. He was in a fury and demanded to know why Yorath had left him out. At this point Yorath started to laugh which increased Tommy’s annoyance even more.
Yorath explained that he found it funny as he would be able to have a great story telling people how a 43 year old ex Scottish international was shouting at him for leaving him out of a reserve game when all he was trying to do was give him a rest. Anyway Hutchison calmed down and was reinstated into the reserves. I’m sure Tommy will be very sad today.
Yorath was the greatest captain we have ever had in my 60 years as a Sky Blue and played in our greatest team under my favourite manager (Gordon Milne). The football, with Hutch, Fergie, Wallace, McDonald and Oakey was just brilliant to watch. Every game was an event to savour in a team that played 4-2-4 and relied on Yorath and Powell in midfield running their legs off ( I say 4-2-4 when the formation was really on most occasions 2-4-4 as our full backs were really additional wingers).Terry was on integral part of that team and of the joyous football that we played.
His book ‘Hard Man Hard Knocks’ tells of his younger days and of his conversion to Catholicism as a young man, influenced by the many Irish boys that he grew up with in a poor part of Cardiff. He certainly didn’t have it easy as his was a life touched by tragedy. However for those of us lucky enough to see him play he will always deserve the description ‘legend.’
Was just about to say the same. Great work @Irish Sky Blue.that's a great post. many thanks for sharing.
Whenever I watch Alan Partridge the character reminds me of Keys after the Sky incident and when he to tried to defend himself.Safe to say Gabby and Richard aren’t best friends. Keys really is a nasty piece of work.
Something completely different.
I’d be flattered if it wasn’t so predictably shallow and basic. I’ve been off the U. K. broadcast scene for 10 years yet still some people at homerichardajkeys.com
He has for about the last 30 odd years .Hairy Hands in making twat of himself shocker
Ironically my cousin went to the same school as him and is just as hairy as Keys.Just a bit locker.room humour.
As usual he makes it all about him.
Lol so bad it's good readingKelly Cates owes it all to Richard as well
Congrats Kelly
It was Benjamin Franklin who said ‘nothing is certain except death and taxes’. I’ve re-worked that famous phrase many times and I’m going torichardajkeys.com
Listened to the phone in this morning ( 1 am for me , 6 pm for you) and I was surprised they mentioned nothing about Terry Yorath ,unless I missed that part somehow.Lol so bad it's good reading
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