beyond our ken Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 https://gmfc.net/the-king-of-cappielow-steps-back/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 One of my favourite players of all time in Scottish Football. A legend and a class act. I wish he had played for us in his prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraway saint Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 6 hours ago, beyond our ken said: https://gmfc.net/the-king-of-cappielow-steps-back/ Christ, he's looking well. One of the great strikers of a football in his day. Had the pleasure to spend a day with him as part of a hospitality trip on a wee boat down the Clyde about 35 years ago and a very nice man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 10 hours ago, shull said: One of my favourite players of all time in Scottish Football. A legend and a class act. I wish he had played for us in his prime. An absolute wizard with the ball at his feet. Struck terror into the opposition when he shaped up to take a free kick or a corner. Brazilian in his technique with ball control like nobody else in Scotland at that time who I can think of. I once took someone I was supporting down to see Celtic Park as he used to play for them and hadn't been for years. Once there, with nothing pre-booked, I chanced my arm and asked if we could briefly see indoors. Andy Ritchie went above and beyond... He personally conducted a full stadium tour, culminating in a walk down the tunnel and out onto the pitch. It meant so much to the ex player I was supporting at the time. Ritchie was an absolute gentleman. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albanian Buddy Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 The only Morton player down the years that was exciting to watch play - even though he was an opponent you could always count on seeing something “different” from him. One of his best tricks was scoring direct from a corner. I’m sure he did it more than once against us. He suffered off the park with drink and gambling addictions. I read his autobiography a while back and it was a good honest read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 7 hours ago, Albanian Buddy said: The only Morton player down the years that was exciting to watch play - even though he was an opponent you could always count on seeing something “different” from him. One of his best tricks was scoring direct from a corner. I’m sure he did it more than once against us. He suffered off the park with drink and gambling addictions. I read his autobiography a while back and it was a good honest read. Yup... His corners were terrorising to any defence and keeper and did indeed result in goals. They were impossible to defend against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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