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Alan Gilzean RIP; Ex Dundee/Spurs striker passes away
Topic Started: 8 Jul 2018, 06:10 PM (1,589 Views)
Sporting Wing
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Just seen that Alan Gilzean has died at the age of 79. Played before my time, but my dad said he was some player. Helped Dundee to a league title and reached the semi final of the EC in the following season.

RIP
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Old baldy R. I.P
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used to watch him playing for Spurs, great player who used to work his socks off. Seemed a real gent whenever he was interviewed . R.I.P
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I remember him scoring the winner v. England at Hampden in 1964 to give Scotland three victories in a row over them after the 9-3 doing in 1961. IIRC, he was brought into the squad for 1970 WC qualifiers and scored against Germany in 3-2 defeat (Big Tam sent off for booting Haller up the arse :lol: ).

RIP
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Was on the cover of my first football album, scoring against Cyprus in a World Cup qualifier. RIP
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Ah but I was so much older then,I'm younger than that now
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Dundee and Spurs legend.Joined Spurs for £72.5 k. Loose change nowadays. The Dundee team in his day were pretty good.
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Superb player. I recall a Celtic-St Mirren game being postponed at the last minute and a load of guys heading for Ipox to see Dundee playing the huns. I didn't go but regretted it as Dundee hammered them 1-5 with Gilzean and a guy called Alan Cousins tearing the bastards apart.

I saw him at White Hart Lane in 1968 playing against ManUre in a 2-2 classic one Wednesday night -- great game and some incredible players on view.

RIP Alan -- you were great when Scotland still produced great players. :thumbsup:
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RIP Alan
Had him on football cards from a youth at Dundee to a baldy spurs legend
Great player
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Torquemada
8 Jul 2018, 07:28 PM
Superb player. I recall a Celtic-St Mirren game being postponed at the last minute and a load of guys heading for Ipox to see Dundee playing the huns. I didn't go but regretted it as Dundee hammered them 1-5 with Gilzean and a guy called Alan Cousins tearing the bastards apart.

I saw him at White Hart Lane in 1968 playing against ManUre in a 2-2 classic one Wednesday night -- great game and some incredible players on view.

RIP Alan -- you were great when Scotland still produced great players. :thumbsup:
That game is on Youtube and is well worth a watch. Dundee totally pumped the huns and Gilzean was superb. A top, top player. Had that Denis Law ability to hang in the air and score with great headers. RIP.
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Good big striker, I still watch ' The Big Match ' videos on utube, brilliant :thumbsup:

Goal against us in the friendly at Hampden, was at the game with my auld man.

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RIP one of the Scotland greats
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He was a superb player for Dundee, Spurs and Scotland.

RIP
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RIP - as everyone has said, a great player.

I recall him in an interview mentioning casually that he didn't actually like football and never watched it.
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Sad news, RIP.
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RIP Alan Gilzean, another legend from the golden days passes on. Hunter Davies’s book “The Glory Game” features some great anecdotes about Gilzean, and the Spurs team in 1971-72 when the author spent that season following Spurs behind the scenes. He was terrific for Dundee in the early sixties, it was a privilege to see him in action.
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Some man to head a ball. Himself and Martin Chivers were a great partnership.
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IainG
8 Jul 2018, 06:38 PM
Dundee and Spurs legend.Joined Spurs for £72.5 k. Loose change nowadays. The Dundee team in his day were pretty good.
£1.4m in "new" money
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Sad.

Even worse it's going to provide a platform for Paddy Barclay to talk shampooe.
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Still available, if the warchest allows.
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How do you pronounce his last name? Is it as it is written or Gillane (like Culzean Castle is Cullane)?
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tumbal
9 Jul 2018, 01:29 PM
How do you pronounce his last name? Is it as it is written or Gillane (like Culzean Castle is Cullane)?
As in Gil-zeen.
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