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| Alan Gilzean RIP; Ex Dundee/Spurs striker passes away | |
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| Topic Started: 8 Jul 2018, 06:10 PM (1,589 Views) | |
| Sporting Wing | 8 Jul 2018, 06:10 PM Post #1 |
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First-team starter
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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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| The Gorbals Urchin | 8 Jul 2018, 06:11 PM Post #2 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Old baldy R. I.P |
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| ian1888 | 8 Jul 2018, 06:14 PM Post #3 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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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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| Otis B Driftwood | 8 Jul 2018, 06:22 PM Post #4 |
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Satisfaction came in a chain reaction
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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 ).RIP Edited by Otis B Driftwood, 8 Jul 2018, 06:22 PM.
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| bassbhoy | 8 Jul 2018, 06:38 PM Post #5 |
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Getting on a bit
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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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| IainG | 8 Jul 2018, 06:38 PM Post #6 |
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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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| Torquemada | 8 Jul 2018, 07:28 PM Post #7 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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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. |
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| Ess | 8 Jul 2018, 08:28 PM Post #8 |
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Abooganza!
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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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| dovercelt | 8 Jul 2018, 09:20 PM Post #9 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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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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| Twisted Steel | 8 Jul 2018, 09:43 PM Post #10 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Good big striker, I still watch ' The Big Match ' videos on utube, brilliant Goal against us in the friendly at Hampden, was at the game with my auld man. |
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| Zimmerbhoy | 8 Jul 2018, 09:52 PM Post #11 |
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Club Captain
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RIP one of the Scotland greats |
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| lubomirmoravcik | 8 Jul 2018, 10:25 PM Post #12 |
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Genius
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He was a superb player for Dundee, Spurs and Scotland. RIP |
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| orlandopoolhome | 8 Jul 2018, 10:39 PM Post #13 |
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Bury me in a barrel of IPA
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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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| TractorPlovdiv | 8 Jul 2018, 10:45 PM Post #14 |
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First name on the team-sheet
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Sad news, RIP. |
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| Flynn | 8 Jul 2018, 11:25 PM Post #15 |
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First-team captain
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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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| Chako | 9 Jul 2018, 12:27 AM Post #16 |
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Some man to head a ball. Himself and Martin Chivers were a great partnership. |
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| 10iar | 9 Jul 2018, 01:12 PM Post #17 |
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Occasional Substitute
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£1.4m in "new" money |
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| Quiet Assasin | 9 Jul 2018, 01:22 PM Post #18 |
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..for the maintenance of dinner tables for the children and the unemployed
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Sad. Even worse it's going to provide a platform for Paddy Barclay to talk shampooe. |
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| tumbal | 9 Jul 2018, 01:29 PM Post #19 |
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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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| Flynn | 9 Jul 2018, 01:53 PM Post #20 |
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First-team captain
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As in Gil-zeen. |
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