ToadKiller Dog Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 One of the games good guys ,never forgot where he came from. The mining towns have produced so many good decent footballing people . He changed the way international football was looked at in Ireland had it almost rivaling hurling . RIP. Quote
Captain_Peacock Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 I met him in the club shop at Fir Park of all places, he was Manager of Ireland and was watching a player that evening. I wanted to talk football but he was engrossed in a conversation with the shop staff on how the shop was run. Turns out he used to run the club shop at Elland Road whilst still paying there for a few extra quid and had at one time a meanswear shop in Garforth in Leeds. I brightened up a but when he mentioned Paul Madeley thinking we could now talk football but he got on about his DIY chain and sports shops 🤣 RIP Giraffe, proper defender. Quote
martoon Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 Sad news. Always came across as a good bloke. RIP "wor kid". Quote
Guess The Crowd Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 6 hours ago, gashauskis9 said: Great story 👍 😃 Brilliant. Quote
stirlo Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 A great character who I'll always associate with Italia 90 and USA 94 in particular as I'm too young to remember his playing career. There have been greater tacticians but the team spirit that he created in that Ireland team was second to none. Quote
Morgan Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 Big Jack! Part of the fantastic Leeds team of the early 70’s. There is a regular poster on here, whom I have known for around 30 years, who is JC’s double. You know who you are! RIP Big guy. Quote
stranraer-jambo Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 Had the pleasure to speak with and listen to him when he was the main after dinner speaker at Stewartry Rugby Club about 15 years ago. A humble and down to earth man. Regularly came up to that neck of the woods to do his fishing. RIP Quote
Boghell51 Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 Coming from a split hearts / hibs supporting family, my late dad was a hibs fan and always spoke about a European night in the 60's when big Jack equalised at fester rd. My dad said everyone in the ground could see him coming up for corner except for the hobos defence, my dad said Leeds were a fantastic side and probably best team that he had seen playing in Scotland Quote
Hømme Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 (edited) Read a lot today of JC and how he was from Ashington. Huge coincidence that I was in Ashington yesterday. I'd never heard of it before that. I'm not sure if that's where he still resided. Edited July 11, 2020 by Homme Quote
Hearts1975 Posted July 11, 2020 Posted July 11, 2020 Sad news indeed Think it’s a mark of the man and who he really was that you would struggle to find someone who has a bad word to say about him Another one of the real old school greats gone. Big character RIP Jack Quote
Morgan Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 On 11/07/2020 at 21:22, Morgan said: Big Jack! Part of the fantastic Leeds team of the early 70’s. There is a regular poster on here, whom I have known for around 30 years, who is JC’s double. You know who you are! RIP Big guy. He’s not so regular now, but I bet he still looks like Jack! Don't be shy... Quote
ManxandCapeTownJambo Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 9 minutes ago, Morgan said: He’s not so regular now, but I bet he still looks like Jack! Don't be shy... Name names! 😂 Quote
Morgan Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, The White Cockade said: Name names! 😂 He was a regular on the ‘Terraces’. 😎 Quote
ManxandCapeTownJambo Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Morgan said: He was a regular on the ‘Terraces’. 😎 Nelly? Quote
Morgan Posted January 18, 2022 Posted January 18, 2022 11 hours ago, The White Cockade said: Nelly? The very chap. 👍 Quote
ManxandCapeTownJambo Posted January 18, 2022 Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Morgan said: The very chap. 👍 😜 Quote
Factuer Moi Posted January 18, 2022 Posted January 18, 2022 Jack would put the fear into you, 2 minutes later would have you dancing on the table laughing his head off. A Genius Quote
Maroon Sailor Posted January 18, 2022 Posted January 18, 2022 So Dublin for Anthony is Ani or Arnie or Ant knee Quote
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