If the game at Bramall Lane was a League Cup match then I was there. Alex Sabella, who was essentially Currie's replacement at Sheff Utd played, but Currie ran the show. Of course Sabella was really Currie's replacement at Leeds too. Also Gary Hamson, later to play for Leeds was in the Sheff midfield.
TC was just about my favourite ever player, both for his ability and his attitude. He didn't get stuck-in as such, but even when Leeds were being dominated, he used to try to wrestle back control of the game. I think he fervently believed he was the best player on the pitch whatever company he was in. His Leeds career probably coincided with the time when I went to every match, which is why I am probably biased towards him. 2 of my favourite moments were in away games:- At Chelsea, he nutmegged young-pretender Ray Wilkins in front of their, then new, main stand. Wilkins chased Currie towards the touchline and steamed in. Currie beat him again with a drag-back and left Wilkins sprawling off the pitch. Currie flicked the ball forward down the line, but before chasing it, did a quick bow to the home hoardes, who went mental. The Leeds fans loved it though. The other, was a rarely shown goal in the first game of the 1978-79 season at Highbury. Although it was on TV, Brady's goal in the same match unjustifiably got more TV repeats. It was a carbon copy of a goal scored by Nelinho of Brazil, a few weeks earlier in the World Cup 3rd place match v Italy. It was almost as though he'd seen Nelinho do it, and thought 'I'll try that in the new season'. Nelinho's goal is quite easy to find on You Tube, but Currie's is a bit harder to come across. Anyway, forgive me for such indulgence. I only wish I could remember what happened yesterday. KOT. ____________________________________________________________ UK Shared Business Services Ltd. Registered in England and Wales as a limited company. Company number 6330639. Registered Office: North Star House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 1FF. UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) is the new name for RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd. While we migrate all our materials to the new name and new identity please bear with us. This email and any attachments are intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify UK SBS immediately and do not disclose, distribute, or retain this email or any part of it. While UK SBS has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise risk of this e-mail or any attachments containing viruses, the recipient should carry out its own virus checks before opening the attachments. The Company does not accept any liability for any losses or damages which the recipient may sustain due to presence of any viruses. Any opinions expressed in this email (including attachments) are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the company's opinions. We will not accept responsibility for any commitments made by our employees outside the scope of our business. The Company reserves the right to monitor all e-mail communications through their networks for the purposes of preventing and detecting crime. ____________________________________________________________ This message has been scanned by the iCritical Email Security Service. For more information please visit http://www.icritical.com ____________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
