As always, the King of Tonga makes his bid for List Post of the Year. The bit that gave him my vote was the last sentence, as I am often in the same predicament...
Pete C -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin Lewis (UK SBS) Sent: Tuesday, 8 September 2015 10:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LU] TC the 3rd 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. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
