Not one to usually start a thread about another club's player.... but just saw that Frank Worthington had died, aged 72.
For those of us from a 'certain' generation, Frank was one of a handful of players you grew up just liking, regardless of what team they played for.
I'm sure people older than I will feel the same about George Best, and fans of other clubs possibly felt the same about Jimmy Greaves, Danny Blanchflowrr & Pat Jennings.... and later, the likes of Hoddle & Ardiles...
But I'm a child of the '70s/early '80s, and players like Frank Worthington, Stan Bowles, Rodney Marsh, Liam Brady (sorry!) Dalglish, Keegan, pretty much WERE the '70s!
They'd be who you'd tune into Match Of The Day for, even if Spurs weren't playing, or go to see play live, even if they DID play for the opposition!
It seems somewhat poignant that in a year where football has died a little, so many iconic players from such an iconic era have been lost.
RIP Frank.
For those of us from a 'certain' generation, Frank was one of a handful of players you grew up just liking, regardless of what team they played for.
I'm sure people older than I will feel the same about George Best, and fans of other clubs possibly felt the same about Jimmy Greaves, Danny Blanchflowrr & Pat Jennings.... and later, the likes of Hoddle & Ardiles...
But I'm a child of the '70s/early '80s, and players like Frank Worthington, Stan Bowles, Rodney Marsh, Liam Brady (sorry!) Dalglish, Keegan, pretty much WERE the '70s!
They'd be who you'd tune into Match Of The Day for, even if Spurs weren't playing, or go to see play live, even if they DID play for the opposition!
It seems somewhat poignant that in a year where football has died a little, so many iconic players from such an iconic era have been lost.
RIP Frank.