Gary Sprake

young thomas
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edited October 2016 in Congratulations, Good Wishes & Kind Thoughts #1

sad news to hear the loss of Gary Sprake....

back in the day, this was my team....

Sprake, Reaney, Cooper, Bremner, Charlton, Hunter, Lorimer, Clarke, Jones, Giles, Gray.....with Madeley as super sub.

RIP Gary....

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  • MichaelT
    MichaelT Forum Participant Posts: 1,874
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    edited October 2016 #2

    Loved Leeds in the 70's always remember the goal they scored from a free kick, never touched the ground till it hit the back of the net but was touvhed by 3 or 4 players, and of course the Billy Bremner/Francis Lee incident

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited October 2016 #3

    RIP Gary Sprake. My dad was a big Leeds United fan, went to a lot of games, but would never take me, said it was no place for a small child! Looking at some of the footage of swathes of crowd moving up and down terraces, and some of the violence prevalent
    at the times, he was probably right! They were a very dominant team though. I followed their progress via Shoot magazine, and the annual league table chart they gave away. Always remember moving little name cards up and down slots, and pinning my favourite
    players up on my bedroom walls!Happy

  • SELL
    SELL Forum Participant Posts: 398
    edited October 2016 #4

    Wow remeber that Leeds team, wonder how they would cope now in the modern era or should i say how would the modern era cope with them

    RIP Gary Sprake

  • Pliers
    Pliers Forum Participant Posts: 1,864
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    edited October 2016 #5

    I remember the Leeds team very well. You either loved them or hated them!

    RIP Gary, fantastic keeper.

  • ABM
    ABM Forum Participant Posts: 14,578
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    edited October 2016 #6

    Remember  Gary  Sprake  very  well  --  he  only  ever  dropped  a  clanger  when Leeds  were  on  T.V.  !!  The  rest  of  the  time  he  was  a  superb  'keeper.

    R.I.P.  Gary

  • johndailey
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    edited October 2016 #7

    Loved Leeds in the 70's always remember the goal they scored from a free kick, never touched the ground till it hit the back of the net but was touvhed by 3 or 4 players, and of course the Billy Bremner/Francis Lee incident

    Write your comments here...RIP Gary. Think the incident was Norman Hunter and Franny Lee. Gary was the best keeper in the world at one time - in my opinion.

     

  • johndailey
    johndailey Forum Participant Posts: 520
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    edited October 2016 #8

    Loved Leeds in the 70's always remember the goal they scored from a free kick, never touched the ground till it hit the back of the net but was touvhed by 3 or 4 players, and of course the Billy Bremner/Francis Lee incident

    Write your comments here...RIP Gary. Think the incident was Norman Hunter and Franny Lee. Gary was the best keeper in the world at one time - in my opinion.

     

  • Wherenext
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    edited October 2016 #9

    I remember watching Gary throwing the ball into his own net at Anfield due to changing his mind. The Kop broke into a rendition of Careless Hands, a Des O'Connor "song" at the time. Gary looked at them and couldn't help but smile.

    Boy they were some games between Liverpool and Leeds. There was a respect for that Leeds team and they actually clinched the title one year at Anfield in a night game. The Lpool fans actually applauded them off the pitch and Sprake  was an integral part
    of that team. A very good goalie.

    Those were the days when I was in love with the game, sadly no more.

  • briantimber
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    edited October 2016 #10

    Gary was a great goalkeeper for Leeds and Wales, very loyal and proud to be the number one for club and country.

    RIP Gary Sprake

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