190412 BBC ITV - Tommy Smith 1945-2019

[@clivebennett7985]

Leeds fan here. Tommy played in an era where every team had a few hard men . I used to go to Elland Road with my dad and couldn't wait for the Liverpool game to come round. Tommy was one of the best hard as nails but brilliant 👏 RIP to a great

[@JohnCambridge-gw3ox]

Tommy smith often gets overlooked the word legend often gets overused but he was a genuine liverpool legend

[@davidloughlin2238]

Hard as nails, I am an Arsenal fan and hated us playing against him as he was so difficult. Massive respect for him though. One of a kind. RIP

[@102somersetstudios]

RIP Tommy. You were a true Anfield Legend. YNWA

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Passionate, tough, committed, legend of a player. The kind of player you didn't want to upset on a football pitch.

[@lewisgreen2957]

Favourite story about Tommy Smith was when Chopper Harris poleaxed Emlyn Hughes during a game and he shouted across “well done Ron”. Priceless..

[@gerwulfthered154]

Lewis@ True, him and hughes never got on

[@johnruby147]

Tommy Smith was from that band of Footballer who could dish it out as well as take it . Hard but fair , skillful as well . RIP Tommy , Shanks and Bob are waiting for you

[@edwardowen4488]

A man who never took a backward step on the field a great warrior who gave his all fo 90 minutes today's lightweight namby pamby players would be crying for their mums after two minutes on the pitch with him! Rip Tommy

[@paulhouston3689]

Heartbreaking to think he had to sell his medals to make ends meat especially with all the clowns playing today and getting ridiculous amounts of money for being drama queens

[@vimtocrazy739]

Top Player . Every team needs one .

[@woolmer608]

Tommy Smith,Liverpool Legend.

[@leebeardshall2888]

As a man utd fan. RIP TOMMY SMITH 😢YOU ARE THE HARDEST PLAYER AROUND 🙏.

[@philipjacobs7044]

I can remember '77 when Smith scored in the final. There was so much scoring talent in that Liverpool side but smithy wasn't one of them. I can't remember him ever scoring another goal (though I'm sure he did) but he headed himself into the history books that night. Those were great nights. RIP Tommy Smith.

[@joehume9446]

Idolised this guy in my youth great player hard as nails rest easy tommy.

[@moacyrfranco385]

One of the Legends.

[@alanjones6359]

Met him once with my mum , mum not knowing much about football asked him are you important ? He replied madam I'm very important ! , loved watching him play Cyril Knowles was terrified of him !

[@davidhulmes4481]

He was a real hard man. Made of stone.

[@robharding4028]

I first come across Tommy Smith in 1970. and immediately, I knew he would win major honours with his beloved Liverpool, and even his mum told Shankly he will win a cup if you play him,

[@MARKETMAN6789]

FOOTBALL FANS GOT THEIR MONEYS WORTH WHEN TOMMY PLAYED ,LOTS TO TALK ABOUT IN THE GAMES HE PLAYED FOR LIVERPOOL ,I was a utd fan in those days and lived football saw Tommy many times when they played utd.,So sad that another legend of that era has passed away ,r.i p.

[@nicholasjones7990]

Which United? West Ham, Leeds or Newcastle

[@MARKETMAN6789]

@@nicholasjones7990 man utd I remember all the great games against utd ,Denis law an rowdy Yates fighting ,law used to get sent off so he could go home to Scotland for new year ,,I loved my football in the days and went all over to see ,best law,and Charlton ,Tommy Smith was a very hard player who was very entertaining as well as the fast attacking wingers that Liverpool had many ,I used to love Jimmy Meliá ,Ian st John and lots of other great players and what an experience going in the kop,wasn't so keen on Roger hunt he wasn't an exciting player to watch,in my opinion like law best Charlton,Yates,st John Callahan,and Tommy Smith etc ,Tommy Smith had a lot of trouble with his knees and suffered a lot of pain with them ,the players in them days were much more entertaining for me in them days than the prima glove wearing players of today not interested now,,,they played their heart out for their club especially in the derby games ,,the world used to stop revolving on cup final day ,it used to be much more special in those days ,no where near as important these days I was 13 when I went to my first cup final at Wembley in 1963 ,I loved the f a cup games in them days ,they was what I lived for ,so sad about Tommy Smith and many other players who gave me so much pleasure in them days,when the max wage was only One hundred pounds ,all the best to you and your team

[@nicholasjones7990]

@@MARKETMAN6789 It’s sad in a way how the Liverpool v Manchester United rivalry has become so spiteful. 71 when Manchester United were banned from playing at OT they played a home game v Arsenal at Anfield. That certainly would have been unthinkable even 10 years later. Clubs are very similar but very different as well. A lot of teams want to be be like Manchester United. Whereas most Liverpool fans are just happy for us to be the best version of ourselves. Loved the intensity of the games in the eighties even though Liverpool often lost. Thought Paul McGrath and Bryan Robson were absolutely world class. YNWA

[@billybonds4449]

@@MARKETMAN6789 Excellent post MM. You certainly know your football.

[@MARKETMAN6789]

@@billybonds4449 i used to live for football in those days ,the world stopped revolving on f a cup final day as almost the whole world watched it Went all over with utd , got many great memories of all the old div one players ,too many to mention .everything about football and the players ,was different in them days ,couldn't name the utd team these days not interested today it's all about money Every kidd deserves to be able to afford and see their fav football club not just those whose parents are well off

[@jptey289]

Je l'ai vu jouer en 1977 a saint_etienne en quart de finale coupe d'Europe des clubs champions .... respect a Liverpool et a Tommy Smith

[@vgfder7831]

I do remember watching that 77 match, the good old days.

[@nikreece6295]

He was also a fierce critic and hater of ltalian football too.... in an interview he gave for LFCTV in 2008...l remember him talking about the 1965 european cup semi final 2nd leg between lnter milan and liverpool at the san siro that smith played in...From what l've read on this. lnter beat us and went through to the final 4-3 on agg. But if you were to look at the TV footage from that game...Two of the first goals scored by lnter should never have been given. And after the final whistle, tommy smith claimed he pushed and kicked and screamed at the referee when walking off the field, and towards the tunnel. But the referee did'nt finch one bit. And that convinced tommy smith that the referee in that game had been paid off...And sure enough years later. After an investergation by the sunday times newspapers . His claims was in fact proven right. And since the 1960s he said. Time and again smith said that ltalian football is and always has been fiddled....RlP

[@thomasfoster1899]

Spot on also their church bells kept ringing all nt before match .ynwa

[@sofakingwhat4798]

Massive racist by all accounts too.

[@nikreece6295]

@@sofakingwhat4798 that's what howard gayle claimed...in all fairness...he did look it a little

[@jassimalserkal1604]

A man of no equals..... RIP “IRON”

[@kevinmartin7606]

Ask Howard Gayle what Tommy smith was like !

[@swiftymorgan5064]

Known as a hard man, but had great talent beyond that The goal against BMG was the icing on the cake that day - I believe he missed the Final against Bruge because he had the misfortune to drop something upon his foot shortly before that day Great player and RIP

[@JohnCambridge-c6t]

Absolute legend

[@flynnterry9848]

Great player. God bless tommy Smith. Terry evertonian.

[@sidah9871]

Although I love Man United o will still pay respect for him RIP...

[@thomasfoster1899]

Local priest said tommy dont sign for l f c glad u did tommy .rip

[@stanstanley5097]

Rip tommy good player

[@niazpetkar53]

Tommy "Anfield Iron" Smith R.I.P Y.N.W.A

[@chrisfallon9678]

The Anfield Iron ! Mr.Liverpool Legend .YNWA

[@johncambridge7339]

What a player

[@bbbeee712]

Liverpool players have mourns the passing of their passionate British legendary striker, Tommy Smith

[@kmag7122]

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@dnorfed]

Roy Keane modelled himself on Tommy smith’s style

[@PeteBurns-xv2fz]

Ive always been an evertonian but had a huge liking for tommy smith, a local lad who made it to the top...tough as it gets on the pitch but a good laugh and a really decent man, who can ever forget his fabulous header against munchengladbach !!... a classic header by a true red....what a feeling it must have been to score such a beauty...🍻

[@seltaeb3302]

A face only a Rottweiler could love.

[@johncambridge5221]

A liverpool great

[@davidhoward5392]

Proper no prisoners taken old school defender

[@sparephone8228]

Heard he didn't like Howard Gayle or Emlyn Hughes

[@mcharrisment4765]

I expect he is name calling Crazy Horse up there 👍 Legend/s

[@1951woodygeo]

Brilliant player hard tackler too . RIP

[@petelowson5481]

Remember him taking a penalty Pre match before the 1986 cup final. He was on benefits at the time and an Everton fan shopped him to the DHSS. They stopped his benefits 😂😂😂

[@bewildered5444]

When men were men, and women were men also.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

Wasn't the best of mates with Emlyn Hughes.

[@mikehunt-qr9so]

Tommy done well with us swans aswell ask ardiles

[@jonyd2236]

wow, I was at that match at the vetch, remember it well how he clattered into ardiles ....im a liverpoool fan but parents form morriston so often went to the vetch, great ground, saw reds win there in the cup against tosh i think, maybe early 80s....great days

[@williambeck1574]

Hated Everton..Hated back

[@billybonds4449]

Don't think he hated Everton deep down. He had plenty of Everton mates.