Jimmy Greaves Story

[@waynebusbridge6271]

This is a first class interview not only by the late Brian Moore but the ease and eloquent way Greavsie answers the difficult questions. Unfortunately we have to witness the sheer drivel which currently Purveyor’s our TV.

[@andrewbooth4776]

I really think that he is the greatest striker England has ever had. He is so modest about his ability.A true legend.

[@paulbloom8847]

There has and will never be anybody who made scoring goals look so easy. The best ever

[@beddau4ever]

The “Great” Jimmy Greaves. My absolute footballing hero!!

[@Vedder1992]

If only he had gone to the 1970 World Cup....... Jimmy Greaves, my first hero and the greatest of all the great strikers.

[@newforestpixie5297]

I’m sure Jimmy made it as far as our Esso Mexico 70 England squad of 22 poster . It has photos of faces with head & shoulders sketched in plain white shirts( all 4 goalies in yellow)& just their Signatures 👍

[@dkst0426]

Two proper legends of English football right here. I'm sure this interview can go on for ages in heaven now. #RIP Greavesie.

[@Isleofskye]

Lovely sentiments..

[@jamespavitt3814]

What a lovely interview. Brian Moore was a gent and a great commentator and Jimmy was a top player and a decent pundit.

[@clivemoore3071]

What a legend of the game. Loved watching Saint in greaves on a sat morning 😆

[@athar786100]

Two lovely guys. RIP both.

[@randyborstol2491]

One of the most enjoyable interviews I have ever seen . I loved him. Liverpool here.

[@wobblertv8083]

The greatest striker in English football history .

[@dondamon4669]

You have heard of fowler haven’t you??

[@wobblertv8083]

@@dondamon4669 fowler great player who's underated. Greaves stats were off the charts .

[@brianbooth679]

Fowler cant lace jimmys boots

[@michaelmurphy1127]

@@dondamon4669 Yes he played 26 times for England and scored 7 goals. Greaves played 57 times and scored 44. In 379 games premier league games Fowler scored 163 goals. In 379 top flight games for Spurs Greaves scored 266. Why would he have heard of Fowler.

[@LennyJohnson5]

If any player can be called a genius, it's Jimmy Greaves. One of the greatest of the greats.

[@robin7275]

Jimmy was not only great player but a very good speaker.

[@MrYFlyer]

@@robin7275 same as Blanchflower and Trippier.

[@noelodowd7867]

What a goal. What a man. The great Jimmy Greaves.

[@davidstrange6914]

The reason I supported Spurs because of Jimmy Greaves in my opinion he was the best I have ever seen

[@johnjegathesan9115]

RIP Mr Greaves, Legend Indeed !!

[@philhewitt5069]

Two of the greatest , late greats.

[@stephenm6100]

rip jim.. tottenham legend⚽️🙏

[@stephenaddison2919]

R.I.P Jimmy Greaves another Legend gone but will not be forgotten

[@kierongilligan8698]

Ultimate goalscorer

[@alangrace8628]

What a great player and man he was. As a recovering alcoholic myself coming up to 15 years sober, it really was great listening to Jimmy. He was a legend as a player and a man and carried a great message to many people... I still miss The Saint and Greaves show .

[@garyrichardson8934]

He definitely should have gone to Derby rather than West Ham. It would have been very interesting to see what Cloughie would have got out of him. More than a couple of seasons, lots more goals and maybe a trophy or two. Fabulous player and so modest and likeable as well.

[@epowellrob]

I watch some of Jimmy's goals and think; I could have done that... and then you remember the definition of a genius; Someone with the ability to make the very difficult appear incredibly easy. RIP Jimmy

[@gordonfergus8064]

Thank you for the memories Jimmy. Condolences to the family, RIP Master.

[@acousticmotorbike2118]

Greaves was a marvellous player and I think under appreciated. Not too many players could play at the top at Chelsea, Spurs and Eest Ham in the golden era. Some player. Used to love The Saint and Greavesy

[@RG-ja34sep]

I believe it was a great tragedy that Jimmy was not on the pitch in the 1966 World Cup Final. He was England’s most complete striker at the time! RIP Jimmy.

[@robertlangley399]

Jimmy you were my boyhood hero RIP respect to your family

[@horse15243]

What a modest man,Proper class Brian and Jimmy RIP.

[@stevetaylor7206]

Brilliant interview. A class player, humble, funny man. Warts and all from Brian Moore.

[@stephenvincent4989]

Jimmy Greaves one of the all time great goal scorers in World football on pitches that would have seen the games called off today. It was nothing but a privilege to sit in the stand at Spurs and watch this supreme entertainer. Thank you Jimmy for never forgotten memories. COYS.

[@tomwhiteley2316]

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[@MrYFlyer]

White as well. Bless him.

[@robertmccall346]

I remember when my hero, Alan Gilzean, went to Spurs. What a forward line that must have been with him playing alongside Greaves. Thanks for the great memories Jimmy.

[@MrYFlyer]

The 2 Gs

[@SuperMikedonovan]

The best interview of a footballer I have ever heard. RIP Jimmy Greaves and Brian Moore

[@northernenglander1916]

Jimmy Greaves was a brilliant goalscorer, an entertainer, a humble, kind man - we'll never see the likes of him again.Brain Moore is my all time favourite England match commentator - he always had the right turn of phrase, again, the current ctop of commentators just do not compare at all.This was a great video - thank you for posting it.

[@robin231176]

That he was so calm about losing his chance to play at the business end of the 1966 World Cup is a testament to the humanity and decency of the man.

[@Spamcan81]

Jimmy Greaves - mall time time football hero. In a class of his own.

[@chrisvassiliou889]

For many of my age that came to England from Cyprus in the sixties ( Greek and Turkish) it was only one team to support and that was Spurs and only because of Jimmy Greaves. I was fortunate to see Jimmy Greaves score twice against Newcastle in October 1969 at White Hart Lane . Since then I think only Van De Varts scored in similar fashion ( but not as many) like Greaves did.

[@DutchDixon94]

Miss him on tv so much. He was a brilliant striker and tv presenter. A man that was respected by every football fan, the same as Cloughie!

[@martin77722]

jimmy what can you say that has not been said already he was a one off player r.i.p mr greaves thinking of your family at this sad time lets remember how he entertained us all through the years with 357 goals thats why he was a class act a football legend

[@billybronco4223]

What an incredible player he was. His goal scoring record is extraordinary during an era when strikers were not protected like they are now and pitches were not as good.

[@dadama925]

True, but then teams did not play defense well back then. 8-2, 9-3 etc were common scores.

[@KeithWilliamMacHendry]

What a player & I'm very proud as a Scot that the best atmosphere he experienced in a football stadium was at Ibrox v Rangers when Spurs beat my team Rangers 2-3 in the first leg of the Cup Winners Cup in 1962. Spurs won the return at White Hart Lane 5-2, a wonderful team. Bless you Jimmy, a player really worthy of the term a legend.❤️

[@rickmathis43]

Saw Jimmy Greaves many times. Certainly the greatest goal scorer of my time.

[@necalr19]

Brilliant interview between a great footballer and a great football interviewer.

[@elainekerslake6865]

Just seen myself and mates at the front railings behind the goal for Jim's debut.. Great debut.

[@domijean8023]

We all love Greavsie from Southend to Stockport... Saturday lunch times.

[@cliffordself8090]

I used to talk to Jimmy whilst out walking dogs, maybe around 2014, a true gentleman. I never mentioned the game, I think he thought I had no idea who he was. He had a Labrador, I had two Staffords,, we just used to talk dogs and general stuff. He loved dogs and helped local rescue centres.

[@edmundpower1250]

A fantastic interview with two absolute greats.

[@raydoherty1196]

As Man United fan, Denis Law was my hero. But Jimmy was also a big favourite, I think he had a massive following from opposition fans because of his skill and likeability.

[@briane5706]

Met Brian Moore at a Tottenham game in the late 60s. He was the most polite,unassuming and generous of men. I thanked him for his autograph and he thanked me for asking him! A consummate professional, highly respected by players, managers and his peer commentators. He set the bar very high, and still to this day, his commentaries stand up alongside the current bunch of commentators.

[@whouster]

That's a lovely story. Watching Brian Moore and The Big Match was a Sunday ritual when I was a kid, and it was so obvious that he was a true gent. Absolutely brilliant as presenter, interviewer and commentator, and also wasn't afraid to state his opinions about the state of the game. We'll never see his like again.

[@Scott1433]

Grew up listening to Brian Moore on The Match on ITV. They always had a division 1 game on a Sunday and it was either Brian Moore or Alan Parry commentating with either Jimmy Greaves or Big Ron as co commentator, absolutely loved those days

[@stevewoodward7850]

Jimmy Greaves, great bloke, fantastic player, total legend...end of!!

[@Alan-jb3kb]

He was the best and great man 👌👌👌

[@vantheman1238]

Jimmy Greaves is a forgotten legend. A player as technically brilliant as any South American, Italian, Spanish etc. Geoff Hurst said that he was so in awe of Jimmy Greaves when he first got into the England squad, he couldn’t believe he was training with Jimmy never mind playing in the same team. England’s greatest goal scorer. Truly world class. Greaves was incredibly unfortunate to be injured during 1966 when at his peak. There really should be something done to remind and educate people today about this legend of the game.

[@lybahsarwar7153]

Absolutely well said,for me the finest goal scorer just behind the great gerd muller as a pure goalscorer

[@jeffrawe6486]

You could argue that if Jim had not been injured England would not have become World Champions.The inclusion of Mr Hurst and his goals put pay to Jim’s involvement in that tournament. But for all that, even as West Ham supporter, l think Jim was a more natural goalscorer than Hurst.

[@jerryoshea3116]

@@jeffrawe6486 Quite impossible to speculate whether England would still have beaten Germany,but there is no (Q) that he was far superior to Geoff Hurst(with all due respect to him) .but JG was a Football legend and watching his technique was amazing he seemed to let the ball do all of the work,guiding it along and not breaking stride!!

[@timsan55]

@@jerryoshea3116 You are right, and it was Sir Alf who said that he didn't always pick the best players but picked the best team.

[@jerryoshea3116]

@@timsan55 Yes!. Sir Alf was a really smart Manager,but he was also fortunate to be surround by some fantastic footballers.. And it really makes me laugh when they talk about today's so called 'Modern game' Sure today's players have all ..,so all of these benefits,which will naturally produce better Athletes. But back in the day playing on fields more suited to a Farmer and his animals!,a rock hard leather ball,(and boots and many players not using shin guards)Terminator style tackling, and perhaps the most salient point,everyone (where the game was popular)wanted to be a footballer(it was the working mans dream)so the competition was immense,and if u were good,u were something special.. Which we all know JG was...A true LEGEND.

[@patrickohare1681]

What a great man, and what he said about clough was fantastic, his greatest achievement ,staying sober , mine to

[@jerryoshea3116]

Great comment&I hope u stay well.. Jimmy was a football Genius but obviously had his"Demons"to contend with..But it was great to see him on the TV and that "Saint and Greavesie"show was brilliant!..And compared to today's contrived and manicured BS,well we were so lucky to have the opportunity to watch it!

[@jasonelvery3399]

He’s a legend , I can listen to him all day.

[@williambadrock2842]

The greatest player I have seen.

[@Churchill1965]

Great interview with one of football’s forgotten stars....grew up watching Saint and Greavsie not realizing how great they were.

[@newforestpixie5297]

Me also. The first football sticker album I remember from 69 or 70 ( we had it before the Mexico 70 one with Bobby Moore & Co on front cover ) which had front cover photo of George Graham & Jimmy in the midst of a tackle - but I was only 6 & the Man U team + Terry Paine were all the players I could name till a year or so later when they’d retired 👍

[@roberttanner9476]

Such a lovely video it really shows what a great guy Jimmy was

[@flynnt1953]

Absolute LEGEND and all round gentleman, oh and of course the greatest striker in English football, thanks Jim for all the goals.

[@wardis8303]

Jimmy was magical to watch, class, sheer class, get well jimmy

[@drsmith6595]

One of England’s greatest goal scorers and one our best ever football commentators in conversation. Great stuff 👏

[@kznjonno602]

Jimmy you are the greatest,my boyhood hero.I was at the Semifinal at the Lane in 62 ,what a night! Unfortunately you have been forgotten by the current sports media how great you were. The biggest compliment to you was made by a Arsenal fan,colleague of mine,the year they won the double.He told me that he would swop any 3 players from that squad for " the Old Tea Leaves" Thanks for this great documentary,brings back many happy memories.R.I.P Brian. God Bless you Jimmy,get well soon.

[@johnnyboy18778]

Would have loved to witness his genius in the modern era. The complete cf/st. And personality to boot. Could listen to him for hours, and have done watching saint and greavsie episodes. RIP.

[@jeffleake1960]

I was no fan of football back as a child in the 80,s but I still tuned into Saint and Greaves every week

[@chiefrocka8604]

Footballs was a faaaany ol game Jimmy …miss ya rip

[@bigteno4597]

Two of the most genuine guys ever to be involved in football. Jimmy is an all time great and Brian, for me, was the best commentator ever to grace our screens. Thank you to you Jimmy and to you Brian wherever you are .

[@jamesappleton7390]

Brian confessed once that as a rookie commentator he spoke too much as he'd heard many others do so on the radio. He was pointed in the right direction by the TV company and changed his style to suit the more visual audiences. I wish somebody would tell Sky's Martin Tyler the same thing ... waffle waffle waffle, drives me mad....

[@bigteno4597]

@@jamesappleton7390 Yes, never really liked his commentary. Thx for your reply.

[@maynardglam]

Love him, great man

[@grafter8337]

The finest goal-scorer in English football. He was made captain in his last game for Chelsea v Nottingham Forest and he scored all four goals.

[@kennyrobertson2730]

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[@barblessable]

When he was at Spurs he and Frank Saul put Forest out of FA cup in the semi final Jimmy scored with a "daisy cutter" from edge of penalty area with his left foot, Forest were runners up in league that year, but had little to shout about for years until Clough arrived.

[@MrYFlyer]

And played for the finest team.

[@MrYFlyer]

Think he got his intelligence from Danny Blanchflower.

[@walesdad]

The word "legend" is thrown around left,right and centre these days.Usually the accolade is not really deserved but in the case of Jimmy Greaves it's the only one that fits.Great to see this programme about the greatest goalscorer ever,get well soon Jim.

[@1061andy]

walesdad .

[@DonLusher]

Like your comment although I would say Ray Crawford. God bless you.

[@frereanaktom99]

i always remember jimmy greaves from my first days as a child footballer. but legends come after their death. check your dictionary and don't wish jimmy an early grave.

[@daverave6676]

Greatest goalscorer I've ever seen under his circumstances. Winter pitches that resembled battlefields and, by his own admission, running out onto the field under the influence of drink and still scoring goals. Legend.

[@gunternetzer9621]

Gerd Muller rates the highest for me - 68 goals in 62 internationals and 398 goals in 453 games for Bayern.

[@dadama925]

@@gunternetzer9621 Not even close. Jimmy Greaves could actually dribble.

[@martinjackson565]

Englands greatest goal scorer ever

[@simonblues1]

Just love watching the vintage football , 10 years old , Sunday afternoon star soccer , Hugh johns , now 56 ,

[@TheWGLOVER]

What a wonderful man.

[@ballastico]

Two legends. Wonderful. My Dad played top level football against Jimmy and always sung his praises .

[@tonymcgrath8292]

What a legend, great footballer and man. RIP the late Brian Moore, great commentator and man too ⚽⚽⚽

[@DonLusher]

What a great man.

[@ianjones8610]

Great footage. Greavesie had such a admirable demeanour. Gave so many players great credit.

[@ramblingman66]

Brian Moore and Jimmy Greaves, both legends 👌

[@peterturley1331]

Indeed.

[@jonreynolds1655]

What a brilliant interview ...loved every minute of it ... tks Brian and Jimmy :-)

[@philsooty5421]

Saw him when I was a kid at Bramhall Lane and he absolutely tore us apart! He never blasted a goal just seemed to pass it into the goal, and when I see a player today blast it over the bar or wide I think to myself Greavesie wouldn't have done that, on his day he was unplayable against!

[@Westerdd]

Came to watch this interview after hearing about Jimmy's stroke on the news today. I have always been a fan of Jimmy's and came to know him from his TV career in the 80s. This interview is great. Jimmy is a highly intelligent , articulate, genuine down to earth guy. I miss not seeing him on our screens over the years. All the best Jimmy and get well soon..

[@1061andy]

Westerdd .

[@MrYFlyer]

Yes intelligent. Great friend of Blanchflower.

[@bentattersfield7987]

A very intelligent man, Jimmy.

[@bentattersfield7987]

A very honest man as well.

[@mattinfullvision9598]

RIP Jimmy, you'll always be with us in our hearts and in memory

[@ysgol3]

I didn't know until I saw this how upset the great Jimmy was with Spurs when they let him go, and I didn't know either that Cloughie wanted him. How wonderful that would have been, plenty more goals and almost certainly a Championship medal or even 2, if Derby could win it without Jim in 1972 they'd have won it by far more with him, and very probably in 71 or 73 too,

[@johnsheldrick7523]

That is so true and with Dave Mackay as well...............I am a big Spurs fan and I lived in Derby in those days..................Brian Clough and Peter Taylor set that town on fire................Jimmy Greaves should have gone to Derby County and seen out his days....................Clough would have got what he wanted out of Jimmy as he did with Dave Mackay...................COYS

[@BLACKLEYLAD1]

The very,very best striker that English football has witnessed. Jimmy was lightning, it was a privilege to have seen Jimmy a few times in the flesh as a youngster just starting to watch football Jimmy left me mesmerised and l was watching a great Manchester City team in the 60,s

[@JakJim]

I.was not born when he played but really enjoyed his presenting on Saint and Greavsie , a genuine funny and knowledgeable man , God bless his soul

[@richardloring7545]

Im too young (born in 66) but you are always mentioned as the best goal scorers out there....What a life you have had..... Success and struggles....Like most people in various degrees....Great interview by the voice of my youth...Brian Moore....i was in a bar in Holland when news that Brian died n it was really sad.... Surprisingly sad.....Like the end of a era....Football was better then or does everyone think that as they get older....The 70s wete great for me....

[@robertlangley1664]

Jimmy wasn’t a good player he was a great player and a great man RIP Jim

[@mikeysaint4368]

Two legends. Jimmy, and the wonderful Brian Moore.

[@alexodonnell6191]

I wish I had seen him play...a genius and, from what I know, a lovely lovely man. I was privileged to see him on 'Saint and Greavesie and always enjoyed watching the double act. As a Scot I loved Saint but for me it was Greavsie's humour that made the show. I recall one line he used ; ' yeah Saint, I was deadly from all of 6 inches..'..... such self-deprecating humour and all the better because it was so patently untrue...he was a deadly striker full stop. Lineker reminds me of him a little. Btw a wryly humorous aside: there is a lovely interlude in 'Taggart', the Scottish long-running detective series where Jim Taggart says to McVitie ( the biscuit, lol ) "I remember it well sir, it was the day England beat Scotland 9-3". I didn't know you were a rugby man, Jim.", McVitie saysTaggart replies " It wasn't rugby sir, it was soccer ".....

[@anthonymahoney4329]

I will make you envious as I saw him make his debut for Chelsea at Spurs where he scored in a One All draw, it was obvious he would have a good career but it was much better than most.

[@MrYFlyer]

Lovely report.

[@chrisevans5259]

When the word "Great" is used, Jimmy Greaves definitely comes into the equation. He was an exceptional finisher, and if ever a more better natural goalscorer as ever existed in the history of the game I have yet to have heard of them. Greaves was a master of putting the ball in the net.........Legend

[@andrewburton9643]

Proper footballing legend. People say that with the rules today, defenders not having as much free range with tackling that he'd get 60 goals a season nowadays. But I look back at the state of the pitches then when he was scoring 30/40 goals a season regularly and look at the pristine pitches today and agree that he'd score a hatful. Absolute LEGEND

[@strangetranceoffaith]

The pitches were fantastic in those days

[@tomduggan51]

Spasibo! Really great programme with Brian Moore and Jimmy Greaves and a great celebration of Jimmy's genius as a player, also his courage with personal battles.

[@kimbirch1202]

A lovely guy and a great footballer.

[@2005peasah]

Brian Moore, the voice of ITV football, who brought such exciting games for the channel regional for LWT and for the network for ITV. RIP.

[@marcelrentall7574]

Simply the best.

[@CST28543]

I remember greaves at Chelsey in 1959. I come along with my english father, he was a football trainer in Tonbridge, lived in Southborough. Then it was my favoriete time. I was 16 years and I came from Holland.

[@ZeroTheHeroGOAT]

Fantastic player, great show. Thanks for uploading so we could have a little look at the legend!

[@alanwann9318]

Enjoyed this as I was at school then,I notice how fast the players are in the box area and dont hesitate to shoot.This made exciting football to watch.All credit to these sportsmen

[@Pulsonar]

I always laughed at the Saint and Greavsie TV duo, I never realised how much of a Giant of the English football game Greavsie was until I saw a documentary of Englands World Cup success and how an injury messed up his participation. His alround striking ability is sensational and caps/goals ratio is simply phenomenal, unlikely to be beaten, a true legend of English football, and his strength of character an inspiration to many across the World.

[@leeturton9254]

Those pictures of him in his suit coming out to congratulate the player's on winning the world cup...that must have been hard for him incredibly hard but he showed the utmost class and dignity...r.i.p master striker England's son🙏

[@sbardle]

Greaves is a very intelligent person. One of the classic European strikers too.

[@markbarker6739]

So sad to see him so Ill nowadays he was always so full of life and seemed so cheerful I think he would love to see Harry kane break his tottenham goal scoring record like Jimmy he's a local lad done good playing for the same team he graced back in the 60s wish spurs would do a special game for him to thank him for the great service and goals we remember so fondly GET WELL SOON JIMMY

[@teresashepherd9443]

60yrs of watching football and still say jimmy greaves is the best goalscorer i have seen. alan shearer and ian rush ran him close.