Harry Kane MBE

[parklane1]

I too was there the day Jimmy made his fairy-tale debut and still recall my astonishment and wonder at that bicycle kick goal.

Yes, Greavsie was a phenomenon, a one-off, but please don't ask me to choose between him and Kane. Conditions were starkly different in so many ways it makes comparison fultile. I'd put them both on a pedal stool alongside the likes of Blanchflower, Mackay, Cliff Jones, Jennings, Hoddle, Waddle, Gascoigne, Bale et al.

Same here and imo he was the best i have seen, Kane is a great player without any doubt but there is only one Jimmy. And we should remember that in the days he played he was kicked and hit hard every time he had the ball, played on bogs, with a ball that weighed a ton when wet.

As i said Kane is a legend but Jimmy was Jimmy.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Dunno why we need articles telling us he needs to considered a legend, he is[/QUOTE

We don't millions of idiots do.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Amazing you were there for Greaves’ debut.

Okay I will ask a different question - could they have played up front together?

Of course they could, both great players with differing skills but both intelligent players, if they had played together little Jim would have scored a lot more goals.

 

[Baleforce]

I don’t think it would have worked, not if Jimmy took him for pre game pints and roast dinner like he did with Venables.

 

[Spur of the moment]

Worth remembering Jimmy was always an 8 or a 10, never a 9. When he arrived in December 1961 he took over Les Allen's shirt, supporting the bustling, burly Bobby Smith, our classic bulldozing striker who made a habit of notching up around 30-35 goals a season.

However it's fair to say that, what with injuries and the decline that comes with age, Bobby's goals had already begun to dry up in the weeks before Jimmy's arrival and his decline only continued after that, so how a combined output of a Greavsie and Kane partnership might have worked out, who knows?

Either way it would surely have been one hell of a double act, one that just might have led to us adding an extra League title or three.

As the saying goes, if my Auntie had balls ...

 

[Glenda's Legs]

Worth remembering Jimmy was always an 8 or a 10, never a 9. When he arrived in December 1961 he took over Les Allen's shirt, supporting the bustling, burly Bobby Smith, our classic bulldozing striker who made a habit of notching up around 30-35 goals a season.

However it's fair to say that, what with injuries and the decline that comes with age, Bobby's goals had already begun to dry up in the weeks before Jimmy's arrival and his decline only continued after that, so how a combined output of a Greavsie and Kane partnership might have worked out, who knows?

Either way it would surely have been one hell of a double act, one that just might have led to us adding an extra League title or three.

As the saying goes, if my Auntie had balls ...

She probably could nowadays...

 

[Lilbaz]

Worth remembering Jimmy was always an 8 or a 10, never a 9. When he arrived in December 1961 he took over Les Allen's shirt, supporting the bustling, burly Bobby Smith, our classic bulldozing striker who made a habit of notching up around 30-35 goals a season.

However it's fair to say that, what with injuries and the decline that comes with age, Bobby's goals had already begun to dry up in the weeks before Jimmy's arrival and his decline only continued after that, so how a combined output of a Greavsie and Kane partnership might have worked out, who knows?

Either way it would surely have been one hell of a double act, one that just might have led to us adding an extra League title or three.

As the saying goes, if my Auntie had balls ...

She's transitioning?

 

[Spur of the moment]

I don’t think it would have worked, not if Jimmy took him for pre game pints and roast dinner like he did with Venables.

Yeah, I wasn't going to mention that ...

 

[Lemonade Money]

She probably could nowadays...

Who's auntie doesn't these days.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Worth remembering Jimmy was always an 8 or a 10, never a 9. When he arrived in December 1961 he took over Les Allen's shirt, supporting the bustling, burly Bobby Smith, our classic bulldozing striker who made a habit of notching up around 30-35 goals a season.

However it's fair to say that, what with injuries and the decline that comes with age, Bobby's goals had already begun to dry up in the weeks before Jimmy's arrival and his decline only continued after that, so how a combined output of a Greavsie and Kane partnership might have worked out, who knows?

Either way it would surely have been one hell of a double act, one that just might have led to us adding an extra League title or three.

As the saying goes, if my Auntie had balls ...

Could have been the 40 odd fags and the pints that did it for Smithy. A regular at Haringey dog track even Friday night before Saturdays game.

 

[Spur of the moment]

Could have been the 40 odd fags and the pints that did it for Smithy. A regular at Haringey dog track even Friday night before Saturdays game.

Different times!

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

Different times!

Indeed.

 

[SubZero]

One video clip wonder.

Seems like only yesterday he booted the ball out of Greater Manchester and then spat on himself.

 

[Baleforce]

Seems like only yesterday he booted the ball out of Greater Manchester and then spat on himself.

and for all he's done, that's still the iconic moment

 

[Gutter Boy]

Would you have him?
He's young, tall, blond and at Norwich.
I hear he's available. I also hear he fits our budget.
Cheeky deadline-day bid?????????????

10 years ago today steff started this thread. What a Roy of the Rovers story it has been

 

[mephitis]

10 years ago today steff started this thread.

And the following day said this:

Let's face it...if Harry Kane is the current answer, it's a damn shame there's even a question!

Not much has actually changed in 10 years has it?

 

[NaijaSpurs]

With regards to the recent leak about Kane supposedly interested in signing a new contract I would suggest that fans not get carried away with the story. I would be stunned if Kane and his brother have not learnt their lesson and not sign a new contract without a release clause. And I expect it to be one that would be low enough for a team like Utd will be able to trigger in the summer of 2024 if Kane feels it is time to move.

Under the circumstances I think this is the best we can hope for.

 

[NaijaSpurs]

Although arguably the best thing to do is finish above them and knock them out of a CL position. I note despite their recent good form they are not out of our reach.

 

[NaijaSpurs]

In an ideal world both us and Brighton finish above Saudi Sportswashing Machine and Man Utd.

One can but dream.

 

[billyiddo]

With regards to the recent leak about Kane supposedly interested in signing a new contract I would suggest that fans not get carried away with the story. I would be stunned if Kane and his brother have not learnt their lesson and not sign a new contract without a release clause. And I expect it to be one that would be low enough for a team like Utd will be able to trigger in the summer of 2024 if Kane feels it is time to move.

Under the circumstances I think this is the best we can hope for.

I'd be happy with that at this stage tbh - if we have a good summer then i think next season will see a big improvement on the pitch and at that stage it may be enough to keep Kane here despite suitors