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by **Hamski** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:36 am

R.I.P Wee Man

by **Alex Glass** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:53 am

Heard the sad news earlier this morning.

Just heard a crowd is gathering at Celtic Park. Scottish Television are there and cameras were running as a Rangers fan tied up a scarf in tribute to a Sottish Legend.

A City united in grief.

by **jedi** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:55 am

Hail Hail Jinky

You Will Never Walk Alone

by **JayKay** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:01 pm

Scottish TV are looking for tributes to out on their website and scotland Today.

http://scotlandtoday.scottishtv.co.uk/content/default.asp?page=s1_1_1&newsid=10837

by **MotoMad** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 1:30 pm

Rest In Peace Jimmy :cry:

by **MotoMad** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:28 pm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ol68Kr-Ukf0
tears streaming down my face watching this
always had time for a chat with you ,great man , will be sorely missed not just by us tims

by **Schiehallion** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:44 pm

I can remember as a wee boy being amazed at the bravery of Jimmy Johnstone against Atletico Madrid in the 1974 European Cup semi final.

They kept hacking him down, but like a wee gallus Glasgow hardman, he got up and ran. He knew he was coming down again but he continued running.

The treatment he got that night was shocking.

by **hazy** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:57 pm

Truly a JFK moment in my life. :cry:

Fav Player of all time :- Jinky.
Fav fottie film of all time :- lord of the Wing.
Fav team of all time :- What does it matter.

by **smartie** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:35 am

Rest in Peace - Lord of the Wing !!

by **govanboay** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:09 am

tears were flowing for that video clip there, God bless you Jimmy!!

by **skintobalinto** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:13 am

Club loyalties really don't matter when something like this happens.

RIP wee Jinky :cry:

by **retired tiger** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:52 am

One of my favourite annecdotes about the wee man was from Billy MacNeil when he said that before they passed the ball to Jimmy they tried to make sure he was facing the opposition goal because they were never sure which way he would set off with it.
Truly one of the greatest entertainers on a football pitch.
RIP wee man and thanks for the memories.

by **Final Straw** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:06 pm

Being too young to have ever seen Jinky play, I wasn't actually sure what he gave to the Scottish and indeed European stage ... but just watching some of the video footage last night you could see in an instant the breathtaking ability he posessed.

His talent and abilities are truly a loss to the game, and it reminds me of the disappointment when Davie Cooper passed away.

They may be gone, but the legacy will remain.

by **Blueboy** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:38 pm

Jinks was kind of player we hated playing against.
I wish Scotland had a few internationalists of his calibre nowadays.
The big man upstairs is getting a fine team together...

by **AlanM** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 1:48 pm

I see that Celtic have been given permission for all their players to wear the number 7 on their shorts for Sunday's final as a tribute to the wee man.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/4805416.stm

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