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Post by wayne2467 on Mar 23, 2021 9:08:03 GMT
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Post by Wynn Chester on Mar 23, 2021 10:08:31 GMT
This goal is etched in my memory... and many an hour was spent in the playground or local wreck trying to copy it... RIP Frank...
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Post by daz on Mar 23, 2021 12:11:53 GMT
This goal is etched in my memory... and many an hour was spent in the playground or local wreck trying to copy it... RIP Frank... I only stumbled across that goal a couple of years ago and sure I posted it in the football thread at the time I did. He was capable of that sort of thing at anytime though really.
I only know the later part of his career, but he was some player and lived some life. The sort of player who was respected by all fans as he got you on the edge of your seat.
RIP Frank
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Post by kusumkangguru on Mar 23, 2021 21:06:30 GMT
I saw him play a couple of times - at Fratton Park for Leicester City in 1977, and at the Goldstone for Brighton in 1984. Inbetween that, he was part of the very good Southampton side that finished second in the league and reached the FA Cup semi-finals in the 1983~84 season. Such an entertaining player.
RIP Frank.
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Post by McCann on Mar 23, 2021 22:45:32 GMT
As soon as I saw the news this morning that goal flashed through my head. It got plenty of replays on Saint & Greavsie and the like
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Post by jjmolloy on Mar 24, 2021 2:16:10 GMT
I saw him play a couple of times - at Fratton Park for Leicester City in 1977, and at the Goldstone for Brighton in 1984. Inbetween that, he was part of the very good Southampton side that finished second in the league and reached the FA Cup semi-finals in the 1983~84 season. Such an entertaining player. RIP Frank. Lucky you!
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Post by jjmolloy on Mar 24, 2021 2:17:01 GMT
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Post by daz on Mar 24, 2021 7:30:22 GMT
There was a post on Twitter, which was a Q&A from Shoot or Match from the 1970s and in it he was asked who his toughest opponent was/is, he replied 'The Taxman'
Nearly signed for Liverpool in 72, but failed his medical due to high blood pressure.
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Post by jno on Mar 24, 2021 9:50:32 GMT
Fair play, that is a stupendous goal. RIP
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Post by jjmolloy on Mar 24, 2021 12:52:24 GMT
There was a post on Twitter, which was a Q&A from Shoot or Match from the 1970s and in it he was asked who his toughest opponent was/is, he replied 'The Taxman'
Nearly signed for Liverpool in 72, but failed his medical due to high blood pressure. Yes, he was supposed to take a holiday to 'rest' to lower it, but Frank being Frank came back with it even higher!
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Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Mar 24, 2021 14:21:44 GMT
One of the generation of flair players who entertained so many during the 70s but whose talent was woefully seldom called upon at international level by Revie and his ilk. Thank you for the excitement and skill.
RIP Sir
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Post by chopper on Mar 24, 2021 20:40:35 GMT
You wonder what would have happened to his career if that Liverpool came off in 1972,.... RIP Frank.
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Post by running16 on Mar 24, 2021 21:39:36 GMT
A legend in Bolton. One of those great maverick rebel entertainers from the 70's who the fans of all clubs loved to watch. Think he won most of his England caps when Joe Mercer was caretaker manager in-between Sir Alf and Don Revie. Won the golden boot as the 1st divisions top goalscorer in season 78/79. He used to play snooker at John Spencer's snooker club in Mealhouse Lane in Bolton town centre. Colin Bell, Saint, Peter Lorimer. Too many players from my childhood and teenage years passing away. 72 is no age. RIP Frank.
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Post by Portland Road on Mar 25, 2021 5:55:41 GMT
His autobiography 'One Hump Or Two - The Frank Worthington Story' is a great read - I forget the exact reason, but the title refers to a running gag involving Frank in 'Viz' comic.
I am not sure that he set out to encourage it as such, but he was one of the first players to court celebrity, following George Best. In this period, with freedom of contract a recent introduction and the fanbase still rooted in the war and its aftermath, not everyone was keen on flamboyant players (esp. off the pitch) and the managers of the time had a similar view - they didn't want the players to be "bigger than them".
In Frank's case, he was interviewed for the News of the World in about 1971, and he admitted he embellished his so-called 'lifestyle' a bit. He also had a model wife, though this ended in divorce, and he was unable to complete his transfer from Huddersfield Town to Liverpool due to failing the medical.
He went to Leicester City where he might have stayed indefinitely but they ran into difficulties around 1977. He continued a long career with fairly unfashionable clubs, albeit mostly in the top division. By this time he said he enjoyed a night-out, but it was often after mid-week games and never before a match day itself. This policy worked as he remained a league player until the age of 39. I understand he was fit and reliable, and always turned up for training and matches.
R.I.P. Frank Worthington.
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Post by thewoodster on Apr 18, 2021 21:25:54 GMT
Used to watch him every Saturday at burnden park RIP frankie frankie frankie frankie Worthington.
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Post by McCann on May 8, 2021 14:04:00 GMT
Was watching the big match revisited earlier on ITV4. They had a goal of the 1970s competition as it was an early January 1980 episode.
The Frank Worthington goal wasn't even in the list. Strange, expected that 1979 goal to be top. Might have been a rights issue, but sure it was shown on ITV by the late 80s on S&G. Probably would be top 1970s goal today.
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Post by steve99 on May 19, 2021 17:33:49 GMT
Frank Worthington, like Currie, Hudson, Marsh and the other mavericks, is why I live in a football time warp. I much preferred the game when attending matches was affordable for the ordinary fan and weren't played at Sunday midday, as if it's a game between two pub teams trying to shake off their hangovers from the previous night. The fans mattered then and they were true fans (aside from a troublemaking minority), but now many people attend matches as a) they can afford to pay exorbitant ticket prices and b) it's deemed to be trendy. Supporters are also now regarded as an afterthought by those who control football, as the ESL clearly demonstrated.
In a way I can see the point of managers when they say they don't want a player to be be bigger than them or the club, but I'm suspicious of this kind of thinking. Fair enough if the player is an egomaniac who refuses to train or pass the ball, however a good manager should be able to meld a 'personality' player into a team. It's a bit like a film director who says they can't fit a star performer into the cast. Yes you can, if you know your job. Frank Worthington was the rare type of player whom even casual fans would go specifically to watch, as you knew he was capable of something special and when he delivered it illustrated the magic of football.
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