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Eddie Gray at Guiseley Football Club 17 October, 1999. The following was written on Bob's 70-71 pages on 17 October 1999. Given that the match only finished 18 minutes ago (as I write) I'm presuming this to be a World Wide first match report on Leeds United All Stars versus John Hendrie's Sky Sports at Guiseley Football Club raising money for St. Mary's School Menston Sports College Status Bid. It was 2-0 to Leeds which very much reflected the run of play after a dodgy Leeds start. Both goals came in the second half which made up for the disappearance of former Leeds United and Scotland All Time Great and current Leeds assistant manager, Eddie Gray. Eddie ran his socks off and still has that same distinctive dribble with a style all of his own, and was the first player who looked like scoring when an early shot skimmed in front of Sky Sport's goal. As far as I could tell Peter Lorimer and Terry Yorath (Leeds United squad), who had been promised in the posters and programme were absent, but a Peter lookalike - Simon Lorimer, presumably a close relative, did huff and puff his way around in the first half.. Former Leeds United and Northern Ireland international, John McClelland made a distinctive figure in the match, and was one of two Leeds players wearing a no.17 shirt ! Former Leeds United player and coach, the silver haired, Jimmy Lumsden (Leeds United squad) was the Leeds team captain and kept pace with some skill for much of the game. Former Leeds United player and Guiseley manager, Bobby Davison had a good game too and set up the second goal. Eddie signed a few autograph books before leaving, and I asked him for a quick photo literally seconds before leaving the ground as the score stood at 1-0. ' Of course' he said and stood still long enough for me to miss one picture because the lens was shut, then take one successfully. It's not a digital camera I'm afraid so if the picture came out at all, it'll appear here just as soon as I finish the film and develop it ! (I bet top sports photographers don't have these problems !!!) The pictures are now available and are appearing on these pages. Here's some blurry ones of Eddie in action.
Bob needs a zoom lens - isn't that Eddie Gray over there???
Eddie nipping down the wing in that, er ... famous no.16 shirt.
Eddie
sharp as ever ... (unlike the photo). |
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