| Terry Yorath RIP 09:30 - Jan 8 with 1312 views | vetchonian |
News breaking Terry Yorath has died |  |
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| Terry Yorath RIP on 09:41 - Jan 8 with 1260 views | onehunglow |
Awful news though Gabby's abrupt departure last night was ominous | |
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| Terry Yorath RIP on 10:17 - Jan 8 with 1205 views | KeithHaynes |
Sad, a part of the Swans history. If not a happy one for him. |  |
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| Terry Yorath RIP on 10:24 - Jan 8 with 1180 views | swan65split |
RIP. |  | | |
| Terry Yorath RIP on 10:36 - Jan 8 with 1151 views | Cheese_addict |
I remember writing to him as a kid when he was our manager, around’87/88. He replied with a lovely handwritten letter, & a separate sheet with the signatures of all the swans players at the time, which I’d actually not asked for. Something I’ve cherished ever since.
Such sad news. RIP |  | | |
| Terry Yorath RIP on 10:57 - Jan 8 with 1126 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
Sad news. RIP |  |
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| Terry Yorath RIP on 14:22 - Jan 8 with 966 views | swancity |
Was an inspirational captain and leader on that pitch for Wales, leading us to the Euros 1/4 final stage in 1976 where we were very unlucky to lose to Yugoslavia. I was at the game in Cardiff when incidentally the Wales team featured five players who went into manage Swansea City ( a good quiz question that is ).
Apparently he never fully recovered from losing his son to a heart problem when playing football in the garden with him.
Also led Swansea City as our manager taking us to promotion. A dogged determined player. Not too many messed with Yorath. That Leeds mentality of the day I suppose. | |
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| Terry Yorath RIP on 15:39 - Jan 8 with 915 views | YrAlarch |
| Terry Yorath RIP on 14:22 - Jan 8 by swancity |
Was an inspirational captain and leader on that pitch for Wales, leading us to the Euros 1/4 final stage in 1976 where we were very unlucky to lose to Yugoslavia. I was at the game in Cardiff when incidentally the Wales team featured five players who went into manage Swansea City ( a good quiz question that is ).
Apparently he never fully recovered from losing his son to a heart problem when playing football in the garden with him.
Also led Swansea City as our manager taking us to promotion. A dogged determined player. Not too many messed with Yorath. That Leeds mentality of the day I suppose. |
I was at that match I 1976 as well.
If my memory serves me correct Yorath missed a penalty. It was one of the best Wales teams I have seen up to recent times that was robbed of a win by a bent Referee. | | | |
| Terry Yorath RIP on 16:38 - Jan 8 with 858 views | max936 |
Sad news, decent man did his best for us, I don't think anyone has a bad word to say about him I hope not anyway, another gone after a short illness, awful.
None of us knows what's around the corner 
RIP Terry Yorath gone far to soon.  |  |
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| Terry Yorath RIP on 20:54 - Jan 8 with 733 views | swancity |
| Terry Yorath RIP on 15:39 - Jan 8 by YrAlarch |
I was at that match I 1976 as well.
If my memory serves me correct Yorath missed a penalty. It was one of the best Wales teams I have seen up to recent times that was robbed of a win by a bent Referee. |
Yes he did miss a penalty in that game. I’m not sure why he took it. There was an explanation at the time but I can’t recall it. Either the usual taker wasn’t on the pitch or no one else had the balls to take it. And the German referee was lucky to get out of the ground in one piece. He was very biased … didn’t he award a dodgy penalty to Yugoslavia as well ?
That Welsh team didn’t really get the recognition it deserved. Toshack and Leighton James were top players and Dai Davies never let Wales down. Another proud Welsh man.
I’ve just read about his heroic efforts at the Bradford City fire 40 years ago. After what he went through with that and his son didn’t he turn to the booze ? I seem to recall but unsure. A good, modest fella apparently, a family man, very sad news, he was a legendary Welsh footballer undoubtedly. | |
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| Terry Yorath RIP on 06:59 - Jan 9 with 608 views | YrAlarch |
| Terry Yorath RIP on 20:54 - Jan 8 by swancity |
Yes he did miss a penalty in that game. I’m not sure why he took it. There was an explanation at the time but I can’t recall it. Either the usual taker wasn’t on the pitch or no one else had the balls to take it. And the German referee was lucky to get out of the ground in one piece. He was very biased … didn’t he award a dodgy penalty to Yugoslavia as well ?
That Welsh team didn’t really get the recognition it deserved. Toshack and Leighton James were top players and Dai Davies never let Wales down. Another proud Welsh man.
I’ve just read about his heroic efforts at the Bradford City fire 40 years ago. After what he went through with that and his son didn’t he turn to the booze ? I seem to recall but unsure. A good, modest fella apparently, a family man, very sad news, he was a legendary Welsh footballer undoubtedly. |
Yes I understand he did turn to the booze after what he went through. I believe he admitted that.
I encountered him after those two events and found him to be a quiet, contemplative man.
And yes, he should be remembered as a legendary Welsh footballer who was fearless on the pitch but also a great talent.
On the subject of the Referee. He was an East German. Of course at that time both Yugoslavia and East Germany were part of the Communist bloc. Need I say more. | | | |
| Terry Yorath RIP on 07:09 - Jan 9 with 605 views | YrAlarch |
| Terry Yorath RIP on 20:54 - Jan 8 by swancity |
Yes he did miss a penalty in that game. I’m not sure why he took it. There was an explanation at the time but I can’t recall it. Either the usual taker wasn’t on the pitch or no one else had the balls to take it. And the German referee was lucky to get out of the ground in one piece. He was very biased … didn’t he award a dodgy penalty to Yugoslavia as well ?
That Welsh team didn’t really get the recognition it deserved. Toshack and Leighton James were top players and Dai Davies never let Wales down. Another proud Welsh man.
I’ve just read about his heroic efforts at the Bradford City fire 40 years ago. After what he went through with that and his son didn’t he turn to the booze ? I seem to recall but unsure. A good, modest fella apparently, a family man, very sad news, he was a legendary Welsh footballer undoubtedly. |
And playing for Yugoslavia that day was a certain 'Jimmy' Hadziabdic. | | | |
| Terry Yorath RIP on 11:36 - Jan 9 with 531 views | swan_si |
| Terry Yorath RIP on 06:59 - Jan 9 by YrAlarch |
Yes I understand he did turn to the booze after what he went through. I believe he admitted that.
I encountered him after those two events and found him to be a quiet, contemplative man.
And yes, he should be remembered as a legendary Welsh footballer who was fearless on the pitch but also a great talent.
On the subject of the Referee. He was an East German. Of course at that time both Yugoslavia and East Germany were part of the Communist bloc. Need I say more. |
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