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I remember him commentating on Capital Gold back in the day Seemed a decent fella RIP
And Bowles is onside, Swinburne has come rushing out of his goal , what can Bowles do here , onto the left foot no, on to the right foot
That’s there that’s two, and that’s Bowles
Brian Moore
Won an FA Cup with Arsenal (the classic '79 one), but lost two more Finals and a CWC Final on pens. He got Arsenal to third in the League one year as well, but opinion always seemed to be split as to whether he was doing well to get close to major honours or whether he should have been doing better given the outstanding talent coming through at Highbury.
Never managed again after Arsenal sacked him. Just looked it up. He was only 41. He was only learning his trade at that age.
RIP. Ar dheis dé go raibh a anam.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
I always thought it odd that he never had another managerial job after Arsenal sacked him in 1983. Wasn't he one of those in the frame to replace Venables in 1984? Or was that to replace Mullery?
He was Arsenal's youngest ever captain when appointed as a 20 y.o. - still is, in fact.
Played nearly 300 games for Arsenal and another 100+ for Hull, his only 2 clubs as a player. Gained 59 caps for NI, many as Captain, and (I think), broke the record previously held jointly by two all-time greats, Danny Blanchflower and Billy Bingham - not bad considering how few internationals were played in those days, and for a side which never qualified for a tournament finals during his time.
Was only 28 when appointed to be Hull City's Player-Manager, which he combined with being NI's Player-Manager for a spell a year later.
Was only 32 when given the manager's job at Spurs, not only "crossing the divide", but taking over from Spurs' greatest ever manager, Bill Nicholson.
Left after 2 years to become Arsenal manager (34 y.o.), a position which he held for 7 years.
I'm not sure, but he was likely the youngest permanent manager any of those sides ever had - possibly still is? And considering he was only 41 when he left the game entirely, he certainly packed a helluva lot in!
Personally, I liked his quip after he scored the only goal of the game against England at Wembley in 1972, a scrambled effort from a corner: "I always was deadly from two yards!"
Won an FA Cup with Arsenal (the classic '79 one), but lost two more Finals and a CWC Final on pens. He got Arsenal to third in the League one year as well, but opinion always seemed to be split as to whether he was doing well to get close to major honours or whether he should have been doing better given the outstanding talent coming through at Highbury.
Never managed again after Arsenal sacked him. Just looked it up. He was only 41. He was only learning his trade at that age.
RIP. Ar dheis dé go raibh a anam.
RIP Terry.
I remember him more as a player than manager, but I do recall that before the 1978 FA Cup Final he was scournful of sugestions that Ipswich were suffering from injuries.
He sugested that there was more of a chance of playing in the final himself than of Hunter & Beattie not playing!
I remember him more as a player than manager, but I do recall that before the 1978 FA Cup Final he was scournful of sugestions that Ipswich were suffering from injuries.
He sugested that there was more of a chance of playing in the final himself than of Hunter & Beattie not playing!
I'm the opposite, I think of him mostly as an Arsenal/NI manager than a player. Didn't realise he quit so young though. Almost 40 years out of the game. If he had been in a later era he would have made a fortune as a Sky pundit. RIP Terry
Won an FA Cup with Arsenal (the classic '79 one), but lost two more Finals and a CWC Final on pens. He got Arsenal to third in the League one year as well, but opinion always seemed to be split as to whether he was doing well to get close to major honours or whether he should have been doing better given the outstanding talent coming through at Highbury.
Never managed again after Arsenal sacked him. Just looked it up. He was only 41. He was only learning his trade at that age.
RIP. Ar dheis dé go raibh a anam.
He went on to own a bar on Holborn Viaduct (it's now the Fable).
We had our end of season footy dinners there back in the early 90s (our team captain was a mad Gooner)
I liked Terry Neil, he came across very well on TV and radio but his managerial career, in my opinion wasn't great. As previously mentioned, he managed an Arsenal team, which should have won more, there was a lot of talent there.
The three finals, contained two defeats, one to a team from the division below.
Although I didn't realise until now, that he quit at 41, perhaps greatness would have been achieved if he had stayed in football, because he obviously had a flair for it.
I was also at that Hull game. Decades later, having a post work beer outside an Italian restaurant in Clerkenwell Green. Mine host told us excitedly that Terry was inside. I asked that he tell Terry that I was at the game. Next thing, I’m sat at his table with his friends. It kicked off, he said, when he shinned, inadvertently, the ball between Rodney’s legs, nutmegging him and giving him the hump. The sending off was just the start of a bad weekend. Going down the tunnel on his own, he bashed his forehead on a low beam, drawing blood. Finally, returning to Hull in his fancy car, he got done for speeding as he was entering the city. He was a lovely gentleman. That Hull team was not easy to beat. RIP Terry Neill.
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