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57vintage
I spoke to Jinky when there was a 50th anniversary re-union for the KR Reykjavik ECWC tie in 2017. He couldn't believe that so many people were in awe of his presence, half a century on.
Affa fine boy, and when I asked him about Turnbull, he said he regretted falling oot with him before he left for Newcastle (where he was considered a deity) since Stein wanted him to sign for Celtic, which he'd have loved as a Tim.
He said that they both laughed about it years later, but he still felt bad about having had a row with the man who gave him and his brither the opportunity to escape the poverty of Glasgow.
Two nights later, I was in Glasgow to see a band at Cottiers, and knowing that the band were all Geordies (apart from ex-UFO drummer Clive Edwards, who's a Spurs fan), I mentioned to one of the crew that I'd met a Sid James's Park hero the night before. When I telt him who, he insisted in shaking the same hand as had shaken Jinky's the night before, uttering words like 'legend'.
Proper Mannies fitba players.
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