Tom Finney

[JimmyHampsonEastStand]

Just finished his biography.
Was he a gentleman? - he certainly was.
Was he a skillful player? - he certainly was.
Was he a goalscorer? - he certainly was.
But he wasn’t a leader. He wasn’t a winner. He wasn’t the type of player that drives his team onto success and to winning silverware. I guess that’s why he has no team honours, but he has a relegation with Preston on his CV.

 

[BFC_BFC_BFC]

Obviously a legend of the game and hopefully the knobbers can move on once they’ve got tonight’s 100th Birthday memorial over and done with.

We should never forget these great players of course, but there comes a point where it’s time to focus on moving forward.

In one way it might be fitting for the Derby to have fallen on this date, in another respect I can’t help think it casts a bit of a subduing shadow over the game.

 

[Wizaard]

Just finished his biography.
Was he a gentleman? - he certainly was.
Was he a skillful player? - he certainly was.
Was he a goalscorer? - he certainly was.
But he wasn’t a leader. He wasn’t a winner. He wasn’t the type of player that drives his team onto success and to winning silverware. I guess that’s why he has no team honours, but he has a relegation with Preston on his CV.

To be fair, I think they were relegated the season after he retired.

 

[Matesrates]

Tom Finney was a great player and a gentleman. Some players, very few, transcend club rivalry.

 

[ansdellmafia]

Ok , I'll say it . Tom Finney could play right wing , he could play left wing , he could play centre forward . He could create goals , he could score goals , he could tackle , and he could head the ball . He was born and bred in Preston, and played for them all his career . So , in my honest opinion he was a superior player to our Stanley ,who was a wizard of dribble , a right winger and creator of goals . But that was it . And , in all fairness , really a Stokie .

 

[BFC87]

Only my opinion and I think we should show respect but only to Finney. We are on t.v. and he was nearly as good as Sir Stanley Mathews.

 

[BFC_BFC_BFC]

Tom Finley was a great player and a gentleman. Some players, very few, transcend club rivalry.

No player transcends Club rivalry IMHO.

Especially not Tom Finley (whoever he was)

 

[Dollar Thief]

To be fair, I think they were relegated the season after he retired.

They were relegated in the late 40's/early 50's.

 

[Johnno]

Great player, crap plumber - that statue outside their ground has been pissing water since the day he built it.

(I’m happy to show him respect today of all days, he was an English legend from an era in which we had one or two, too. We’re classy enough to give the man his due, then spoil their party on the pitch).

 

[Scaramanga]

Recidivist3 is a total C###

 

[ProudPreston29]

As a Preston fan , i can clearly understand your dislike of the rival club but you cant discount the level of brilliance shown by Tom Finney . I dont know any Preston fans who don't acknowledge the player Matthews was.

 

[Stony Hill]

As a Preston fan , i can clearly understand your dislike of the rival club but you cant discount the level of brilliance shown by Tom Finney . I dont know any Preston fans who don't acknowledge the player Matthews was.

I don’t think any of us would be disrespectful about Tom F or any other comparable great. Certainly not our older brigade.
I’ll apologise for the third poster. He is NOT a Blackpool supporter.

 

[Triumph]

Manager to full back, this week your marking Sir Stanley Mathews and next week your marking Sir Tom Finney. Full back, what the fuck have I ever done to you.