RIP Norman Hunter

[Filo]

All football rivalry’s aside, RIP Norman

[The Beast]

Very sad, RIP

[rover-n-out]

"Bite's yer legs" Norman. Hard as f**k! R.I.P. Norman.

[BillyStubbsTears]

Sad loss to the game.

Much as I dislike Leeds, this match was an even more blatant example of refereeing corruption than Portsmouth in 2012. Hunter just gave up playing by the rules and took the law into his own hands.

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[tyke1962]

A true Tyke legend .

His team in the early 80's were only second to the 97 team as the best in our history .

Deeply saddened by his passing .

RIP Norman the memories will never die .

God bless you .

[roversdude]

RIP more to life than football sad passing

[Campsall rover]

One of my boyhood heroes. Very sad. R.I.P. Norman.
The 1st Players player of the year award winner.
Says it all really.

[idler]

A good player in the days when tackling was allowed. Sometimes too physical but all teams had them in those days.

[scawsby steve]

God bless you Norman.

May Light Perpetual shine upon you.

[phil old leake]

It was shame he was understudy in the England set up to Brian Moore otherwise he’d have had more caps
From all accounts off the pitch a thoroughly lively and amenable bloke

[since-1969]

Bobby Moore was a class act ...Norman Hunter was aptly named he hunted to win key tackles so to play in others . If he was playing today he would have  been England’s Roy Keane . Imo

[Campsall rover]

It was shame he was understudy in the England set up to Brian Moore otherwise he’d have had more caps
From all accounts off the pitch a thoroughly lively and amenable bloke

Well he did commentaries for Radio Leeds. Not ITV.
Sorry p.o.l. But you did say Brian Moore.   

[Not Now Kato]

A sad loss.  I was lucky to have watched him play at his best in that superb Leeds team when I was working and living there.  A hard player, but a very good one.  RIP.

[Filo]

Cost us a place at the 1974 World Cup when he should have dine his normal hatchet job on the Polish lad at Wembley

[scawsby steve]

Cost us a place at the 1974 World Cup when he should have dine his normal hatchet job on the Polish lad at Wembley

Yes he did, and it turned out to be a double whammy, with Peter Shilton letting the ball go under his body.

[drfchound]

I can’t remember if it was Calendar or Look North, but last week when they were doing a piece about him they showed two clips of him tackling people and both of them were really bad fouls from behind.
Didn’t do him any favours.

[RedRover45]

This will probably upset a lot of people and this is not an intention to be controversial or to speak ill of the deceased, but.....
Norman Hunter was not a very good footballer. He was surrounded by some excellent other footballers at Leeds but he was a dirty player who was just there to stop opponents in whatever crude way he could. The media hype this last couple of days has been well over the top in my opinion. Yes, he's died and like any other death, sympathy to his family and friends but come on, it's  typical media 'legend' overhype.

[idler]

You can't play as many top flight games and win international caps as he did if you aren't a good player.

[Campsall rover]

This will probably upset a lot of people and this is not an intention to be controversial or to speak ill of the deceased, but.....
Norman Hunter was not a very good footballer. He was surrounded by some excellent other footballers at Leeds but he was a dirty player who was just there to stop opponents in whatever crude way he could. The media hype this last couple of days has been well over the top in my opinion. Yes, he's died and like any other death, sympathy to his family and friends but come on, it's  typical media 'legend' overhype.

Right I don’t know if your post was intended to get a reaction from me a person who hardly missed a home Leeds game from 1963 to 1978 when Billy Bremner became Rovers Manager.

I don’t know how many times you saw Norman Hunter play live but i saw him over 300 times.
Yes he took no prisoners and was culpable for a few unsavoury tackles i will admit ( or maybe more than a few ) but he could play football and started off as a left wing half before he became a centre back.

His main job was to stop opposition strikers from scoring and he was superb at doing that, mostly i should add by fair means.
Saw him dribble down the pitch on many occasions and he scored some very good goals from open play.

If it wasn’t for Bobby Moore standing in his way he would have had 80-100 caps for England.
He was also voted the players player of the year award in 1970/71 the first year of the award.
So if all he was, was a dirty player would his fellow professionals have given him that accolade?

So while you are entitled to say what you have said i can categorically tell you your talking rubbish Red Rover 45. 
Sorry that’s what it is Rubbish.

[RedRover45]

You can't play as many top flight games and win international caps as he did if you aren't a good player.

Thing is idler, in my opinion he was the weak link in that Leeds team, when you're surrounded by the mercurial talents of Giles, Bremner and Gray to name but three, then it made him look better than he actually was. To a similar extent he was the Mark Wilson in a midfield of Stock Wellens and Green.
As for internationally I think it says more about how poor England were in the early/mid 70's and like someone has already suggested, a large proportion of blame has to be attached to him for giving the opening goal away and subsequently failing to beat Poland and qualify for the 1974 World Cup.

[Campsall rover]

You can't play as many top flight games and win international caps as he did if you aren't a good player.

Thing is idler, in my opinion he was the weak link in that Leeds team, when you're surrounded by the mercurial talents of Giles, Bremner and Gray to name but three, then it made him look better than he actually was. To a similar extent he was the Mark Wilson in a midfield of Stock Wellens and Green.
As for internationally I think it says more about how poor England were in the easily/mid 70's and like someone has already suggested, a large proportion of blame has to be attached to him for giving the opening goal away and subsequently failing to beat Poland and qualify for the 1974 World Cup.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Wrong wrong wrong.
He wasn’t a flair player like the ones you mention. He was a defender.
Did Rob Jones have the same flair as James Coppinger?  I would stop now if I were you as your digging yourself a huge hole.

[RedRover45]

This will probably upset a lot of people and this is not an intention to be controversial or to speak ill of the deceased, but.....
Norman Hunter was not a very good footballer. He was surrounded by some excellent other footballers at Leeds but he was a dirty player who was just there to stop opponents in whatever crude way he could. The media hype this last couple of days has been well over the top in my opinion. Yes, he's died and like any other death, sympathy to his family and friends but come on, it's  typical media 'legend' overhype.

Right I don’t know if your post was intended to get a reaction from me a person who hardly missed a home Leeds game from 1963 to 1978 when Billy Bremner became Rovers Manager.

I don’t know how many times you saw Norman Hunter play live but i saw him over 300 times.
Yes he took no prisoners and was culpable for a few unsavoury tackles i will admit ( or maybe more than a few ) but he could play football and started off as a left wing half before he became a centre back.

His main job was to stop opposition strikers from scoring and he was superb at doing that, mostly i should add by fair means.
Saw him dribble down the pitch on many occasions and he scored some very good goals from open play.

If it wasn’t for Bobby Moore standing in his way he would have had 80-100 caps for England.
He was also voted the players player of the year award in 1970/71 the first year of the award.
So if all he was, was a dirty player would his fellow professionals have given him that accolade?

So while you are entitled to say what you have said i can categorically tell you your talking rubbish Red Rover 45. 
Sorry that’s what it is Rubbish.

First of all Campsall I don't know you from Adam so be rest assured the last thing on my mind was getting a reaction from you, whoever you are.
I've obviously touched a nerve with you but your opinion is worth no more than mine and I stick by what I said. It is a forum for venting opinion is it not ?
I also saw him play quite a bit so these are not the ramblings of a 'youngster' as I am approaching 60. Like I say, it's all in the opinion and mine is different to yours. Hope that's ok with you ?

[RedRover45]

You can't play as many top flight games and win international caps as he did if you aren't a good player.

Thing is idler, in my opinion he was the weak link in that Leeds team, when you're surrounded by the mercurial talents of Giles, Bremner and Gray to name but three, then it made him look better than he actually was. To a similar extent he was the Mark Wilson in a midfield of Stock Wellens and Green.
As for internationally I think it says more about how poor England were in the easily/mid 70's and like someone has already suggested, a large proportion of blame has to be attached to him for giving the opening goal away and subsequently failing to beat Poland and qualify for the 1974 World Cup.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Wrong wrong wrong.
He wasn’t a flair player like the ones you mention. He was a defender.
Did Rob Jones have the same flair as James Coppinger?  I would stop now if I were you as your digging yourself a huge hole.

So Mark Wilson was a defender was he ?
Ok if you say so but you're further down that hole than I am.

[Campsall rover]

This will probably upset a lot of people and this is not an intention to be controversial or to speak ill of the deceased, but.....
Norman Hunter was not a very good footballer. He was surrounded by some excellent other footballers at Leeds but he was a dirty player who was just there to stop opponents in whatever crude way he could. The media hype this last couple of days has been well over the top in my opinion. Yes, he's died and like any other death, sympathy to his family and friends but come on, it's  typical media 'legend' overhype.

Right I don’t know if your post was intended to get a reaction from me a person who hardly missed a home Leeds game from 1963 to 1978 when Billy Bremner became Rovers Manager.

I don’t know how many times you saw Norman Hunter play live but i saw him over 300 times.
Yes he took no prisoners and was culpable for a few unsavoury tackles i will admit ( or maybe more than a few ) but he could play football and started off as a left wing half before he became a centre back.

His main job was to stop opposition strikers from scoring and he was superb at doing that, mostly i should add by fair means.
Saw him dribble down the pitch on many occasions and he scored some very good goals from open play.

If it wasn’t for Bobby Moore standing in his way he would have had 80-100 caps for England.
He was also voted the players player of the year award in 1970/71 the first year of the award.
So if all he was, was a dirty player would his fellow professionals have given him that accolade?

So while you are entitled to say what you have said i can categorically tell you your talking rubbish Red Rover 45. 
Sorry that’s what it is Rubbish.

First of all Campsall I don't know you from Adam so be rest assured the last thing on my mind was getting a reaction from you, whoever you are.
I've obviously touched a nerve with you but your opinion is worth no more than mine and I stick by what I said. It is a forum for venting opinion is it not ?
I also saw him play quite a bit so these are not the ramblings of a 'youngster' as I am approaching 60. Like I say, it's all in the opinion and mine is different to yours. Hope that's ok with you ?

I did say your entitled your opinion. 

[Campsall rover]

You can't play as many top flight games and win international caps as he did if you aren't a good player.

Thing is idler, in my opinion he was the weak link in that Leeds team, when you're surrounded by the mercurial talents of Giles, Bremner and Gray to name but three, then it made him look better than he actually was. To a similar extent he was the Mark Wilson in a midfield of Stock Wellens and Green.
As for internationally I think it says more about how poor England were in the easily/mid 70's and like someone has already suggested, a large proportion of blame has to be attached to him for giving the opening goal away and subsequently failing to beat Poland and qualify for the 1974 World Cup.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Wrong wrong wrong.
He wasn’t a flair player like the ones you mention. He was a defender.
Did Rob Jones have the same flair as James Coppinger?  I would stop now if I were you as your digging yourself a huge hole.

So Mark Wilson was a defender was he ?
Ok if you say so but you're further down that hole than I am.

Norman Hunter wasn’t a midfielder. You were comparing Wilson a midfielder with other midfielders.
You need to compare Hunter with other defenders don’t you think not Bremner, Giles, & Gray.
Hunter played along side Reaney, Charlton, & Cooper, as well as others. All of them were great players,

[RedRover45]

You can't play as many top flight games and win international caps as he did if you aren't a good player.

Thing is idler, in my opinion he was the weak link in that Leeds team, when you're surrounded by the mercurial talents of Giles, Bremner and Gray to name but three, then it made him look better than he actually was. To a similar extent he was the Mark Wilson in a midfield of Stock Wellens and Green.
As for internationally I think it says more about how poor England were in the easily/mid 70's and like someone has already suggested, a large proportion of blame has to be attached to him for giving the opening goal away and subsequently failing to beat Poland and qualify for the 1974 World Cup.

Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Wrong wrong wrong.
He wasn’t a flair player like the ones you mention. He was a defender.
Did Rob Jones have the same flair as James Coppinger?  I would stop now if I were you as your digging yourself a huge hole.

So Mark Wilson was a defender was he ?
Ok if you say so but you're further down that hole than I am.

Norman Hunter wasn’t a midfielder. You were comparing Wilson a midfielder with other midfielders.
You need to compare Hunter with other defenders don’t you think not Bremner, Giles, & Gray.
Hunter played along side Reaney, Charlton, & Cooper, as well as others. All of them were great players,

I don't disagree with your last sentence, what I am saying is that Hunter was the weakest link in the defence/midfield, he was dragged along by the skill of the others.
The word legend is vastly overused in the media and this is sadly one of these cases in my opinion.

[phil old leake]

Red Rover if your opinion held any credibility then how come a team like Leeds a reasonably successful team in their day kept him in their first team
Agreed he was a very dirty player but that doesn’t mean he was crap. If he’d been that bad Leeds would have bombed him out
He must have had something going for him

[Campsall rover]

RedRover 45 it’s all about opinions, that’s one of the things that makes Football the game it is.
I didn’t intend to be offensive in saying you were talking rubbish.
You hit a bit of a nerve with your comments that’s all.

Don’t think he would have been an England squad player for 10 years if he wasn’t a top player. He did actually possess considerable skill on the ball.

As i said in my initial reply you are entitled to your opinion, even if the vast majority of people would disagree with you.