RIP Terry Neil

[nut flush gooner]

Sad news, he has passed today at the age of 80. Used to go to his sports bar in the 90s, and had quite a few Arsenal-related chats with him. He would talk to anyone, no heirs and graces and once he found out you where a Gooner, you were always welcome at his Pub.

[TeeCee]

Yeah I went there too a few times, although I started going to Highbury in 71, it's the Terry Neill years that I was old enough to remember well.
RIP Terry

[John F]

Sad news, he has passed today at the age of 80. Used to go to his sports bar in the 90s, and had quite a few Arsenal-related chats with him. He would talk to anyone, no heirs and graces and once he found out you where a Gooner, you were always welcome at his Pub.

That is sad news,I have great memories of when I first started going to Highbury in the 77/78 season with TN in charge. He appeared to be a decent chap as a manager and on the radio when he used to co-commentate on london radio Capital Gold I think.

[Redarmy]

Yes it is sad...RIP Terry

[OneBardGooner]

BBC:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62336286


R.I.P.

[StuartL]

RIP Terry

Was the first Arsenal manager I remember

3 cup finals in a row, just a shame we lost the two easier ones

Oversaw the historic 1-0 win away at Turin v Juventus to see us get to the Cup Winners Cup final in 1980.

[Nos89]

Really say news. Condolences to Terry Neill's family. He was manager when I began supporting the club. He came close to having an unheralded and oversaw a 70 match season in 1979/80...what could've been. Arsenal man through and through. Because of the shortfall that year it's overlooked that he took us to 4 cup finals in 3 seasons and nurtured 3 world class players through the academy. RIP

[DB10GOONER]

Sad news. A great Arsenal man, even though he managed the other lot at one point. That FA Cup win against the manc filth in 79 was my first Arsenal trophy as a kid and it came at the right time to make me an Arsenal nut for life.

RIP.

[John F]

RIP Terry

Was the first Arsenal manager I remember

3 cup finals in a row, just a shame we lost the two easier ones

Oversaw the historic 1-0 win away at Turin v Juventus to see us get to the Cup Winners Cup final in 1980.

The first Wembley final I attended was 78 after collecting my programme tokens to get a ticket I was devastated when we lost. At the time it was viewed as a shock result but that Ipswich Team turned into a very good Team, 3 finals in a row in a time when the FA cup was taken seriously was a great achievement. A cup game then would put 10,000 on the gate now it takes 10,000 off.

[Almunia is a clown]

A top fella, down to earth, no superstar ego, we used to go down to his Holborn Sports bar with the Norway Gooners & often had lock in sessions. Terry was a proper Arsenal man & would talk football with everyone.

RIP Terry Neill & condolences to his family & close friends.

[gazzatt2]

RIP
great Arsenal man

[NickF98]

Terry Neil was the first manager I remember as I was only a kid at the time. Still fondly remember the 79 final.

RIP

[shu]

When Arsenal played Norwich away up here the players would stay overnight , as a young kid i went up to get autographs on the Friday night. Didnt see Liam Brady so my Dad took me sat lunchtime , Terry Neil said have you got them all and i said no , he took me to Liam's room where him and Rixy were watching Footy Focus and i got their autographs. What a top bloke RIP Terry Neil !

[OneBardGooner]

RIP
great Arsenal man

^^^Nuff Sed^^^


R.I.P

[StuartL]

RIP Terry

Was the first Arsenal manager I remember

3 cup finals in a row, just a shame we lost the two easier ones

Oversaw the historic 1-0 win away at Turin v Juventus to see us get to the Cup Winners Cup final in 1980.

The first Wembley final I attended was 78 after collecting my programme tokens to get a ticket I was devastated when we lost. At the time it was viewed as a shock result but that Ipswich Team turned into a very good Team, 3 finals in a row in a time when the FA cup was taken seriously was a great achievement. A cup game then would put 10,000 on the gate now it takes 10,000 off.

As you say, that Ipswich team was in my opinion the best team never to win the title - they did win the EUFA cup a couple of years after, with most of the cup final team.
Mariner, Wark, Butcher, Mills, Brazil (before he morphed into the Graf zeppelin ) the two Dutchmen in Muhren and Thijssen with Cooper in goal, who wasn’t a big keeper but had a superb penalty record.

They were pipped to the title in 1981 by Villa and then got broken up / sold off and basically went to shit ever since

Some would call that somewhat poetic justice, same as Wrexham getting relegated, or York, Birmingham, Swindon, I still hold an unnatural grudge against them all