Roger Hunt RIP

[splott parker]

Roger Hunt was generally reckoned to be the man who kept Jimmy Greaves out of the World Cup Final and I find it ironic that they have died within a week of each other - Hunt was an understated player and I bet that, just as it was in their playing careers, it will be Greaves who gets the more column inches.

Hunt was perhaps my Mum’s favourite player in the sixties and when asked why, she’d simply reply “because he’s nice”. He was nice as well, Liverpool’s version of Brian Clark. If caught offside, Hunt would always trot to pick up the ball, bring it back to his opponents and then hand it to them - I can remember an exasperated Bill Shankly saying that he and his coaching staff used to keep on to him to let them go and get the ball themselves, but he never did and they eventually gave up.

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Wrongly generally reckoned though, wasn’t it, Hurst came in for Greaves, Hunt was a more or less constant pick.

[Ivortheengine]

In 1966 it was always Moore , Hurst and Peters. However contributions from the likes of Hunt were often invaluable and underrated. A truly great professional, part of the Liverpool set up which Bill Shankly changed, enabling them to begin the long journey from the depths of the old Second Division, to the club they are today. Always stayed in the background, enabling others to get all the glory, a great club man , on and off the field. A humble person, but someone who was the envy of all the clubs on the other side of Stanley Park. Anyone see him play at Ninian ? Anyone have any fond memories of him ? I’d like to know.

[Forest Green Bluebird]

In 1966 it was always Moore , Hurst and Peters. However contributions from the likes of Hunt were often invaluable and underrated. A truly great professional, part of the Liverpool set up which Bill Shankly changed, enabling them to begin the long journey from the depths of the old Second Division, to the club they are today. Always stayed in the background, enabling others to get all the glory, a great club man , on and off the field. A humble person, but someone who was the envy of all the clubs on the other side of Stanley Park. Anyone see him play at Ninian ? Anyone have any fond memories of him ? I’d like to know.

What was the result of Shankly's 1st game in charge of Liverpool?

[Ivortheengine]

What was the result of Shankly's 1st game in charge of Liverpool?

Was it something like 6-0 to Cardiff ?

[splott parker]

Was it something like 6-0 to Cardiff ?

4-0 to us at Anfield wasn’t it with Shankly saying, “We have to aspire to be more like Cardiff”. .............Mad Mick might be saying the same about WBA tonight.

[Forest Green Bluebird]

4-0 to us at Anfield wasn’t it with Shankly saying, “We have to aspire to be more like Cardiff”. .............Mad Mick might be saying the same about WBA tonight.

You're correct.

https://www.lfchistory.net/Articles/Article/1045

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[the other bob wilson]

In 1966 it was always Moore , Hurst and Peters. However contributions from the likes of Hunt were often invaluable and underrated. A truly great professional, part of the Liverpool set up which Bill Shankly changed, enabling them to begin the long journey from the depths of the old Second Division, to the club they are today. Always stayed in the background, enabling others to get all the glory, a great club man , on and off the field. A humble person, but someone who was the envy of all the clubs on the other side of Stanley Park. Anyone see him play at Ninian ? Anyone have any fond memories of him ? I’d like to know.

I’m too young to have seen him play for Liverpool against us, but he played a few times for Bolton against City after he signed for them at the end of his career. I saw England beat Wales 3-0 at Ninian Park in 1966 or 67 it must have been and he would probably have played that day.

[the other bob wilson]

Wrongly generally reckoned though, wasn’t it, Hurst came in for Greaves, Hunt was a more or less constant pick.

You’re right, it was Hunt and Greaves through the group stages, but Hurst came in, scored the winner against Argentina in the Quarter Final and played well against Portugal in the Semi and I’ve read a few things which confirm the feeling that Hurst had played his way into the team for the Final and, if Greaves was going to play it would be Hunt who made way - I was only ten at the time, so the impression I have that Ramsey never gave any suggestion that the would that might be wrong.