proved hard to take. i couldn t force myself to join the festivities, because i d built. in my own mind, i had built myself up that i was going to be in the side and i was going to be one of the key people and, suddenly, it wasn t there. this is greaves! after retiring in 1971, greaves struggled to cope. alcoholism was followed by bankruptcy. but he battled back from both to reinvent his career. good afternoon. g day! now, saint, what happened there? you were favourites to qualify. a relaxed raconteur, he was a tv natural, and saint and greavsie alongside ian stjohn was a hit with viewers. although the programme ended in the early 90s, the affection for greaves certainly didn t, and in 2009, the man who famously missed out on the world cup final at last received a winner s medal. it was a fitting reward for one of football s most popular and prolific talents. rarely has the art of goal scoring been made
proved hard to take. i couldn t force myself to join the festivities, because i d built. in my own mind, i had built myself up that i was going to be in the side and i was going to be one of the key people and, suddenly, it wasn t there. this is greaves! after retiring in 1971, greaves struggled to cope. alcoholism was followed by bankruptcy. but he battled back from both to reinvent his career. good afternoon. g day! now, saint, what happened there? you are favourites to qualify. a relaxed raconteur, he was a tv natural, and saint and greavsie alongside ian stjohn was a hit with viewers. although the programme ended in the early 90s, the affection for greaves certainly didn t, and in 2009, the man who famously missed out on the world cup final at last received a winner s medal. it was a fitting reward for one of football s most popular and prolific talents. rarely has the art of goal scoring been made
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