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Unread 13 Mar 2006, 18:02   #1
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RIP Jinky

Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone has died at the age of 61 after a long battle with motor neurone disease.
Johnstone was a member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions team, who became the first British side to win the European Cup when they beat Inter Milan in 1967.

Johnstone scored over 100 goals for Celtic, won 23 caps for Scotland and in 2002 was voted Celtic's greatest player by supporters of the club.

He was diagnosed with the motor neurone condition in November 2001.

His son James Johnstone, 35, said: "My dad passed away at 6am this morning. It hasn't even begun to sink in yet for the family."

Born in Viewpark, Lanarkshire, Johnstone made his debut for Celtic in 1963.

His dazzling dribbles earned him the nickname 'Jinky' and he became part of the team that won nine consecutive Scottish League titles between 1965 and 1974.

The highlight of his career came when Celtic came from a goal behind to defeat Inter Milan in the European Cup final.

His manager Jock Stein, who died of a heart attack in 1985, said Johnstone - with whom he had several run-ins - was "better than Stanley Matthews".

After leaving Parkhead, he played for San Jose Earthquakes, Sheffield United, Dundee, Shelbourne and Elgin City before retiring from football.

Johnstone became an active campaigner for stem cell research after he was diagnosed with the condition.

Motor neurone disease affects the nerve cells that send electrical signals from the brain, causing the muscles to waste away.

About 1,200 people are diagnosed in the UK each year and sufferers have a life expectancy of two to five years.

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ex-team-mate, Bertie Auld, said he could not believe Johnstone had passed away.

"I still can't get to grips with the news. You know what a player he was, but what a person. He was the kindest guy in the world," said Auld.

"All the time he was lying there he never complained. I saw him on Friday and, like any time you met him, you left feeling a stronger person.

"Jimmy was so desperate to help other people with the same disease, he wanted a cure for it even though he knew he couldn't be helped."

Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell said it was a very sad day for the Parkhead outfit.

"It is a sad time for the whole Celtic family," said Lawwell. "Jimmy was rightly regarded as the greatest ever Celt.

"This was an accolade the Celtic supporters voted to give him and was a measure of the esteem in which they held him, even above the many great players who have played for the club over the years.

"Our thoughts are with Jimmy's wife Agnes and his family and friends."

Glasgow Lord Provost Liz Cameron added: "Jinky was loved and admired by millions of football fans.

"His death, after a tremendously brave battle against an awful illness, will be mourned not just in Glasgow, but in cities and towns all across the world.

"This is a very sad day indeed."

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Re: RIP Jinky

He could play 99% of todays players off the park easy. Hes done a lot of good work for various charities (also had a faberge egg dedicated to him which is quite an honour). Sad loss to football.

(wouldnt a link to the webpage have sufficed tho?)
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Re: RIP Jinky

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i think sun tzu said something like "great men where great, when it was easy to be great", or something to that affect.
also, anyone who played football for a living doesn't need anyone feeling sorry for them. just a chaperone and some books

Did he make a spelling mistake(in terms of context) as well?
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Re: RIP Jinky

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i think sun tzu said something like "great men where great, when it was easy to be great", or something to that affect.
also, anyone who played football for a living doesn't need anyone feeling sorry for them. just a chaperone and some books
I can imagine it must have been really easy to attain "greatness" in the era that gave us Pele, Eusebio, Best, Beckenbauer and Cruyff.

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Re: RIP Jinky

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He could play 99% of todays players off the park easy. Hes done a lot of good work for various charities (also had a faberge egg dedicated to him which is quite an honour). Sad loss to football.

(wouldnt a link to the webpage have sufficed tho?)
Yeh my bad, sorry about that
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Re: RIP Jinky

I've never heard of him so he can't be that great.
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I've never heard of him so he can't be that great.
Thats probably because most Scottish players are rarely heard of outside of Scotland untill they join say the Prem or another league classed as 'top-flight'. Jimmy spent the majority of his time a Celtic though so was mostly un-heard of.
He wasn't given the title 'Lord Of The Wing' for no reason. Just bash 'Lisbon Lions' into a search engine and you'll get a history lesson in how great Jimmy and the team were... thats ofc if you're interested. lol
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Re: RIP Jinky

lol scotland
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Re: RIP Jinky

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lol scotland
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