Tony Green

[manorpark]

Great clippings. I think the first game I went to on my own was his testimonial. Iirc I sat in the new East Stand and bizarrely Bobby Charlton turned out for us. I might have dreamt it, mind! Cba to dig the programme out right now tbh. It's probably in a box in a cupboard under a shitload of stuff with piles of useless unwieldy furniture blocking the way. I'll get it out when hell freezes over for the second time. Or never, whichever comes first.

 

Did anyone else go? A sunny day as I remember it.

 

Oh, and also he went back to Blackpool to teach and is still on the pools panel I think.

 

 

Yes, he is still on the Pools Panel. There was a long article about him and the Pools Panel (etc) in the Evening Chronicle earlier this year, on Tuesday 5th February 2013 . . .

 

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[Big Geordie]

The story behind the injury is even more tragic than you might suppose. When it first happened, the club sent him to a general surgeon who also had a seat on the Board. The bloke wasn't properly qualified and Green was given entirely the wrong treatment. After six weeks, Tony Green finally persuaded the Board to send him to a specialist, who took one look at the knee and operated on it within hours. The amateurish way in which the club was run in those days greatly reduced his chances of recovery.

 

Why am I not surprised by that?

 

My old man still speaks very highly of him as a player. Must have been a terrific talent. Marvellous clippings, btw - thanks for sharing.

[henke]

A few old timers I know say Len White is the best they've seen and of course Green who ranks very highly it would seem as one of if not the best in terms of ability. Although Wor Jackie is understandably a fave, some people I know say he was all pace and powerful shooting, and that he was an average player in terms of technique and skill etc. Not a patch on Shearer, White or even Supermac. My uncles swear Supermac today would be one of the very best in the world and that they have never seen anyone as exciting to watch. No-one could catch him, no 'keeper could stop his shots and no-one had an easy game against him etc. We've been blessed with some great players over the years like.

 

I saw Milburn play in a testimonial when he was in his 50s and it is not true to say he was just about pace and shooting ; he was skilful on the ball and even at that age, could turn a defender beautifully.

 

At any mention of Milburn my dad will talk the hind legs off any nearby donkeys regarding the time he saw the great man play in a testimonial. Apparently he hit the bar at one point with a shot that would have been the greatest goal ever. Milburn that was, not me father.

[Mick]

Great clippings. I think the first game I went to on my own was his testimonial. Iirc I sat in the new East Stand and bizarrely Bobby Charlton turned out for us. I might have dreamt it, mind! Cba to dig the programme out right now tbh. It's probably in a box in a cupboard under a shitload of stuff with piles of useless unwieldy furniture blocking the way. I'll get it out when hell freezes over for the second time. Or never, whichever comes first.

 

Did anyone else go? A sunny day as I remember it.

 

Oh, and also he went back to Blackpool to teach and is still on the pools panel I think.

 

I went and I think it was against Boro on a Friday after we lost to Liverpool in the FA Cup.  I remember (maybe badly) going to welcome the players back after the FA Cup final and then a few days later going to the match.

[Big Geordie]

My dad-in-law saw Jackie Milburn play for Newcastle (particularly the cup runs) - still remembers it very well to this day.

[KDT]

My grandad lived a few doors from Jackie Milburn in Ashington and used to knock about with him although Jackie was 8 years older than him, Jackie had the first recordable record player in Ashington and my grandad who used to sing a bit in the clubs was the first to use it.

[manorpark]

Tony, with Malcolm MacDonald, back in the day . . .

 

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[Mick]

The story behind the injury is even more tragic than you might suppose. When it first happened, the club sent him to a general surgeon who also had a seat on the Board. The bloke wasn't properly qualified and Green was given entirely the wrong treatment. After six weeks, Tony Green finally persuaded the Board to send him to a specialist, who took one look at the knee and operated on it within hours. The amateurish way in which the club was run in those days greatly reduced his chances of recovery.

 

Was the director who looked at him called Fenton Braithwaite?  His name rings a bell for some reason.

[madras]

The story behind the injury is even more tragic than you might suppose. When it first happened, the club sent him to a general surgeon who also had a seat on the Board. The bloke wasn't properly qualified and Green was given entirely the wrong treatment. After six weeks, Tony Green finally persuaded the Board to send him to a specialist, who took one look at the knee and operated on it within hours. The amateurish way in which the club was run in those days greatly reduced his chances of recovery.

 

Was the director who looked at him called Fenton Braithwaite?  His name rings a bell for some reason.

had a reputation for resetting broken noses in the dressing room.

[Mick]

had a reputation for resetting broken noses in the dressing room.

 

He was a Plastic Surgeon and a good one, noses were more his thing.

[jackyboy]

A terrific player, one of the best I've ever seen.  I was at the Crystal Palace game with my dear old dad (now long gone) when Tony sustained his fateful injury. There was no one near him, he just turned and collapsed in a heap, you could tell it was serious straight away

[LRD]

One of the best players ever for us, I was at Crystal Palace the day he was injured, no tackle involved, he just turned and  then dropped to the ground in agony. No one anywhere near him.

 

Hmm... so much for a horrific tackle by Mel Blyth.

 

A terrific player, one of the best I've ever seen.  I was at the Crystal Palace game with my dear old dad (now long gone) when Tony sustained his fateful injury. There was no one near him, he just turned and collapsed in a heap, you could tell it was serious straight away

 

[newsted]

... I think the first game I went to on my own was his testimonial...

 

Did anyone else go? A sunny day as I remember it.

 

I went and I think it was against Boro on a Friday after we lost to Liverpool in the FA Cup.  I remember (maybe badly) going to welcome the players back after the FA Cup final and then a few days later going to the match.

 

Spot on, 10 May 1974, NUFC 5 - John Tudor hat-trick, Alex Bruce and an o.g. - Boro 3, Att. 28,000. The Cup final was 4 May.

[OzzieMandias]

The story behind the injury is even more tragic than you might suppose. When it first happened, the club sent him to a general surgeon who also had a seat on the Board. The bloke wasn't properly qualified and Green was given entirely the wrong treatment. After six weeks, Tony Green finally persuaded the Board to send him to a specialist, who took one look at the knee and operated on it within hours. The amateurish way in which the club was run in those days greatly reduced his chances of recovery.

 

Why am I not surprised by that?

 

My old man still speaks very highly of him as a player. Must have been a terrific talent. Marvellous clippings, btw - thanks for sharing.

 

I was a teenager round about the same time (1972) and had a bad problem with my hip after a climbing holiday in Scotland. Nowt to do with the club, but the treatment I got was a farce. My GP gave me pain killers and an appointment to see a specialist some five or six months later. Before that ever happened, I slipped on some ice, fell on the hip, and was in screaming agony. At that point I was hospitalised and the RVI gave me the wrong treatment. A month later, a new doctor realised what was going on. I had a second operation and was in hospital for six months, walked on crutches for another six months after that. Today, as a result, I'm officially disabled, can barely walk some days, and need a hip replacement.

 

Medical treatment in Newcastle in those days left a lot to be desired.

[Incognito]

The story behind the injury is even more tragic than you might suppose. When it first happened, the club sent him to a general surgeon who also had a seat on the Board. The bloke wasn't properly qualified and Green was given entirely the wrong treatment. After six weeks, Tony Green finally persuaded the Board to send him to a specialist, who took one look at the knee and operated on it within hours. The amateurish way in which the club was run in those days greatly reduced his chances of recovery.

 

Why am I not surprised by that?

 

My old man still speaks very highly of him as a player. Must have been a terrific talent. Marvellous clippings, btw - thanks for sharing.

 

I was a teenager round about the same time (1972) and had a bad problem with my hip after a climbing holiday in Scotland. Nowt to do with the club, but the treatment I got was a farce. My GP gave me pain killers and an appointment to see a specialist some five or six months later. Before that ever happened, I slipped on some ice, fell on the hip, and was in screaming agony. At that point I was hospitalised and the RVI gave me the wrong treatment. A month later, a new doctor realised what was going on. I had a second operation and was in hospital for six months, walked on crutches for another six months after that. Today, as a result, I'm officially disabled, can barely walk some days, and need a hip replacement.

 

Medical treatment in Newcastle in those days left a lot to be desired.

 

Just ask Alf Roberts.

[wyn davies]

utube link

 

hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwetPLyrbgI

[Mick]

You can't post that. 

[manorpark]

You can't post that. 

 

If that is against this forums rules, I will remove it!

 

On the forums I moderate, posting embedded YouTube videos is part of the routine postings, and is very much allowed.

 

Can someone let me know please?

[Dave]

You've been on here over six years.

[manorpark]

You've been on here over six years.

 

 

Six years since I joined, but have hardly been on here for years, my 'online time' has been taken up elsewhere, on the Skyscrapercity Forums (which I Moderate) and I have become used to the VERY different rules that I enforce on there.

 

I have just had a look at the rules section for this forum, and have seen the reference about posting 'clips, streams, YouTube videos' etc.

 

I see my post (with the video clip) has already been removed, but please accept my apologies, it will not happen again.

 

Regards.

[Dave]

No worries man.

[Mick]

You've been on here over six years.

 

 

Six years since I joined, but have hardly been on here for years, my 'online time' has been taken up elsewhere, on the Skyscrapercity Forums (which I Moderate) and I have become used to the VERY different rules that I enforce on there.

 

I have just had a look at the rules section for this forum, and have seen the reference about posting 'clips, streams, YouTube videos' etc.

 

I see my post (with the video clip) has already been removed, but please accept my apologies, it will not happen again.

 

Regards.

If you have more old football stuff you should start a new thread on here and let us all see it.

[manorpark]

You've been on here over six years.

 

 

Six years since I joined, but have hardly been on here for years, my 'online time' has been taken up elsewhere, on the Skyscrapercity Forums (which I Moderate) and I have become used to the VERY different rules that I enforce on there.

 

I have just had a look at the rules section for this forum, and have seen the reference about posting 'clips, streams, YouTube videos' etc.

 

I see my post (with the video clip) has already been removed, but please accept my apologies, it will not happen again.

 

Regards.

If you have more old football stuff you should start a new thread on here and let us all see it.

 

 

Now, that is an idea.

 

A good one for the new year.

 

Happy New Year for 2014 everybody!

 

[merlin]

The story behind the injury is even more tragic than you might suppose. When it first happened, the club sent him to a general surgeon who also had a seat on the Board. The bloke wasn't properly qualified and Green was given entirely the wrong treatment. After six weeks, Tony Green finally persuaded the Board to send him to a specialist, who took one look at the knee and operated on it within hours. The amateurish way in which the club was run in those days greatly reduced his chances of recovery.

 

Was the director who looked at him called Fenton Braithwaite?  His name rings a bell for some reason.

 

Braithwaite WAS a surgeon and he was on the board...it could have been him but the club had a reputation for not getting the best possible treatment for players in those days.

However, Green had to acknowledge retirement in 1975 and it would be over 10 years until Cruciate ligament injuries - like those which afflicted Gazza and Shearer - were satisfactorily treated and enabled players to continue their careers. Brian Clough suffered one on Boxing Day when at Sunderland and he had to finish at the age of 29...the same age as Macdonald when he had to pack in.

[merlin]

One of the best players ever for us, I was at Crystal Palace the day he was injured, no tackle involved, he just turned and  then dropped to the ground in agony. No one anywhere near him.

 

Hmm... so much for a horrific tackle by Mel Blyth.

 

A terrific player, one of the best I've ever seen.  I was at the Crystal Palace game with my dear old dad (now long gone) when Tony sustained his fateful injury. There was no one near him, he just turned and collapsed in a heap, you could tell it was serious straight away

 

 

If you read the cuttings about Green on the earlier pages you will see that he himself blamed the tackle from Mel Blyth on his injury...I remember hearing about it on the day too and that was what the radio reporter said. Green might have tried to play on but if you read what he said were the extent of his injuries it is no wonder he went down in a heap...