Paul Reaney = great player. Underrated. There was no better overlapping fullback in that era

@8563robbie

3 жыл бұрын

@John Jensen good point.... I should have said right fullback..... Of course Cooper was working his magic on the other side of the pitch.... - forget Trent and Robbo...these were proper legends...

George Best stated that Paul Reaney was the best full-back he ever faced.

What a great player Paul was very underrated,. Has kept himself in amazing shape and he now coaches youngsters at Potters Resort in Hopton-on-Sea and that's at 75. I wonder how many of todays players will still be giving back at 75.

Paul Reaney was one of the most consistent of right backs in the country, rarely put a foot wrong. And a vital member of those great Leeds teams

The great Paul Reaney. What a legend. Saw him play when zi was 8 yrs old with my Dad. Great to hear him speak about Big Jack in such an emotional and truthful way. Love you mate. Leeds forever

@finbarstadt9973

3 жыл бұрын

Robin Parker me too. Still think they were the best side I have ever seen.

As a Lifelong Chelsea fan I recall our many titanic battles with that Leeds side .......and hats off that was a legendary superb team

Paul Reaney, unsung hero. Great player and a gentleman.

@SMSJSC

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure he was an unsung hero; it was none other than Billy Bremner who stated that, although he wore the captain's armband, that Leeds team were ALL captains. Would love to meet him.

You Sir are Leeds through and through , from the heart

Liverpool fan here, that was a great interview. Made me nostalgic for the old skool players. Tough, honest, committed. Not like many of today's etc.

Paul great to see you looking so well. One of my childhood heroes. Best wishes to you.

Looks fantastic for 75! Amazing. Great player and comes over as a great lad.

Paul Reaney best right back this country has ever had goes under the radar but a footballing LEGEND a world 🌎 class player. R.I.P BIG JACK 🦚🇮🇨👊✊🤍💛💙 All Leeds aren't we

A Leeds Legend talking about another Leeds Legend.

@glynnevans1851

4 жыл бұрын

@Paul Morgan Momentous Paul ' the Don Revie era was Momentous in it self and the team played proper carpet football. May I ask r u from Leeds sir. Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands.🤝

@glynnevans1851

4 жыл бұрын

@Paul Morgan Cheers Paul , By the way I luv Max Boyce. Fab era of Football then as stated sir n my favourite World Cup Mexico 70 'Brazil Momentous carpet football. We were unlucky and no disrespect to the late Peter Bonnetti but if Ramsey had played Alex Stepheny it might of been different?.? I state this because Peter had those 2 long hard Cup final games against Leeds and I think he was over the top then but as my late Dad ust to say Ifs buts n May be s Don't win matches and we move on . Also May I say George Best was in a league on his own but sadly I Don't think he ever reached his full potential. C your in the play offs ' good luck sir .Kind regards Glynn

Comes across a really decent man

I had the pleasure to play with Paul Reaney at the end of his career during his couple of years in Australia for Newcastle KB United in the early 80’s in Australia’s National League - talking about making the game look easy - Paul certainly did - all class - I learnt a lot - thank you, cheers, Arno

Wow wot a gentleman but hard as nails on the pitch 👍

Great interview, proper man Paul Reaney, looks like he could still play! brilliant that Leeds team was, R.I.P. Big Jack and the others.Good luck in the Prem.

Paul is so down to earth, lovely bloke, and funny, great interview.

Paul will always be a legend lovely guy got to meet Paul and Jack and. That great Leeds team many times absolutely loved them all sad to hearing about jacks passing did so much for Ireland and Leeds and so many others rest in peace big Jack u will always be loved by true football fans

I met Paul by our river , had a nice chat to him, what a lovely man, just like Jack

@thaiscottie65

4 жыл бұрын

I think he lives in Knaresborough. Eddie Gray often has a walk along the river there. Paul used to jog around town.

Hard, resilient player- what team a Leeds were in those days.

@davidbeckett1056

3 жыл бұрын

I think they signed both Hart and Andy Rankin from Burnley to supplement Mc Queen and Jordan going to Man United , why the hell thy sold those to the Mancs totaly baffles me to this day , then the brilliant winger Arther Graham whent to the Mancs bonkers ,

@gailbrocksom433

3 жыл бұрын

That Leeds team of the late sixties early seventies should have won much more.

@gailbrocksom433

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidbeckett1056 Sadly its a combination of the allure of MUFC and the money offered being impossible for Leeds to refuse. Latterly when Cantona, Ferdinand and Smith moved it was because Leeds were completely skint for a variety of reasons.

@gailbrocksom433

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant full back and man with a superb sense of humour.

@9inchsnails829

3 жыл бұрын

@@gailbrocksom433 True. But there's not much they could do about scandalous refereeing decisions. Probably would have won the treble in 1970 with a slightly bigger squad

Paul Reaney another great player .

Paul a lovely Man I named my son after him hard men on the field lovely men off it 🇮🇪🙏😭

I remember George Best saying Paul Reaney was one of the toughest defenders he ever played against.

A truly great player and great man. Met my kids on a stadium tour 10 years ago and had all the time in the world for them. Cheers, Paul.

He describes some of those games like it was yesterday. Amazing.

To all the people close to jack and to all the Leeds, England and Ireland supporters don't be sad it's over just be glad it happened.

When footballers were footballers not overpaid mercenaries

@davidbeckett1056

3 жыл бұрын

To dam right , money has killed the game , Stanly Mathews went to the match on the bus , many others did the same , or biked , look at old photos of banks of fans standing at grounds factory workers etc , cloth caps , different times , yeah still the working mans sport , but not the same , times plus the agent ruined it look at Ozil

So nice when he looks up at sky and says "look after him mate"...

One legend talking about another met them. Many times over the years lovely guys so kind Paul ur a legend always will be thanks m8

So Sad how the players drift apart over the years but hey that’s life...Rip jack

That was a terrific team to go and watch in the 70s-grew up in Ossett and literally got a bus at the bottom of the road which dropped us at the Tommy Wass pub,10 mins from Elland Road-hey ho memories;best game,2 1 spurs win cup quarter final or 2 1 european cup semifinal win over barcelona,cruyff didn't have a kick-worst was the infamous appalling west brom tinkler 2 1 loss,what a shocker and as far as I know he didn't even apologise

@karelverbruggen2749

3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic to hear Paul speaking so fondly of big jack who singlehandedly lifted Ireland out of the doldrums I have been a leeds supporter since 1970 and overjoyed to see them back where they belong mot

I did work for him years ago in photography.. Great character. Funny, energetic and always happy..

He comes across as such a nice man.

respect from Ireland...Manchester....from the old skool....days gone bye ...but never forgotten...thank you Jack...god bless

What a great player Paul was.

What a Gentleman true Leeds Legend and Ambassador for Leeds.

What a lovely man, great player. George Best hated playing against Leeds because Paul Reaney had him in his pocket every time. His love for Big Jack shines through and the massive respect he had for him is wonderful to hear. I could listen to him all day long with his stories of the glory years.

@KryptonitetoallBS

4 жыл бұрын

lol, No-one had Georgie Best in his pocket every time but Bestie did say that Reaney was a tremendous player who made life difficult for him and was one of his hardest opponents!

@philipcohen3942

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't say that George Best wasn't a great player because in my opinion, he was the most exciting footballer to have played the game, and I had the privilege of seeing him play live. However, I agree that he did say that Leeds and particularly Reaney were always difficult to play against.I remember the games, and Reaney used to stick to him like glue!

@glynnevans1851

4 жыл бұрын

@@philipcohen3942 Hi Philip , Totally agree with all your comments. That Leeds back 4 was Momentous in fact the Whole team then were Momentous. Paul Reaney is a modest Not ego driven sincere man and fabulous to listen to. I followed Leeds from 1966 and my late dad said they played proper carpet football as did Utd and Chelsea then .Fab football up to around 1980 and it all changed for the Worse since.Fab to C Leeds back but Light years away from the Don Revie era . May I ask r u from Leeds sir.Kind regards Glynn n greetings from Stourbridge West Midlands .🤝

@philipcohen5809

4 жыл бұрын

@@glynnevans1851 Hi Glynn, I am Leeds born and bred and have supported Leeds United since 1962 and was lucky enough to have witnessed the great times and unfortunately some of the not so great times! Do you support one of the Midland teams?

@glynnevans1851

4 жыл бұрын

@@philipcohen5809 Cheers for your reply sir, I follow Shrewsbury town has I am from Shropshire but were I live a big following for Wolves but no match for the Derek Doogan era and the same for West Brom ' remembering the late Jeff Astle and Bomber Brown . Did u ever get over the 73 Cup final 'it took me weeks to come round n I still remember Bob Stokeo running over to Jim Montgomery, I believe in Sunderland they still talk about it today and it is sad to see their club in the old ' division 3 and not good for football as u indicate about the not so good times .Kind regards Glynn

Both of them Paul and Jack they were up their as some of the greats that this country has produced. They were the back bone of the Leeds team back in that era. As a big fan of Leeds is the only thing I wished they achieved was lifting the European cup but they were done out of that as people know now.

What great players and times. Loved them all

What a man Jack was, love from Ireland , ☘🙏

Another LEGEND.

A proper legand so humble and what a player

A GREAT PLAYER DESCRIBING BIG JACK ANOTHER GREAT NOT LIKE THE OVERPAID OVERATED LOT OF TODAY

@corkion

4 жыл бұрын

spot on overrated and overpaid to days lot rip jack we have great memories of him here in ireland

@daveduck4315

4 жыл бұрын

People will win things in the future,the like of these players will never be seen again

What a great team

Pretty good nick for 75! Great player and a very down-to-earth guy.

Can't imagine Jack playing in pink boots,pulling an opponent's shirt and waving an imaginary card to the referee.Can't imagine him rolling around pretending to be injured either,or driving a Ferrari Football was a lot more honest back then,

@Evemeister12

3 жыл бұрын

Leeds under revie were famous for aggressive appealing to the ref

A footballing great talking to the reporter as you would a neighbour over the wall or somebody down the pub......priceless..

I know they say viv Anderson but Paul was the first England black player what a guy what a player

@staceygrove5976

6 ай бұрын

I've never understood why Reaney is so often described as a black person. He's always looked more or less Caucasian to me. Wonder how he would describe himself as far as ethnicity goes.

Oh this is the guy who is black but white passing back in the day, just read about him oh he really was a legendary player.

Paul Reaney who could defend and attack like a winger, how he only got 3 England caps. Is just unbelievable the best right back in Europe at the time. Tell George Best.

So sad to hear the terrible news about my old friend. Tony Bernie .Ireland.

My heroes MOT since 72

Leeds were an incredible team under Revie people say dirty leeds they were tough but fucking hell could they play whenever i tell people im a leeds fan they can all name those great players from those days even non supporters that says it all Leed leeds Leeds R.i.p.Jack take care Paul another great player leeds legend.

@paulgray7014

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly often think that we dont get enough credit for the football we played in the 60s and 70s players had to be tough as the game was tough in those days.

@tonyford4170

3 жыл бұрын

I am a Lifelong West Ham fan, and remember those Leeds utd days, yes they were dirty, over physical, but they were all skillful players, each and everyone a household name, an international, I can name their team from back then, when football was football, 6 inches of mud on winter pitches, hard tackles, the only disappointment was Leeds did not win enough trophies. but nearly 50 years later, we are all, despite our different club allegences still talking about how good they were, will we be doing they same in 50 years time about any current team ?,

Fabulous tribute from Speedy Reaney. For those who haven't seen it, have a watch of Jack, Norman and Paul with Jeff Stelling on "Time of Our Lives". Paul's ribbing of the other two is bloody wonderful. Part Two seems to have disappeared from YT, but Part One is here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jH6gztSEY7qYp9o.html

Paul Reaney was a hard full back but I cant ever remember him doing the nasty things that Bobby Collins taught Johnny Giles and others to do.

@desplatt842

3 жыл бұрын

Gail Brocksom ; that was my recollection. Hard, tough , but fair. Always liked him despite being a Liverpool fan

Wow I met Paul reaney in real life to

Paul Reaney....Rolls Royce full back

5:10 Here's the piece of action Reaney is referring to. Great finish by Clarke! kzread.info/dash/bejne/oHuf09Sdcq21h7Q.html

Wat a great player mr reaney was now look at our full backs complete crap

Watch any old documentaries or video clips of the great George Best and you'll notice they never show any of his matches against Leeds. Why? Because he looked just another average winger up against this man

Let's win the cup in 2021 in his memory as long as we can avoid the big clubs united city Liverpool or CRAWLEY fucking joke club

Paul is so down to earth, lovely bloke, and funny, great interview.