Listen Again: Beat's Birthday Bash on Life's a Pitch - Ipswich Town News

Blues legends Frans Thijssen, Arnold Muhren, Paul Mariner, George Burley, Russell Osman and Brian Talbot joined the Life’s a Pitch regulars on Radio Suffolk on Saturday to celebrate their team-mate Kevin Beattie turning 60.

Listen Again: Beat’s Birthday Bash on Life's a Pitch

Blues legends Frans Thijssen, Arnold Muhren, Eric Gates, Alan Brazil, Russell Osman and Brian Talbot joined the Life’s a Pitch regulars on Radio Suffolk on Saturday to celebrate their team-mate Kevin Beattie turning 60.

Throughout the show, Beattie, the show’s legend-in-residence, presenter Mark Murphy, football’s youngest pundit Tractorboy and TWTD’s Phil Ham caught up with the Town stars of the past as they paid tribute to the man often described as the club’s greatest ever player.

Also amongst those dropping in were Pat Godbold, secretary to all Town managers from Sir Alf Ramsey to George Burley, and local media stalwart and one-time Blues ballboy Stuart Jarrold, who now works with Sky Sports, while current Town boss Mick McCarthy recalled his on-field battles with the Beat.

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