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Kevin Beattie passed away seven years ago today. A colossus of a defender and still my all time favourite Ipswich Town player. Had a shot like a rocket, tackled like a tank and was immense in the air. They don’t make centre half’s like him any more. Legend. Marc Bolan , my early teenage years were heavily influenced by the great man, weird lyrically at times, but in my eyes was a genius who was probably a bit ahead of his time and taken on this day in 1977 at only 29. Still love listening to his music. Legend.
We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub.
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Remembering The Beat and Bolan. on 20:33 - Sep 16 with 363 views
Remembering The Beat and Bolan. on 20:33 - Sep 16 by jasondozzell
As someone who never saw Beattie play, what would you say if is the best game to watch him in Town shirt in? His greatest performance for us?
Too many to choose from and at a time when TV cameras weren’t in attendance filming everything to the n’th degree but one that still stands out and available to peruse was the 7-0 demolition of WBA in about 1976/77.
We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub.
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Remembering The Beat and Bolan. on 21:16 - Sep 16 with 299 views
I saw the tree that Marc Bolan's girlfriend drove into on Barnes Common years ago. I grew up with T-Rex, especially his earlier stuff like Ride a White Swan. He'd be a year older than my dad so 77 now. One of those people never destined to be old. Like Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. But yet his music lives on.
Remembering The Beat and Bolan. on 20:33 - Sep 16 by jasondozzell
As someone who never saw Beattie play, what would you say if is the best game to watch him in Town shirt in? His greatest performance for us?
I was lucky enough to see him play on plenty of occasions throughout his career. I can’t choose one performance. As has been said elsewhere there were just too many.
I’ve seen very few players, especially defenders, make a crowd draw breath, home or away. Kevin Beattie could do that. He had the lot. It was my privilege to see the great man play.
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Remembering The Beat and Bolan. on 21:54 - Sep 16 with 186 views
Remembering The Beat and Bolan. on 21:44 - Sep 16 by Churchman
I was lucky enough to see him play on plenty of occasions throughout his career. I can’t choose one performance. As has been said elsewhere there were just too many.
I’ve seen very few players, especially defenders, make a crowd draw breath, home or away. Kevin Beattie could do that. He had the lot. It was my privilege to see the great man play.
No one game stands out. Virtually every time he played he was a colossus. I agree that previous to the Beat or since, very few people would get excited about going to watch a defender play. Awesome player.
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Remembering The Beat and Bolan. on 21:55 - Sep 16 with 181 views
Too many to choose from and at a time when TV cameras weren’t in attendance filming everything to the n’th degree but one that still stands out and available to peruse was the 7-0 demolition of WBA in about 1976/77.
Thank you.
And thanks to others for the similar comments.
What was it about him that was so breathtaking. The power? Technique? Ability to take the ball out of defence and be dangerous?
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Remembering The Beat and Bolan. on 23:19 - Sep 16 with 72 views
Remembering The Beat and Bolan. on 23:11 - Sep 16 by jasondozzell
Thank you.
And thanks to others for the similar comments.
What was it about him that was so breathtaking. The power? Technique? Ability to take the ball out of defence and be dangerous?
In reply to the OP as others have said, any match he played in.
In reply to what was so breathtaking about him? Everything. An absolutely astonishing player with the heart of a lion and the skills of a maestro. And all with a smile on his face.
Better to stay silent and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt
Too many to choose from and at a time when TV cameras weren’t in attendance filming everything to the n’th degree but one that still stands out and available to peruse was the 7-0 demolition of WBA in about 1976/77.
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