| Kevin Beattie on 19:50 - Nov 16 with 1751 views | MK1 |
Our finest and that is saying something. We have had some truly great, great players down the years. Crawford, Phillips, Mariner, Mill, Butcher, Burley, Thijssen, Muhren, Wark, Stewart, Holland and many, many more, but Kevin Beattie will always be my ultimate favorite. Had the lot. A true Ipswich Town legend. I give a nod every time I walk past his statue. Only wish it was up when he was still with us. The Beat will forever be my No.1. |  |
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| Kevin Beattie on 20:20 - Nov 16 with 1693 views | Churchman |
I nipped into the club shop last Wednesday and as always walked across and said hello to Kevin’s statue.
He was extraordinary. When he got the ball and started moving up the field with it you could feel the crowd draw breath. I only ever saw that with a certain G Best. The players he marked looked nothing against him - and he played the finest of the time.
Is he the greatest player I’ve seen play for Ipswich Town? By a hairs breath that’ll always be Paul Mariner for me, but how lucky was I to see so many truly great players. |  | | |
| Kevin Beattie on 20:45 - Nov 16 with 1612 views | Swansea_Blue |
I would have seen him play, but sadly don’t remember. There’s a lot I do remember about the ground, the crappy bogs behind Churchmans, my regular spot atop a milk crate leaning on one of the square metal barriers, the stand-alone floodlights and looking across to the the N stand. I remember Cooper and Burley bombing up and down the line. But otherwise not a lot about the players for some reason. |  |
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| Kevin Beattie on 20:52 - Nov 16 with 1587 views | solemio |
| Kevin Beattie on 20:20 - Nov 16 by Churchman |
I nipped into the club shop last Wednesday and as always walked across and said hello to Kevin’s statue.
He was extraordinary. When he got the ball and started moving up the field with it you could feel the crowd draw breath. I only ever saw that with a certain G Best. The players he marked looked nothing against him - and he played the finest of the time.
Is he the greatest player I’ve seen play for Ipswich Town? By a hairs breath that’ll always be Paul Mariner for me, but how lucky was I to see so many truly great players. |
Sir Bobby did not agree with you. |  | | |
| Kevin Beattie on 21:02 - Nov 16 with 1560 views | jontysnut |
He was an absolute colossus, one of the best players I've seen at Ipswich or anywhere. If someone at Liverpool had turned up to meet him off the train he would have had stands and Mersey ferries named after him. |  | | |
| Kevin Beattie on 21:19 - Nov 16 with 1515 views | Churchman |
| Kevin Beattie on 20:52 - Nov 16 by solemio |
Sir Bobby did not agree with you. |
He didn’t and neither do most people, so I’m probably wrong - but I stand by my opinion having seen them both play in their prime. Wonderful players who could have played in the modern game with total ease. | | | |
| Kevin Beattie on 21:32 - Nov 16 with 1478 views | Illinoisblue |
Here’s him scoring against Wolves in 1981. Also features a Cooper penalty save.
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| Kevin Beattie on 08:28 - Nov 17 with 1087 views | MK1 |
| Kevin Beattie on 21:32 - Nov 16 by Illinoisblue |
Here’s him scoring against Wolves in 1981. Also features a Cooper penalty save.
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Remember it well. The atmosphere that day was special. Truly great time to be around. Football was football and men were men. Proper times. | |
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| Kevin Beattie on 09:49 - Nov 17 with 996 views | Meadowlark |
| Kevin Beattie on 20:45 - Nov 16 by Swansea_Blue |
I would have seen him play, but sadly don’t remember. There’s a lot I do remember about the ground, the crappy bogs behind Churchmans, my regular spot atop a milk crate leaning on one of the square metal barriers, the stand-alone floodlights and looking across to the the N stand. I remember Cooper and Burley bombing up and down the line. But otherwise not a lot about the players for some reason. |
Cooper was actually our fastest player at one time, but I don't think we ever put him on the wing!  |  | | |
| Kevin Beattie on 13:54 - Nov 17 with 835 views | north_stand77 |
| Kevin Beattie on 19:50 - Nov 16 by MK1 |
Our finest and that is saying something. We have had some truly great, great players down the years. Crawford, Phillips, Mariner, Mill, Butcher, Burley, Thijssen, Muhren, Wark, Stewart, Holland and many, many more, but Kevin Beattie will always be my ultimate favorite. Had the lot. A true Ipswich Town legend. I give a nod every time I walk past his statue. Only wish it was up when he was still with us. The Beat will forever be my No.1. |
Agree, my favourite all time player too.
We all called him Bomber Beattie - he'd just put his head down and run with the ball , brilliant.
Scored some cracking, really powerful goals too. |  | | |
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