Too young to ever see him play but great to see a Toon legend at the Reebok today. '...........you've not seen nothing like the Mighty Win.' Brilliant and a decent song to sing as well.

-- Anonymous, October 13, 2001

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Response to The Mighty Win

Or should that be Wyn?

-- Anonymous, October 13, 2001

Response to The Mighty Win

There used to be an obnoxious posting here but somehow it disappeared

-- Anonymous, October 13, 2001

Response to The Mighty Win

Since toontoon posts on tott and RTG you've got the wrong end of the stick yet again Krist.

-- Anonymous, October 13, 2001

Response to The Mighty Win

Big Wyn "the Leap" Davies was my childhood Toon hero, and the amazing homage the Toon Army paid to him at the Reebok today - most of them never ever having seen him play - was simply awesome, wonderful.

An emotional moment for me, and I'm sure for the man himself. The Mighty Wyn, indeed.

-- Anonymous, October 13, 2001

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This ToonToon is obviously the sad twat who came wearing his Makem shirt with Shearer on the back to watch us rather than watch his own team play Man Utd. Lol.

-- Anonymous, October 13, 2001

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Wyn Davies was indeed my boyhood hero. That song, even today is so right "you've not seen nothing like the mighty Wyn". Love the guy, always will.

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

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I truly couldn't believe the reception Wyn got, PeteiC - made the hairs stand on the back of my neck. You would have been very proud of the younger ones who spontaneously joined in 'that' song.

If ever there was a demonstration that the Toon Army never, ever forgets it's No.9 heroes, this was it - made a good day out truly memorable.

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

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I think that this toontoon character could benefit from ridicule though.And no,it is not me.

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

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Soop - I'd prefer just to ignore him - Wyn Davies did a wonderfull job for us in the late 60s. He also was one of the few who played for both the Manchester clubs unless I'm mistaken.

I seem to remember some memorable matches v you lot - was it Charlie Hurley @ C/Half then ?

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

Response to The Mighty Win

Aye, brought a tear to my eye seeing Wyn again. Like Clark, he was my boyhood hero (along with Alan "Sooty" Suddick"). I moddelled my own game on Wyn the Leap. Sadly. I turned out more like Lyn the Weap :-(

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

Response to The Mighty Win

Josh,i am not old enough to remember the clashes between Hurley and Davies. My earliest tyne/wear memories are around 1978/79.

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

Response to The Mighty Win

I don't think Wyn played for Man U Josh. He came to us from Bolton, and I believe played for Wrexham before that. I think he went to City from the Toon, by which point he was pretty well knackered - knee problems I seem to recall.

I was talking to two Bolton fans about him after the game yesterday. They said he was hopeless when he first joined them from Wrexham, and that it was Nat Lofthouse who took him under his wing and taught him to be so awesome in the air.

I still have vivid memories of him getting up before the centre half, hanging in the air, and then using his powerful neck muscles to power the ball towards the goal. Awesome sight.

Another factor that made yesterdays tribute so special was that I recall him appearing at SJP about two seasons ago in an embarrassingly half-baked tribute to the Fairs Cup winning team. They brought the team onto the pitch about 15 minutes before the game when the stadium held only about 5-10,000 fans. As a tribute to some cracking former players it was utterly pathetic, and I felt really bad about it.

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

He played for Bolton in the game we won promotion in the early 60s. That game brought the immortal Joe Harvey quote to John McGrath - 'See how fast you can make him limp' - Big John crippled Wyn in the 1st few minutes - the rest is history.

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

His career: CAREER: Caernarfon Boys' Club/Llanberis/ Caernarfon Town 1958/Wrexham Apr 1960 £500/Bolton Wanderers Mar 1962 £20,000 plus player/UNITED Oct 1966 £80,000/Manchester City Aug 1971 £52,500/Manchester United Sept 1972 £25,000/Blackpool June 1973 £25,000 (Crystal Palace loan 1974- 75)/Stockport County Aug 1975/Arcadia Shepherds (S.Africa) 1975- 76/Crewe Alexandra Aug 1976/Bangor City Aug 1978. Debut v Sunderland (h) 29/10

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

Well, well - he played on for 12 years after he left us. Never knew that, or that he played for Man U. Very interesting - thanks Dougal.

Josh - I was talking to those two Bolton chaps yesterday about "that" game at SJP, in '64 or possibly '65. It turned out that we were all at the game.

It was an Easter Monday sell out in excess of 60,000, and both teams were in the promotion mix. During the first 15 minutes or so the Toon couldn't get anywhere near Wyn Davis who was terrorising our defence. As you suggest, McGrath then clattered Davies from behind, and he spent the rest of the game limping on the wing - no subs in those days. We won 2-1, and went on to win promotion.

We tried several times after that game to sign Wyn Davies, and eventually got him for the then massive fee of £80,000.

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

Thanks Doog Thought he had played for Manure - as she says it wasn't long.

I was in the East Stand paddock that Easter Monday - I even got a touch of a shirt when they threw them into the crowd. Strange how many of us were there.

You went wherever you could then.

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

I was in the Popular Side, right by the fence to the Leazes. I remember Wyn's reputation at Bolton before that game. I had to take 3 changes of underpants that day ;-)

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

Leazes End behind the right-hand goal post, halfway back. Remember it like it was yesterday.
It wasn't yesterday, was it? Nah, course not: we were away yesterday! ;o{)

-- Anonymous, October 14, 2001

Wyn the leap was my first Toon Hero, I used to stand in the corner between the popular / gallowgate ends in the early seventies . He and Pop Robson were fantastic. I was gutted when he left to be replaced my some Scottish cockney.

From what I can gather, Wyn davies settled in Bolton after his football career and worked as a baker.

-- Anonymous, October 15, 2001

That's right Rik. Warburtons I think, so some of you may have eaten his produce.

-- Anonymous, October 15, 2001

On the rec, my bro and I used to argue over who was Wyn and who was pop Robson. Cos he's a year older and a year taller he was always Wyn, the buggar.

I used to be right at the front at the Leazes, and those who are old enough will remember that the front of the stand nearest the pitch was lower than the pitch level. Therefore I was looking from almost ground level as a young'un, and I always remember, when Wyn jumped for a cross, just how much air was between the ground and his feet. He looked a good 4 feet off the ground to my eyes.

And he appeared to have that ability to hang there, which is of course impossible (ye canna change the laws o' physics, Cap'n) ... or is it?

-- Anonymous, October 15, 2001

He looked bigger when I was a lad !

-- Anonymous, October 15, 2001

-- Anonymous, October 15, 2001

I heard a story that Wyn walked in to the managers office and said that he thorght he was worth at least £100 a week. The manager agreed whole-heartedly then sold him the next week!

-- Anonymous, October 15, 2001

Nice internview with Big Wyn in tonight's Ronnie:

"I was nearly in tears at the reception I got from the Newcastle United fans. It is so long since I played for Newcastle that I did not think anyone would remember me.

Yet I have a soft spot for all the teams I played for, including the two Manchester clubs City and United.

But my time at Newcastle United was undoubtedly the highlight of my career and I will never forget those Fairs Cup games as long as I live".

Now Davies believes there could be some more glory days around the corner for his former team. He added: "Newcastle really excited me. They looked as though they had good players all over the pitch. They had all the tricks and all the movement, and what about Nobby Solano and Laurent Robert on the wings?

The amount of crosses they got in was unbelievable and it's no wonder Alan Shearer and Craig Bellamy cannot wait for the games to come around. They're going to score a stack of goals this season, and I would love to have played in the same side as Solano and Robert."

-- Anonymous, October 17, 2001

Oi Clarky, where are you sloping off too?

-- Anonymous, October 18, 2001

I would say the best game Wyn ever played was for Bolton against Utd in that Cup Tie , that was our policy in those days , play a good game against us in a lower div team and Seymour and co were on their bikes to sign him, if my memory serves me correct, I could be wrong tho but the big fella had langauge problems at first , before it became more fashionable with Argy`s , Ruvians etc, he could only speak limited English, with Welsh being his preferred . Oh for a Softie Statistician to back me up but I would say to Clarky that Wyn was not a prolific goalscorer from either his heed or feet. Hid did of course scare the foreign teams sh£tless in our Fairs Cup Triumph , and alongside him he had an able foil in Pop Robson , this was the strength , Wyns knock downs and Pops coolness in the box, that`s where the goals came from, balmy nights, "Come along without, Come along within, You ain`t seen nuthin like the Mighty Wyn".

*BTW anyone one here remember seeing the `Lion of Viena` (Lofthouse) got a mention. FA Cup, Redheugh Park , Gateshead 1 Bolton 1?

-- Anonymous, October 19, 2001

Buff - I don't recall that I did suggest Wyn was a "prolific" goalscorer which, as you correctly point out, he wasn't - although he got his share. However, he most certainly did contribute very significantly to the emergence of a player who certainly was "prolific" - Pop Robson.

I've always felt his real scoring potential at SJP was hampered by inconsistent service from the wings, and the opposition soon realising that the only effective way to counter his aerial ability was to stop the service to him.

Despite all of this, he was instrumental in our European triumph, and he was a wonderful sight 'in full flight'.

BTW, the Easter Monday game we've discussed against Bolton at SJP wasn't a Cup Tie, it was a top- of-the-table Div 2 game.

-- Anonymous, October 20, 2001

Just for Buff:

Stolen from Paul Joannou's magnificent "United: the First Hundred Years" from Polar Publishing (1991).

-- Anonymous, October 20, 2001

Seeing as how it looks like I'm delivering Red Cross parcels half the time and the picture the rest of the time, just follow this link (assuming it f***ing works. Poxy technology!): Should have stopped when we invented the abacus

Bliddy advancements my ar*e!

-- Anonymous, October 20, 2001

Realised as soon as I said it Clarky - you were correct, BTW I am not up to speed (aagghh) on how fast these posts climb to the top but I am sure approx one hour ago the Mighty Wyn thread was way down, taking into account the time difference between Aberdeen and Newcastle I am somewhat baffled that both you and softie are speaking to me at 10pm when here is me thinking you would be on the brandy and after8`s , drawing extensively on a large Cuban and rancouring with Pit Bill,

Tell me please there are no lap tops at the C & A bash , smiling!

-- Anonymous, October 20, 2001

Cheers Softie, btw has our club got an official historian on their payroll, feeling in my watta that this is your future destination.

-- Anonymous, October 20, 2001

Actually buff the club historian is none other than Mr Joannou whose book I scanned that remarkable picture and table from. He doesn't look like retiring in the next 20 years so I'll have to count on young Bob making NUFC history instead.

-- Anonymous, October 20, 2001

What an amazing picture. How the hell did the guy jump like that?

-- Anonymous, October 21, 2001