Rick, The Doctor is skimping on the meds again. I've read interviews with Albert where he details how welcome he was made to feel in the Leeds dressing room. He'd come from South African apartheid, and expected the changing rooms to be segregated. His team-mates told him not to be so daft, and threw him in the bath. Race was not an issue in the Leeds team, for sure. He was much loved by Leeds fans too. There were virtually no black players at this time (Clyde Best at west Ham was the only other one I can remember from the '60s). Sure there would have been the usual shot from away fans, inevitably. Personally, as a young lad who'd been captivated by the 66 World Cup (where black players such as Pele, and especially Eusebio, had been showcased) it seemed exciting that we had Albert in our team. And he was very good - a proper, pacy winger. Sadly injuries (including the sort that would be easily fixable with a bit of keyhole surgery) really disrupted his career. He got crocked in the 65 cup final. And later Peter Lorimer made the right side of midfield his own, so Albert was on the fringes. He wasn't looked after when he finished playing, and the story of latter years were was a sad one. Not sure these lessons have been learned, looking at Gazza, Michael Johnson etc. Mark In a message dated 16/02/2013 13:42:34 GMT Standard Time, ri...@ntlworld.com writes:
----- Original Message ----- Most definitely.They cursed him. Poor sod. There was no tolerance then Who is "they" ? _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email leedslist-unsubscr...@gn.apc.org PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
