Brian McBride

@paulmoran62 Brilliant picture Paul.. 1977?

.Just been sent this picture sadly Davie Johno, Emlyn, Joey and my dad now passed away

@StanCollymore Sad news Stan, incredibly fit ref too, ran marathons and think he was a karate black belt too. He should’ve been selected for an FA Cup Final IMO. R.I.P. Ref

Incredibly sad to hear of the passing of referee Uriah Rennie. A pioneer, trailblazer and a bloody good ref. Rest in peace, Ref.

@LFC Anfield just wont be the same without George.. thanks for many memories and wishing you a very happy retirement @VoiceOfAnfield

Liverpool Football Club can confirm George Sephton, affectionately known as 'The Voice of Anfield', will step down at the end of the season after more than five decades as stadium announcer. 🎙️ Enjoy your retirement, George ❤️

@FoodieDerry @bradley_steve @markyptweets @DerrySinnFein Gambinis.. just above Wheelers

Right #derry heads. There was five bars in Derry named after painters. What where they called. And who was the decorator who owned them.

@AFTVMedia Reminder; PGOML have sacked only one official this season.. Do you want to know which club his agenda was against?? clue, it wasn’t Arsenal!!

Lack of discipline, or an agenda from PGMOL? 🟥

@markgoldbridge Do you think it’s disrespectful to the competition not bothering to enter it in the 1st place then?

Liverpool treble hopes over! Not sure they were taken them that seriously with that lineup though..so many sides again not putting strong teams out is an issue for worlds oldest trophy

@isaackearney Brilliant Isaac👏YNWA

YNWA ✨❤️

@prodnose When I first qualified as a referee the guide was any benefit of the doubt in offside should be given to the attacker…. That rule should’ve stayed .

Madness. Absolute fucking madness.

@brazilegend10 @LFC my 1st kit.. still the best ever

Ray Kennedy and Bob Paisley @lfc

@RealPeteCormack @LFC @HibernianFC @NFFC @BristolCity Sincere condolences to all your family, your Dad gave us all some great memories.. thoughts with you all 💔

Thank you for all the lovely messages, flowers and cards. We have been overwhelmed with the tributes for my much loved dad 💔💚💔 @LFC @HibernianFC @NFFC @BristolCity 🙏🏻

@MarkWhi69169436 @LFCHistoryShow @TheRedmenTV @Liverpool @angiesliverpool @3Retro_Football @HibernianRetro @capliverpool @TomKitchin @LFCKirstyLFC @TheFarm_Peter @hatscarforabadg

@MarkWhi69169436 @LFCHistoryShow @TheRedmenTV @Liverpool @angiesliverpool @3Retro_Football @HibernianRetro @capliverpool @TomKitchin @LFCKirstyLFC @TheFarm_Peter @hatscarforabadg 15 for me Mark, £1.50 to watch the European champions, pay at gate, and meeting Bob Paisley pre match.. will post a pic in a minute

What a time to be alive. Late 1970s, early 80s. Liverpool winning everything, putting two fingers up to The Milk Snatcher government and The Kop full of Sheepskin coats, wind-cheaters, bobble hats and Adidas trainees. #YNWA #LFC #Liverpool #Anfield ♥️

@LFCHistoryShow @TheRedmenTV @Liverpool @angiesliverpool @3Retro_Football @HibernianRetro @capliverpool @TomKitchin @LFCKirstyLFC @TheFarm_Peter @hatscarforabadg all night on the Dublin boat.. watch game and boat back at night.. Kop only btw. not the same now unfortunately, but priceless memories YNWA

@MarkWhi69169436 @LFCHistoryShow @TheRedmenTV @Liverpool @angiesliverpool @3Retro_Football @HibernianRetro @capliverpool @TomKitchin @LFCKirstyLFC @TheFarm_Peter @hatscarforabadg every word brother.. brilliant ❤️

and MLH voice on point after all these years.. fantastic.. One Time

⁦@renorio234⁩ I and I watching Bob Marleys grandson smashing it @ the fugees tonight.. one time 🇯🇲

@GerryMckeever2 Wishing you all the very best pal.👏👍

Today I finish my last shift at City Hotel Derry, hard to believe 3 and a half years with great memories 😃😃😃 Very proud to be taking up Concierge position at recently awarded best AA 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Hotel in N.Ireland #TheEbrington Looking forward to the challenges 🏨🏨🏨🏨

@intensvermoeid @renorio234 oh yeah.. smashing it

@midgemcbride @renorio234 did lauryn hill show up?

@1968Tv brilliant, nearly in tears here, can nearly smell the Matey and Vosene.. throw in Kojak and we’ve the full house 👍😆

Back in the mid to late 1970s, Saturday night TV on BBC1 after Grandstand was brilliant. This will bring back so many memories!

@henrywinter Lovely tribute Henry, I was 15 in 1981 so remember Gary and his brilliant Villa team well. sincere condolences to all his family and friends and everyone at Aston Villa. R.I.P. Gary

Gary Shaw – a tribute. Shaw, who has passed away aged 63, played the game the way it should be played. The Aston Villa attacker played with flair, an unquenchable hunger for goals, commitment to team and loyalty to club. He played to win, conquering England in 1981 and Europe in 1982, and he did it in style. Shaw’s finishing was not only about the quantity, 79 goals in 213 games for the Villa, but also the quality. Shaw was fleet of mind and body, able to sense the best positions to glide into, whether holding his run to the edge of the area for a cutback and strike with either foot or darting to the near-post for a poacher’s finish with head or foot. He could stun a ball speeding in, flick it up, juggle it and volley it in, all under pressure from a merciless centre-half and on pitches that sometimes looked more suited to ploughing than pillaging goals. And he scored vital goals. It feels like only yesterday, rather than 42 years ago, that Shaw was dribbling through Dinamo Kyiv’s defence and scoring with a low left-footed shot from the tightest of angles at Villa Park in 1982. It was not only a brilliant strike but hugely significant in Villa’s run to European glory. So many fine finishes: running on to Dennis Mortimer’s through pass and driving the ball through Jim Platt’s legs at Middlesbrough in 1980; and gambling on a David Geddis flicked shot coming back off the post, falling to his right, connecting with his left in 1980 at Villa Park in the 3-0 Derby win over Blues – that athleticism and positioning again. Shaw could link and create and finish, famously against Nottingham Forest in 1981, dropping deep and taking the ball from Morley, loaning it to Geddis, then giving it to Mortimer in the centre-circle and ghosting into the area. Kenny Swain, released by Mortimer, crossed low and hard from the right, Shaw timed his run to perfection, meeting it first time. A bad knee injury in 1983 lessened his impact but his mind was still sharp, taking him into the right positions. When Paul Rideout nodded down against West Brom in 1984, Shaw pounced. For Villa fans, he was “one of our own”. For the rest of us admiring from afar, Shaw was a Boy’s Own hero, prolific and photogenic, the PFA Young Player of the Year, then European Young Footballer of the Year. Shaw would be worth a fortune in the modern era. His versatility would be highly prized. He could play as a second striker, centre-forward, even wide. His partnership with Peter Withe was the proverbial rapier and broadsword, silk and steel. They cut a swathe through opposition defences. The photo of Shaw and Withe holding the 1982 European Cup above Morley and placing it on his head remains an iconic image and embodied Villa’s attacking approach. That year, Shaw made the 40-strong long-list for the World Cup but was eventually overlooked by Ron Greenwood. He ended up with just Under-21 caps, and only seven of them, crazy really, given his calibre. Shaw’s impact felt even more uplifting because it was a counterpoint to the mood of the country at the time. With the dark clouds of unemployment, strikes and bombs in London parks scurrying across the landscape, a glamourous footballer who scored fabulous goals brought hope as well as joy. Villa have lost a legend and English football has lost a player who lit up the 80s. His family have lost someone very special. Shaw was a very likeable and down-to-earth human being even to those of us who only encountered him briefly in the Villa Park press room. Just a really approachable guy. My thoughts with Gary Shaw’s family, friends and former team-mates. RIP.