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Michael Martin's avatar

Wonderful words. A player and man who was loved by those on the terraces. His name is written in Geordie folklore with the greats. RIP The Mighty Wyn

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Dave Cook's avatar

Totally agree. And I like to think Manfred Mann wrote that song with him in mind. 😉

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Neil's avatar

It was Dylan I think Dave, I could be wrong, either way it’s a great thought! Made me listen to that this morning. I’ve got a scrapbook which has that top picture of him in front of the Milburn ten foot in the air, so that pic’s been catching the eye for 55 years. It should be in that football photography museum if it isn’t already.

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Andrew Bell's avatar

Correct, Bob Dylan (he was a Toon fan as well mind! ahem).

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Neil's avatar

I have it as gospel he loved the toon:) He’d have been a bit downcast yesterday, but without being cliched, it was only a friendly. Great city, great fans, and I’m unbiased either way. I’d like to give a clip round the ear to a minority of our fans singing sectarian songs just to wind up the Celtic fans. It’s clearly pissed them off and fair enough. (In our defence they were just kids who don’t even know what they’re singing about, probably just piss-taking in whichever form is easiest. Some mothers do ave em.) I enjoyed the “who are ya”, that was just good fun and I’m sure it’ll come back to haunt us in the Champions League! That’s football:)

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Neil's avatar

Dylan used to go up with Allan Ginsberg to the Morden Tower, round the back of Chinatown, for a bit poetry and that. You can see the blue plaque if you brave the rats and tramps’ piss.

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Andrew Bell's avatar

Fantastic tribute man. Wyn was also my first Newcastle United centre-forward (1968/69 season) - I was in the Gallowgate the night of the Inter match and actually saw the 'keeper punch the Ref, straight in the breadbasket - and yes, the Italians were incensed that the he was sent off!! They then spent the rest of the game kicking everything above grass level. A fantastic performance for us, bearing in mind especially that many of the Inter players had represented Italy only months earlier in the World Cup Final in Mexico.

RIP Wor Wyn.

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Andrew Bell's avatar

BTW great photos as well.

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Dave Cook's avatar

Pretty sure you’re right there, Neil. Dylan wrote the song and, as with a lot of his work, someone else had a hit with it. 😀👍

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Neil's avatar

From the Byrds to more recently Adele! Amazing really. This is the NME’s website we’re on here innit?:)

RIP The Mighty Wyn.👍

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Dave Cook's avatar

🤣🤣

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Tony Brown's avatar

Mighty Quinn was a Dylan composition and Manfred Mann had a hit with it. It was like a bespoke song for Wyn Davies. It was sung throughout the Christmas Bank Holiday game against Sunderland at SJP when we really took them to the cleaners and, for almost everyone there, Wyn was man of the match.

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Martin's avatar

Great memories 👏👏👏👏

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Jack Dees's avatar

Great piece for a great man. One of my boyhood heroes too. Loved him to bits. A real 💯 %er

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