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Jim Emery


April 1958 - had a day to remember

Jim Emery

"The excitement! One of the top managers in the football world and I'm going to meet him!"

The Story

Jim was a promising young footballer who knew well that various prestigious clubs were watching his progress with a keen eye. He worked on the window displays in a big Belfast department store. One day he got a call to go to the central office where a phone call was waiting for him. There he was told to go to the Grand Central Hotel in Royal Avenue where the manager of Liverpool Football Club was waiting to speak to him.

Comments


Name: Jackie
Date: 26/05/2008
Comment: Hi Jim,
Remember me? Heard you on the radio. It was nice to hear your voice again. You were very good. What have you been doing all these years?
jackie


Name: Charlie
Date: 24/02/2009
Comment: Hi Jim,
Hi Jim,i know football is and always will be your life, we have been friends for a long time, and i'm proud to know you-- and call you my pal. God Bless.

Name: Nicholas
Date: 08/02/09
Comment: Hi granda jim. This was super. You are great on the tv. I love you. You are super. love you granda.



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