RIP Jim Smith

[ThatJa]

RIP.

Started at the best, albeit a Wednesday fan

Former Derby and Portsmouth manager Jim Smith dies, aged 79

Jim Smith had two spells in charge of Oxford and was also manager at Newcastle and QPR as well as Harry Redknapp's assistant

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[Scooter_mcgavin]

I actually never knew he was a sheffielder.

RIP Jim.

 

[Digs blade]

Old school manager and all round decent bloke. RIP

 

[Stretch]

A top footy bloke, who certainly enjoyed a tipple.


RIP Jim

 

[georgebernardshaw]

A real football man, old school and very knowledgeable

R.I.P. Jim

 

[Superblades]

Jim & Harry at Portsmouth were a decent team together.

R.I.P.

 

[BornOnShorehamStreet]

RIP Mr Smith


Signed amateur forms with us

Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[hull-Blade]

R.I.P Jim

 

[SK10Blade]

Played in the same school team as my Dad who we lost five years ago. Remember him talking about Jim.

 

[silverfox]

I believe he was born or lived on East Bank Road.

RIP

 

[blademark]

Jim and Harry, I can't think of two better guys to go for a drink with. Jim was a character from a bygone era, and memories of him will live long. Top bloke.

 

[HighfieldBlade]

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[KoppedOff]

Strange; I was only readng his wikipedia page over the weekend. Always seemed one of the good guys.

 

[VictoryBlade]

An all round good bloke!

 

[N20 Blade]

Remember he was the Newcastle manager when we beat them to promotion and he was magnanimous in their failure. Wish there were more like him nowadays.

 

[Grandmanasty]

He was my uncle on my Mums side although we weren't close since my mum died several years ago.
Decent bloke and always last man standing at family weddings, birthdays etc.
Good value for money could have listened to him talk all night.
Sadly had a stroke a couple of years ago and developed dementia. Terrible way to go his immediate family are obviously very upset.

 

[wavy-blade]

Like others I never realised he was from Sheffield , always liked the bloke , RIP Jim .

 

[Nade]

Lived in Dore didn't he?

 

[Nade]

As opposed to outside in the woods?

Bah dum tish

 

[The Hobott]

Understood from my brother, who knew him a bit, he was a top bloke.

RIP

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

RIP.

Started at the best, albeit a Wednesday fan

Former Derby and Portsmouth manager Jim Smith dies, aged 79

Jim Smith had two spells in charge of Oxford and was also manager at Newcastle and QPR as well as Harry Redknapp's assistant

www.google.com

Bloody hell, another of my Dad's mates gone!
RIP Jim

 

[1973Blade]

Was there ever any talk of him becoming United's manager?

 

[bornablade]

Was he with Wilder at Oxford for a while?

 

[Grappler]

RIP Jim. Dementia is a terrible way to go.

 

[Davalon]

Likeable bloke. Sad news.

 

[Cerberus Blade]

Was there ever any talk of him becoming United's manager?

I seem to vaguely remember his name being suggested as a possible candidate, probably mid 80's, when we were going through a bad patch, but I don't know if there was ever anything in it. It was probably based on his success with Oxford United and the fact he was a Sheffielder. (Used to be on United's books as a player).

I thought everyone knew he was a Sheffielder? He even had the archetypal "Sheffield face" to me. One that reflects years of hard work and a touch of cynicism - a sort of "tha what?" look about it...



I thought the guy was a good manager and having read a few reports over the past 24 hours since his passing, it seems like he was one hell of a decent human being too. RIP.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Jim & Harry at Portsmouth were a decent team together.

R.I.P.

Harry and Jim........as the song goes.

 

[Plymouthblade]

RIP

 

[Silent Blade]

Bloody hell, another of my Dad's mates gone! ☹
RIP Jim

Always thought Jim was your dad when you first posted years ago that your dad supported Wendy, played for England Youth and kept out of the SUFC team by Brian Richardson! This confirms that my guess was wrong!

 

[Tynemouth Blade]

Always thought Jim was your dad when you first posted years ago that your dad supported Wendy, played for England Youth and kept out of the SUFC team by Brian Richardson! This confirms that my guess was wrong!

My Dad has NEVER supported the Pigs!!!!