I got told by my dad and 2 of his brothers, who saw both Hagan and Currie may times, that there was no doubt in their minds that Jimmy was the better player as far as ball skills, all round ability and audacity was concerned.
I was fortunate to see him play the one time in a testimonial (possibly Cec Coldwell's or Joe Shaw's) when his playing days were behind him and was the manager at West Brom (I think) at the time. The thing that stuck in my mind since then was he received a powerful pass that was about waist height. Jimmy seemed to pluck the ball from the air with an outstretched foot and brought it down under perfect control for him to continue the play almost in one motion.
Whether he was the best or not, he was certainly exceptionally gifted
I was fortunate to see him play the one time in a testimonial (possibly Cec Coldwell's or Joe Shaw's) when his playing days were behind him and was the manager at West Brom (I think) at the time. The thing that stuck in my mind since then was he received a powerful pass that was about waist height. Jimmy seemed to pluck the ball from the air with an outstretched foot and brought it down under perfect control for him to continue the play almost in one motion.
Whether he was the best or not, he was certainly exceptionally gifted