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[Duffo The Bear]

It's interesting in the Centenary DVD where Ossie talks about having had no animosity towards Emlyn Hughes having explained that Hughes deliberately set out to hurt him and did (ie broke Ossie's leg).
It shows an incredibly forgiving nature from Ossie. Emlyn had passed away before the interview and now sadly has Peter.

[64blue]

That just shows what a great man Ossie was.

[Richard Redmond]

If Emlyn Hughes (who was a great player) was around today and played for Chelsea, can you just imagine the stick we'd be getting? Amazing.

[chelseacampo]

Like you say 64, just goes to prove wot a legend Ossie is!!!!

C'mon the Chels

[Harry Sideras]

Did you bring this up because of the link I provided elsewhere? If not, it's a strange coincidence.

Even Chopper Dived

It's to be noted that Hughes was at Blackpool at the time, not Liverpool yet.

[Duffo The Bear]

^ No Harry. I brought it up because I was given the DVD as a birthday present on Sunday and made a point of watching it. So yes it is a strange co-incidence.

[Harry Sideras]

Happy Birthday for Sunday then :)

Nice pressie!

[Duffo The Bear]

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Originally posted by Harry Sideras

Happy Birthday for Sunday then :)

Nice pressie!

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Thanks Harry. :)

[Trimmtrabb]

He says that on record, privately hmmmmmmmm - doubt it!

[Harry Sideras]

From that link, the most intriguing part is:

"He [Osgood] also told me what he'd like to do to Kerry Dixon for reasons I still can't divulge, and it wasn't pleasant."

I'd love to know what that is... for solely prurient reasons of course :)

[True Blue Gary]

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Originally posted by Harry Sideras

Did you bring this up because of the link I provided elsewhere? If not, it's a strange coincidence.

Even Chopper Dived

It's to be noted that Hughes was at Blackpool at the time, not Liverpool yet.

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I gonna miss all these Osgood tales...

He was a great speaker and story-teller...

[True Blue Gary]

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Originally posted by Harry Sideras

From that link, the most intriguing part is:

"He [Osgood] also told me what he'd like to do to Kerry Dixon for reasons I still can't divulge, and it wasn't pleasant."

I'd love to know what that is... for solely prurient reasons of course :)

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That caught my attention as well. I wonder what it was...

[Harry Sideras]

Who do we know that knows Kerry Dixon... let me think...

[Droy was my hero]

Harry Sideras, on Mar 28 2006, 14:07, said:

Did you bring this up because of the link I provided elsewhere? If not, it's a strange coincidence.
Even Chopper Dived
It's to be noted that Hughes was at Blackpool at the time, not Liverpool yet.

More stuff on Hughes ( and Tommy Smith hating him) here in the Telegraph a few days ago.

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"Everything in my life was football, especially Liverpool, so why should I let this two-faced little so-and-so spoil my football life? But I did not entertain him, or speak to him off the pitch. Never."
Their mutual loathing had been cemented earlier when Smith alleges that Hughes told him that a number Arsenal players were willing to throw a match for £50 a man.
"I'd take a lie-detector test. He did say that, but I thought he might have been trying to set me up. I was that disgusted I didn't tell anyone except Ian Callaghan. From then on, I disliked him that much and he disliked me that much. As a footballer, he was very good. As a person, he wasn't."

I always felt that Osgood's comments on Hughes were just what had been written for him for his speech, not what he actually felt. Indeed the whole of that article Harry links to could have been taken from his (very good I thought) auto-biography.