SNP call for all arrivals to be quarantined as India is put on UK coronavirus 'red list' for travellers. Jul 17, 2020 #1 Please feel free to post your favourites . Jul 17, 2020 #2 Reactions: macallan, dh1963, sofakineazy and 10 others. He regularly assaulted her, bullied her psychologically with vile taunts, and controlled her finances and social life. Oop! Read one of his biographies some time ago cannot remember which one. And even now I can watch the grainy black and white highlights again and again ... and watch him. Former minister Alex Neil says tactical voting would help achieve a supermajority in favour of an independence referendum. [13] He described his approach to playing football as "treating the ball like a woman. Indeed Caldow was carried off with a broken leg when a Baxter-inspired Scotland defeated England at Wembley in 1963. Baxter scored both goals in the 2-1 win over England in 1963, … Your information will be used in accordance with our. The story Tom Miller recounts is that when Brown asked Baxter to warm up, Jim first stretched out his left leg and then his right and quipped, “That’s me warmed up!” He then ran the show. Young players like I was would simply tell them to get stuffed and take their talent elsewhere. He scored his first goal for the club in November 1960, against Clyde,[7] and in the same month scored an early goal in Rangers' 8–0 win over the German team Borussia Mönchengladbach. MO_TxTruBlu Well-Known Member. James Curran Baxter (29 September 1939 – 14 April 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left half. I think I devoured every joyful word in every Sunday newspaper. Wiki User Answered 2011-04-27 20:11:47. Jim had joined Raith Rovers in 1957 from Crossgates Primrose and made 62 standout appearances for the club. His marriage to Jean broke down in 1981 and the two divorced. [11] In 1961 Baxter played in the Rangers team that contested the first ever European Cup Winners' Cup Final, a two-legged tie that they lost 4–1 on aggregate to Fiorentina. Scottish legend Jim Baxter dies. [8] After the replay of the Scottish Cup Final against Celtic in 1963 he stuffed the match ball up his shirt and later gave it to a new member of the team. James Curran Baxter (29 September 1939 – 14 April 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left half. [8] Scotland finished second in their qualifying group, behind Italy. Thread starter MO_TxTruBlu; Start date Jul 17, 2020; 1; 2; 3; Next. But most of all they had a Baxter in magisterial and unstoppable form. Give it a cuddle, caress it a wee bit, take your time, and you'll get the required response". After he died of pancreatic cancer in 2001, his funeral was held in Glasgow Cathedral and his ashes were buried at Rangers' Ibrox Stadium. In the old footage most players look a bit slow, leaden or the ball is getting hoofed. His close friends included the Celtic players Billy McNeill, Pat Crerand and Mike Jackson, in defiance of the unwritten rule that rivals did not associate. Jean married golfer William McCondichie three years later. Jimmy Johnstone, who played for Rangers' great rivals Celtic, said shortly after Baxter's death, "He was a great man and a genius on the ball. By the end of the game of his life, 'Slim Jim' Baxter, left-midfield architect of the Scots' victory, was openly toying with the furious, frustrated deities in white. Scotland had a new manager, Bobby Brown, and a new goalkeeper – the 36-year-old Ronnie Simpson – and few gave Scotland much hope of winning. [8][34], Like some other British football stars of the late 20th century, Baxter drank to excess,[11][35] and at one point was said to be consuming three bottles of Bacardi a day. Now years on I hope we can celebrate Jim’s genius by supporting the next generation of Fife footballers who will carry his legacy forward. He was saying during the game that (Willie) Henderson was having a brilliant game, a real real good game. The Rangers left-half, 'Slim' Jim Baxter, adorned in the famous Glaswegian blue, shows no signs of allowing his play to succumb to the recent weather. … Jim Baxter was born at Hill O’Beath in Fife in 1939 just as war was breaking out across Europe. [13], His first Rangers game was in August 1960 at inside left against Partick Thistle in the Scottish League Cup. Slim Jim Well-Known Member. What did say it all was that it was held aloft in the Celtic end at a Scottish Cup semi-final 24 hours after Jim Baxter passed away at the age of 61 on April 14, 2001. It wasn’t a plea. [13], In the 1960s Baxter gained 34 caps as a member of strong Scottish teams, which included Billy McNeill, Pat Crerand,[11] John White, Dave Mackay, Denis Law[8] and John Greig. Across the next 50 years – whether at home or in Downing Street – I’d watch either on TV, or in person, most of Scotland’s internationals and cheer as I did when we qualified for tournament after tournament and sat head in hands in the stand when Gary McAllister missed that famous Euro 96 penalty and watched in disbelief as Paul Gascoigne scored for England a minute later. [17], Baxter moved back to Rangers. Baxter was born in Hill of Beath, Fife, on 29 September 1939 and was educated and started his career there. [22] Bobby Moore thought this was the best team Scotland ever fielded. It is Baxter's finest hour for the Ibrox outfit. See Answer. Former Rangers and Scotland legend Jim Baxter has died at the age of 61, the Scottish Premiership club said today. [14], In December 1964, Baxter played brilliantly to set up a 2–0 win for Rangers in an away game against Rapid Vienna in the European Cup. [35] At the age of 55 he needed two liver transplants in four days,[7][35] and promised to quit drinking. Baxter scooped the ball forward for Law, who immediately lost control. [41][42] In 2004, he was also inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. The right-back showed his quality once again as the Ibrox side sent their rivals out of the Scottish Cup. Although he was given most of the credit for the 3–2 win, some commentators wished he had made an effort to run up a bigger score. In the last minute he went to 'nutmeg' an opponent, who was having none of it and broke Baxter's leg with his challenge. [19] He made his international debut in November 1960, when Scotland beat Northern Ireland. [12] This was to be a watershed for Baxter. He had touch, balance, vision and just this wonderful aura ..." Rangers manager Willie Waddell said, "Jim was the finest left half ever produced by Rangers." [21] In the 1963 game Scotland were reduced to 10 men when their left back Eric Caldow's leg was broken in a tackle by Bobby Smith – substitutions were not allowed at that time. Scottish football given major deal that will allow fans to see all their club's games, The SPFL Premiership and Sky have announced a huge new deal, SPFL stands alongside UEFA in condemning European Super League, Chief Executive Neil Doncaster is concerned by the 'enormously damaging impact' of the plans, Neil Doncaster slams European Super League plans as SPFL chief takes aim at 'cynical' breakaway. At the end of 1967 Sunderland transferred him to Nottingham Forest, who gave him a free transfer back to Rangers in 1969 after 50 games. Now 2017 offers a golden chance to celebrate him 50 years on from that Wembley triumph and I can think of no better tribute than creating funds and the means to find the next Jim Baxter. “Just give the ball to me,” said Jim Baxter. However, in 1965 he married Jean Ferguson, a hairdresser, and the couple brought up two sons Alan and Steven. [36], In February 2001, Baxter was diagnosed as suffering from cancer of the pancreas, and he died at his home on Glasgow's South Side on 14 April 2001, with his partner Norma and his sons Alan and Steven at his bedside. Gordon Banks gathered, then the Bobbies Moore and Charlton edged upfield. [8] In this game Baxter also conspired with Billy Bremner against Alan Ball, sending Bremner a "50-50" pass, which allowed Bremner to "hit Ball like a train" when Ball contested possession. He was born, educated and started his career in Fife, but his peak playing years were in the early 1960s with the Glasgow club Rangers, whom he helped to win ten trophies between 1960 and 1965, and where he became known as "Slim Jim". He was a … 1967 was the famous year! However, he started drinking heavily during a four-month layoff caused by a leg fracture in December 1964, his fitness suffered, and he was transferred to Sunderland in summer 1965. After 49 appearances, he left Forest in May 1969 to return to Rangers. Although he gained a reputation as a womaniser when he moved to Glasgow, he married in 1965 and had two sons. But 1967, the year after England won the World Cup, was an even better platform upon which Baxter could stand tall and shine. You are a greedy greedy man’. He also broke with Glasgow tradition by becoming friendly with several members of their major Glasgow rivals, Celtic. [12] Rangers fans remember him as "Slim Jim", and in 18 "Old Firm" games against local rivals Celtic – ten Scottish League, five League Cup and three Scottish Cup matches – he was only twice on the losing side. [7] Baxter often got falling-down drunk the night before a match, but this did not seem to hamper his play, and team managers took little notice of his drinking. He played junior football with Crossgates Primrose which brought him to the attention of Raith Rovers who signed him as a part-timer at the age of 18. Jim Baxter. [25][26] Teammate Denis Law expressed opinions on both sides of this debate, saying that Baxter was "the best player on the park" and the main reason for the Scots' victory,[12] but complaining that Baxter's lack of urgency had prevented Scotland from thoroughly avenging the 9–3 defeat in April 1961. Steven Gerrard says Rangers proved they're top dogs as he shrugs off John Kennedy 'trash talk'. I also spoke at his funeral in Glasgow Cathedral. "[11] Allegedly Pelé once said that Baxter should have been a Brazilian. Jul 14, 2020 #21 The best scottish player I’ve seen plus the best ever to play in our league. [16][7], In December 1967, English First Division club Nottingham Forest signed Baxter from Sunderland for a club record £100,000 fee, but his rapidly declining fitness and troubled personal life meant the move was unsuccessful. [23], The following year Scotland, again inspired by Baxter and Law, beat England 1–0, and only poor finishing prevented them from scoring a bigger win. [33], Baxter was free of the sectarianism that marked the rivalry between Glasgow's two leading teams. Let me declare, I wasn’t there. However, he started drinking heavily during a four-month layoff caused b… Jim Baxter in Photos. A one-word swagger – a wink and the promise of something special in what is still probably the greatest Scotland game of all time. In 2003, a statue was erected in his honour at his hometown, Hill of Beath. The Labour leader walked into trouble when he chose to end a conversation with an angry voter by walking into a pub which the man happened to be the landlord of. ‘Sexist’ Amazon tent listing blasted by furious Scots camper after seller claimed shelter was ‘easy for women’ to use. Between 1957 and 1960 every man, woman and child connected with Stark’s Park knew he was special. [40], Baxter is a member of the Rangers supporters' Hall of Fame,[13] and one of the first 50 added to the Scottish Sporting Hall of Fame when it was created in 2002. [13] By the end of his career with Rangers he had made 254 appearances for the club, including victories that led to three Scottish League Championships, three Scottish Cups and four League Cups. “Wembley ... this is the London Palladium,” Baxter said according to Tom Miller in a marvellous book Slim Jim: Simply The Best. Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter. Sun, Apr 15, 2001, 01:00. And I was so thrilled when the Daily Record asked me to present him with the Midfielder of the Century award in Glasgow only a few months before his death. By which time the entire opposition defence were almost sitting in … Jim also joked: “If I don’t turn it on here you can kick me up the backside.”. [8][38] (1967) Wembley. 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