![]() If I wanted to catch him and give him a clip for being too cheeky, I could never manage it because he was too quick! But, for all his success, he was never bolshy or arrogant about it at all. ![]() He ran for the county, ran for Birmingham too at 200 metres. I think he still holds the record at Arrow Vale High School for 200 metres. All his young life, he’d win everything at sports day. He scored once from nearly the halfway line at maybe 12 or 13 and everyone watching just went ballistic. I remember one woman bellowing to her two sons: “Have his legs!” But he used to run rings around them all. You’d have other teams targeting him because he was so good. As he grew up, every team he played for, they always won everything. ![]() Roger, his dad, played Sunday League, so there was a bit of it in the blood, but Jim played it constantly and got really good. ![]() He’d do anything for anyone, but especially for the people he loved.įrom the age he was seven or eight, when he started playing in the street every night, football became a huge part of our lives. He was bubbly, cheeky, funny, a bit of a Jack-the-lad, but also a kind, thoughtful boy who absolutely loved his family and friends. He touched a lot of people’s lives in the 21 years he was with us. If you ever met Jim, you were drawn to him. It’s been 20 years since Jim passed away and I’ve absolutely no idea where the time has gone. With his Redditch accent, he'd say: Come on Mom, get on with it! ![]() He’d be taking the mickey out of me already, though, in that nice way that he had about him. He’d be so proud that I’m writing this piece and that United fans will be reading it. First of all, I know he’d be so proud that he’s even remembered at United. ![]()
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