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Get Well Soon Jimmy Armfield

Read that Jimmy isnt faring too well. He has thoat cancer and is currently receiving treatment in hospital. Hope he has a speedy recovery - he is one of my favourite pundits on 5-Live.

Often watch Sky but have 5-Live commentary on. Wet, Wednesday night football wouldnt be the same without Jimmy.

Alan Green, Mike Ingham and Jimmy are the ultimate commentary trio.


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Jimmy Armfield is recovering after a course of chemotherapy

Former England captain Jimmy Armfield has revealed he is receiving treatment for throat cancer.
The 71-year-old BBC Radio Five football pundit and former Blackpool defender has undergone chemotherapy for non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.
Armfield told BBC Radio Lancashire: "The prognosis is good, although I'm suffering from the side-affects of chemo and I'm not able to work.
He added: "Generally, I'm very positive about the future."
Armfield was awarded the OBE for services to football in 2000 after winning 43 England caps and making a club record 568 appearances for Blackpool. He managed Bolton before moving on to Leeds United, where he was in charge for the 1975 European Cup Final defeat against Bayern Munich in Paris. Since then he has become one of the most respected and recognised voices in the BBC's football coverage on radio, although he is currently not attending games after being advised to rest by doctors.
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Re: Get Well Soon Jimmy Armfield

Alan Green is an arrogant, opinionated gobshite. In my opinion, obviously. Although I'd be surprised if I'm in the minority on that one.

I like Jimmy Armfield though. Well, I did, it's been a few years now since I've listened to 5Live commentary - used to be able to pick it up on a normal radio when I lived in Brittany. Anyway, he always seemed like one of the better commentators/summarisers whenever I listened. Hope he recovers soon.
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Alan Green is an arrogant, opinionated gobshite. In my opinion, obviously.
Maybe that's why I like him.

He is the best.
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I agree with Jimmy being the best summariser of a game even though he is never talked about as such.
Peter Taylor was outstanding last night too on the Spurs Blackburn game.
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