Thanks to Iain Sharp for his obituary for John Holmes. Read it rlhererl...

Excellent, a fitting tribute to a great player and a good man.
Let's hope it gives his family and friends some small comfort in this sorrowful period.

Its superb. Many thanks

That's superb. I was born just before John Holmes stopped playing so I never got to watch him. Pieces like this really help to give me a sense of what watching him play must have been like, so many thanks.

Excellent piece.

Perfect

I particularly like this

I can remember his Lazenby Cup,Leeds debut like it was just yesterday.
Kicked 10 goals.
A sad loss, along with Shoey another Leeds 'great'

I was too young to see him play and mores the pity, i was weaned on stories of his triumphs and battles and like many people have said he truly was a giant in the whole of the RL family. Fantastic article too.

He will be missed.

Fantastic piece

Best Artical I've ever seen on southstander

In a word - fitting

Excellent article.

My only slight criticism would be "as he engineered a record-breaking last minute comeback for the Loiners."

The last minute of that game will be remembered more for another player recently sadly passed (Derek Noonan) dropping the ball with the line at his mercy. There was cover defence in the corner but Noonan ended up over the line only without the ball.

excellent summary

and we know who signed him