hey ho. the books well worth it though. why not read it then give it to them (him/ her) on their birthday.

Half decent article about John and another former player !! m.guardian.co.uk/?id=102202&stor ... rry-newton

Half decent article about John and another former player !! m.guardian.co.uk/?id=102202&stor ... rry-newton

excellent read so far , old leeds in the 50s & 60s and describing norman francis as one of the best who never was in the a team section

going to headers tonight to get the new shirt thinking of getting HOLMES printed on the back but dont know whether to get 1 or 6

I'd get 6

that was what i was thinking till a few people at work mentioned he played alot at 1

He's probably better known as a stand-off though in the game generally, and that's certainly where I remember him playing just about all of his first team rugby at Leeds - although arguably you could get 13 put on there to commemorate his time in the A Team towards the end of his career as well.

thanks for confusing the matter

No 6 is what im getting on mine.

John Holmes started off at Leeds as a full-back, moved to centre for a while, then to stand-off, then to second-row (fairly briefly) then back to stand-off.

Holmes
...1....

would be my choice but not because of the position he played.

im going to stick with 6

I have 6 on the shirt I got with Holmes on the back last year

I still chuckle when dad said that yours was printed ok but they had run out of certain letters for mine or didnt have enough to get my HOLMES 6 that i wanted

HOMO
6
UAL

Was what he was going to get me.





the bugga.

I bet THAT shirt would go down a treat in the WF postcode.

I received this book for my birthday and having started watching Leeds as a kid in the late 80's and early 90's don't really remember John at all.

I expected to enjoy reading the book, and am obviously aware of the various Cup Finals etc, but for a lot of the content to not really be something I could relate to.

What I didn't expect was to finish it in a couple of days, be sucked into the enthralling life of a man I only know of my repuatation, and finish the final chapter with tears streaming down my face. As I put the book down tonight I felt like I had witnessed part of this great man's career and am envious of people who had the opportunity to be part of those great days.

An extremely well written book which gave an incredible insight into the life and career of a man obviously held in the highest regard by his peers.

I think I am going to make a purchase

I was born in the early 90's, so I never got the pleasure of watching John play. Reading the book really shows a true legend of Leeds Rugby League. Reading of his abilities to change games, and seeming to revolutionise passing and attacking plays. The last chapter made me a bit misty eyed, yet I have never seen the man play, I know he will be missed greatly. An excellent read.