TIL 1010 4,655 Posted January 22, 2016 Haven''t seen this anywhere but copied this from his Facebook page. One of my early memories of following City, a true legend to many of us older fans. Tommy Bryceland 4 hrs · Tommy passed away peacefully this morning after a short battle with cancer. He will be very sadly missed. x Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FenwayFrank 2,423 Posted January 22, 2016 Does Paul know ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,304 Posted January 22, 2016 B*oody hell Tilly, one of my heroes.Always remember him scoring our goal in that 5th Round FA Cup tie at Carrow Rd in 1967. Nutty''s first match I believe.RIP Tommy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Year of the tiger 51 Posted January 22, 2016 Tremendous player, a bit like Wes. When he played well, City played well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,515 Posted January 22, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOApMy_KXQ4My Dad''s favourite player, I can only just remember him. The only footage I could find of a goal by Bryceland, winning the Scottish Cup Final in 1959 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOApMy_KXQ4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 4,515 Posted January 22, 2016 More Scottish brilliance on this one at 5.40 - 6.00 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg5UL8JRm4M Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ricardo 7,239 Posted January 22, 2016 Shocked to hear that news.Tommy was one of my all time favourites and a key player during a fairly barren time in the 1960''s. If Tommy was missing the points were always harder to come by. When I watch Wes Hoolahan I am often put in mind of Tommy. He will be sadly missed by all those who can remember him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diesel Doris 122 Posted January 22, 2016 So shocked to hear this. He was my favourite player. RIP. Condolences to his family and friends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellowhammer 84 Posted January 22, 2016 Remember Tommy was one of the first city players I watched ,a true city legend . R.I.P Tommy and condolences to your family . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,304 Posted January 22, 2016 Thanks for putting those video clips up on here LDC.There is another grainy video around showing Tommy scoring our consolation in the MOTD highlights of that FA Cup 5th Round game. Someone put it up on here a while back so maybe a computer whizz can find it and pop it back up on this thread please ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,530 Posted January 22, 2016 [quote user="ricardo"]Shocked to hear that news.Tommy was one of my all time favourites and a key player during a fairly barren time in the 1960''s. If Tommy was missing the points were always harder to come by. When I watch Wes Hoolahan I am often put in mind of Tommy. He will be sadly missed by all those who can remember him.[/quote]Yes. What they used to call in Scotland "a tanner ba'' player". Meaning someone who grew up honing their skills with a small "sixpence ball" in the back streets or on waste ground. Hard to believe now, but was there was a time when Scotland produced great players. Bryceland wasn''t quite that for his country (although if it hadn''t been for an early broken leg, when they were killer injuries...) but he was for us. RIP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crafty Canary 490 Posted January 22, 2016 Very sad news. Tommy ''Brylcreem'' Bryceland was a super little ball player and, as many have noted, was the Wes Hoolihan of his day for City. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,351 Posted January 22, 2016 Gutted to hear this. Tommy was my first hero. He was an amazing player as others have already said. Wes reminds me of him in many ways. Tommy had the edge as a goalscorer though. He scored 55 goals for us from midfield. Back then we called him an inside forward. I believe Lakey''s Scottish Cup Final was played in front of 119,000 people. I doubt any other player in our history has scored in front of that many people either before or after playing for us. The game that Smithy mentions was indeed my first game, was the game that I fell in football love with Tommy and also was Norwich''s first game on MOTD. You can watch the highlights here : - http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/923 I did a card for Tommy for our "Still On The Ball" group : - RIP Tommy - A true City legend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bury Yellow 2 Posted January 22, 2016 Thanks Tommy for brilliant memories. As others have said, he didn''t actually play in one of our better teams and that was a shame but he was ''worth the admission money alone''A favourite player of my mum and dad.Condolences to Tommy''s family Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,304 Posted January 22, 2016 Thanks for putting up the MOTD video Nutty.I was behind the goal in the Barclay that day and when Tommy scored it was pandemonium. Looking back at it I''m surprised there weren''t any serious injuries at best.Great memories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KoromaCrab 0 Posted January 22, 2016 Great videos LDC, thanks for sharing. That touch/assist from Bryceland in the second video is wonderful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lessingham Canary 99 Posted January 22, 2016 Was before my time, but great to see the video, thanks Nutty.Thoughts go out to Tommy''s family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CANARYKING 634 Posted January 22, 2016 So sad, Tommy and Colin Suggett my all time favourites. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Woodman 92 Posted January 22, 2016 [quote user="lake district canary"]More Scottish brilliance on this one at 5.40 - 6.00 minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg5UL8JRm4M[/quote]A little before my time, but what a pass that is at 5.50-6.00 in this clip. RIP Tommy Bryceland. I hope there''s some applause tomorrow and BT can replay some coverage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barry Brockes 145 Posted January 22, 2016 It''s always very difficult to compare players from different eras but if I was to compile my best NCFC eleven since I started following the Canaries in 1960 Tommy would be very close to being in the line-up. As others have said boy could he pick a pass, like Wes, but he also wasn''t afraid to really get stuck in and he scored a fair number of goals for an inside forward. RIP Tommy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YankeeCanary 0 Posted January 22, 2016 Condolences to Tommy''s family. For those of us that had the pleasure of seeing him in a Norwich jersey he will be in our memories until we cease to walk the earth too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rhiadd 7 Posted January 22, 2016 I remember bicycling to school with my friends arguing the relative merits of Tommy Bryceland and Jimmy Hill. He was a wizard. Ahh, to have those times again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KoromaCrab 0 Posted January 22, 2016 Also thanks Nutty for the FA video; not a bad view to watch the game from weirdly on screen! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Webbo118 0 Posted January 23, 2016 I saw my first match in 1963 and will never forget the way he combined with Ron Davies. Great players and true Club legends who will never be forgotten. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lappinitup 629 Posted January 23, 2016 Very sad news. Just like many others on here, Tommy was one of my all time favorites who I feel privileged to have watched many times and admire his undoubted skill with a football. Thanks for the wonderful memories Tommy, a bright light during some dark days. [*] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldRobert 38 Posted January 23, 2016 When Scotland produced great players. Rest In Peace Tommy. Honoured to have seen you play. My condolences to the Bryceland family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marchant 5 Posted January 23, 2016 Thanks so much for posting this link, I really enjoyed watching it in full and got quite emotional. I was at the game as a 10 year old.Loved the shots of the crowd standing pitch side of the barriers behind the Barclay End goal. Happy days.I also remember my Dad taking me to Hampden Park for the Scotland v England game in 1970 with my Norwich City shoulder bag and being stopped on a couple of occasions to talk about Tommy Bryceland.R.I.P Tommy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkbroadslim 223 Posted January 23, 2016 Rest in peace Tommy - [url]http://www.saintmirren.net/pages/?p=51483[/url] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 929 Posted January 23, 2016 I can only concur with what others have said.A great player & a hero of mineR.I.P. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norfolkbroadslim 223 Posted January 23, 2016 From the official site - [url]http://www.canaries.co.uk/news/article/tommy-bryceland-2916164.aspx[/url] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites