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Killie Histories Episode 18: Freddie Dindeleux


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On 8/31/2021 at 7:35 PM, Killie alan said:

....pity the sky commentator couldn’t prounce his name right Dan instead of Din

Dan-de-leu is the correct pronunciation.

Like people don’t think Kanté should be pronounced Kong-tay.

 

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A huge response in listener numbers for this episode!

As a little extra, here is a video clip of Freddie discussing his distinctive style.

The podcast is deliberately audio only but, every now and then, a bit of video helps to tell the story...

Video clip is here

Full podcast episode is here

 

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Remember Gerry’s debut at Douglas Park when he scored twice iirc.

I remember this big, strong, very upright player running down the left wing brushing off defenders.

It was something we hadn’t had before.

He went to South Africa after playing, I think, then was coaching in Florida.

A Killie Histories interview would be good! 

 

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3 hours ago, skygod said:

Remember Gerry’s debut at Douglas Park when he scored twice iirc.

I remember this big, strong, very upright player running down the left wing brushing off defenders.

It was something we hadn’t had before.

He went to South Africa after playing, I think, then was coaching in Florida.

A Killie Histories interview would be good! 

 

I think he scored about 6 goals in his first half dozen games. He ran with his fists closed and thumbs up! ?

(I’ve just checked, he scored 8 goals in his first 8 games. 5 goals in the league and 3 in the cup)

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5 hours ago, skygod said:

Remember Gerry’s debut at Douglas Park when he scored twice iirc.

I remember this big, strong, very upright player running down the left wing brushing off defenders.

It was something we hadn’t had before.

He went to South Africa after playing, I think, then was coaching in Florida.

A Killie Histories interview would be good! 

 

Agreed. If he could be tracked down and he was willing and able to be interviewed that would be great.

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6 hours ago, skygod said:

Remember Gerry’s debut at Douglas Park when he scored twice iirc.

I remember this big, strong, very upright player running down the left wing brushing off defenders.

It was something we hadn’t had before.

He went to South Africa after playing, I think, then was coaching in Florida.

A Killie Histories interview would be good! 

 

Very much so!

I did some initial digging and could trace Gerry's coaching on his club's website circa 2015 in USA, but nothing beyond that and I don't have a contact at all.

Gerry played in - arguably - Kilmarnock's most high-profile game of all time, the Fairs Cities semi final of 1967 against Leeds. A story I would love to explore.

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