Off to Vegas to Visit County Legend Jim Fryatt !





I`ll open with a question…..who wouldn`t want to travel to Vegas to spend time with County Legend Jim Fryatt?

Jim……a real legend and no mistake  who scored goals for fun wherever he played or whom so ever he turned out for.

Jim made 46 appearances for County scoring 29 goals( Inc 1  in 1974) before being snapped up by First Division Blackburn Rovers.
Jim playing for County.


Blackburn knew a brilliant player when they saw one , and Jim was that and more. He could head a ball harder than most players could manage to kick it , and was a massive favourite with County fans before the bank leaned on County to part company with one of the best players ever to draw on a County shirt.

His career (  including later appearances in NASL)spanned 552 games in which he amassed  an impressive tally of 205 goals, and Jim still holds the Football League record for the fastest goal, which he scored within an amazing 4 seconds of the kick off when playing for Bradford v Tranmere in 1967.


Jim in NASL







Back to the question I posed earlier then, and for long standing County fan Gordon Cundill, it was a no brainer- it was his birthday and he wanted to spend it in Jim`s company, so  he promptly upped sticks and trotted off ( with some `help` from United Airways) to Vegas both to celebrate his birthday and to see County Legend Jim Fryatt  and his wife  Val.



Having bought ( with friends)the County `Help for Heroes` shirt for Jim last year, Gordon  looked to take it with him , but it also  occurred to  him that Val's maiden name was Stott, and  it would be nice to get another shirt to go with the no 9 Fryatt item.



Thus….in concert with  Phil Robinson a second shirt was bought with `Stott` emblazoned on the back.












These  photos are from Gordon`s last night in  Vegas.



With the Gilley Girls  who were  good sports, and were happy to have a photo taken.












Then Gordon`s  good friend DJ Caffeine took a photo of  outside Treasure Island, a very happy Gordon on his last night over the pond.













That looked like a really good holiday  ( despite hassle and a delayed flight home )…and the County  shirts delivered to very appreciative Jim and Val Fryatt, and hedgegrower thanks GC for this insight.











If hedgegrower is unsure as to whether or when Gordon will next be off to visit Jim and Val, he is certain that if/ when that happens County supporters will be kept abreast of happenings.



Meanwhile we wish Jim and Val good health and happiness !



hedgegrower






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