Bobby Charlton RIP

[splott parker]

Re: Bobby Charlton RIP

Thought he died years ago.

No, no, no that was Mr Sugden (Brian Glover).

[MacAdder]

Re: Bobby Charlton RIP

Incredible life.
Survived an awful air crash
Great footballer
Inspiration to so many footballers after him.
Inspired kids kicking footballs around the streets to emulate him.
A legend & A National Treasure.

Knighthoods get chucked around way too easily, this man deserved it...

:thumbup:

[Wash DC Blue]

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No, no, no that was Mr Sugden (Brian Glover).

https://youtu.be/dRDXJTACdfA?si=wJxhhIhVphkoGQ3-

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

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A true great

[the other bob wilson]

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Schnellinger, Schulz, Weber and Siggi Held are still alive as well. Six Germans still alive, remarkable really.

Is it just a coincidence? I’m not sure, I remember reading something about Dennis Law where he talked about his time in Italy in the early sixties. Apparently, he saw little sign of the British game’s drinking culture, which would continue for decades, and the domestic players’ diet was healthier than your typical British player back then.

Also, they just interviewed Nobby Stiles’ son on Radio 5 and he said that six of the World Cup winning side had a dementia caused by persistent head tremor - traditionally, the British game was always played with the ball in the air more than it was elsewhere.

[splott parker]

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Not many people have a hair style named after them either, never could ‘get’ a ‘Charlton’ myself. Nowadays men do tend to go bald gracefully. (Special mention to Ralph Coates, whose didn’t seem to stay in place as much as Bobbys did, Harmony Hairspray available at Old Trafford perhaps)

[KingOfSiamIAm]

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He was one of those players known and respected throughout the world.

I can vaguely remember an advert in the 70’s where a typical Englishman abroad, on holiday, was attempting to talk to a local. From what I remember, after a short while of nonsense talk, they started to bandy about names of footballers, and Bobby Charlton was one.

Football, the international language.

[StraightOuttaCanton]

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Great footballer and interesting character. Loved by everyone apart from his brother

[Tuerto]

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Great footballer and interesting character. Loved by everyone apart from his brother

Cissie Charlton, their mother, what a character she was. Very articulate and strong. The sister of Jackie Milburn. Jack said in a documentary i watched that Bobby was a 'Mummy's Boy' and Cissie agreed with him! She could play as well. Fascinating family.

[NYCBlue]

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Respect. He was the first footballer I ever heard of. I remember waking up on Christmas morning aged 4 or 5 surprised to open a package with a West Ham kit. It was because I'd said Bobby Moore instead of Bobby Charlton. I never became a West Ham fan or a Man Utd fan.

[StraightOuttaCanton]

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Cissie Charlton, their mother, what a character she was. Very articulate and strong. The sister of Jackie Milburn. Jack said in a documentary i watched that Bobby was a 'Mummy's Boy' and Cissie agreed with him! She could play as well. Fascinating family.

She was a dominant matriarch who apparently didn’t approve of Bobby’s wife, but Bobby chose Norma over Mum and effectively cut Cissie out. Jack called him out for the behaviour and supposedly never forgave him… as you say fascinating family

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Schnellinger, Schulz, Weber and Siggi Held are still alive as well. Six Germans still alive, remarkable really.

Siggi Held was always a bit of a hero.....

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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Loved by everyone...

Was he?

[rich munn]

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What really sickened me yesterday was seeing that appalling cheating, diving, complaining little git Bruno Fernadez carrying a wreath for Bobby Charlton. Not fit to lick his boots.

Nobody could have chosen a more inappropriate person to do that.

:ayatollah:

[Alan Lung]

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What really sickened me yesterday was seeing that appalling cheating, diving, complaining little git Bruno Fernadez carrying a wreath for Bobby Charlton. Not fit to lick his boots.

Nobody could have chosen a more inappropriate person to do that.

:ayatollah:

Tidy story bro.