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Post by tom on Oct 21, 2023 15:11:51 GMT
Bobby Charlton has passed away.
What a footballer, but not always the gentleman footballer.
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Post by mulv on Oct 21, 2023 21:46:57 GMT
RIP
Not a particularly nice man, by all accounts, but hugely important part of England's footballing heritage.
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Post by will on Oct 22, 2023 13:32:28 GMT
I'm surprised by these comments, not because I knew the man personally, but because there have been loads of tributes from ordinary folk who met Sir Bobby and found him to be a true gentleman who was genuinely interested in the people he met.
Obviously, the radio stations that I've been listening to are not going to broadcast negative comments under the "don't speak badly of the dead" rule, but there have been enough very positive comments to make it clear that he had a good side to him as a person.
World Cup Winner, European Cup Winner, League Champion, Ballon d'Or winner - not many Englishmen that have a CV like that. In fact, Ithink there's only one. (I'm sure that Nobby Stiles never won the Ballon d'Or!)
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Post by tom on Oct 24, 2023 11:11:05 GMT
Tere is litle doubt that Sir Bobby was a great embassador for the sport, but in my opinion ha put himself about a wee bit on the field, like so many of his generation, he knew how to look after himself.
What I saw when he was playing was a man who could play the game in all aspects. What did surprise me was the fact that he used his reputation to avoid being penalised, he would go to the refs and claim that he wouldn't do that kind thing.
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Post by mulv on Oct 24, 2023 21:14:55 GMT
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