Bobby Charlton Has Died
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As Paul merson said today on soccer Saturday when the news broke...legend is bandied around too much these days...but Sir Bobby Charlton deserves it and every tribute and accolade he gets over the next few days. From surviving and seeing the horrors of the Munich crash to what he achieved for club and country....they really don't make many like that any more.
RIP Bobby.....rest easy x
RIP Bobby.....rest easy x
Frozen Horse
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Sad news, but I was glad it was announced at a match
The spontaneous chanting by both sets of fans was a credit to both, and a unique tribute in my experience, worthy of as great a name in the English game as there has ever been.
The spontaneous chanting by both sets of fans was a credit to both, and a unique tribute in my experience, worthy of as great a name in the English game as there has ever been.
Uncletommy
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I was lucky enough to go to his soccer school as a kid and even luckier to sit and chat with him for 10 minutes or so as we were first in the hall before we started. We sat on the floor at the front of the hall as other kids were filing in and he was sat on a table in front of us. A lot of the kids were ‘united/arsenal’ fans and he was ribbing me for being a boro fan! He said I suppose someone has to be! I asked for his autograph and still have it now. He was so good to us and such a nice fella.
RIP icon/legend/gentleman.
RIP icon/legend/gentleman.
Slipperutb01
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Good night God bless Sir Bobby
Utb
Utb
The Card Cheat
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The greatest English footballer to ever exist. Peerless. But even more importantly a man of genuine warmth, humility and integrity.
Norman_Conquest
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I've just read this anecdote in The Times about Charlton and thought I would share it.
"He had gifts to die for," Alan Ball, Charlton's England team-mate, once noted. He told of Sir Alf Ramsey one day asking if he had a dog, and how the dog would fetch a ball and bring it back to its owner. "That's what I want you to do for Bobby Charlton," Ramsey told Ball.
"He had gifts to die for," Alan Ball, Charlton's England team-mate, once noted. He told of Sir Alf Ramsey one day asking if he had a dog, and how the dog would fetch a ball and bring it back to its owner. "That's what I want you to do for Bobby Charlton," Ramsey told Ball.
Paterson
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I only saw him play live once. My mate's Dad was a Sunderland fan and he took us up to Roker Park to a testimonial game for Billy Hughes when I was twelve.
Charlton was about three years into retirement at that time but I imagine his presence in an 'All-Stars XI' will have added to the gate.
When the play brought him over to our side of the pitch we got his attention by shouting 'Baldy!' at him. I can still recall the look of bemusement on his face at being taunted by kids on an occasion where he had probably turned out for expenses at best.
RIP Bobby.
Charlton was about three years into retirement at that time but I imagine his presence in an 'All-Stars XI' will have added to the gate.
When the play brought him over to our side of the pitch we got his attention by shouting 'Baldy!' at him. I can still recall the look of bemusement on his face at being taunted by kids on an occasion where he had probably turned out for expenses at best.
RIP Bobby.