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Very true. I guess i should take back my negitive comments (for today
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I feel sorry for his son who now has to carry on life without a father.
Peace be with him.
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Posted: 2005-11-25 18:45:51
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On 2005-11-25 17:29:58, methylated_spirit wrote:
He was a supremely gifted soccer player, right up there with maradona and pele in terms of individual skill
Ahem... well... maybe not that up...
Anyway, a gifted player he was.
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Posted: 2005-11-25 18:47:20
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i think if you look back at his style he was up there with maradona and pele. pele certainly thinks so but then pele thinks england were going to win the last world cup so maybe hes not the best judge
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Posted: 2005-11-25 18:59:19
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What a great man he was, as Alex Ferguson said yesterday "what a likable man" and he will be missed very much.
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Posted: 2005-11-25 19:06:11
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On 2005-11-25 18:38:41, joebmc wrote:
No he did not deserve to die but he did not deserve the transplant.
I know all about addiction having have worked in a drug rehab for a year and having a brother addicted to drugs (although clean now for 2 years) and plus given up smoking myself (which apprantly is the hardist of all addictions to give up).
Imo its as bad as fattys being lazy and saying "oh i inherted my condition" and taking pie's, McDonalds and lard for there "condition".
Fair enough not everyone has strong will power, but if your given a second chance in life you should beat your demons no matter what!
And was it not so long ago his wife left him for his contuining drinking?
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I didn't say he deserved to die?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
But yes, good man...
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Posted: 2005-11-25 19:32:43
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George Best was probably the most naturally gifted footballer the British Isles have ever produced.
He had speed, balance, vision, superb close control and the ability to create chances and score from seemingly impossible situations. The Brazilian legend, Pele, once remarked that George Best was "the best player in the world."
Best grew up on Belfast's Cregagh estate and played football for both Cregagh Boys Club and Lisnasharragh Intermediate School.
He joined Manchester United's ground staff in August 1961 after being spotted by Bob Bishop, one of United's top scouts. Despite a spell of homesickness he signed as an amateur and joined the Manchester Ship Canal Company as a clerk. He turned professional on his 17th birthday in May 1963.
Best's League debut was against West Bromwich Albion on 14th September 1963 and he scored his first goal in only his second appearance in a 5-1 victory over Burnley on 28th December 1963. He won his first Northern Ireland cap in a 3-2 victory over Wales, after only 15 League matches.
He won a F.A. Youth Cup winners' plaque in 1964, scoring one of United's goals in their 5-2 aggregate victory over Swindon Town. In 1965 he won a Championship medal adding a second in 1967. Best gave United an extra-time lead in the European Champions Cup Final in 1968, United eventually defeating Benfica 4-1.
He was already well known to Benfica having been instrumental in inflicting their first ever home defeat in European competition back in 1965 at the quarter-final stage of the European Champions Cup.
United had won 5-1 with Best scoring two goals and being christened 'El Beatle'. It was the start of a spectacular rise to superstardom for George Best. He also scored 28 League goals in 41 matches in 1967-68 season as United finished as runners-up in the League.
These 28 goals made him United's top scorer that season, a position he held for the following four seasons as well. His performances in 1967-68 season won him both the Footballer of the Year and the European Player of the Year trophies.
George Best made 361 League appearances for Manchester United scoring 136 goals. He also holds the record for the most goals by a United player in a single match (not including wartime), six versus Northampton Town, F.A. Cup fifth round on 8th February 1970. United won the match 8-2. He won a total of 37 Northern Ireland caps, 32 of which whilst at United.
Off the field, Best opened a number of fashion boutiques in Manchester in 1966 and 1967. He also opened a travel agency and a couple of nightclubs, Slack Alice's and Oscar's. Unfortunately these business enterprises were not commercial successes.
Best's career at United deteriorated during the 1970s. A rift developed between the club and player as off-field problems and the pressures of superstardom took their toll. He walked out on the club on a number of occasions, notably in 1972 when he announced his retirement and ran off to Marbella, Spain.
He returned to Manchester United in September 1973 but finally broke both Tommy Docherty's and Manchester United's patience when he failed to turn up for training in January 1974. His final League match for United had been in a disappointing 0-3 defeat against Queens Park Rangers on New Year's Day 1974.
The clubs he played for after leaving United are almost too numerous to mention but they include Dunstable Town (1974), Stockport County (1975), Cork Celtic (1975), Fulham (1976-77), Hibernian (1979-80), Bournemouth (1983) and Brisbane Lions of Australia (1983).
Best also played in the short lived North American Soccer League for L.A. Aztecs (1976-78), Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1978-79) and San Jose Earthquakes (1980-81). He made numerous guest appearances for teams in friendly, charity and testimonial matches.
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http://www.manutd.com/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=2305 )
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Posted: 2005-11-25 20:07:58
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A legend died, and so did this topic...
I believe most of you are too young to remember George Best play but he was the firs football player who's name I learnt to pronounce. Not even a Norwegian playes got to get the honour of being the first one to be mentioned.
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Posted: 2005-11-27 11:46:20
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RIP George !
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Posted: 2005-11-27 13:30:09
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