She was a class act. Very decent person with it all.I thought Angie Best was very kind about him all things considered, she said - "He was a lovely guy but he had this illness . . ."
Not a bad existence tbf.He was one of the world’s best.
I idolised this guy asa kid.
He loved the booze and Fanny much more than his football,a waste at the end.
its no fun with a f ucked liver mate.Not a bad existence tbf.
Would you trade his 59 years for 75 of anonymity?
You could see his class when he played gor hibs even although he was nearly finished he still had the flicks and tricks one of the best ever yo come out of the U KThere’s a certain trait with a lot of working class Ulster folk that they can be quiet and shy externally, but have that bit of fire and devilment not far from the surface. You look at Best and Alex Higgins, I can certainly think of a few of my own family too.
As the quote goes, the candle that shines twice as bright burns half as long.
Think the Scots and Ulster Scots have that in them. Sometimes when the bevvy comes out the fireworks start too.There’s a certain trait with a lot of working class Ulster folk that they can be quiet and shy externally, but have that bit of fire and devilment not far from the surface. You look at Best and Alex Higgins, I can certainly think of a few of my own family too.
As the quote goes, the candle that shines twice as bright burns half as long.
I can imagine them in the same pubImagine him and Baxter in the same team!
He was an absolute maverick!A middle aged George Best
Fresh, faced youth.
What about George?Mum was at school with him, shared the same bus as well, very quiet but polite apparently.
Rowdy bugger apparently.What about George?
I was a young boy in the crowd behind the goal that day.A middle aged George Best
I was at the other end in the old Spion Kip.I was a young boy in the crowd behind the goal that day.
According to one of his books George was a Wolves supporter as a young ladWonderful player,terrible bloody illness played for Man Utd but never played for the club he truly loved.
If only.
Derek Dougan influence by any chance?According to one of his books George was a Wolves supporter as a young lad
Glentoran?Wonderful player,terrible bloody illness played for Man Utd but never played for the club he truly loved.
If only.
George's grandfather was Scottish.Think the Scots and Ulster Scots have that in them. Sometimes when the bevvy comes out the fireworks start too.
They went to America and took that with them too.
No when George was a kid Wolves and Man Utd were the dominant forces in English football in the 1950's and with their early televised European games this would have been the attraction for George as a boy. I think he was already playing for Man Utd a few years before Dougan became a Wolves player.Derek Dougan influence by any chance?
My cousin is married to George's sister and he helped organise the funeral. George was a lovely guy but painfully shy when he went over to Manchester as a kid with Eric McMordie. I think they both came back home due to homesickness but Matt Busby came over and persuaded them to give it another go. I think he started drinking to overcome the shyness.Mum was at school with him, shared the same bus as well, very quiet but polite apparently.
I think it was the Billy Wright era when he followed themDerek Dougan influence by any chance?
Was he not the quiet one?What about George?
I always think of Gazza when I see George Best and vice versa.
Two world class players that could have got a lot more out of the game.
Interesting theory, which I haven’t heard before.There’s a certain trait with a lot of working class Ulster folk that they can be quiet and shy externally, but have that bit of fire and devilment not far from the surface. You look at Best and Alex Higgins, I can certainly think of a few of my own family too.
As the quote goes, the candle that shines twice as bright burns half as long.
Not to be too deep, but that’s a nice wee saying that mate. I can relate to that. Sorry palThere’s a certain trait with a lot of working class Ulster folk that they can be quiet and shy externally, but have that bit of fire and devilment not far from the surface. You look at Best and Alex Higgins, I can certainly think of a few of my own family too.
As the quote goes, the candle that shines twice as bright burns half as long.
The only two footballer's Autobiographies I have ever read.I always think of Gazza when I see George Best and vice versa.
Two world class players that could have got a lot more out of the game.