Thatcher 2,419 Posted October 21, 2023 Dead Obituaries: BBC, The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Mirror 9 17 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,611 Posted October 21, 2023 Just now, Thatcher said: Dead Very sad news, 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katyusha 120 Posted October 21, 2023 RIP one of the all time greats. A legend for club and country, sadly few remaining from his era now... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,206 Posted October 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Dead I've been worried about Thatcher. I was struggling to remember the last Thatcher breaking news of a major celeb Glad to see back on form. As for Sir Bobby, a true legend. 4 World Cups, a World Cup winner and someone who transcended the sport. RIP 11 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Watcher 319 Posted October 21, 2023 A true great. King of the Comb-over along with Ralph Coates. He seemed to be in his late 40's when he was probably around 32! Only Denis Law left of the Terrific Trio that also included George Best. He was rumoured to be rather aloof & Ted MacDougall tells a tale of when he joined Manchester United in 1972, he asked Charlton how to get to the training ground. He never received an answer & now never will. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted October 21, 2023 Another DDP hit for me. I think we should call the competition quits early this year... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
La Tombe 354 Posted October 21, 2023 After Just Fontaine, an other great passing ! I was confident that 2023 was his year. He had dementia that was revealed to the public in 2020. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 636 Posted October 21, 2023 Sad news. Not only a legend of the game, but also the last survivor of the Munich air disaster. RIP. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,096 Posted October 21, 2023 The second of the Trinity. RIP. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fridaythe13th 73 Posted October 21, 2023 Such a colossal loss. RIP legend. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 893 Posted October 21, 2023 For a long time the most famous name in British football. Ironic that it is hattrick hero Geoff Hurst that is the last England man standing. RIP. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fergie86 376 Posted October 21, 2023 Sad news as a United fan was the day you knew was coming but hoped would never come. A true great, A Munich air crash survivor, A World Cup Winner, A European Cup Winner(scoring 2 goals in the final), 3 League titles, Fa Cup Winner, European and English footballer of the year, 106 England Caps with 49 Goals (England’s 3rd highest scorer) to go alongside his 758 Man United appearance( 2nd all time appearance holder) and 249 goals ( 2nd highest goal scorer) as well as only collecting 2 yellow cards in his career to go alongside his knighthood we will never see his like again a true Legend, RIP Sir Bobby Charlton. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbean1121 238 Posted October 21, 2023 rip to the legend. him and pelé were the reasons why i ever got into the idea of football and now are both dead 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonNgoat 151 Posted October 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, jimbean1121 said: rip to the legend. him and pelé were the reasons why i ever got into the idea of football and now are both dead Yes, the loss of Pelé and Charlton really feels like the closing of a chapter for me -with almost none of the greats of 1966 still around. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimbean1121 238 Posted October 21, 2023 6 minutes ago, JonNgoat said: Yes, the loss of Pelé and Charlton really feels like the closing of a chapter for me -with almost none of the greats of 1966 still around. the impact both ppl had bc i wasn’t born even close to 1966 and yet they still inspired me to get into the sport. now i only got messi as an idol. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,221 Posted October 21, 2023 I was thinking about him the other day. I pondered the thought that, when he finally died, football would die with him. At this moment, that is how it feels to me, a man that sat at the same table as Pele as one of the greatest footballers to have ever walked this earth. Dramatic? Maybe. To those of us of a certain age his loss truly is the end of a chapter, a man the like of which we will never see again.☹️ 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 636 Posted October 21, 2023 15 minutes ago, JonNgoat said: Yes, the loss of Pelé and Charlton really feels like the closing of a chapter for me -with almost none of the greats of 1966 still around. Indeed. Feels like Hurst, Beckenbauer, Zagallo and Jairzinho are the only 60s greats left. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoverAndOut 4,746 Posted October 21, 2023 Read the news at halftime at the Rovers. Very sad, a true legend of the game gone. Only one more of the starting 11 still with us to see the England team win something again. Time's running out. So few of the superstars of the 50s to 70s are still with us now: no Puskas, no Fontaine, no Pele, no Eusebio, no Charlton, no Maradona, no Cruyff, no Muller to name just a few. We're really reaching the end of an era. Rest in peace, Sir Bobby. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted October 21, 2023 Just a very sad day. Only Law left of the United champagne trio. RIP Sir Bobby. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,696 Posted October 21, 2023 Some vintage footage of the great man. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,206 Posted October 21, 2023 1 hour ago, TheSpinosaurus said: Indeed. Feels like Hurst, Beckenbauer, Zagallo and Jairzinho are the only 60s greats left. Law and Tostao too. The latter was more 1970s as Jairzinho but players like Cubillas, Gigi Riva, Rivera, Mazzola etc are still going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,641 Posted October 21, 2023 No-one ever mentions his managerial career... But seriously, one of the greats, from a different age, when football was more about enjoyment rather than big business. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fergie86 376 Posted October 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, time said: No-one ever mentions his managerial career... But seriously, one of the greats, from a different age, when football was more about enjoyment rather than big business. Agreed when football was proper and real when players didn’t roll around like they had been shot after little or no contact, when there were no billionaires bankrolling bankrupt clubs and players played in all conditions wind, rain, snow or ice on proper football pitches not the carpets like conditions they do today with football ‘s like bricks. I love football today but it was certainly a harder game and trade in Sir Bobby’s day and Sir Bobby was one of the greatest which highlights just how good he really was. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
