ladyfiona 2,585 Posted October 21, 2023 For someone who doesn't keep up with their health - any tips regarding if they should be added to any pools for next year? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted October 21, 2023 31 minutes ago, ladyfiona said: For someone who doesn't keep up with their health - any tips regarding if they should be added to any pools for next year? The only one regularly mentioned as being in poor health is Beckenbauer but he's the highest profile. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted October 21, 2023 Eastham has been in rough health for a long time. Likely not long left. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted October 21, 2023 This is a photo of Wolfgang Overath from September 2023 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted October 21, 2023 This is the most recent photo I could find of Sigfried Held. His legs don't look good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted October 21, 2023 This was Wolfgang Weber a couple of years back 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted October 21, 2023 Not many recent photos of Schulz (who looked very well in ones around 2018), Schnellinger (who is famously reclusive) or Beckenbauer who is thought to be very ill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
whoismakoto 328 Posted October 22, 2023 8 hours ago, Deathrace said: Not many recent photos of Schulz (who looked very well in ones around 2018), Schnellinger (who is famously reclusive) or Beckenbauer who is thought to be very ill. From Startiger, Schnellinger has been sending out "no more autograph requests" from all the letters that he received from 2020 onwards. Beckenbauer has been sending out printed signatures this year compared last year where it could take him 6 months to fulfill it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted October 22, 2023 8 hours ago, whoismakoto said: From Startiger, Schnellinger has been sending out "no more autograph requests" from all the letters that he received from 2020 onwards. Beckenbauer has been sending out printed signatures this year compared last year where it could take him 6 months to fulfill it. In terms who will be the last player standing from the final XIs, unless there's something we don't know, you'd have to put Hurst roughly on a par with Overath and Weber (who are both younger than him). You'd probably say he's presently in better shape than Beckenbauer and Schnellinger and he has some years on Schultz who appears to have gone AWOL. Based on that recent photo of Held, I'd say Hurst currently has the edge on him too. It's still a big ask of Hurst given there's six of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,606 Posted November 4, 2023 On 22/10/2023 at 01:56, whoismakoto said: From Startiger, Schnellinger has been sending out "no more autograph requests" from all the letters that he received from 2020 onwards. Beckenbauer has been sending out printed signatures this year compared last year where it could take him 6 months to fulfill it. Noticed Beckenbauer voted as part of the Legends panel for Kopa Trophy at the Ballon D’Or awards so must be well enough to vote. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted January 5 Sir Geoff Hurst is doing a "farewell" theatre tour January to March this year https://geoffhurst.com/events.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,407 Posted January 5 Hurst has always looked great so I doubt this means much. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Watcher 317 Posted January 5 1 minute ago, Deathrace said: Sir Geoff Hurst is doing a "farewell" theatre tour January to March this year https://geoffhurst.com/events.html He looked fit enough 'daddy dancing' when making his usual appearance a year ago on the Christmas 2022 version of Football's Coming Home. Apart from the 1996 video there is another ruder (check names on shirts) version which he appears in decades ago which seems to be filmed in a car park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted January 5 15 minutes ago, The Watcher said: He looked fit enough 'daddy dancing' when making his usual appearance a year ago on the Christmas 2022 version of Football's Coming Home. Apart from the 1996 video there is another ruder (check names on shirts) version which he appears in decades ago which seems to be filmed in a car park. The fact that he's still doing one man theatre shows appears to suggest dementia is not an issue at least. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted January 5 16 minutes ago, wannamaker said: Hurst has always looked great so I doubt this means much. I'm not saying it's a bad thing for him. Clearly not on his deathbed or suffering from dementia to be still doing these. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bentrovato 1,088 Posted January 5 Surely this thread must be renamed "The Boy of 66" given Geoff is the only one left. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,606 Posted January 5 Just now, Bentrovato said: Surely this thread must be renamed "The Boy of 66" given Geoff is the only one left. Three reserves are left as well in George Eastham, Terry Paine and Ian Callaghan. The later two played in earlier rounds of the tournament. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted January 5 2 hours ago, The Old Crem said: Three reserves are left as well in George Eastham, Terry Paine and Ian Callaghan. The later two played in earlier rounds of the tournament. Plus the six surviving Germans who played in the final. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SovietJohnny 95 Posted January 6 12 hours ago, Bentrovato said: Surely this thread must be renamed "The Boy of 66" given Geoff is the only one left. Read how the original post has expanded. It now includes the Germans as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 8 On 06/01/2024 at 01:20, SovietJohnny said: Read how the original post has expanded. It now includes the Germans as well. How fucking lame then. That wasn’t the intent. Hell, referees and ball boys and groundskeepers. Vendors? Widows of 1966? Shit there’s a DDP theme team!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SovietJohnny 95 Posted January 8 5 hours ago, Sir Creep said: How fucking lame then. That wasn’t the intent. Hell, referees and ball boys and groundskeepers. Vendors? Widows of 1966? Shit there’s a DDP theme team!!! Don’t shoot the messenger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,606 Posted January 8 Plus there are also relatives of the players. Both of Bobby Moore’s wife’s are still alive (And notable enough for the DDP) and there are many other widows of players alive as well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheKillingTime 19 Posted January 8 On 05/01/2024 at 22:20, SovietJohnny said: Read how the original post has expanded. It now includes the Germans as well. *The West Germans Germany was not Unified for another 2 decades Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted January 8 One down (Beckenbauer), five more West Germans for Sir Geoff to outlast. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted January 16 I may have missed something but the only one of the five remaining 1966 West German final XI who I have seen making a TV tribute to Beckenbauer was this from Wolfgang Overath https://www.ardmediathek.de/video/aktuelle-stunde/overath-groesster-fussballer-den-wir-in-deutschland-hatten/wdr/Y3JpZDovL3Nwb3J0c2NoYXUuZGUvNGJhNjZkMjAtOTZmOS00OGE3LWExZWMtM2Q2NTNlNjhmM2Ni 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
