Grim Reaper 186 Posted December 31, 2015 The Gordon Banks thread. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,314 Posted January 1, 2016 One kidney and cancer in the other and nearly 80.Cant believe I overlooked him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted January 1, 2016 Good Pick. Definitely 50/50 or better odds he does not see the year out Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted February 13, 2016 To speak at an event at March, 3rd. Taking powerful chemotherapy tablets: http://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/2016/02/12/england-legend-gordon-banks-to-speak-at-molineux-in-charity-fundraiser/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted February 17, 2016 The tablets seem to be working: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Stoke-City-Gordon-Banks-hopes-winning-cancer/story-28754211-detail/story.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted February 17, 2016 The tablets seem to be working: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Stoke-City-Gordon-Banks-hopes-winning-cancer/story-28754211-detail/story.html Winning the battle against cancer, but his kidneys could still finish him off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,644 Posted February 19, 2016 One kidney and cancer in the other and nearly 80.Cant believe I overlooked him. Aye, bit of a blind spot there, arf! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted February 19, 2016 One kidney and cancer in the other and nearly 80.Cant believe I overlooked him. Aye, bit of a blind spot there, arf! TBF, Gordon Banks has had that since 1972. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,314 Posted May 25, 2016 :The new face of funeral ads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted May 25, 2016 :The new face of funeral ads.imagine being alive back then and seeing him now in a funeral ad. If that doesn't make you feel old I don't know what will. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,644 Posted May 25, 2016 :The new face of funeral ads.imagine being alive back then and seeing him now in a funeral ad. If that doesn't make you feel old I don't know what will. Is his memory going too. David Seaman is "Safehands" Gordon was knowns as "Banks of England," cos he was good at saving Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,515 Posted June 7, 2016 http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2016/06/06/englands-world-cup-winning-hat-trick-hero-helps-brighton-charity-to-raise-38k-over-lunch/ Was due to attend a charity lunch but had to back out due to illness, Geoff Hurst stepped in and did the honours instead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,644 Posted June 7, 2016 http://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2016/06/06/englands-world-cup-winning-hat-trick-hero-helps-brighton-charity-to-raise-38k-over-lunch/ Was due to attend a charity lunch but had to back out due to illness, Geoff Hurst stepped in and did the honours instead. Kinda like the way Hurstie stepped in when there was a begging pass on for Alan Ball in the closing seconds in 1966, eh? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted July 28, 2016 He is beating cancer: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/england-world-cup-hero-gordon-8479065 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted July 28, 2016 He is beating cancer: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/england-world-cup-hero-gordon-8479065 I'll give him 6 weeks. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GossipGabe 333 Posted July 28, 2016 He is beating cancer: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/england-world-cup-hero-gordon-8479065 Well, if we try to read between the lines, his mid-to-long term prospects don't seem too bright. The cancer has responded really well and the doctors are pleased with my progress. They weren’t upbeat when they gave me the tablets, but they said that was the best they had. So chemotherapy is considered a second- or third-line ("salvage") treatment after surgery and radiotherapy. Since he has already lost his other kidney, it's the only option left, but even if the tumour has responded well, it might only be a matter of time before it developed resistance against the drug. And then the doctors would run out of options. I guess the only (remote) chance for a cure would be a surgery if the tumour shrank even more and it could somehow be resected without sacrificing his kidney. But this possibility isn't even mentioned anywhere – I guess the doctors would consider it too risky due to his advanced age and already diminished kindey functions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted July 28, 2016 He is beating cancer: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/england-world-cup-hero-gordon-8479065 Well, if we try to read between the lines, his mid-to-long term prospects don't seem too bright. The cancer has responded really well and the doctors are pleased with my progress. They weren’t upbeat when they gave me the tablets, but they said that was the best they had. So chemotherapy is considered a second- or third-line ("salvage") treatment after surgery and radiotherapy. Since he has already lost his other kidney, it's the only option left, but even if the tumour has responded well, it might only be a matter of time before it developed resistance against the drug. And then the doctors would run out of options. I guess the only (remote) chance for a cure would be a surgery if the tumour shrank even more and it could somehow be resected without sacrificing his kidney. But this possibility isn't even mentioned anywhere – I guess the doctors would consider it too risky due to his advanced age and already diminished kindey functions. True, though naturally, the long-term prospects aren't good for any one of us. One might say about Banks that the last line of defence is holding, for now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted July 28, 2016 He is beating cancer: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/england-world-cup-hero-gordon-8479065 Well, if we try to read between the lines, his mid-to-long term prospects don't seem too bright. The cancer has responded really well and the doctors are pleased with my progress. They weren’t upbeat when they gave me the tablets, but they said that was the best they had. So chemotherapy is considered a second- or third-line ("salvage") treatment after surgery and radiotherapy. Since he has already lost his other kidney, it's the only option left, but even if the tumour has responded well, it might only be a matter of time before it developed resistance against the drug. And then the doctors would run out of options. I guess the only (remote) chance for a cure would be a surgery if the tumour shrank even more and it could somehow be resected without sacrificing his kidney. But this possibility isn't even mentioned anywhere – I guess the doctors would consider it too risky due to his advanced age and already diminished kindey functions. True, though naturally, the long-term prospects aren't good for any one of us. One might say about Banks that the last line of defence is holding, for now.sounds like he is going to some time in the next 100 years. I am so confident in this that I am betting a million euro on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,314 Posted July 29, 2016 I give him 18 months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deadpool 166 Posted July 29, 2016 he is no gonna die soon. suggestion: delete is name of the 2017 deahtlist Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted July 29, 2016 As a last resort, if everything else fails, doctors are developing a two-step strategy on how Gordon Banks can be cured. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YorkshireBanker 168 Posted July 31, 2016 I don't watch football, so at first I thought this was a thread for famous Labrador actor Gordon Barks and I got sad because a good boy like him doesn't deserve to be put to sleep in his early 20's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,314 Posted December 30, 2016 79 Today Drop him or keep him ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted October 4, 2017 Poor Gordon, using a death hoax as an opportunity to drum up business for personal appearances... desperate times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,644 Posted October 5, 2017 14 hours ago, Thatcher said: Poor Gordon, using a death hoax as an opportunity to drum up business for personal appearances... desperate times. To be fair he doesn't appear to have started the rumour and widespread belief in it might have dented his earnings Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
