Sir Bobby

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1950`spoolfan

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I have certainly had my Blackpool heroes over the years and had my England heroes too. Head and shoulders above them all for England was Bobby Charlton whose funeral it is today.

His goal against Mexico in the 1966 World Cup when he ran half the length of the pitch then hit it like a shell ,their keeper never moved was the right goal at the right time in the right place. This in the second half of the second game when we had begun to wonder if we would ever score but with that great goal we turned the corner. It was a goal that has remained clear and vivid in my memory to this day.

Many fine players crumble when they get on the biggest stage and fail to produce their best. Bobby was the polar opposite as was well illustrated by the fact that he scored around one goal in every three games for Man U. for England it was one goal in about every two games and he wasn,t even a striker.

Thank you Sir Bobby. You were incomparable. No- one has come close to you for England since.


I am very sad today.
 
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I see the great and the good were all there at the funeral service and Prince William too who comes across as a good egg.
 
1950`spoolfan said:
I have certainly had my Blackpool heroes over the years and had my England heroes too. Head and shoulders above them all for England was Bobby Charlton whose funeral it is today.

His goal against Mexico in the 1966 World Cup when he ran half the length of the pitch then hit it like a shell ,their keeper never moved was the right goal at the right time in the right place. This in the second half of the second game when we had begun to wonder if we would ever score but with that great goal we turned the corner. It was a goal that has remained clear and vivid in my memory to this day.

Many fine players crumble when they get on the biggest stage and fail to produce their best. Bobby was the polar opposite as was well illustrated by the fact that he scored around one goal in every three games for Man U. for England it was one goal in about every two games and he wasn,t even a striker.

Thank you Sir Bobby. You were incomparable. No- one has come close to you for England since.


I am very sad today.
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Not to mention the first and last goals in the 1968 European Cup final.
 
I feel fortunate that I was born in Bobby's era and having so many memories of the great man .
Those already mentioned are still vivid , great matches.
Like a lot of great players he honed his skill on the training ground.
Left and Right foot hit the target.
Hard work allied to natural skill
Gone but never forgotten Sir Bobby RIP
 
A hero from my childhood, and unbelievably, despite living over 250 miles from Old Trafford, he once came round my house! The worst part....I missed him as I was playing football.
I was in my late teens, lived with my parents and Dad had a smallholding, Bobby had played at Ipswich on the Saturday, stayed overnight on the coast and called in to buy some salad and veg on the Sunday morning. He had a good chat with my Dad, and when I came home I was gutted.
 
poolseasider said:
Yet the owners couldn't be arsed attending the club they own & the great man has served most of his life funeral.
Disgraceful.
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Yes, I believe Joel Glazer and ten Hag were both not there.

I don't know for sure if that was the case and as others have suggested elsewhere, maybe today should just be about Sir Bobby.
 
I was lucky enough to meet him about 10 years ago, what a gentleman he was. Took time to speak to everyone and was very complimentary about our season in the prem. One of the games good guys.
 
poolseasider said:
Yet the owners couldn't be arsed attending the club they own & the great man has served most of his life funeral.
Disgraceful.
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To be honest, it's probably best they weren't. As several have pointed out, today was about Sir Bobby and their presence would have been an unwelcome distraction and sideshow
 
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