Happy 75th Sir Bobby. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...arlton-75th-birthday-tribute-Jeff-Powell.html Didnt realise he was still Man U's all time top scorer 249.
the greatest english player second to none, the original reason i got inbterested in football and the reason why i still prefer a goal struck with power to a goal from 50 passes with a tap-in at the end.
Always remember reading about he improved his weaker foot by kicking a ball against a wall for hours on end, a great role model for aspiring young footballers. Was in the crowd with his brother at the Newcastle V Man U game last weekend.
He used to take corners from the right hand side of the pitch with his left foot, and the left hand side with his right, something that I have never seen since.
A tennis ball? I remember reading about someone saying they used a tennis ball to do that because it was harder to control, so if they could do that it was even easier when they came back to a full size ball. (Although I have just heard in my head "if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball")
Remember the incident in the World Cup when Charlton was substituted by Alf Ramsey so as to save him for the semi finals I think, only we never got there, England 2 - 0 at one point lost 2 - 3 to old foe Germany, Charlton then retired I think from international football. Happy Birthday Bob glad you got your hair sorted out
It may have been a tennis ball he used Ricardo. Got to say we used 'tennisers' when I was at school in Beverley and they didn't half improve my touch on the ball. Play time and dinner time was always a mad frenzy with 15 a side games and the tenniser!
