George Best

[Trumpton Tiger.]

Amazing how many great natural talents couldn't cope with the off the field stuff..... Gazza, Best, Bowles, Socrates, Worthington to name just five, then of course Maradona ...All natural talents on the pitch, but suspect off it.

you missed out Les Mutrie.

 

[tigerscanada]

Good to see someone acknowledge that about Garrincha. What a player he was.

The "Little Bird"...

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[Edelman]

We all agree that Allam is better than Oyston.
****ing bloody jeez u h hell we are in Bover

 

[TwoWrights]

you missed out *Les Mutrie.

* Sir Les Mutrie.



The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.

 

[bum_chinned_crab]

You know nowt about besty but know that...

I'm interested in one of the greatest strikers who ever lived.

And his massive todger.

 

[bum_chinned_crab]

And he knows about Big Sam having a big 'un anarl.

I'd just like to clarify that I don't 'know' about either Garrincha or Allardyce's impressive old chaps, it's all second hand information. Garrincha's can of Vim often comes up (cough) in historical articles and more than one ex professional has independently told me the origin of the Big Sam nickname.

 

[norbellini]

People love a flawed hero. Garrincha is more popular than pele in Brazil.
Never mind what the old clips show. He set people's pulses racing. The press latched onto it and made more of it.
He never reached his full potential and cos he was flawed he never could. That's the appeal.

Spent hours in Pearson park with the lads trying to do his dipping leaf free kick , wooo way back in the day