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RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 17:06 - Oct 21 by Meadowlark
I always remember the thunderbolt shot he aimed at our goal at Portman Road in around 1969. Our keeper David Best smothered it in his midriff without batting an eyelid. Charlton shook his head in disbelief as usually when he hit those shots they stayed hit. I think this was the match when we beat MU 4-0. Anyone else? Am I remembering that correctly?
I remember seeing us beat them 4-0 then 4-1 a few years later in the early 70s. Looking at 11v11, the game you are referring to was in Sept 1970. But I don’t remember anything of it tbh. 11v11 says Man Us team was Rimmer, Dunne, Edwards, Sadler, Ure, Fitzpatrick, Stiles, Best, Charlton, Gowling, Law.
One or two legends there.
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RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 17:31 - Oct 21 with 1661 views
RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 17:06 - Oct 21 by Meadowlark
I always remember the thunderbolt shot he aimed at our goal at Portman Road in around 1969. Our keeper David Best smothered it in his midriff without batting an eyelid. Charlton shook his head in disbelief as usually when he hit those shots they stayed hit. I think this was the match when we beat MU 4-0. Anyone else? Am I remembering that correctly?
Pretty certain the 4-0 at home was September 1970. Was my very first 1st team game at Portman Road with Charlton, Law and Best all playing. RIP Sir Bobby - a true legend.
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RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 18:01 - Oct 21 with 1639 views
RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 16:43 - Oct 21 by Churchman
In the days of Moore, Best, Pele, Eusebio, Beckenbauer, he would have got into any country’s team including Brazil’s. He was that good.
Rashford? A very good player and a cracking goal the other night. But a good few levels below Sir Bobby who really was world class and a true legend of the game.
Yes sorry that was the point I was making. Not very well obviously.
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RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 18:02 - Oct 21 with 1639 views
RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 18:01 - Oct 21 by gosblue
Yes sorry that was the point I was making. Not very well obviously.
Nothing wrong with your post at all - I was, rather badly, aiming my response towards those who were too young to have seen him play. The clips of Charlton sledge hammering the ball into the net don’t really show what a complete footballer he was.
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RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 18:19 - Oct 21 with 1626 views
Does that now just leave Sir Geoff,or there any still going from the squad but did not play that day ? We seemed to have lost a lot in a very short space of time. England Football (I know he goes beyond that), cricket and Rugby (likely) bad day.
RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 18:19 - Oct 21 by Perublue
Does that now just leave Sir Geoff,or there any still going from the squad but did not play that day ? We seemed to have lost a lot in a very short space of time. England Football (I know he goes beyond that), cricket and Rugby (likely) bad day.
George Eastham, Ian Callaghan, and Terry Paine are still alive.
Its upsetting how much we lost over the past few years
RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 18:42 - Oct 21 by thatbdude
George Eastham, Ian Callaghan, and Terry Paine are still alive.
Its upsetting how much we lost over the past few years
I had a feeling there was a couple more in the squad,but my very sleepy head and eyes did not allow me to discover even after trying on the google thing.
An amazing footballer. Part of that exceptional 'Busby Babes' team, we will never know what that team could have achieved. Bobby himself achieved so much, often overlooked when people talk about the best ever England player, but without doubt England's greatest. RIP
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RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 19:51 - Oct 21 with 1566 views
RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 16:48 - Oct 21 by farkenhell
Heard a tale some years ago about a remote civilisation somewhere in South America knowing only two words of English.
"Bobby Charlton".
Saw a program about that. He is classed as their god. They worship him every minute of every day. Can't remember how it came about, but quite amazing, especially as they had never even seen him play football. He visited them and they all lay on the floor worshiping him. they were all in tears. Amazing to see.
Very sad, Charlton was the player nearly all schoolboys yelled as they took aim at the jumpers afor goalposts in the school playground.... can never help thinking of Brian Glover in Kes which illustrates it perfectly!!
RIP Sir Bobby, you were a true great gentleman and player of the sport.
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RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 09:01 - Oct 22 with 1484 views
I have, in a suitcase in the roof, a large individual photo of Bobby Charlton (along with individual photos of Best and Law) taken at Portman Road by the official Ipswich photographer, who worked with my dad and in those days wasn't a full-time club employee.
I'll have to look it up because it will bring back memories of Bobby, my childhood and my dad.
In my view, Bobby was the best England footballer in my lifetime and also the nicest.
And its things like this which remind those of us who are that bit older of our own mortality.
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RIP Bobby Charlton (n/t) on 11:31 - Oct 22 with 1438 views
I have, in a suitcase in the roof, a large individual photo of Bobby Charlton (along with individual photos of Best and Law) taken at Portman Road by the official Ipswich photographer, who worked with my dad and in those days wasn't a full-time club employee.
I'll have to look it up because it will bring back memories of Bobby, my childhood and my dad.
In my view, Bobby was the best England footballer in my lifetime and also the nicest.
And its things like this which remind those of us who are that bit older of our own mortality.
[Post edited 22 Oct 2023 9:03]
Also, in those days, seeing the likes of Charlton & Best in the flesh was genuinely exciting because your only other glimpses were some occasional black & white TV highlights. Nowadays, the top players are seen live on TV almost every week & so the anticipation & mystique of seeing them live has been greatly reduced. That's why the home game against Man U for most mid ranking clubs in the 1960s& early 1970s was one of the highlights & usually drew the biggest crowd of the season.
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