| RIP 16:07 - Oct 30 with 2928 views | BigKindo |
Nobby Stiles [Post edited 30 Oct 2020 20:48]
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| RIP Nobby Stiles on 16:19 - Oct 30 with 2903 views | SuddenLad |
Who will ever forget that player who was skipping around Wembley like a kid, holding the World Cup in his hand, socks rolled down and with a huge toothless grin. Fabulous memories of a fabulous player.
Blighted by serious illness for his final few years, but a great player who will be remembered by millions.
RIP Nobby. You will be fondly remembered and greatly missed. |  |
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| RIP Nobby Stiles on 16:25 - Oct 30 with 2887 views | DaleiLama |
| RIP Nobby Stiles on 16:19 - Oct 30 by SuddenLad |
Who will ever forget that player who was skipping around Wembley like a kid, holding the World Cup in his hand, socks rolled down and with a huge toothless grin. Fabulous memories of a fabulous player.
Blighted by serious illness for his final few years, but a great player who will be remembered by millions.
RIP Nobby. You will be fondly remembered and greatly missed. |
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| RIP on 18:34 - Oct 30 with 2765 views | BillyRudd |
Saddened to hear this news.
In the early sixties we went on a school trip to Old Trafford. I remember very little of the day but do recall that bizarrely we were allowed into the treatment rooms.
Lo and behold Nobby was there lying on his back with his arms behind his head. As we raggedy -ar-ed bunch shuffled round the bed to have him surrounded he engaged in conversation with us as we stood open mouthed and dumb struck in reverence.
Even today all these years later I can,t quite believed it happened. Imagine it happening today.
A few years later (before I found my true vocation)I used to get a Yelloway bus to Old Trafford and pay on the day into the Stretford Paddock and watched him play a few times. Football had a real atmosphere in those days.
Thanks for the memories Nobby and double thanks for taking time to talk to a bunch of snotty nosed kids. |  | | |
| RIP on 18:50 - Oct 30 with 2739 views | YadHoDale |
Great player and character.
Thoughts with his family, in particular his son John who had a few games for Dale. |  | | |
| RIP on 18:54 - Oct 30 with 2732 views | pioneer |
lets spell his name right please
RIP Nobby Stiles | | | |
| RIP on 18:54 - Oct 30 with 2733 views | truenorth |
| RIP on 18:34 - Oct 30 by BillyRudd |
Saddened to hear this news.
In the early sixties we went on a school trip to Old Trafford. I remember very little of the day but do recall that bizarrely we were allowed into the treatment rooms.
Lo and behold Nobby was there lying on his back with his arms behind his head. As we raggedy -ar-ed bunch shuffled round the bed to have him surrounded he engaged in conversation with us as we stood open mouthed and dumb struck in reverence.
Even today all these years later I can,t quite believed it happened. Imagine it happening today.
A few years later (before I found my true vocation)I used to get a Yelloway bus to Old Trafford and pay on the day into the Stretford Paddock and watched him play a few times. Football had a real atmosphere in those days.
Thanks for the memories Nobby and double thanks for taking time to talk to a bunch of snotty nosed kids. |
You've not changed a bit Billy R. | |
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| RIP on 18:56 - Oct 30 with 2729 views | BillyRudd |
| RIP on 18:54 - Oct 30 by truenorth |
You've not changed a bit Billy R. |
Cruel but fair. | | | |
| RIP on 19:17 - Oct 30 with 2703 views | EllDale |
Far better footballer than a lot of people gave him credit for. Someone like Matt Busby wouldn’t have kept selecting him for so long if he was just a thug.
Mind you, I’m not sure how long he would have lasted these days.
When I used to commute to Manchester on the bus a few years ago a notable landmark in Collyhurst was his dad’s undertaking business.
He used to joke that some of the clumsy mistimed tackles were as a result of his shortsightedness! | | | |
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| RIP on 19:34 - Oct 30 with 2685 views | blackdogblue |
| RIP on 19:17 - Oct 30 by EllDale |
Far better footballer than a lot of people gave him credit for. Someone like Matt Busby wouldn’t have kept selecting him for so long if he was just a thug.
Mind you, I’m not sure how long he would have lasted these days.
When I used to commute to Manchester on the bus a few years ago a notable landmark in Collyhurst was his dad’s undertaking business.
He used to joke that some of the clumsy mistimed tackles were as a result of his shortsightedness! |
Watched it on the news tonight, some great clips & I’m sure he decked someone 😀
RIP to a legend 😇👠|  |
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| RIP on 20:19 - Oct 30 with 2644 views | D_Alien |
Saddened to hear this, but it was a long time coming due to his ill health
He was the type of enforcer you needed in your team in the 60s. Every successful side had one, the likes of Tommy Smith at Liverpool, Norman Hunter at Leeds, Ron Harris at Chelsea
Nobby was the best of the lot. As others have said, he could really play too, and Alf Ramsey had him pencilled in when he envisaged our World Cup triumph
One of the abiding memories is his refusal to be intimidated when Man United took on Estudiantes, a team of absolute villains from Argentina in the equivalent of the World Club Championship (and bearing in mind the recent history of games against Argentinian opponents, i.e the World Cup QF). United's stars such as Best and Charlton were mercilessly targeted and the challenges were not just career-threatening but life-threatening. The ref was weak, and possibly nobbled. Well, he nobbled Nobby, who tried to fight fire with fire and was sent off. United were of course, the far superior football team but lost over the two legs
It's the type of football we just wouldn't see nowadays, but Nobby's performances for club and country will always be remembered. RIP
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| RIP on 20:30 - Oct 30 with 2613 views | antmarina |
Didn’t his son, John play for us for a few matches at the end of one season on loan from Doncaster if I remember rightly. I’m unsure TVOS will correct me if I’m wrong.
Rip Nobby, | | | |
| RIP on 20:48 - Oct 30 with 2578 views | BigKindo |
| RIP on 20:30 - Oct 30 by antmarina |
Didn’t his son, John play for us for a few matches at the end of one season on loan from Doncaster if I remember rightly. I’m unsure TVOS will correct me if I’m wrong.
Rip Nobby, |
4 games on loan from Donny season 1991/1992 | | | |
| RIP on 20:55 - Oct 30 with 2568 views | foreverhopefulDale |
Very sad . A true football legend. Brilliant defensive midfielder. Bad couple of days with the sad death of Bobby Ball. Two Northern icons, who were top of their professions. |  |
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| RIP on 22:44 - Oct 30 with 2503 views | DiddyDave |
Great memories of Nobby and that top United side of the 60s. I followed United in those years and saw some fantastic,memorable games against the other top teams of the day;Liverpool,Everton,Spurs,Leeds and City.
Nobby played his part in England winning the World Cup in no small measure,played Eusebio out of the game in the semi final and ran his socks off in the final. United would never have won the Championship in 1966/67 without him,constantly covering for the aging Billy Foulkes,Nobby`s amazing anticipation always had him in the right place at the right time. As has been noted,the game was very physical in those days,Nobby certainly didn`t take any prisoners,that`s for sure. Fantastic memories Nobby. RIP. | | | |
| RIP on 10:48 - Oct 31 with 2397 views | VespaDale |
| RIP on 20:30 - Oct 30 by antmarina |
Didn’t his son, John play for us for a few matches at the end of one season on loan from Doncaster if I remember rightly. I’m unsure TVOS will correct me if I’m wrong.
Rip Nobby, |
I remember getting his son a yellow card away at Barnet or Colchester (old style ground down the side of the pitch we were), you was very close to the pitch & the winger kept skinning him. I shouted put him in the stands, crunch the c**t. Next time he came he lifted him off the pitch and got a yellow. Just like his dad used to do... |  | | |
| RIP on 11:09 - Oct 31 with 2376 views | D_Alien |
| RIP on 10:48 - Oct 31 by VespaDale |
I remember getting his son a yellow card away at Barnet or Colchester (old style ground down the side of the pitch we were), you was very close to the pitch & the winger kept skinning him. I shouted put him in the stands, crunch the c**t. Next time he came he lifted him off the pitch and got a yellow. Just like his dad used to do... |
Get what you mean, but Nobby never received a yellow card
They weren't introduced in England till 1976, after his playing career had ended | |
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| RIP on 11:09 - Oct 31 with 2374 views | 442Dale |
| RIP on 10:48 - Oct 31 by VespaDale |
I remember getting his son a yellow card away at Barnet or Colchester (old style ground down the side of the pitch we were), you was very close to the pitch & the winger kept skinning him. I shouted put him in the stands, crunch the c**t. Next time he came he lifted him off the pitch and got a yellow. Just like his dad used to do... |
It’ll have been Barnet in 91/92. He’d just signed along with Leonard.
Aldershot had gone bust so we’d gone to Barnet above them in the table as they lost six points from two wins while we’d only drawn the once. This meant we had a real chance of automatic promotion.
Dave Sutton changed the team around for no reason and it all started to go downhill culminating in missing the play-offs entirely with defeat against Burnley in the last game after everyone else had finished their season.
Always think of Sutton and that season when hearing the name Nobby Stiles. |  |
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| RIP on 12:44 - Oct 31 with 2312 views | foreverhopefulDale |
| RIP on 22:44 - Oct 30 by DiddyDave |
Great memories of Nobby and that top United side of the 60s. I followed United in those years and saw some fantastic,memorable games against the other top teams of the day;Liverpool,Everton,Spurs,Leeds and City.
Nobby played his part in England winning the World Cup in no small measure,played Eusebio out of the game in the semi final and ran his socks off in the final. United would never have won the Championship in 1966/67 without him,constantly covering for the aging Billy Foulkes,Nobby`s amazing anticipation always had him in the right place at the right time. As has been noted,the game was very physical in those days,Nobby certainly didn`t take any prisoners,that`s for sure. Fantastic memories Nobby. RIP. |
Things were better in the top flight for neutrals as there were more teams that were in a genuine hunt for the title, in those days. I can’t remember when the top flight had more than two or three who had a real chance of winning the title, but in those days and possibly up until the Premiership era there was six or seven with genuine chances, even when you had the great Liverpool team, who never really walked away with the title, but had a number of teams being competitive with them. | |
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| RIP on 15:01 - Oct 31 with 2254 views | regjenkins |
R.I.P. legend. |  |
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| RIP on 19:59 - Oct 31 with 2190 views | downunder |
Another legend passes, Sean Connery, at the age of 90.
Edit...Apologies, I now find it has been posted already. [Post edited 31 Oct 2020 20:01]
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| RIP on 15:27 - Nov 6 with 1987 views | DaleiLama |
Geoffrey Palmer the latest to pass away aged 93. 2020 lays another egg.
Bit of a c0ck-up on the catering front. | |
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