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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton 16:06 - Oct 21 with 6707 viewsblackdogblue

Sad news… a true legend 😥

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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 18:40 - Oct 21 with 5374 viewsD_Alien

Not unexpected, but a sad reminder of how the beautiful game used to be played. I'm sure we'll see loads of *Charlton's* goals being shown on tribute programmes, and he rarely scored a tap-in

When he played in the friendly at Spotland (around 1980?) he was still spraying the ball around the pitch with perfect timing, and of course he had to score to send the crowd home happy. There was a "parting of the Red Sea" in our defence late in the second half to allow him to blast the ball home at the Pearl St end - not unlike watching our defending today, in fact
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 19:50 - Oct 21 with 5286 viewsforeverhopefulDale

An absolute legend of the game, one of the true greats, and a great man of football too.
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 20:02 - Oct 21 with 5259 viewsSteTsGoldenBoot

RIP Sir Bobby. Great player and a true gentleman.

How he found the strength to carry on is testament to the man.

Back with The Babes x

Everything thats been, has past. The answers in the looking glass!

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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 21:22 - Oct 21 with 5176 viewsEllDale

One of the most naturally gifted footballers I ever saw.
And one of the most unassuming. I was told that he became more taciturn after Munich but who wouldn’t brood after losing so many mates.
It’s worth while remembering that an awful lot of those goals were scored from midfield rather than upfront which makes his tally all the more remarkable.
I remember that friendly against Derby. Was Uncle Stan Milburn influential in asking him to play.
I’m sure that he whacked a trademark pile driver from outside the penalty area at the Pearl Street end which smacked against the crossbar and rebounded way back towards halfway. The bar was still reverberating minutes later!
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 23:02 - Oct 21 with 5090 viewsmikehunt

He would occasionally be spotted at some of our midweek matches at Spotland, way back when. Did he know Fred Ratcliffe or something?

The worm of time turns not for the cuckoo of circumstance.

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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 23:16 - Oct 21 with 5076 viewsJames1980

Metaphorical hat off and bow to a legend of the beautiful game

'Only happy when you've got it often makes you miss the journey'
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 23:30 - Oct 21 with 5065 viewsEllDale

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 23:02 - Oct 21 by mikehunt

He would occasionally be spotted at some of our midweek matches at Spotland, way back when. Did he know Fred Ratcliffe or something?


I always thought it was because he was Stan Milburn’s nephew.
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 01:26 - Oct 22 with 5019 viewsHopwoodblue

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 23:30 - Oct 21 by EllDale

I always thought it was because he was Stan Milburn’s nephew.


Perfect game next week to celebrate him.
He was from an era when people from Manchester went to both venues.
Not the same kind of people as we have attending football matches these days sadly
Just MPOV of course 😞
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 10:57 - Oct 22 with 4894 viewspioneer

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 01:26 - Oct 22 by Hopwoodblue

Perfect game next week to celebrate him.
He was from an era when people from Manchester went to both venues.
Not the same kind of people as we have attending football matches these days sadly
Just MPOV of course 😞
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A player who represented everything that was good about football in the 1960s.

Cannot forget how he controlled beckenbauer in the 1970 QF and Ramsay taking him off in anticipation of a semi final led to der kaiser taking over the game.

What a wonderful contibution to the game the Milburn/charlton family made.
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 11:22 - Oct 22 with 4884 viewsEllDale

He loved sport of any kind.
I saw him on various occasions at the other Old Trafford watching the cricket and also watching rugby league at Salford.
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 12:44 - Oct 22 with 4847 viewsTVOS1907

Whatever happened to his nightclub in Rochdale?

When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?

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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 12:49 - Oct 22 with 4835 viewsRodingdale

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 12:44 - Oct 22 by TVOS1907

Whatever happened to his nightclub in Rochdale?


I wondered that, off Drake Street I recall.
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 17:20 - Oct 22 with 4751 viewsdalenumber2

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 23:02 - Oct 21 by mikehunt

He would occasionally be spotted at some of our midweek matches at Spotland, way back when. Did he know Fred Ratcliffe or something?


I met him at Spotland years ago, he was with his wife and they both took the time to have a chat. Came across as lovely people.
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:15 - Oct 22 with 4623 viewsTVOS1907

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 18:40 - Oct 21 by D_Alien

Not unexpected, but a sad reminder of how the beautiful game used to be played. I'm sure we'll see loads of *Charlton's* goals being shown on tribute programmes, and he rarely scored a tap-in

When he played in the friendly at Spotland (around 1980?) he was still spraying the ball around the pitch with perfect timing, and of course he had to score to send the crowd home happy. There was a "parting of the Red Sea" in our defence late in the second half to allow him to blast the ball home at the Pearl St end - not unlike watching our defending today, in fact
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21st December 1982 - my third game at Spotland!


When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?

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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:55 - Oct 22 with 4591 viewsD_Alien

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:15 - Oct 22 by TVOS1907

21st December 1982 - my third game at Spotland!



Cheers

That looks like Bryan Hamilton next to him, and keeper Dave Felgate?

Expect the programme made an impression...
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 23:15 - Oct 22 with 4574 viewsTVOS1907

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:55 - Oct 22 by D_Alien

Cheers

That looks like Bryan Hamilton next to him, and keeper Dave Felgate?

Expect the programme made an impression...
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Keeper is Neville Southall.

When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf?

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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 23:24 - Oct 22 with 4564 viewsD_Alien

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 23:15 - Oct 22 by TVOS1907

Keeper is Neville Southall.


Felgate imitator

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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 07:17 - Oct 23 with 4492 viewsTalkingSutty

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:55 - Oct 22 by D_Alien

Cheers

That looks like Bryan Hamilton next to him, and keeper Dave Felgate?

Expect the programme made an impression...
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Pete Madden, Fred Ratcliffe and maybe Brian Kidd also in that picture. I have an abiding memory of that game, Southall made the best save that i have seen, right in front of the Sandy Lane.
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 08:47 - Oct 23 with 4433 viewspioneer

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 07:17 - Oct 23 by TalkingSutty

Pete Madden, Fred Ratcliffe and maybe Brian Kidd also in that picture. I have an abiding memory of that game, Southall made the best save that i have seen, right in front of the Sandy Lane.
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and Bobby Downes.
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 20:59 - Oct 23 with 4248 viewsTVOS1907

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:55 - Oct 22 by D_Alien

Cheers

That looks like Bryan Hamilton next to him, and keeper Dave Felgate?

Expect the programme made an impression...
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The 'All Stars' squad was:

Neville Southall
Brian Greenhoff
Fred Eyre
Roy McFarland
Russell Bromage
Len Cantello
Bobby Charlton
Bryan Hamilton
Brian Kidd
Brendan O'Callaghan
Bobby Downes
Mike Sweeney
Jim McCalliog

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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 21:06 - Oct 23 with 4241 viewsmikehunt

Mike Sweeney ??!! Of Radio Manc DJ fame?

The worm of time turns not for the cuckoo of circumstance.

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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 21:21 - Oct 23 with 4226 viewsEllDale

Yet another team that FRMSE’s dad player for!
The friendly I was reminiscing about earlier in the thread was in the 1970’s I think.
Dale were skint and I’m sure Tommy Docherty, manager of Derby County, brought the Rams to Spotland for a friendly and Bobby Charlton guested for them.
I might be completely wrong of course.
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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 21:35 - Oct 23 with 4205 viewsTVOS1907

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 21:06 - Oct 23 by mikehunt

Mike Sweeney ??!! Of Radio Manc DJ fame?


Yep!

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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 21:39 - Oct 23 with 4199 viewsTVOS1907

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 21:21 - Oct 23 by EllDale

Yet another team that FRMSE’s dad player for!
The friendly I was reminiscing about earlier in the thread was in the 1970’s I think.
Dale were skint and I’m sure Tommy Docherty, manager of Derby County, brought the Rams to Spotland for a friendly and Bobby Charlton guested for them.
I might be completely wrong of course.


Different game, 14th November 1978.


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RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 21:52 - Oct 23 with 4181 viewsD_Alien

RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 21:39 - Oct 23 by TVOS1907

Different game, 14th November 1978.



That was the game i was thinking of when Charlton scored

The report says he was "put clear" which is something of an understatement by LB

Also why i thought the keeper was Felgate, since he played in that game and there's a resemblance with Southall
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