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Nobby Stiles RIP
DIR By: guest42
Date: October 30, 2020, 4:48 pm
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Sadly passed away after a long illness
One of the best players the country has produced.
Only 4 of the 1966 World Cup Final team remain.
May he rest in peace.
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Re: Nobby Stiles RIP
DIR By: Ashington46
Date: October 30, 2020, 5:20 pm
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Smashing player in the old school when players had to be able to
give and take and just get on with the game.
Superb in the 1966 World Cup and it was great to witness his
dancing along the touch line along with Bobby Moore after the
presentation, what a superb atmosphere at Wembley that day!
I had the pleasure of watching Nobby many times and always
admired his tenacity and his reading of the game. Sad thing is
that he would not have lasted five minutes in the modern game.
RIP Nobby and thanks for many good memories.
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Re: Nobby Stiles RIP
DIR By: ajb95
Date: October 30, 2020, 6:34 pm
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I had the pleasure of meeting Nobby a few years ago before his
illness diagnosis at an after dinner event and he was funny but
warm too. Spent time talking to people and taking photos. A
lovely man! RIP
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Re: Nobby Stiles RIP
DIR By: reflector
Date: October 31, 2020, 2:36 am
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--- Quote from: Ashington46 link ---
>
> Smashing player in the old school when players had to be able
to give and take and just get on with the game.
> Superb in the 1966 World Cup and it was great to witness his
dancing along the touch line along with Bobby Moore after the
presentation, what a superb atmosphere at Wembley that day!
>
> I had the pleasure of watching Nobby many times and always
admired his tenacity and his reading of the game. Sad thing is
that he would not have lasted five minutes in the modern game.
>
> RIP Nobby and thanks for many good memories.
>
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Very sad news indeed. As we watched the tributes last night Mrs
R commented what a pity it is that his kind of player has been
lost to the modern sanitised game. "He would have been
suspended most of the time" she said as we watched another
tackle fly in. "And how would today's players cope with those
pitches?" I don't always agree with her but I reckon she was
spot on.
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Re: Nobby Stiles RIP
DIR By: Acme Thunderer
Date: October 31, 2020, 6:23 am
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They showed a clip on the BBC News last night of Nobby executing
what would now be rated as a red card tackle on an opponent and,
although we didn't see the results, I doubt very much whether
there was any more than a bit of finger wagging by the referee,
whoever that was!
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Re: Nobby Stiles RIP
DIR By: LateTackle
Date: October 31, 2020, 7:04 pm
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--- Quote from: Acme Thunderer link ---
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> They showed a clip on the BBC News last night of Nobby
executing what would now be rated as a red card tackle on an
opponent and, although we didn't see the results, I doubt very
much whether there was any more than a bit of finger wagging by
the referee, whoever that was!
>
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I saw that too and remarked upon it. You couldn't even call it
a tackle, it was like something out of martial arts. I am glad
that we no longer see that sort of behaviour on a football
pitch. Similar ones were shown for Norman Hunter, and no doubt
will be for the likes of Ron Harris in due course. Maybe the
current game has gone too far the other way, but we never want
to return to those days.
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