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Remembering Bobby Moore.

thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
edited February 2013 in General Discussion Posts: 12,837
This weekend it will have been 20 years since we lost a true football legend. I'm talking about the man who led England to victory in 1966 and was a major part of West Ham's glory years. I'm talking about Bobby Moore.

Let's remember and celebrate a national icon and one of the greatest players who ever lived.

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RIP. A true legend.

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  • myworldisenoughmyworldisenough
    Posts: 1,143
    Wow, can't believe its been 20 years. RIP. He was and still is a true national sporting hero. Fine footballer, who played before my time but he is remembered for his contribution no more so when he led England on the pitch to our finest sporting moment in winning the World Cup at home in '66. Legend.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited February 2013 Posts: 12,837
    He'd retired before I was born but I'm not sure if there's such thing as a football fan who hasn't heard of him.

    In fact even if you don't particularly like football, if you're in England (or anywhere in the UK) you've probably heard of him at some point because of the huge legacy he left.

    The word legend has never been more fitting.
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  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    Honestly thought this thread would get more attention than this :(
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Sorry mate - only just got back from playing.

    As the only England captain to get his hands on the World Cup of course he's a legend. Not only that but a gent as well. It's enough to make you cry when you consider at the end he had to a column in the Sunday Sport to make ends meet - especially when you look at the odious individuals we have pulling on the shirt today like JT.

    Possibly my favourite football photo ever is the one of him and Pele swapping shirts in 1970. Genuine warmth and respect between two all time greats.
  • baronsamedi76baronsamedi76
    Posts: 174
    As I am Scottish I would rather not say too much. ;)
    They showed a few clips of him today on the BBC and I have to say he was well ahead of his time. The way he would time his tackle to perfection then beat a couple of players and then lay on a perfectly waited through ball was quite amazing.

    Its not often I will praise an English football legend but Bobby Moore more than deserves the praise.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    Iconic player and a legend of the game! His life was cut far too short! RIP Bobby!
  • largo2largo2
    Posts: 469
    Watching the highlights on football focus - just shows how good a centre back should be
  • jetsetwillyjetsetwilly
    edited February 2013 Posts: 3,327
    Bobby Moore = Legend. Just watch the England v Brazil 1970 game, and you'll see a defender at the very top of his game. Even Pele recognised this playing against him.

    Perfection. The best central defender England ever had.

    Shame he passed away too early.
  • Jones_The_BondJones_The_Bond
    Posts: 344
    Sheer class. That wonderful moment when he ascends the Wembley steps to become the first Englishman to lift the World Cup. A million thoughts must have been rushing through his head, the excitement mingled with exhaustion, would have been a heady cocktail, and he still managed to do this:

    "It was a wet day and Moore, after climbing the steps to the Royal Box to receive the trophy, was just two yards from the Queen when he realised his hands were dirty with mud and grass stains.

    Ever the gentleman, he wiped them on the velvet draping before shaking hands. Ramsey knew how great was his debt to Moore. "My captain, my leader, my right-hand man," was how he summed up Moore's assured authority.

    "He was the spirit and the heartbeat of the team. A cool, calculating footballer I could trust with my life. He was the supreme professional, the best I ever worked with. Without him England would never have won the World Cup."

    Moore was predictably modest, preferring to emphasise their collective spirit. "We were more than a team. We were a formidable nation, bonded and held together by our will to win for England." (Part of Moore's entry. International Hall of Fame)
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Jones_The_Bond wrote:

    Moore was predictably modest, preferring to emphasise their collective spirit. "We were more than a team. We were a formidable nation, bonded and held together by our will to win for England." (Part of Moore's entry. International Hall of Fame)

    I've never seen that quote before. Shades of Ms Tennyson speech.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
    edited February 2013 Posts: 11,189
    thelivingroyale wrote:
    He'd retired before I was born but I'm not sure if there's such thing as a football fan who hasn't heard of him.

    I don't know about that. A friend of mine* who's a big supporter of Newcastle hadn't heard of him until I brought him up casually.

    I'm not really a footie fan and even ive heard of him.

    *His surname is Fleming incidently.
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