Skyline Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Best was before my time but we all know the name. I have never really looked into his history, so I was surprised to see he left Man Utd when he was about 27/28 and went on to play for quite a few obscure teams. Not the kind of clubs you'd expect one of the best footballers of his generation to be playing at. So, why did he leave Man Utd so young.... Did he have a bad injury? Maybe fitness problems due to his problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 His off the field stuff was getting the better of him. Wine, women and song led him to regularly miss training which didn't go down well Busby tried to get it under control as did O'Farrell but to no avail and Best walked away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owler66 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 He peaked at the 68 European Cup Final at the age of 22, as mentioned above his lifestyle outside of football killed his career after that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Thanks guys, I thought it may have been down to his lifestyle choices. I honestly know little about him other than he was a very gifted footballer and more to my time was his alcohol problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 A quiet lad from Belfast who went to ManU but then went home and Busby had to convince him to come back. The great Eric McMordie was his biggest pal, as I recall. Anyway, he basically got caught up in the swinging 60s which was a time when everything was changing for "the young generation" and with a lack of support he was, like others, easy to take advantage of by agents and advisors of the time. And he never got unlatched from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 7 hours ago, Skyline said: Best was before my time but we all know the name. I have never really looked into his history, so I was surprised to see he left Man Utd when he was about 27/28 and went on to play for quite a few obscure teams. Not the kind of clubs you'd expect one of the best footballers of his generation to be playing at. So, why did he leave Man Utd so young.... Did he have a bad injury? Maybe fitness problems due to his problems? He retired I think, then came back but was mostly drunk or up to no good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Had a big bust up with Tommy Docherty over his off field antics and was basically dropped from the side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid Wicket Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 What a player though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 He was And on all those crappy pitches of the 60s and 70s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marconi Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, edmontonowl said: He was And on all those crappy pitches of the 60s and 70s Indeed. Could fill stadiums throughout the land. I even went to watch him at the Lane when he, Marsh and Moore were playing for Fulham. Edited December 6, 2022 by marconi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted December 6, 2022 Share Posted December 6, 2022 He was my first hero. He had everything An E type Jaguar Had lots of fabulous girls Pots of money And of course he was a sensational with a football. He was the first celebrity footballer , the previous generation footballers looked and acted like the great Stan Matthews. George suffered because no-one knew how to handle the phenomenon he became. The big clubs now could help such a talent then they did not have a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 12 hours ago, marconi said: Indeed. Could fill stadiums throughout the land. I even went to watch him at the Lane when he, Marsh and Moore were playing for Fulham. At the Lane… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wexowl Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Wasn't he the first £100 a week footballer as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 hour ago, wexowl said: Wasn't he the first £100 a week footballer as well? £1000 a week apparently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 In a nutshell (and if you can name the bird, you're old ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marconi Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, edmontonowl said: In a nutshell (and if you can name the bird, you're old ) Susan George? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Your age is conformed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecap Owl Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 He had a stand named after him at the San Jose Earthquakes... not sure if they named one after him in the new building... I know his picture is up and around the ground though... I always remember one game (not even sure who against) when he just couldn't stop scoring (was with Man Utd)... Sad that he drank himself to needing a new liver and then drank that one into the ground as well.... That being said he ranks as one of my favourite players of all time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecap Owl Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Whitecap Owl said: He had a stand named after him at the San Jose Earthquakes... not sure if they named one after him in the new building... I know his picture is up and around the ground though... I always remember one game (not even sure who against) when he just couldn't stop scoring (was with Man Utd)... Sad that he drank himself to needing a new liver and then drank that one into the ground as well.... That being said he ranks as one of my favourite players of all time.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Whitecap Owl said: He had a stand named after him at the San Jose Earthquakes... not sure if they named one after him in the new building... I know his picture is up and around the ground though... I always remember one game (not even sure who against) when he just couldn't stop scoring (was with Man Utd)... Sad that he drank himself to needing a new liver and then drank that one into the ground as well.... That being said he ranks as one of my favourite players of all time.... 8-2 win v. Northampton FA Cup? He got 6 Only saw him once and that here v. San Jose. He was fat, slow but still had it. At one point he was on the touch-line with a defender right behind him, and in a flash he'd turned the defender and was gone. It was class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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