Happy Birthday Sir Bobby Charlton

[ecc]

Very few people, myself included, who post on here can abide Manchester United but I respect Bobby Charlton. A great player and a true ambassador for the game.

[mkmel]

I will always remember this screamer of a a goal that Bobby Charlton scored against Mexico

https://youtu.be/YLXXL36EmJg

[Silkyskills1]

I will always remember this screamer of a a goal that Bobby Charlton scored against Mexico

https://youtu.be/YLXXL36EmJg

Scored two screamers that night didn't he?

[Buxtonclaret]

Happy Birthday.
The great man was never afraid to shoot.

[vancouverclaret]

I think it was him that said "if you don't shoot you don't score" I always played thinking that and majority of goals I scored were from outside the box.
Happy birthday Bobby Charlton.

[Royboyclaret]

Aye, Happy Birthday, total respect for a great footballer.

[Tricky Trevor]

Englands best ever. Played anywhere and did a good job. Never booked either, class
Happy birthday.

[Taffy on the wing]

Agree with all above….. Great player & a Gentlemen.

[IanMcL]

Ultimate legend, world wide.

I was on holiday in a remote village in Turkey. Early 70s. Offered chai by the locals, as walking up the road.

They were most welcome. Their English was: English?
Yes. Aah. Bobby Charlton! With all the facial expressions to go with it.

Had a pair of Bobby Charlton football boots, after my original Stanley Matthews boots, with wooden studs!

Happy Birthday Sir Bobby.

[tiger76]

One of the true gents in the game, and he had a mean strike on him to boot.

[DAVETHEVICAR]

Fantastic player and a great guy
Was very privileged to see him live both at Turf Moor and Old Trafford and once for England at Wembley

[DCWat]

I went to the Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools as a kid. He was there throughout and a lovely bloke to boot.

[Woodleyclaret]

Scored some screamers but he also put many out of the grounds he played on.

[MT03ALG]

Englands best ever. Played anywhere and did a good job. Never booked either, class
Happy birthday.

Booked for dissent v Argentina 1966 ?

[Tricky Trevor]

Booked for dissent v Argentina 1966 ?

Correct. On wiki he was also booked in a league game against Chelsea. Both are forgivable.

[bobinho]

The word 'legend' is bandied about willy-nilly these days. When used in the same sentence as the name Bobby Charlton, it fits perfectly.

Happy Birthday Sir Bobby.

[mkmel]

Ultimate legend, world wide.

I was on holiday in a remote village in Turkey. Early 70s. Offered chai by the locals, as walking up the road.

They were most welcome. Their English was: English?
Yes. Aah. Bobby Charlton! With all the facial expressions to go with it.

Had a pair of Bobby Charlton football boots, after my original Stanley Matthews boots, with wooden studs!

Happy Birthday Sir Bobby.

Ian, I had a very similar experience in the 70's when I was in a small restaurant in Paris. The owners started talking with me asking where I was from.

And as soon as I said that I was English straight away they came out with the name Bobby Charlton.
A great footballer and even more importantly a lovely man and a gentleman.

[Fenwick]

I went to the Bobby Charlton Soccer Schools as a kid. He was there throughout and a lovely bloke to boot.

Went to this in 1986 ( I think) He had a kind chat with me because I think I was looking a bit lost. Always remember we were doing a shooting exercise hitting dead balls from the edge of the area. He watched us for a bit, then showed us how it should be done. We just watched in awe as this 'old man' banged it into the top left, top right and anywhere else he wanted.

[LeadBelly]

Slightly belated- Happy 85th birthday Sir Bobby.
Very, very good player over a protracted period and quite clearly a fine man and footy enthusiast to boot.

Hope I'm still looking so good at 85 in 12-13 years time.

[Vino blanco]

When my brother was teaching in Rochdale he met Bobby Charlton briefly a couple of times at one of the football coaching class sessions. When my brother told him he was a Burnley supporter, Bobby immediately went into lavish praise for Jimmy McIlroy, calling him one of the greatest players he had played against.

[SouthLondonexile]

My walk to work used to take me through St James Park , London. As passed over the footbridge there was large film crew and extra lighting stood round this man.
Slightly irked They all stared at me as I called out “ Hi Bobby good to see you!”
“And you! “ was his reply.