| RIP Jack Charlton 09:12 - Jul 11 with 776 views | saint68 |
Passed away yesterday at the age of 85. |  |
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| RIP Jack Charlton on 09:44 - Jul 11 with 750 views | Sadoldgit |
He will never be forgotten for being part of our World Cup winning team. RIP Jack. |  | | |
| RIP Jack Charlton on 09:46 - Jul 11 with 743 views | TripleNiemi |
Absolutely loved his time as manager of Ireland and getting them to two World Cup finals. Seemed a genuinely top, top man. R.I.P. |  |
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| RIP Jack Charlton on 09:52 - Jul 11 with 727 views | dirk_doone |
I always liked Big Jack. I think everybody did. I remember the first time I saw him play was at the Dell in 1967. He was England's Player of the Year that year. Leeds beat us 2-0 and he scored one of the goals. He had Ron Davies and Martin Chivers in his pocket. Ron Davies was the First Division's top goal scorer that season and Chivers wasn't far behind. In our previous home game we'd beaten West Ham's 'World Cup winning team', with Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Geoff Hurst, 6-2. Davies and Chivers took Bobby Moore apart. But, up against Jack Charlton, they never got a chance.
He was a deceptively unathletic looking player: a bit like Peter Crouch, but he covered an enormous amount of ground, dominated centre forwards in the air and often popped up to head in a goal both for Leeds and England.
Of course, in later life, as a manager, he became just about the most popular Englishman in Irish history.
He led a full life and 85 is not a bad age
R.I.P. Big Jack. [Post edited 11 Jul 2020 9:59]
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| RIP Jack Charlton on 10:05 - Jul 11 with 702 views | kernow |
Always a massive personality and presence on the pitch and in the dressing room.
I obviously don't know how true, but stories of a fall out with kid brother Bobby and no contact between them for years.
I hope they had a reconciliation.
Good wishes to fans, friends and family. | | | |
| RIP Jack Charlton on 11:07 - Jul 11 with 661 views | Chesham_Saint |
The word ‘legend’ gets used far to easily in the world of football. Jack Charlton was certainly a legend for Leeds and because of ‘66, England also.
He seems to have had a good life with a loving family - what more could a man ask?
On a side issue, just to emphasise how facile the world of football can be, the “England Team” were quoted by the BBC as being “devastated” by the death of an 85 year old player - I’d wager half of the current team hadn’t even heard of him.
An 85 year old dies, who’s had a great life surrounded by family and friends? I think Lineker called it right (for once) when he said he was deeply saddened (as he probably is as an ex England player of a certain age), not devastated.
Anyway, back on point. RIP Jackie Charlton.
I’m nothing short of devastated... |  |
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