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Originally posted by heppies heppies wrote:

How much would the Belfast boy be worth in the transfer market these days?
Confused f**k all, he is dead.
 
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There's always one.
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How much would the Belfast boy be worth in the transfer market these days?
Confused f**k all, he is dead.
 
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Originally posted by Territorial Territorial wrote:

Originally posted by Cabra Hoop Cabra Hoop wrote:

Originally posted by Double Maxim Double Maxim wrote:

 
That would be Garrincha - "He makes best look like a choir boy......."
"Ultimate playboy"?
Garrincha had two World Cup medals.
 
Best had two Miss Worlds.
 
No contest. Wink
 

The success Garrincha enjoyed on the football pitch was in stark contrast to his personal life. He drank heavily throughout his adult life, and was involved in several serious road accidents, notably a crash into a lorry in April 1969 which killed his mother-in-law. He was married twice, first to Nair Marques in 1952 (they separated in 1965), a factory worker from Pau Grande with whom he had eight daughters, and second to Elza Soares, a samba

singer whom he married in an unofficial ceremony in March 1966; as Soares had also married before, the Brazilian press were sour on the marriage. The couple separated in 1977, when Soares left him after he struck her during an argument. Garrincha had other significant affairs, including one with showgirl Angelita Martinez, and he is known to have fathered at least 14 children.

No contest indeed.....Wink

And lost his virginity to a goat.
 
A common rite of passage in Pau Grande back in the day (for boys not goats).
 
 
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Trailer released for new George Best film set for Irish premiere this month

George Best: All By Himself hits cinemas on 24 February after screenings at the Dublin and Belfast Film Festivals.

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A NEW BIOPIC about the life of footballing great George Best will be released in Ireland later this month.

Directed by Daniel Gordon (The Game of Their Lives, Match 64, The Fall), George Best: All By Himself will be screened at the Belfast Film Festival on 16 February before making an appearance at the Dublin International Film Festival two days later.

The film, which had its world premiere in London last October, will then be shown in Irish cinemas from 24 February.

It tells the story of Best’s meteoric rise from Belfast boy to European Cup winner with Manchester United, and his subsequent battle with alcohol and fame as a global icon.

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Anyone off here seen the film?
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A violent alcoholic who beat up his wife!

How people can celebrate scum like this astounds me!
2 in a row and we won it in Tallaght
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Originally posted by Twoinarow Twoinarow wrote:

A violent alcoholic who beat up his wife!

How people can celebrate scum like this astounds me!
So what did you think of the film, then?
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Originally posted by Twoinarow Twoinarow wrote:

A violent alcoholic who beat up his wife!

How people can celebrate scum like this astounds me!
 
And was given a new liver but still went and abused it.
 
One of my favourite players but one of my least favourite individuals.
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Originally posted by Twoinarow Twoinarow wrote:

A violent alcoholic who beat up his wife!

How people can celebrate scum like this astounds me!
 
And was given a new liver but still went and abused it.
 
One of my favourite players but one of my least favourite individuals.
He had an addiction ffs! Do you think a new liver  would resolve all the underlying issues that made him drink or remove his physical need for the substance? He may not have been a very nice individual and he can't blame his addiction for every mistake he made, but comments like that are extremely ignorant and dangerous, you are better than that FW.
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Originally posted by FREEWHEELER FREEWHEELER wrote:

Originally posted by Twoinarow Twoinarow wrote:

A violent alcoholic who beat up his wife!

How people can celebrate scum like this astounds me!
 
And was given a new liver but still went and abused it.
 
One of my favourite players but one of my least favourite individuals.
Have you seen the film as well, FW?
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Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by FREEWHEELER FREEWHEELER wrote:

Originally posted by Twoinarow Twoinarow wrote:

A violent alcoholic who beat up his wife!

How people can celebrate scum like this astounds me!

 
And was given a new liver but still went and abused it.
 
One of my favourite players but one of my least favourite individuals.

He had an addiction ffs! Do you think a new liver  would resolve all the underlying issues that made him drink or remove his physical need for the substance? He may not have been a very nice individual and he can't blame his addiction for every mistake he made, but comments like that are extremely ignorant and dangerous, you are better than that FW.


I hear ya PM and maybe it's harsh but I just never liked Best and how would the donor family feel about him abusing their loved one's gift?

I've no interest in the film to be honest

Edited by FREEWHEELER - 10 Mar 2017 at 6:29pm
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Originally posted by FREEWHEELER FREEWHEELER wrote:

Originally posted by pre Madonna pre Madonna wrote:

Originally posted by FREEWHEELER FREEWHEELER wrote:

Originally posted by Twoinarow Twoinarow wrote:

A violent alcoholic who beat up his wife!

How people can celebrate scum like this astounds me!

 
And was given a new liver but still went and abused it.
 
One of my favourite players but one of my least favourite individuals.

He had an addiction ffs! Do you think a new liver  would resolve all the underlying issues that made him drink or remove his physical need for the substance? He may not have been a very nice individual and he can't blame his addiction for every mistake he made, but comments like that are extremely ignorant and dangerous, you are better than that FW.


I hear ya PM and maybe it's harsh but I just never liked Best and how would the donor family feel about him abusing their loved one's gift?

I've no interest in the film to be honest...
... because I've already made up my mind about him, and there's nothing anyone could say which will make me change it. Even his surgeon.

Anyhow, I thought I knew most of what there is to know about GB, but after seeing this film I realise I was very wrong.

For those who are sufficiently open-minded to give it a fair hearing, it's not about George Best the Footballer, it's about George Best the Man. And as such, it's no "celebration" or PR job, certainly no hagiography.

I went with someone who has no particular interest in Best. Neither is she from NI, or even a football fan.

She thought it was excellent, as did I.

And whether you liked the man more or less after it (both equally possible, I'd say), it is certainly thought-provoking.

P.S. Both his ex-wives get the chance to say their piece, as well as many others who knew him, some famous, some not.


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One of the better docs on George Best.
 
At 32mins check out the Windsor faithful screaming 'Ireland,Ireland...' would send shivers down the spine.
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Fair play FW, I just hate people judging without understanding and, as we have had dealings in the past, I know you are better than that.

I look forward to watching the film and the documentary that Gashley posted above. His funeral weekend is something I will always remember. He jinxed us in the Cup final!
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Bestie the Ulsterman who wanted an all Ireland team.    

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Derek Dougan too
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The DVD of the film is out now
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