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Originally Posted by IRISH JONNY
R.I.P.
HES JUST PASSED AWAY...
IJ
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There are so many similar stories of people with immense talent in thier chosen field, that burn out quicker than they should, Alex Higgins, Maradona, Mike Tyson. George Best was perhaps the first footballer to receive superstar status and not protected from the media and himself in a way that say a Wayne Rooney is managed now but then I think what sets a Pele, Tiger Woods, Bjorn Borg apart from them, how do they keep their feet on the ground?? and manage to prolong their greateness?
I think everyone will be saddened by this loss but somehow sadness tinged with regret that someone couldn't have sorted George out years ago and looked after him better. I was lucky and old enough to see him play several times even in his final days with Fulham, just awesome.