JOHN CHARLES

[1964white]

He was the greatest player i have ever seen to pull the white shirt of united on.I to have met him a few times and he came over to be very humble and always had time for the fans not like the primma donnas we have these days.They could do to take a few lessons from people like him and remember when their playing days are over they will soon be forgotten and also to remember its fans like us who pay their wages.

Didn't know you were older than me EY

Agree with you on the antics of the modern footballer, they couldn't hold a candle to John Charles

[Twiggster]

Can I just say how good it is to see Wiilko posting on here again. :thup:
Please keep on doing so mate!

Still not found this BBC docu, but I have found a wonderful 3 part you tube docu! Click on this and then follow parts 2 and 3!







RIP Big John!

[Telepres]

*Sneeze* shared router at home. Last time I set up a proxy, my wife couldn't access a couple of Danish sites on her laptop that she needs for work, as they didn't recognise the i.p.
I was in the doghouse for weeks!

*Burp* I'm sure you can use programs that set them up as and when you want them. So you'd just have to tell Mrs Twiggs she'll have to do without said websites for an hour or so.

[Twiggster]

*FART* more trouble than it's worth.

[Telepres]

*FART* more trouble than it's worth.

*ooze bodily fluid* fair enough.

[Twiggster]

*ooze bodily fluid* fair enough.

EEEW! Pampers for you then?

[PaulUSA]

Sad reading through this thread. It starts out praising one of the greats, and slowly turns to sh*te. :mrgreen:

[Telepres]

EEEW! Pampers for you then?

Don't let Joe in this thread, after his debate about Pampers and their usage the other week

[Telepres]

Sad reading through this thread. It starts out praising one of the greats, and slowly turns to sh*te. :mrgreen:

Oh yeah, and Dave Charles was a top defender :thup:


I kid, I kid. There are 3 simple things about the guy.

1 - He was big, strong and could have used these to bully opponents. A lesser man would have.
2 - Due to his inability to play unfairly, he was never booked, choosing to play football rather than box/wrestle.
3 - He scored many goals and is revered in both Italy and the UK. Not many British players can say that (edit, not many players can say that).

[eastyorkshirewhite]

Didn't know you were older than me EY

Agree with you on the antics of the modern footballer, they couldn't hold a candle to John Charles

Yes its a great pity that to-days players could not conduct themselves in the way he did i know he had money problems at the end but one thing he never lost which was respect which i think is maybe greater than money.When you heard him speak he had full control of the audiance.

[Tommy Rose]

Not available outside the UK, Leon

Download Expatshield Twiggs you can watch the iplayer on that.
I've just looked though and i can't find that program.
I had the pleasure to have breakfast with John Charles and
peter Lorimer one Sunday morning,wished i could wind
back the clock to that time.

[fileywhite]

I met him quite a few times in the small bar in the commercial when whiplash was the landlord (don't know if he still is being a director and all that) with them both showing a talent for not picking winning horses with the occasional telephone tip from Brian Close also not good value- as stated before - a true gentleman and like many others I regret not seeing him play