George Best Dies

[Asthaloth]

The Alchoholic that was given a new liver ahead of hundreds of others, then went on a binge-drinking trip to spain to celebrate.

Excuse me as i dont mourn the mans death.

[Twinkle]

The Alchoholic that was given a new liver ahead of hundreds of others, then went on a binge-drinking trip to spain to celebrate.

Excuse me as i dont mourn the mans death.

I feel the same but I can't help feeling bad. He was a wonderful player and despite everything, he seemed like a nice bloke.

[Paulisacretin]

The Alchoholic that was given a new liver ahead of hundreds of others, then went on a binge-drinking trip to spain to celebrate.

Excuse me as i dont mourn the mans death.

At last...

[Asthaloth]

The Alchoholic that was given a new liver ahead of hundreds of others, then went on a binge-drinking trip to spain to celebrate.

Excuse me as i dont mourn the mans death.

I feel the same but I can't help feeling bad. He was a wonderful player and despite everything, he seemed like a nice bloke.

Yes, they always do dont they?
Adolf Hitler was proclaimed a hero of German cause and all-round nice bloke.
Bit of an exageration, but it emphasises my point nicely.

[Ginger Harp Seal Pup]

RIP George Best. Some would say he deserved what was coming to him, but I like to see the good in everybody. When it comes to alcohol it's not a habit you can just brush off. My sympathies go out to his friends and family.

[.:Compact Disk:.]

The Alchoholic that was given a new liver ahead of hundreds of others, then went on a binge-drinking trip to spain to celebrate.

Excuse me as i dont mourn the mans death.

At last...

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who feels this way... I've gone through a day of:
"You're a cold hearted @*$%&~#!"

¬_¬

I don't like football and I didn't know him personally...
He was a drunk... why should I mourn his death?

[Igg]

Noone's saying you have to mourn his death, but you also don't have to come onto this thread and discuss the less celebratory aspects of his life. What's the point?

The man was one of the greatest footballers ever to play. It's sad that people choose to remember his personal problems rather than that. He was a nice bloke (a mate of mine met him) with an unfortunate addiction. Nonetheless, he enjoyed the life he had, which I think is an admirable thing. Like I said before, he didn't find it tragic, and if anyone else does that's up to them.

[sparkygoesforth]

I'm not old enough to remember his footballing prowess, unfortunately my knowledge of him is based on the media's reporting of the various scrapes he's got into over the past years - the alcoholism, illness, divorce, bankruptcy. But always the talk was of a man with great natural talent who was unable to handle the fame and fortune that his skill rewarded him. Hopefully his latter years can serve as an example to the likes of Wayne Rooney.

Personally I am more saddened by the news yesterday that Richard Burns had lost his fight with cancer, aged just 34. Who, you may be thinking? Burns' talent was not in the field of our national obsession, football, but motorsport. Like Best he too had international success - after winning the British Rally Chapionship he went on to great international success with the Subaru World Rally Team, and in 2001 he became the first Englishman (and only the second Brit) to win the World Rally Championship. So much potential, ended after a brain tumour was diagnosed in 2003. Yet his story will command just the odd article in the sports pages of today's newspapers.

All told, sad weekend for sport in this country. And they say these things come in threes...

[Paulisacretin]

I don't think anyone is saying that someone dying isnt sad. However, I think what is blowing the wind up people's skirts is that over the past few years, all anyone has said about george best was how he's killing himself, the sheer stupidity of drinking after a liver transplant, etc etc. Suddenly he dies and becomes a saint.

It was all "oh i hate the pope the pope smokes dope" "roman catholicism is such an archaic and domineering religion overseen by a fraudulent figurehead" blah blah, until he died when suddenly he made jesus look a bit shifty.

It's sad that best died, albeit from a wholly self-inflicted disease, but it doesnt make him superman.

[Igg]

Didn't say he was superman.

And all I've ever said is it's his funeral. Which er, it was.

[Paulisacretin]

Didn't say he was superman.

And all I've ever said is it's his funeral. Which er, it was.

Didn't say I was talking to you?

[Matt]

Although I'm not a moderator of Misc. Discussion, I'd like to point out that this is definitely verging into debate territory, which isn't allowed. Perhaps try to steer clear, k?

Anyways, on topic, I can't say that I particularly liked the man, although I never knew him becuase of his drinking problems, but no matter what losing anyone is a sad loss, especially someone with as many merits as him. I can't say I'll grieve the lost, but I offer my condolonces to the family of a very successful, skillful man

[Asthaloth]

His vices vastly outweighed his merits.
I dont see anyone celebrating Hitlers merits.

[Bangel]

His vices vastly outweighed his merits.
I dont see anyone celebrating Hitlers merits.

It doesn't matter what the hell he did with his life, a man is dead. Show some respect and just drop the issue, as Matt just told you.

RIP.

[Runevalkyrie]

You're not in the position to act as a moderator in this case, Bangel. Please let us do our job in taking care of it.

This is the final warning for the thread. It will be locked if this gets into a debate again.