Gazza - Its Only A Matter of Time...

[st_files]

...before he dies prematurely...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire...

[Spiritual_Beggar]

Fook Me!!!!

He's only 42!


That's not news to me.....but whenever I see a pic of him next to his age in an article, it always makes me do a double take (he looks fricking 60!).

[Soovy]

Only going one way sadly.

What a sad story of genius blighted by demons.

[st_files]

The sad thing is that almost the entire country has seen this coming since the mid 90's. He could/should have been up there with Maradona, instead he's got Italia 90 and a Rangers career to look back on....what a waste.

[deckster]

st_files said:

The sad thing is that almost the entire country has seen this coming since the mid 90's. He could/should have been up there with Maradona, instead he's got Italia 90 and a Rangers career to look back on....what a waste.

To be fair, you could have chosen a better comparison there

[st_files]

deckster said:

st_files said:

The sad thing is that almost the entire country has seen this coming since the mid 90's. He could/should have been up there with Maradona, instead he's got Italia 90 and a Rangers career to look back on....what a waste.

To be fair, you could have chosen a better comparison there

fair point, I should have put (as a player) straight after that...

[Pothole]

st_files said:

...before he dies prematurely...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire...

It'll be a shame but will win me this year's dead pool.

[SmoothRB]

Sad.

Too many enablers around him.

[rhinochopig]

SmoothRB said:

Sad.

Too many enablers around him.

What, the North East?

Edited by rhinochopig on Monday 29th March 15:05

[SmoothRB]

rhinochopig said:

SmoothRB said:

Sad.

Too many enablers around him.

What, the North East?

Edited by rhinochopig on Monday 29th March 15:05

I mean his 'mates' like Jimmy five bellies. Also the fans who forever worship him and will always buy him a drink.

[rhinochopig]

SmoothRB said:

rhinochopig said:

SmoothRB said:

Sad.

Too many enablers around him.

What, the North East?

Edited by rhinochopig on Monday 29th March 15:05

I mean his 'mates' like Jimmy five bellies. Also the fans who forever worship him and will always buy him a drink.

As I said the North East - it's one big enabler. Getting falling down drunk every weekend is part of the cultural heritage. I was only half joking.

[soad]

Reminds me of that Man Utd chap who passed away. Mind you, he was older.

[southendpier]

soad said:

Reminds me of that Man Utd chap who passed away. Mind you, he was older.

Sir Matt "Make that a double" Busby?

[soad]

southendpier said:

soad said:

Reminds me of that Man Utd chap who passed away. Mind you, he was older.

Sir Matt "Make that a double" Busby?

No, George Best - mainly due to similar newspaper headlines he managed to generate.

[Ayahuasca]

Shame he never went to Man Utd where he would have been looked after by SAF, who has done a pretty good job of keeping footballers on the (relatively) straight and narrow.

Still, as long as he's happy.

[El Guapo]

Soovy said:

...genius...

Err, what?

[Justayellowbadge]

El Guapo said:

Soovy said:

...genius...

Err, what?

I know very little of football, and don't follow it at all.

However, even I can recognise a goal he scored against (I think) Scotland where he chipped the ball over a defender and caught it and volleyed it in as a remarkable, sublime, piece of sporting greatness.

The only time the game has made go 'wow'.

[st_files]

Justayellowbadge said:

El Guapo said:

Soovy said:

...genius...

Err, what?

I know very little of football, and don't follow it at all.

However, even I can recognise a goal he scored against (I think) Scotland where he chipped the ball over a defender and caught it and volleyed it in as a remarkable, sublime, piece of sporting greatness.

The only time the game has made go 'wow'.

No one would deny that, for a while, he was one of the best players in the world - after Italia 90 he should have gone on to have a stellar career - even after years of boozing and abuse he managed that goal against the Jocks - what could have been.....

[Jayzee]

Here is another one that should have popped his clogs a loong time ago... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daMTWhN2UDk

[ApexJimi]

Justayellowbadge said:

El Guapo said:

Soovy said:

...genius...

Err, what?

I know very little of football, and don't follow it at all.

However, even I can recognise a goal he scored against (I think) Scotland where he chipped the ball over a defender and caught it and volleyed it in as a remarkable, sublime, piece of sporting greatness.

The only time the game has made go 'wow'.

Agreed

I couldn't give a two hoots about football, and know even less about it, yet that goal did make me go 'wow'!

(and I'm a Jock )