Was Georgie the Best? - FMFormation.net - Football Manager

**peteranthony01** · 11-09-06, 03:29 PM

Perhaps the best pointer to where George Best sits among the footballing gods comes from the man generally reckoned to be the best.

Pele himself once dubbed Best "the greatest footballer in the world".

But does Best deserve to be up there with Pele and Diego Maradona?

GEORGE BEST
37 caps, 9 goals for NI
European Cup winner 1968
Won 2 League titles with Man Utd
Man Utd debut at 17yrs, 4mths
Effectively retired from top class football at 28
Still managed 11 seasons in the top flight
Other clubs: Dunstable, Stockport, Cork Celtic, Fulham, Hibernian, Bournemouth, Brisbane Lions
Played in NASL with LA Aztecs, Fort Lauderdale, and San Jose

What do you think, should he be up there or not?

He gets my vote anyway !

Bam · 11-09-06, 08:25 PM

Wrong fourm mate.

I'll move this to 'Third Half' fourm. :smile:

Bam · 11-09-06, 08:28 PM

Meh, moved it to the wrong place, can someone close this.

Duh_Smrti · 11-09-06, 08:29 PM

big Cheer for best English player(along Alan Shearer)ever!!!

**evertonfan** · 13-09-06, 08:49 AM

he does deserve to be up with the best players ever and he drank in the pub near me!

Duh_Smrti · 13-09-06, 10:53 AM

but all people drink...i think it's good to see them like normal people,so Georgie was "litle" more human then those pusys that are playing this days(like weyn Rooney,Cristian Ronaldo,Materazzi and co.)

**Fedorico Roma Fan** · 13-09-06, 05:31 PM

i never hear of him :(

**Spanish** · 13-09-06, 05:43 PM

haha never heard of George Best? :P

**evertonfan** · 14-09-06, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Duh_Smrti

but all people drink...i think it's good to see them like normal people,so Georgie was "litle" more human then those pusys that are playing this days(like weyn Rooney,Cristian Ronaldo,Materazzi and co.)

except he drank a bloody lot more than anyone else

**Fedorico Roma Fan** · 16-09-06, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Spanish

haha never heard of George Best? :P

no :(

**Spanish** · 16-09-06, 06:08 PM

George Best:

NAME George Best 'The Fifth Beatle'
BORN 22 May 1946, Belfast, Noord-Ierland, died 25 November 2005, Londen,
Engeland
COUNTRY Noord-Ierland
CLUBS Gregagh Boys Club, Manchester United, Dunstable Town, Stockport County,
Cork Celtic, Fulham, Los Angeles Aztecs, Fort Lauderdale Strikers,
San Jose Earthquakes, Hibernian, Motherwell, Arbroath Victoria, Glentoran,
Bournemouth, Nuneaton Borough, Tobermore
POSITION linksbuiten
LEG rechts en links
LENGTH 1.75 m
WEIGHT
CAPS, GOALS, AVR., LAST UPDATE
37 9 0,24 END CAREER

SEASON TROPHEY/TITEL TEAM
1962/'63 Engelse beker Manchester United
1964/'65 Engels landskampioen Manchester United
1966/'67 Engels landskampioen Manchester United
1967/'68 Europa Cup I Manchester United
1967/'68 Engels topscorer Manchester United
1968 Europees Speler van het Jaar

SEASON CLUB DIVISION MATCHES GOALS AVR. TRANSFERPRIJS
1963/'64 Manchester United (Eng1) 17 4 0,24
1964/'65 Manchester United (Eng1) 41 10 0,24
1965/'66 Manchester United (Eng1) 31 9 0,29
1966/'67 Manchester United (Eng1) 42 10 0,24
1967/'68 Manchester United (Eng1) 41 28 0,68
1968/'69 Manchester United (Eng1) 41 19 0,46
1969/'70 Manchester United (Eng1) 37 15 0,41
1970/'71 Manchester United (Eng1) 40 18 0,45
1971/'72 Manchester United (Eng1) 40 19 0,48
1972/'73 Manchester United (Eng1) 19 4 0,21
1973/'74 Manchester United (Eng2) 12 2 0,17
1974/'75 Dunstable Town (Eng ) * *
1975/'76 Stockport County (Eng2) 3 2 0,67
" /' " Cork Celtic (Ier ) * *
1976/'77 Fulham (Eng2) 42 8 0,19
1977 Los Angeles Aztecs (NAm W) * *
1978 Los Angeles Aztecs (NAm W) * *
" Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NAm O) * *
1979 Fort Lauderdale Strikers (NAm O) * *
1980 San Jose Earthquakes (NAm W) * *
1980/'81 Hibernian (Sch ) * *
1981/'82 Hibernian (Sch ) * *
1982/'83 Motherwell (Sch ) * *
" /' " Arbroath Victoria (Sch ) * *
" /' " Glentoran (NIe ) * *
1983/'84 Bournemouth (Eng2) 5 *
" /' " Nuneaton Borough ( ) * *
1984/'85 Tobermore ( ) * *
* *

**Fedorico Roma Fan** · 16-09-06, 06:57 PM

oh its him, he was in newspaper when he died :) he was that alcoholic player wasn't he?

**Spanish** · 16-09-06, 06:58 PM

exactly!

**Fedorico Roma Fan** · 16-09-06, 07:39 PM

LOL :)

**peteranthony01** · 17-09-06, 04:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Domagnano fan

oh its him, he was in newspaper when he died :) he was that alcoholic player wasn't he?

The greatest player that never ever played in a World Cup

Even Pele called him the greatest footballer alive ! ! !

Duh_Smrti · 17-09-06, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by peteranthony01

The greatest player that never ever played in a World Cup

Even Pele called him the greatest footballer alive ! ! !

Apsolutly...
2 days ago died "Serbian George Best" Zoran – Čava Dimitrijević (1962-2006.) One of best SC who played for Partizan more than 11 years before going to Dinamo,Nantes(France) and Spartak Subotica...
He was supporters favorite in any club that he played...He's soon is playing in Nantes now Milos Dimitrijevic and many are talking that he is also talented youngster.
Last goodbay to Čava from Grobari and Juzni Front!!!Tnx for avrything!

maxwell · 01-10-06, 10:21 AM

he deserves to be down there with rubbish players

**peteranthony01** · 02-10-06, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by maxwell

he deserves to be down there with rubbish players

And why would that be?

**scholesy18** · 03-10-06, 12:25 AM

what the hell you on bout maxwell,georgie best was a legend, rubbish players, what planet r u from!:alien:

Duh_Smrti · 05-10-06, 10:27 PM

Georgie was legend and dont you say a bad word for him!!!In this days there are no many players like Georgi was that are playing for love of the game not for money!!!Maybe the last 2 were Alan Shearer and Roy Keane