So farewell George Best...

Mikeuk · 26-11-2005, 10:39 AM

The decision to grant deceased drunk George Best a 'one minute silence' is an insult to all British war dead. :x

Lafayette · 26-11-2005, 12:01 PM

I agree being talented at soccer isn't quite the same as dying on D-Day, but alcoholism is a disease and he obviously paid the price for it in terms of both ridicule and an untimely death. Maybe a moment of silence is too great a tribute and I'll leave that for others to decide, but "drunk" just seems so harsh. Someone who couldn't give up the bottle even on their second liver had a real problem that it may not be fair for us to judge.

Alex McKee · 26-11-2005, 12:32 PM

I agree with Mike :shock:

It is an insult to the war dead to have a 1 minute silence for a former footie star turned drunk IMHO.

Mikeuk · 27-11-2005, 09:39 AM

Mind you just about anybody who gets killed seems to qualify for the 1 min silence these days.

Maybe I'll request one in my will :wink:

SilverFalcon · 27-11-2005, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikeuk

Mind you just about anybody who gets killed seems to qualify for the 1 min silence these days.

Maybe I'll request one in my will :wink:

Good idea. I want one minute of noise. 60 seconds of Led Zeppelin should do it.

C_steam · 27-11-2005, 03:46 PM

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Good idea. I want one minute of noise. 60 seconds of Led Zeppelin should do it

Lovely! But only one minute?

Oliver · 27-11-2005, 03:52 PM

Will next Friday do for you Mike?

mkpdavies · 27-11-2005, 03:58 PM

A womanising drunk, who happened to be good at football.

I think he was otherwise a nice guy from what I hear, but a minutes silence? Not from me.

Man U fans might want to, but that's up to them.

26-11-2005, 10:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
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26-11-2005, 12:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lafayette Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 114	I agree being talented at soccer isn't quite the same as dying on D-Day, but alcoholism is a disease and he obviously paid the price for it in terms of both ridicule and an untimely death. Maybe a moment of silence is too great a tribute and I'll leave that for others to decide, but "drunk" just seems so harsh. Someone who couldn't give up the bottle even on their second liver had a real problem that it may not be fair for us to judge.

26-11-2005, 12:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Alex McKee Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gloucester Posts: 6,666	I agree with Mike :shock: It is an insult to the war dead to have a 1 minute silence for a former footie star turned drunk IMHO.

27-11-2005, 09:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mikeuk Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fareham Posts: 5,758 Party: Conservatives	Mind you just about anybody who gets killed seems to qualify for the 1 min silence these days. Maybe I'll request one in my will :wink:

27-11-2005, 03:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
Oliver Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WHITBY North Yorkshire (but my heart is in Woking) Posts: 1,062	Will next Friday do for you Mike?