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Chris

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They call him the Belfast Boy.
« on: 19:43:07, 22/11/05 »
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." - George Best.

He had a photo taken of himself in hospital in a bad way with tubes coming out him etc, allegedly as a warning to others of the demon drink. Will it work?

A sad sight nowadays, but nobody can take away the memories of Bestie in his prime years.
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peterw

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Re: They call him the Belfast Boy.
« Reply #1 on: 03:43:40, 13/10/06 »
Read 198 times — without reply. So much for ‘no one can take away the memories’! I think that football fans apart, most people who tend to look at him as an alcoholic who wasted a precious donor organ.
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celeste

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Re: They call him the Belfast Boy.
« Reply #2 on: 10:59:01, 22/10/06 »
strong on the pitch,and much weaker off it alas
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Re: They call him the Belfast Boy.
« Reply #3 on: 16:29:55, 13/11/06 »
But still an icon!!
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celeste

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Re: They call him the Belfast Boy.
« Reply #4 on: 19:41:27, 13/11/06 »
George Best is going to have his image on a new £5 note
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Christopher

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Re: They call him the Belfast Boy.
« Reply #5 on: 20:51:47, 13/11/06 »
The George Best Foundation has been set up to provide charitable funds for research into liver disease and alcoholism as well as supporting the promotion of a healthy lifestyle among young people through participation
in soccer.

A George Best Memorial Trust is being launched next month to raise funds for a lasting memorial to George Best in Belfast City centre.
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Re: They call him the Belfast Boy.
« Reply #6 on: 20:40:43, 27/10/07 »
The Belfast city airport is titled Geog. Best.  Is that the reason?

I am from Belfast as well
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