Stan Bowles

[petrusha]

My late gran had Alzheimer's and I echo what everyone else has said.

Stan was certainly a fabulous talent as a player. I was born in the late sixties so don't recall him at City, but the first football season I remember was 1975/6, when QPR came so close to the title and he was the star of that team. Always felt sorry when I found out that he'd been in our youth set-up that he never made it with us. To be fair, I think Joe and Mal realised what a talent he was, and would have liked to have given him more of a go, but just found him pretty much unmanageable.

Anyway, best wishes to him and his loved ones for what lies ahead.

 

[Clevers]

Sad news.

I love this quote.

Tommy Docherty - You can trust me Stan

Stan Bowles - I'd rather trust my chickens with Colonel Sanders.

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

Would apparently be in the bookies opposite Crewes ground with his kit and boots on before games

 

[Vienna_70]

His manager at Carlisle, Ernie Tagg once said of him, "If Stan could pass a bookies as well as he can pass a football, he'd be a very rich man".

Good luck with your battles, Stan.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Paul Hince talks about Stan a lot in his book. Stan followed Hince to Crewe and Hince had to lend him the train fare to get there to sign....Hince said he never got his money back!

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Last saw him about 15 or 16 years ago in my cousin's funeral. The wake was in a pub in Woodhouses and he was very concerned that there wasnt a bookies nearby. He must have had about 4 cab rides into Failsworth to get his bets on. Great bloke, sad news.

 

[lancs blue]

Sad news. I don't envy his family what lies ahead. My mum had Alzheimer's for the last 3 or 4 years of her life, and it's heartbreaking to see someone there who looks like your loved one, but no longer is that person.

Exactly the same with my mum, it's so sad for Stan and his family. Stan had a wonderful talent that never fully blossomed because of his off-field issues but he was great to watch at his best.

 

[Deepest Blue]

Great entertainer.
Best wishes to him.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Remember seeing Stan score twice on his first team debut for City.
Was shocked when the club sacked him.

 

[Partington Blue]

Horrible illness and best thoughts and wishes go to him and his family.