Macca77macca
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Bobby Charlton.l, although he doesn’t know me from Adam!
I played in a charity game at Macclesfield’s ground with some very big names. I was YOUNG and was apparently expected to chase everything and then give it to some famous ****.
I chased down a ball, brought it forward, passed it to Bobby Charlton. He lost it almost immediately and I just looked at him deadpan with a “What the fuck?!” look on my face. He was not amused and told me (in no uncertain terms) to go get the ball back!
My Dad was a mate of his and was playing too, so I ran as fast as I could to get the ball back…FOR MY DAD!
I had seen Charlton almost push a kid backwards downstairs at an Altrincham game when the kid went for an autograph. He pushed him, but the kid saved himself! From that day I thought he was a ****!
We saw him (as a family) in Manchester Airport once. He was all tan and coming from some fancy football camp overseas and we were white as ghosts going on holiday to somewhere. I hung back because I didn’t like him, but my Mum & Dad were very chatty. He got noticed a lot, but didn’t acknowledge anyone.
Tbf, when you’re Bobby Charlton in and around Manchester, I would imagine it’d get tiresome, so…
I always think about what Jack Charlton said which is that he changed after Munich and not for best.
I mean you can understand it, watched half his team mates die a terrifying death
