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A Chelsea fan sent me this for the mag that I run.

A top piece about the King.

 

[Blue Streak]

Colin Bell rarely gets mentioned in the same light as Best or Charlton (as examples) but it's amazing how rated he was by fans of other teams. I've spoken to Everton, Liverpool, Leeds and Spurs fans who all watched football in the 1960's & 70's and to a man they rave about Colin Bell.

 

[stan bowles]

Colin Bell rarely gets mentioned in the same light as Best or Charlton (as examples) but it's amazing how rated he was by fans of other teams. I've spoken to Everton, Liverpool, Leeds and Spurs fans who all watched football in the 1960's & 70's and to a man they rave about Colin Bell.

He was a real thorn in Chelsea's side around that period especially at The Bridge.

Almost certainly the best midfielder in England from 68-74.

 

[StrangewaysHereWeCome]

Nice little piece that

 

[TGR]

We forget just how good he was don't we?
How much would he be worth today?
I'll open the bidding at £70 million (Remember Gareth Bale is worth more than £70m apparently!)

 

[Bill]

good piece. it might give our younger fans a better insight to the player that has been one of if not the best we've ever had.

I feel privileged to have watched that fella play as much as I did.

 

[paulchapo]

good piece. it might give our younger fans a better insight to the player that has been one of if not the best we've ever had.

I feel privileged to have watched that fella play as much as I did.

Agreed.Not for nothing this man was and is known as ''The King.'' He was a freak of nature in that he had un unbelievably low resting pulse rate[46?] which enabled him to be such a great athlete with unlimited stamina.All performed on mudheaps of pitches and in the days when the cloggers could kick you from pillar to post,unlike today.A true legend!

 

[crazyg]

We forget just how good he was don't we?
How much would he be worth today?
I'll open the bidding at £70 million (Remember Gareth Bale is worth more than £70m apparently!)

If Bale is worth £70m, add another £10m to Bell's price.
Bell was a better footballer in ALL aspects of the game: speed, stamina (I mentioned this in a previous thread), goal scoring, attacking/defensive qualities, heading, positional play, etc. He was, in my opinion, the complete player, and his low number of England caps was entirely due to the colour of his home shirt.

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

The amazing thing about the King was he had everything..pace, strength, awareness, great with both feet, great in the air. He was sensational. Think Ya Ya and multiply by 10. We certainly would have won a couple more titles in 76 and 77 if he had not been injured. Hard to compare him with any modern players. He was the original and ultimate box-to-box midfielder.

 

[Neville Kneville]

good piece. it might give our younger fans a better insight to the player that has been one of if not the best we've ever had.

I feel privileged to have watched that fella play as much as I did.

Same here.

Imo he was as good, in his position, as any player I've seen & I can still remember some of the stuff he did, with more clarity than I remember many incidents in the modern age, simply because I've never seen anyone do the same.

I thought perhaps Gerrard would one day get close when I saw him as a kid, but he didn't.<br /><br />-- Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:01 pm --<br /><br />

The amazing thing about the King was he had everything..pace, strength, awareness, great with both feet, great in the air. He was sensational. Think Ya Ya and multiply by 10. We certainly would have won a couple more titles in 76 and 77 if he had not been injured. Hard to compare him with any modern players. He was the original and ultimate box-to-box midfielder.

The unfortunate thing is that there is hardly any tv coverage to show it.

Some great goals etc but ony one or two full games where he didn't especially have his best day. Very few examples of his fantastic overall play exist. Nowardays he would be leaving the Sky knobs gobsmacked.