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« on: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 20:10:40 » |
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Was in Wolverhampton last week and got talking to a Wolves fan who live in Dudley,apparently he was from Dudley and they are honouring him at long last....naming a bypass in his memory,was a bit shocked at first but Cloughie has one and we got Fleming way so i suppose its not to bad a thing,from the few things ive seen and heard about him it is well deserved.
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Rich Pullen
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« Reply #1 on: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 20:15:59 » |
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I've read that Duncan Edwards' grave in Dudley is a Mecca for alot of football fans, obviously mostly of the Manc kind.
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday, October 25, 2008, 20:26:23 » |
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alot have said he would have been the best english player ever.captain of man u at 21 and england international.could well believe it
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alanmayes
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« Reply #3 on: Monday, October 27, 2008, 00:07:54 » |
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I believe that there is a statue of Duncan Edwards in Dudley town centre.A lot of his peers reckon
that he would have been a star in the 62 World Cup and would have been in the side in 66, had he
lived.Bobby Charlton said, that he would certainly have become an England captain.
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"It's not delusions of grandeur sir,it's intolerance of mediocrity and minimal performances."
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Rich Pullen
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« Reply #4 on: Monday, October 27, 2008, 00:14:54 » |
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Bobby Charlton's book on his Manchester United career is outstanding (and I look forward to the England follow up) and his description of Duncan Edwards is somewhat god-like... Simply because Charlton idolised him.
It's all 'what ifs' but yes, by all accounts Edwards was a class act.
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alanmayes
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« Reply #5 on: Monday, October 27, 2008, 00:23:01 » |
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As fans our views on players can often be clouded by our emotions.Fellow players
can often give a more objective view and when they say he really was "great" it does
somehow give it greater credence.
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"It's not delusions of grandeur sir,it's intolerance of mediocrity and minimal performances."
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Rich Pullen
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« Reply #6 on: Monday, October 27, 2008, 00:28:41 » |
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Edwards died aged 21 with 18 caps and well over 100 appearances. It goes without saying that he probably would have been a massive success in the 1960's.
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« Reply #7 on: Monday, October 27, 2008, 09:31:22 » |
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apparently he was from Dudley and they are honouring him at long last....naming a bypass in his memory, Shouldn't they be naming a crossfield pass instead ? |
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Paolo Di Canio, it's Paolo Di Canio
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herthab
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« Reply #8 on: Monday, October 27, 2008, 09:37:23 » |
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As long as they don't rename any airports after him.........
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