George Best is critically ill

MrSinn

it's just been on the news that george best has died.

Guy:Incognito

Which news? cant see anything on sky.

MrSinn

it was on ITN news

Guy:Incognito

I cant find anything. The ticker on ss news, Itn and sky news has nothing

TCP/IP

man if true that is so sad what a waste of a life

Guy:Incognito

Itv news are talking bout it now with the headline "best's health", and running the doctor saying "the next 24 hrs are critical". Nothing mentioned of him being dead. I would have thought that was a major part of his healtth.



Their site agrees with me. http://www.itn.co.uk/


False alarm people, hopefully he'll pull through in the end.

johnnyrotten

what a waste of a liver!

Guy:Incognito

johnnyrotten wrote:

what a waste of a liver!

Can we not start this crap again. He's a dieing man. If he was your father /brother you wouldnt come out in public and say the same.

johnnyrotten

Stekelly wrote:

Can we not start this crap again. He's dieing man. If he was your father /brother you wouldnt come out in public and say the same.

Did'nt mean to offend anyone, just that he was given a second chance and blew it- My opinion

Royale with Cheese

T'would be best if this were locked now

Guy:Incognito

Dr J wrote:

T'would be best if this were locked now

If only because he's still alive. Probably best to change the title too.

CerebralCortex

Drinking what can you expect. For a start he was way to young to die but again the drinking.

Tar.Aldarion

is he dying or dead?
I read the title as george bush has died

Guy:Incognito

Tar.Aldarion wrote:

is he dying or dead?
I read the title as george bush has died

He's alive (and so is George Bush afaik)



Since the title isnt getting changed:


As of 01.23 on 21/11/05 George Best is ALIVE

ferdi

lol at MrSinn

MrSinn

They did say that he had died,it was on the ticker!(must have got it from an unnamed source)

radiospan

Remember when TV3 said the Pope was dead 24 hours before he actually died?

Basq

plazzTT wrote:

Remember when TV3 said the Pope was dead 24 hours before he actually died?

ITN's New Slogan - "Tomorrow's News Today"!

MrSinn

they already have the the "life and death of a football legend"tapes ready to roll anyway,they love it!

neacy69

he's still alive according to sky news and itn.co.uk

Guy:Incognito

neacy69 wrote:

he's still alive according to sky news and itn.co.uk

Are we going t keep this going for the rest of his life?



The official George Best deathwatch thread is here folks. Someone has to post every 5 mins to let us know he's still alive.

neacy69

Stekelly wrote:

Are we going t keep this going for the rest of his life?



The official George Best deathwatch thread is here folks. Someone has to post every 5 mins to let us know he's still alive.

the post said he was dead according to my references he is not....whats the problem here????

Guy:Incognito

neacy69 wrote:

the post said he was dead according to my references he is not....whats the problem here????

It was a joke.


Anyway, the reason its there in massive writing halfway down the thread is so people dont have to be informed that the title is wrong (although if we wait long enough it will be right eventually).

TerrorFirmer

Not trying to joke but I saw a picture of him today on his "Death Bed" as heralded by the paper, and he looked EXACTLY like Christopher Lee...

evad_lhorg

ye i saw that too.

MrSinn

Still alive

Cabaal

Still alive,
what a muppet in fairness......he had chances and he did';ent have the cop on to stop, waste of news time reporting on him imho :v:

Guy:Incognito

Cabaal wrote:

Still alive,
what a muppet in fairness......he had chances and he did';ent have the cop on to stop, waste of news time reporting on him imho :v:

Seriously, theres a whole thread on the "alcoholism is a disease" debate, in ah somewhere, Calling him a muppet and a waste is hardlynews.


So folks, back on topic, does anyone have an update for the "is GB still alive" ticker?

Cabaal

Last update on BBC was 11.30GMT
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4456202.stm

segadreamcast

FM104 already pronounced him dead by mistake last week :P they win this 'contest' to pronounce him dead first surely?

seamus

Title edited.

Guy:Incognito

It's amazing how this thread vanished as soon as it wqas changed from "died" to "critically ill". Morbid curiousity is alive and well (no pun intended)

MrSinn

I have a feeling it will become popular again as soon as we get a final result,i will have to get the title edited...Again

Culchie

I think you'll be ammending the title again soon.

He has just hours to live now according to his doctor.

Guy:Incognito

Yeah, sad news altogether. Going by news reports it'll be today anyway.

Gegerty

Best has died:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4380332.stm

A Dub in Glasgo

Rest in Peace

flogen

I feel sorry for his family, and send them my condolences, especially his father who has had to live through the death of his wife due to alcohol abuse and now the death of his son. However, while George Best was a legend as a soccer player, he was the maker of his own downfall. I do hope he finds peace wherever he is now.

segadreamcast

People in the news are describing him as a hero. What sycophantic sh*te. He's not a hero. He never was a hero. He's a footballer who died due to alcohol abuse, screwing someone else out of a liver all the while. Not a hero. Not even close.

RIP like, of course, but don't go distorting his legacy and putting him on a plateau just because he died.

whiskeyman

NoelRock wrote:

People in the news are describing him as a hero. What sycophantic sh*te. He's not a hero. He never was a hero. He's a footballer who died due to alcohol abuse, screwing someone else out of a liver all the while. Not a hero. Not even close.

RIP like, of course, but don't go distorting his legacy and putting him on a plateau just because he died.

Hero: any illustrious person; a person reverenced and idealised.
He was a hero and idol to lots of soccer fans down to his amazing talent.
He's clearly not yours.
Get over it.

Brendan552004

The one thing about George was that he was one of the best footballers I have seen. On a par with Pele.

I think he died happy with his memories. Probably thinking about all those lovely fillies he serviced over his lifetime. No wonder it took him so long to die, it took him that long to go through the long list including one miss world.

I wish I could have his memories!!!

MrSinn

What a sad loss.

R.I.P George