Jack Charlton has died

Lundstram

https://twitter.com/LUFC/status/1281860781995261952?s=20

RIP to a legend of Irish and English sport.

sydthebeat

RIP Jack

What you brought to the nation was truly special.

pc7

Aww will always be remembered fondly, RIP

We'll always be part of Jackie's army. RIP Big Jack.

Doctors room ghost

Rip to big jack.
They were good times

Captain Havoc

We're all part of Jackie's army........

Jack Imhoff

The only man to quieten Roy Keane.. R.I.P. big fella

Cork Trucker

Rest in peace big man, i was only listening to this in the car last night.

butrasgali

Yes,rip Jack,, you gave us the best sporting days ever..

silverharp

I was just showing my son the highlights from world cup 1990 during the week , what a summer

SEPT 23 1989

I don't remember a happier time in this country as it was back then

RIP Jack

McMurphy

Give it a lash Jack!

R.I.P to the greatest honorary Irishman ever!

Omackeral

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5PT65I2ny8

Tipsy McSwagger

Gutted

DeanAustin

Gave us amazing times. His achievements have sometimes been diminished by the Captain Hindsight brigade but what he did with Ireland was unbelievable.

He gave me memories and a love of football that will last for the whole of my life.

RIP.

Mongfinder General

He played a big part in dragging Irish football out of the doldrums. He lifted the spirits of the nation. As a child I watched some great moments in Irish football because of Jack Charlton. Thank you and God bless you. R.I.P.

Poor Uncle Tom

RIP

He will always be part of the fabric of 90's Ireland.....

123654789

A legend. Few Englishmen made their way into the hearts of the Irish like Jack did and many glasses will be raised in his honour.

To quote the man himself, “Can we go now please? I’d like a beer.”

pipelaser

BBC says that hes dies at 85, meaning that he was 55 at Italia 90! Surely this is wrong?
RIP

Fuascailteoir

Had a huge positive influence on the country RIP

JohnnyFlash

pipelaser wrote: »

BBC says that hes dies at 85, meaning that he was 55 at Italia 90! Surely this is wrong?
RIP

No, that’s how time works.

smelly sock

Rip jackie. Sleep well.

RayCon

Thanks for everything Jack. R.I.P.

Be right back

Captain Havoc wrote: »

We're all part of Jackie's army........

We are all off to Italy...
Thanks for the memories, Jack.

irishgrover

RIP Jack. I think you have to be of a certain age to understand the impact and importance that man had on the well-being of the nation

anewme

Lifted the spirits of a Nation and the start of Ireland rising as an economic force and birth of our self belief.

Italia 90 was a fantastic time to be Irish for those of us who remember. I would say those times were the happiest of my life ( i had just started work) and I've shed a tear here this morning thinking of it all.

So much positivity and goodwill. Everywhere you went people were talking about Ireland in the world cup, men, women, children of every age. For a brief time during that Summer, some of us believed Ireland could actually win the World Cup and a nation held its breath.

Still get goosebumps when I hear the start of 'put em under pressure'.

May the road rise with you Big Man.

Earthhorse

That's mad, I was just thinking about him the other day. Honestly I think the effect of his accomplishments go beyond football. Before his tenure there was a really defeatist attitude in Ireland. Qualifying for and progressing in the European and World cups was key in changing that. Hard to to believe if you weren't around at the time but that's how I remember it. RIP big lad.

selwyn froggitt

Yamanoto

Loved the rapturous reception he received at the Aviva in 2015.

You could see it meant a lot to him to be remembered so fondly.

Euro 88 & Italia 90 in particular were utterly magic times, that went way beyond football.

castletownman

Too young to remember any of this tenure bar when he left, but fully aware of his legacy. He is literally the dictionary definition of "honourary Irishman".

While the football wasn't easy on the eye in hindsight, he brought unbridled joy to an entire nation. Not many managers can lay claim to that.

Had a tear in my eye when the news broke on the way into work. Which says something considering his age and health problems and not being old enough to remember the glory days.



RIP big Jack

Gruffalux

Awwwwww

Atlantic Dawn

He really lifted the country, not just in sport, I believe his reign was the inspiration for the country to economically get off its hole and believe we could compete globally.

RIP Jack xxx

World Cup winner and had everyone in Ireland believing they could be World Cup winners too. An absolute legend and in the 90s raised the spirits of every Irish person in the world. Even if you wasn’t Irish, you wanted to be!

deandean

R.I.P. Jack.

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Lundstram

Having a fag before kick off for Leeds.

Hannibal_Smith

RIP Jack

ChelseaRentBoy

Did more for this country than any political leader ever has.

R. I. P. Jack.

Mysterypunter

Great character Jack, did it his own way, shrewd cookie, great man for the fishing, gave this country some unforgettable moments and lifted the spirits of the whole country,another Leeds man passes on, RIP.

Fr Tod Umptious

Italia '90 was the most fantastic event to live through.

30 years on it still lives strong and vivid in my memory.

Thanks Jack.

screamer

We’re all part of jackys army.
Thanks for the memories and elevating our country and our spirits to huge heights. Rest in peace.

Heckler

Never cared about football but the atmosphere around Italia 90 was electric. Best days of my youth out and about because of it. RIP.

ThewhiteJesus

Great long ball manager

Fiery mutant

Brought hope and dreams to the nation in times when we had nothing else going for us. Will be remembered fondly always. R.I.P Jack.

afro man

RIP Big Jack

Dragged irish International football up an carried us all along on amazing times and memories..

Montage of Feck

The man deserves a national day of mourning.

banie01

I am not able to fully grasp the emotions that this particular piece of news has stoked up in me this morning

Like many here, the turning point of the dark days of the 80s recession coincided with the managership of Jackie, a golden generation of Irish players and the sheer joy that our footballing exploits brought a country.

2020 has officially gone too far!
July was meant to be Alien invasion! Not a devastating blow to our national psyche

holly_johnson

I’m really upset to hear this news this morning. What a time it was to be alive during the 90 World Cup. I will never forget the penalty shootout, my heart thumping in my chest as George Hamilton said exactly what we were thinking “a nation holds its breath”. When Packie saved that penalty the whole country just erupted. We were out dancing in the street. Everything stopped and for a while we just partied and had fun.

94 was some of the best craic I had watching the games in the pub.

I was always struck by his humility as a person and his sense of humor.

RIP Big Jack and thanks for the good times.

Omackeral

When he was roaring at the English knacks on the pitch at Landsdowne in 95 he went up even further again in my estimation. Legend.

Always_Running

Ah so sad, I lived through Euro 88, the World Cups in 1990 and 94. He lifted the Irish nation and took us to places we never had seen before. The memories will live on as will the legend of Mr Charlton. RIP Big Jack.

RikkFlair

He made our dreams come true. RIP Legend.

Jack Charlton was one of only two people, to my knowledge, to have been given honourary Irish citizenship.

Pub quiz question - name the other one?