Interesting programme about a real giant of the game on tonight at 9pm.
Goes right through his career as a player, manager until his dementia at the end.
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Thread: Finding Jack Charlton BBC 2
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29-03-2021 01:27 PM #1
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Finding Jack Charlton BBC 2
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29-03-2021 09:31 PM #5
I'll get it on catch up, he's a guy I've always liked, except when he played for Leeds against Hibs 😁
Says it like it is and to hell with anyone who disagrees.
Looking forward to watching it
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29-03-2021 09:39 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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29-03-2021 10:05 PM #7
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Loved the disbelieving look on his face when the kid reporter asked him straight up about the mercenary English, Scottish and Welsh players he had assembled to play for Ireland!
An Irish kid reporter with a brassier neck than Jack himself.
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30-03-2021 05:55 AM #9
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Excellent stuff Definitely recommend it .
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30-03-2021 02:43 PM #10
It was a great watch. Poignant to anyone who has experience of dementia as well.
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30-03-2021 02:59 PM #11
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That was a poignant watch but a great tribute. Didn't even consider the impact an Englishman being so popular over there would have on aiding the peace process. Such a shame his brother is going through the same thing.
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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30-03-2021 02:59 PM #12
It was a really good watch and even the other half said she found it very emotional. Oh and she preferred Jack's version of the away the lads song compared to the lyrics in the old hibs version
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30-03-2021 06:49 PM #13
Will always have a bit of a soft spot for Jack. Member of England's 66 winning team of course, but as a kid who was decent but not brilliant myself, I played most of my football as a defender. Jacks quote that lived with me forever as far as my own football "career" went " I might not be the best footballer in the world but I'll make it bl00dy hard for those that think they are"
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30-03-2021 09:03 PM #14
I met him in Edinburgh in May 1989. I was filling up my car by the Maybury when in walks Jack Charlton. I was wondering why he was in Edinburgh as he was manager of the Republic of Ireland at the time.
When I read the local paper I worked out that he was up for the funeral of Don Revie who had died at Murrayfield Hospital four days earlier.
Jack wasn't buying fuel in the filling station, he had stopped to buy a packet of cigarettes. As he pointed out, giving up smoking was dead easy as he had given up six times.
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30-03-2021 10:01 PM #15
I was lucky enough to meet him and he was a great character.
Loved the programme.
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30-03-2021 10:16 PM #16
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Just watched it after telling everyone else to watch it.
Really heartwarming story. Didn't realise he was credited with doing so much for Ireland as a country. Seemed to be a real character.
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31-03-2021 07:51 AM #17
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Having said that, if Steve Clarke gets Scotland to a WC QF I wouldn't give one jot what he did or didn't do with the team in training. He would be lauded in the same way Jack so rightly was by the Irish fans.
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31-03-2021 08:40 AM #18
He was a lovely old school gentleman who said it as it is. Pity there wasn’t more of his like around now.
would I have welcomed his tactics at Easter Road? Hmmm. I’m not sure. Depends on success and silverware I suppose. But his teams were not easy on the eye.
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31-03-2021 08:45 AM #19This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
From a purist point of view they were horrible to watch in 88 and especially in Italia 90 but they played to their strengths.
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31-03-2021 09:07 AM #20This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
played 5 games in Italia 90, scored two goals, didn’t win a single game (except on pens)
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31-03-2021 10:29 AM #22
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RIP Jack
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31-03-2021 03:35 PM #24
There was also a gem of a shorter tribute to him after the main documentary.
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31-03-2021 05:05 PM #25
Just got done watching it and it's a from me. Always liked big Jack for some unknown reason.
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31-03-2021 05:23 PM #26
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02-04-2021 02:34 PM #28
What a beautifully made film. Sad, emotional, tragic but loving and inspirational. Such a great man that succeeded by being genuine and treating others with respect. It achieved great depth without ever being intrusive, never more so than with the demons that Paul McGrath had to battle with for all of his life.
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02-04-2021 05:17 PM #29
Just watched it today and thought it was a beautifully made documentary. Seeing Charlton as he was towards the end of his life was incredibly moving and I daresay it hit home for anyone who has watched dementia take a loved one. It's almost as if they are gone whilst still being there and those moments when a flicker of their former self appears are bittersweet. It wasn't too saccharine either. It mentioned his flaws, the likes of Dunphy and O'Leary had a chance to speak.
I remember being on holiday in Portugal when USA 94 kicked off and watching Irelands 1st game with what felt like half of Dublin. Charlton was a God to them.
It was also good to see Paul McGrath looking well. The moment when Charlton recognised him and broke into a beaming smile just about set me off. It was just a brilliant few seconds.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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02-04-2021 06:11 PM #30
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I was in a pub in London watching Italy v Ireland game in 1990. Was a riot (of good sorts!) Jackie and his team really lit up that tournament. Great memories.
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