Georgie Best, what a legend. From east Belfast and always saw himself an Irishman and backed the idea of an all island Irish team..someday it'll happen and you know what, it could be fairly decent! Nice to see him in the Hibs jersey. Class.
He also backed the idea of a pan British team. It wasn't to do with any nationalist sentiment but to do with being part of a team that could achieve success which neither Northern or Republican Ireland will ever do. George was just being a realist.
The thing people must remember is that in the 60s, in his prime, the BBC only sent cameras to 2 grounds each Saturday - maybe 80% of Best's genius is of the moment, never recorded, and lost to everyone except those who saw it. I've heard people say he scored from his own half in a cup game against Peterborough, but we'll never see it.
George best couldv played on a slanted roof with slates on it, hes balance was so good. And that pass to set up that goal was sublime. A didnt expect him to jump up and control it like that on his chest to then make that brilliant pass that led to the goal. The guy was the greatest player ever!
Had the good fortune to see him play ‘live’ about a dozen times as well as regularly on MOTD. He had a God Given talent that couldn’t be coached and made even the other very good players look quite average. There have only been two sportsmen in my lifetime that I would describe as ‘magical’ and could watch play all day - George Best and John McEnroe...pure class, both of them.
@@vincentmcnabb939 I think its a couple, that you omitted, that really get those of his particular ilk's juices flowing, as it were..and those would be child sex trafficking, and genocide. God slave the Queen!
This brings back a great childhood memory for me. I was 11 years old and my grandad took me to Ibrox to see Rangers vs Hibs. I didn't go to a lot of games in those days as my stepdad was not a football fan, but grandad told me we were going to see a very very special player. If I remember correctly Best was on a unique £2000 per game contract and clearly past his prime and as the game began he was receiving dogs abuse from the fans which back in the seventies could be quite intense. Hibs had a corner in the end where I was and as Best came over to take it someone threw an empty beer tin onto the pitch right in front of him, George picks it up raises it to his mouth and then shaking it to show it was empty feigns disappointment and throws it to the sideline. Like that, the jeers turned to cheers and for the rest of the game Rangers fans sang "Georgie Georgie give us a wave" and "One George Best, there's only one George Best". Acknowledging his own shortcomings with self-deprecating humour to win over the home support, priceless. I would love to find that footage if it's out there. Thanks grandad.
The Greatest natural talent Britain as Ever produced,....and in the Top 5 Greatest talent in the World 🌎 there's EVER been......an incredible player, who possessed everything,.....skill, balance,..creativity,....and something players in the modern game sadly lack,....bravery and honesty
2019 , and I'm still searching and savouring grainy clips of this unbelievable player, just love it when he picked that ball up and showed it to the guy who just hacked him down. Greatest player of all time in his pomp. R I P George.
Rowdy Yates: ‘that guy’ is Derek Johnstone, more commonly known as BFDJ (big fat Derek johnstone) he’s been a pundit (that means a rangers & tribute act cheerleader) on radio Clyde for the past thirty years. He spends most of his time sucking up to whoever is running the show at Ibrox to freeload on VIP passes for home games and hospitality, he’s also an ambassador for Greggs the baker and holds the world record for sausage roll consumption.
Yates of the bank bob, if you dont get the point then stick to base ball mate. Your a bit daft i take it and very slow. George best was taking the piss out of DJ by first going round him very slowly on an park with hard ice on it, so the fat DJ brought best down becouse if you watch it again or 9 times best sends him one way with his back to him just with a slight drop of the shoulder then best goes the other way round him still at the same pace lol and i know your thinking how did best make that look so easy, is becouse DJ hasnt got the skill or balance to keep up with best as best slowly then goes past him at walking pace and DJ knows hes well beat and made to look a fool as he knows how easy best made that look. And its not easy. So DJ then does the worse thing you can do to george best by then pulling him down. So thats why best was saying here just take it if it means that much to you. And making him look even dafter as the whole ground laughed. But best gave DJ a right roasting after that by just taking the piss out of him. Imagine best being at his peak when this happend. Am pml
I was at easter road and seen the Belfast boy play against my team Rangers, class he was, also remember watching him in the past for ManU, European cup final against Sporting Lisbon, look that up on youtube, incredible player. Old school.
I’ve been lucky enough to see him play many times, he would beat players and let them recover so he could beat them again , he got chopped down and never complained, never rolled around, he was just so far ahead of his time, I never followed Man Utd , I followed him, the greatest player on the worst pitches
@@jerrylott4465 Jerry you lucky sod, I only got to see him play at his testimonial at Windsor Park when he was about 42 - still brilliant then, even surrounded by the likes of the opposing Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep and Paul Breitner on the night (I had to dig out the programme to remember who else was playing, but I remember Best). What was he like in his prime? If that can even be distilled into a few words.
1979, if he kept half fit he would have played in Spain 82 ! He’d have been 35 lots of players around that time played into they’re mid 30’s!! It seemed like he was having a little kick about Snd the rest huffing and puffing, Loads of time on the ball, and could read the game!! Stuff ya can’t learn you either got it or not!! 😀⚽️⚽️
Best was simply a legend. For Northern Ireland he was a one man show at times. Pity he was too old to make the 1982 World cup side. The world never got to see him at the highest level.
The sad thing is that he wasn't looking after himself by then. If he had then I don't think he would have been too old at 36. We'd still be watching the videos now.
@t0mme1981 European cup is great, but Pele, Cruyff,Maradona etc all made their names in the world Cup. I'm not saying. N Ireland are the level of Brazil,or Argentina, but if Bestie had been able to play at that level he would have been even more of a superstar than he was.
@@fatbelly27 I read Greavsie saying that he should have gone in 82. He was in America at the time and was in fact in great shape. In his book Best said that he didn’t really have the nerve for it. It was a regret for him not going to that World Cup.
I think he had just turned 36. If he had looked after himself he could easily have made the squad. Steven Davis is 35, most capped player for NI and still going strong.
At the time but in saying best two ever,not a hope. Game has moved on and best or law may not be able to compete. Try Messi,Ronaldo or neymar back in their day with their technical ability etc,that should answer that.
@@kenleesuser1943 although I'm a United fan, I had a lot of time for that Wolves team. I thought Peter Knowles was brilliant, and it's a pity he retired so early
We only see flash's here of a pure genius.It was such a pity ,because the sport recognised addiction within a decade and we have seen the amount of players who have come through treatment and came back.Georges best years we before the 68 EC win. After that, he had to carry an ageing team, but when everyone around him was playing their part, George took it to another level. He was gone at 27, when players should be in their prime, so we never really saw the best of him. RIP George.
I think he was finished at 22 years old after man Utd won the European cup I think if he was in this era he would have done it at top level till in his 30s
And my old man and I watched this last night after watching the draw! We were a wee it fortunate last night, but I've seen us be robbed by that assassination of a social entity before. So I'm not complaining! P.S. Lovin' your work, John Sparky! For exiled Hibbies fast pushing 50 (like masel), seeing and hearing the soundtrack to my mis-spent youth following The Greatest Institution in History again is just so evocatively wonderful! Bravo!
I'm a celtic fan and I remember going to see Best when he played for utd, they played spurs, didn't see anyone else only Best, what a player and a true gent, and didn't get caught up in the bullshit.
Lol can't actually believe what I'm reading here, best was asked what do you think you would be doing now if you hadn't became a footballer and his answer was "i'd probably Still be throwing stones at the catholic's" and that's well known and on video tape, so where are you getting this he didnt bother nonsense
@@TheJAMESTAIT10 most people brought up like that in run down ghettos like sheep followed others, but George escaped this with his talent, and expanding his mind called himself an Irish man, and always wanted an all Ireland team.
@@paulsaul7674 yeah he said that after, as you say escaped, he still said it and to suggest let alone declare he didn't bother with all that, is complete nonsense as he used the word "still" so he had thrown stones at the catholic's, his words not mine
Tavy@ the mans control and passing was sublime. Like the 1 he took on hes chest then played a pass over and through about 3 rangers players is the best pass i have ever seen, considering it was a frozen icy pitch, and he had to jump up at least 7 inches to control it on hes chest. Then he made a right fool of dereck johnston after sending 3 difrent ways then johnstone took him from the back. Then best tried to give him the ball.lol. Best used to say to players "here just ask me for the ball and al give you it, you dont have to keep kicking me to get it" lol. A wonderd what johnstone said to that.lol. But George Best was the greatest entertainer i have ever saw on tv. And that includes all sports, show business, becouse thats exactly how he treated it like show business. He said the flood lights were his spot lights and the park was his stage! Even watching him there against rangers when he was past his best you could see he was still the best player on the park by a mile !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P GEORGE~And Thancks For The Memories
He was the greatest player of the post-war era by a long way. He was, in fact, way ahead of his time. Imagine how good he would have been nowadays? Like Messi...............
He couldn't even train with them-what are you on about? Comparing a player at his peak 50 years to today!!! No sport in that much time has remained the same.
I watched him play for Nuneaton Borough sometime in the mid-80s. It was a charity one-off favour (Boro were always in financial difficulties). They were playing the Cov side which had just won the FA Cup. He was in his mid-30s, overweight and, no doubt, affected by alcohol addiction, but he absolutely bossed the game.
Loved when he got the ball Gordon banks let go off and chipped it in the net and because it hadn’t been seen to be done like that before the goal was ruled to be wrong when in fact it should have stood.
@@Jimmy_Cooper Agreed. I saw them both, Jimmy every other week and Best at the Ibrox disaster Benefit game and playing for Hibs at Love St. If you watch film of Jimmy playing, he was something else. maybe George edges it but Jimmy was magic.
0:22 When George took that shot it looked to me like he caught the other side totally unware. They didn't look like they expected a shot at goal that far out and or already.. George had a quick glance at the goal and in an instant worked out when to kick the ball and how hard and what direction and what part of his foot to use. His timing is impeccable.. The guy has confidence in his own abilities. Most players today seem to lack confidence in themselves and or their abilities... They seem to want to pass off the ball as quickly as possible in case they make a mistake and let their side down.. They seem so terrified of causing an error it happens.. No doubt about it.. I never get fed up of seeing these clips. Always an absolute pleasure to watch football as it's BEST.
The internet kids these days have no idea, no idea whatsoever what an astonishing player this man was. They think CR7 is an all-time great - he is insect next to George Best. Only Messi bears comparison.
George was a great footballer. Saw him play for Man. Utd and then playing for Hibs. Even in his late 30s after a few beers he was still by far the best player on the field. Only other player I saw who was better was Cruyff.
George went for a beer with the lads? One? Best looked like he'd put on quite a bit of booze weight here in the mid-section. You can tell he didn't have the engine anymore, but he could still pin-point a pass
It's abit crazy watching highlights of games from then to now. People seem to have so much time on the ball in Best's day, and it's almost like no one wants to tackle
I saw him play for Fulham against my team Chelsea at the Cottage when he was past it. Chelsea had a good young team at the time but he was still the best player on the pitch. We got beat and he spanked in a long range goal. At the time his local pub was mine in Walton but I never clocked him. I guess he was in the posh part!
George Best did his knee cartilage when in his mid twenties and wasn't the same player again. What was left amused a few people though. Always brought his own wages through the turnstile.
Many Hibs fans have found that their youtube videos have been copied, rebranded and uploaded onto a large Hibs youtube channel with no credit given to the original posters. It gets a bit annoying that this channel are ripping of Hibs fans and probably making money out of other peoples uploads. If there was no watermark on this video then they would probably have got the 100,000 views on their system. The watermark is not intended as a copyright mark its just to make it a little bit more difficult for them to rebrand the video as their own.👍🏻
@winstoneism But it was just his style. He didnt do it because an image adviser suggested it to make him look distinctive, so that he would become a brand £££. He didnt consider what he could do or say that would make him more money. He was a contrarian, but not deliberately so.
Every other Celtic fan always makes the George Best / Jimmy Johnstone comparison . I saw both play in their pomp ; two great , skilled entertainers but Best had more to his game than Jinky - he was an all round better player .
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Georgie Best, what a legend. From east Belfast and always saw himself an Irishman and backed the idea of an all island Irish team..someday it'll happen and you know what, it could be fairly decent!
Nice to see him in the Hibs jersey. Class.
He also backed the idea of a pan British team.
It wasn't to do with any nationalist sentiment but to do with being part of a team that could achieve success which neither Northern or Republican Ireland will ever do. George was just being a realist.
The thing people must remember is that in the 60s, in his prime, the BBC only sent cameras to 2 grounds each Saturday - maybe 80% of Best's genius is of the moment, never recorded, and lost to everyone except those who saw it. I've heard people say he scored from his own half in a cup game against Peterborough, but we'll never see it.
George best couldv played on a slanted roof with slates on it, hes balance was so good. And that pass to set up that goal was sublime. A didnt expect him to jump up and control it like that on his chest to then make that brilliant pass that led to the goal. The guy was the greatest player ever!
It still amazes me that he played for Hibs, what a sheer privilege to see him in a Hibs jersey
Wacky D Squared III your talking through the most intelligent part of your body ......your ass you fuckwit
@Noggsy joggsy watches You're*
Played league of Ireland for cork city for a couple of games. 👍🏻
@@johnphillips1340 right for starters, who the fuck are you calling a fuckwit????? Also what's your fucking problem with my comment?
Had the good fortune to see him play ‘live’ about a dozen times as well as regularly on MOTD. He had a God Given talent that couldn’t be coached and made even the other very good players look quite average. There have only been two sportsmen in my lifetime that I would describe as ‘magical’ and could watch play all day - George Best and John McEnroe...pure class, both of them.
Too true you watch only the best like me?
John McEnroe never played football 😜
Best by name, best by nature. A genuine football genius.
Alki
Is it the drug dealing, the racketeering, the sectarian murders, the tattoos, the gangsterism? Tell us, what is it that inspires you to that badge?
@@vincentmcnabb939 I think its a couple, that you omitted, that really get those of his particular ilk's juices flowing, as it were..and those would be child sex trafficking, and genocide. God slave the Queen!
This brings back a great childhood memory for me. I was 11 years old and my grandad took me to Ibrox to see Rangers vs Hibs. I didn't go to a lot of games in those days as my stepdad was not a football fan, but grandad told me we were going to see a very very special player.
If I remember correctly Best was on a unique £2000 per game contract and clearly past his prime and as the game began he was receiving dogs abuse from the fans which back in the seventies could be quite intense. Hibs had a corner in the end where I was and as Best came over to take it someone threw an empty beer tin onto the pitch right in front of him, George picks it up raises it to his mouth and then shaking it to show it was empty feigns disappointment and throws it to the sideline. Like that, the jeers turned to cheers and for the rest of the game Rangers fans sang "Georgie Georgie give us a wave" and "One George Best, there's only one George Best". Acknowledging his own shortcomings with self-deprecating humour to win over the home support, priceless.
I would love to find that footage if it's out there.
Thanks grandad.
Such a class story! Must've been amazing to witness it:)
Spent most of his money in Jinglin Geordies ;)
Terrific story thanks 🙏 for sharing.
Best player ever to put a pair of boots on. Superb balance, ball control, well everything!
Him and Ronaldo ( Portugal)
George Best on an icy field; like Ayrton Senna on a wet track - masterful.
@Chris Bradley. Great analogy.
Imagine how good he would be on today's pitches.
Loved the way he handed Derek Johnstone the ball. Oh ma sides.....LOL!
Haha yes I played that bit again
The Greatest natural talent Britain as Ever produced,....and in the Top 5 Greatest talent in the World 🌎 there's EVER been......an incredible player, who possessed everything,.....skill, balance,..creativity,....and something players in the modern game sadly lack,....bravery and honesty
you forgot intelligence, George had a mensa IQ.
2019 , and I'm still searching and savouring grainy clips of this unbelievable player, just love it when he picked that ball up and showed it to the guy who just hacked him down. Greatest player of all time in his pomp. R I P George.
Well said,i'd imagine georgie was sayin 'here it is you want it that bad il just hand it to you,its the only way you're gettin it off me..' class.
Rowdy Yates: ‘that guy’ is Derek Johnstone, more commonly known as BFDJ (big fat Derek johnstone) he’s been a pundit (that means a rangers & tribute act cheerleader) on radio Clyde for the past thirty years.
He spends most of his time sucking up to whoever is running the show at Ibrox to freeload on VIP passes for home games and hospitality, he’s also an ambassador for Greggs the baker and holds the world record for sausage roll consumption.
@@jixuscrixus1967 , OK mate, but what's your point. ?
@@steaks652 Without psychoanalysing it in too much depth, I reckon he´s saying that Johnstone was not fit to lick his boots.
Yates of the bank bob, if you dont get the point then stick to base ball mate. Your a bit daft i take it and very slow. George best was taking the piss out of DJ by first going round him very slowly on an park with hard ice on it, so the fat DJ brought best down becouse if you watch it again or 9 times best sends him one way with his back to him just with a slight drop of the shoulder then best goes the other way round him still at the same pace lol and i know your thinking how did best make that look so easy, is becouse DJ hasnt got the skill or balance to keep up with best as best slowly then goes past him at walking pace and DJ knows hes well beat and made to look a fool as he knows how easy best made that look. And its not easy. So DJ then does the worse thing you can do to george best by then pulling him down. So thats why best was saying here just take it if it means that much to you. And making him look even dafter as the whole ground laughed. But best gave DJ a right roasting after that by just taking the piss out of him. Imagine best being at his peak when this happend. Am pml
i am 57 years old and IMO George was the most skillful player I have ever seen.
I was there every Saturday Hibs played at Home when George was there. The man was better after a few pints and at 36 than most top players now.
Problem is here were never just a "few" pints with George...
Sad
He was 33 here.
A beautiful footballer fantastic talent and l saw him play live at Old Trafford am blessed
He was and still is: Simply The Best
The idol of my youth, he was so cool, and best of course.
George Best the BEST without any doubt..don’t matter who you support
To go with his singular football skill, he had such a beautiful personality.
I was at easter road and seen the Belfast boy play against my team Rangers, class he was, also remember watching him in the past for ManU, European cup final against Sporting Lisbon, look that up on youtube, incredible player. Old school.
I'm too young to have ever seen him play but he looks absolutely amazing.
I’ve been lucky enough to see him play many times, he would beat players and let them recover so he could beat them again , he got chopped down and never complained, never rolled around, he was just so far ahead of his time, I never followed Man Utd , I followed him, the greatest player on the worst pitches
He was amazing. Best I've seen. Genius.
@@jerrylott4465 Jerry you lucky sod, I only got to see him play at his testimonial at Windsor Park when he was about 42 - still brilliant then, even surrounded by the likes of the opposing Johan Neeskens, Johnny Rep and Paul Breitner on the night (I had to dig out the programme to remember who else was playing, but I remember Best). What was he like in his prime? If that can even be distilled into a few words.
1979, if he kept half fit he would have played in Spain 82 ! He’d have been 35 lots of players around that time played into they’re mid 30’s!!
It seemed like he was having a little kick about Snd the rest huffing and puffing,
Loads of time on the ball, and could read the game!!
Stuff ya can’t learn you either got it or not!! 😀⚽️⚽️
The amount of time players had on the ball in those days was unreal.
Best was simply a legend. For Northern Ireland he was a one man show at times. Pity he was too old to make the 1982 World cup side. The world never got to see him at the highest level.
The sad thing is that he wasn't looking after himself by then. If he had then I don't think he would have been too old at 36. We'd still be watching the videos now.
@t0mme1981 European cup is great, but Pele, Cruyff,Maradona etc all made their names in the world Cup. I'm not saying. N Ireland are the level of Brazil,or Argentina, but if Bestie had been able to play at that level he would have been even more of a superstar than he was.
@@WHU63 , they done great without him in ‘82. he was clearly carrying a few extra pounds here. He still had great balance and skill.
@@fatbelly27 I read Greavsie saying that he should have gone in 82. He was in America at the time and was in fact in great shape. In his book Best said that he didn’t really have the nerve for it. It was a regret for him not going to that World Cup.
I think he had just turned 36. If he had looked after himself he could easily have made the squad. Steven Davis is 35, most capped player for NI and still going strong.
Thanks for these uploads John, much appreciated.
Glad you are enjoying them. Thanks for your kind comment.👍🏻
The artist, the one and only, super George Best!!!!
I'm a Salford lad born in 1970
He was my first hero
You were 3 when he left man utd
@@garyt8441 😂😂😂😂 Maybe he was mad footballing fan at 3 years old Gary. Don't judge
Wonderful!!!!!!
Long live the memory of Georgie The Best.
ONE AND ONLY ONE!
GEORGIE
REST IN PEACE LEGEND
YOUR FOOTBALL MEMORIES
WILL BE FOR EVER
FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
Had the pleasure of watching Best play for Untied against a Wolves many times
He and Law were the best two players to ever grace a football field
At the time but in saying best two ever,not a hope. Game has moved on and best or law may not be able to compete. Try Messi,Ronaldo or neymar back in their day with their technical ability etc,that should answer that.
Ken Lees don't forget Bobby Charlton. He wasn't bad either
@@joekavanagh7171 quite right we were lucky to have been in the he era of English football league before the Sky money created the foreign invasion
@@kenleesuser1943 although I'm a United fan, I had a lot of time for that Wolves team. I thought Peter Knowles was brilliant, and it's a pity he retired so early
I mind watching the highlights of this game on Sportscene as an 8 year old! Ma Dad was going mental!
Happy days!
George Best a magical talent and a joy to watch !
We only see flash's here of a pure genius.It was such a pity ,because the sport recognised addiction within a decade and we have seen the amount of players who have come through treatment and came back.Georges best years we before the 68 EC win. After that, he had to carry an ageing team, but when everyone around him was playing their part, George took it to another level. He was gone at 27, when players should be in their prime, so we never really saw the best of him. RIP George.
I think he was finished at 22 years old after man Utd won the European cup I think if he was in this era he would have done it at top level till in his 30s
Superb footage!!!
Wonderful footballer, alas, a time gone by.
He was loved as footballer and as a great character who enjoyed life to the full
And my old man and I watched this last night after watching the draw! We were a wee it fortunate last night, but I've seen us be robbed by that assassination of a social entity before. So I'm not complaining!
P.S. Lovin' your work, John Sparky! For exiled Hibbies fast pushing 50 (like masel), seeing and hearing the soundtrack to my mis-spent youth following The Greatest Institution in History again is just so evocatively wonderful!
Bravo!
I'm a celtic fan and I remember going to see Best when he played for utd, they played spurs, didn't see anyone else only Best, what a player and a true gent, and didn't get caught up in the bullshit.
Paul Saul ...yer so right there . Even though Georgie celebrated the 12th parades in Belfast , he was no bigot ..just a flawed genius . ⚽️
@@mazy7438 did he fly over from Los Angeles every year lol
Lol can't actually believe what I'm reading here, best was asked what do you think you would be doing now if you hadn't became a footballer and his answer was "i'd probably Still be throwing stones at the catholic's" and that's well known and on video tape, so where are you getting this he didnt bother nonsense
@@TheJAMESTAIT10 most people brought up like that in run down ghettos like sheep followed others, but George escaped this with his talent, and expanding his mind called himself an Irish man, and always wanted an all Ireland team.
@@paulsaul7674 yeah he said that after, as you say escaped, he still said it and to suggest let alone declare he didn't bother with all that, is complete nonsense as he used the word "still" so he had thrown stones at the catholic's, his words not mine
Tavy@ the mans control and passing was sublime. Like the 1 he took on hes chest then played a pass over and through about 3 rangers players is the best pass i have ever seen, considering it was a frozen icy pitch, and he had to jump up at least 7 inches to control it on hes chest. Then he made a right fool of dereck johnston after sending 3 difrent ways then johnstone took him from the back. Then best tried to give him the ball.lol. Best used to say to players "here just ask me for the ball and al give you it, you dont have to keep kicking me to get it" lol. A wonderd what johnstone said to that.lol. But George Best was the greatest entertainer i have ever saw on tv. And that includes all sports, show business, becouse thats exactly how he treated it like show business. He said the flood lights were his spot lights and the park was his stage! Even watching him there against rangers when he was past his best you could see he was still the best player on the park by a mile !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! R.I.P GEORGE~And Thancks For The Memories
He was the greatest player of the post-war era by a long way. He was, in fact, way ahead of his time. Imagine how good he would have been nowadays? Like Messi...............
Some lovely examples of classic Scottish goalkeeping of the period.
Here are some more....
ruclips.net/video/zQhNbjRHWak/видео.html
Grew up on the same street in Belfast as George best 👍
Even at the end of his career was still better than the wankers we have today
That's no way to talk about poorly-paid geniuses like Alexis Sanchez.
@@ianthomas5955 lol 😂
Whatever!
@@loungejay8555 🧟🧟🧟
He couldn't even train with them-what are you on about? Comparing a player at his peak 50 years to today!!! No sport in that much time has remained the same.
Simply the best footballer I have seen live !!
Nothing better than seeing the Huns get pumped, regardless of the opposition
I watched him play for Nuneaton Borough sometime in the mid-80s. It was a charity one-off favour (Boro were always in financial difficulties). They were playing the Cov side which had just won the FA Cup. He was in his mid-30s, overweight and, no doubt, affected by alcohol addiction, but he absolutely bossed the game.
I had a breif conversation with George, it's something I'll be telling my grandkids.
"Hi George""
"Who are you?"
He was an incredible player......but at what level was that pitch playable? Different times of course.
My first football hero, magician, sadly missed different class
It's a shame you didnt get the TV coverage back then as you do now, missed a lot of Best magic.
Loved when he got the ball Gordon banks let go off and chipped it in the net and because it hadn’t been seen to be done like that before the goal was ruled to be wrong when in fact it should have stood.
I am English and that has always annoyed the hell out of me. The greatest disallowed goal ever. He was robbed.
I'd love to have seen George and Jinky in the same team.
Jinky wasnt even close to George Best
@@MUCKER1314 yeah he was . George was better , but Jinky was up there no doubt. And George would have said as much
@@MUCKER1314 exactly
@@Jimmy_Cooper Agreed. I saw them both, Jimmy every other week and Best at the Ibrox disaster Benefit game and playing for Hibs at Love St. If you watch film of Jimmy playing, he was something else. maybe George edges it but Jimmy was magic.
@@MUCKER1314Jinky done it all,Best over-rated.Not consistent,average,looks & times made him better than he was.
Class...brilliant at MUFC and same with Hibs...
a wonderful 3.17 of non-stop George Best action.
The amazing thing is George was past it when he played for Hibs. But he was still better than anyone else on the pitch.
0:22 When George took that shot it looked to me like he caught the other side totally unware. They didn't look like they expected a shot at goal that far out and or already.. George had a quick glance at the goal and in an instant worked out when to kick the ball and how hard and what direction and what part of his foot to use. His timing is impeccable.. The guy has confidence in his own abilities. Most players today seem to lack confidence in themselves and or their abilities... They seem to want to pass off the ball as quickly as possible in case they make a mistake and let their side down.. They seem so terrified of causing an error it happens.. No doubt about it.. I never get fed up of seeing these clips. Always an absolute pleasure to watch football as it's BEST.
Bad goalkeeping helped though.
Yeah, bad goalkeeping in every game and the opposing team were always shite too. Wow what a genius you are to have spotted that one..
Best was the Best..
The internet kids these days have no idea, no idea whatsoever what an astonishing player this man was. They think CR7 is an all-time great - he is insect next to George Best. Only Messi bears comparison.
Jinky would run rings round Best its a fact.
Brilliant!
brilliant, hearing the hearts fans singing in this
Can you imagine Best on the pitches of today?!
Legend,best xx!
Best was offered a job at Rangers, he refused and went to Hibs
Good speech
His first game wasn’t Partick at Easter Road but away to St. Mirren at Love St.
In a bit of that footage there it looked like Best playing against Scotland?
His first game wasn’t Partick at home. It was away to St Mirren at Love St.
I remember that too. Also I think he scored that day. Was it a 1-1.draw?
Played on ice in those days
Bear in mind, Best was generally drunk when he turned out for Hibs. He still played better than many of his sober team amtes.
George was a great footballer. Saw him play for Man. Utd and then playing for Hibs. Even in his late 30s after a few beers he was still by far the best player on the field. Only other player I saw who was better was Cruyff.
Google the day George Best nutmegged Cruyff. 🙌
George went for a beer with the lads? One? Best looked like he'd put on quite a bit of booze weight here in the mid-section. You can tell he didn't have the engine anymore, but he could still pin-point a pass
Aaaah jumpers for goal posts, isn’t it? Wasn’t it? Marvellous...
It's abit crazy watching highlights of games from then to now. People seem to have so much time on the ball in Best's day, and it's almost like no one wants to tackle
My old man used to be a telephone engineer contracted for the Balmoral hotel. He said Best used to have a pub lunch before the games.
Of 70s Best and Cruyff! !! Best mutant genial of driblingns and skills! !!
Fantastic post as usual John. Thanks. I'm guessing the 39 thumbs down are from the Sevco boys.
I saw him play for Fulham against my team Chelsea at the Cottage when he was past it. Chelsea had a good young team at the time but he was still the best player on the pitch. We got beat and he spanked in a long range goal. At the time his local pub was mine in Walton but I never clocked him. I guess he was in the posh part!
George Best did his knee cartilage when in his mid twenties and wasn't the same player again. What was left amused a few people though. Always brought his own wages through the turnstile.
GREAT!!!!
For me the best of alltime
No that accolade up here was for Davie Cooper and Jimmy Johnson....Best only came up here for beer money.
George was the Best
2:41 great use of the arm their by the Hibs player.
I love that
johnsparky2 owns the copyright by putting his name on it.
Many Hibs fans have found that their youtube videos have been copied, rebranded and uploaded onto a large Hibs youtube channel with no credit given to the original posters. It gets a bit annoying that this channel are ripping of Hibs fans and probably making money out of other peoples uploads. If there was no watermark on this video then they would probably have got the 100,000 views on their system. The watermark is not intended as a copyright mark its just to make it a little bit more difficult for them to rebrand the video as their own.👍🏻
He was simply the best
Can you imagine Best on a snooker table like they have today.
"The great Brazilian footballer Pele said 'George was the greatest footballer in the world'.
I don't doubt Pele's opinion of George Best, but he also thought Nicky Butt was world class.....
@Mini van A fozen...really?
Last game was against Falkirk,if I'm not mistaken
Looks like George was wearing crampons while Rangers were wearing carpet slippers.
I seen him play a couple of times in person
And he didnt need a ponced up image, or a man-bun, because he was just himself.
@winstoneism But it was just his style. He didnt do it because an image adviser suggested it to make him look distinctive, so that he would become a brand £££.
He didnt consider what he could do or say that would make him more money. He was a contrarian, but not deliberately so.
He was the Best
I was at that game.
God bless George
Dunno if it's true but it's been said that Pele told George if he was Brazilian he would've been the best player of all time!
George was the best player Ever. Always will be.
The good old days
1000 pounds a week, I remember it , these guys today could not get anywhere near George Best.
Every other Celtic fan always makes the George Best / Jimmy Johnstone comparison . I saw both play in their pomp ; two great , skilled entertainers but Best had more to his game than Jinky - he was an all round better player .
Surprised to see Best pull on a Hibs jersey. Would he have gotten stick for that in Belfast? Glad he did play for them of course.
Best ever
Seen him play at Goodison with Law and Charlton, Everton won 2-0, Royle and whittle.