RIP Alan Ball
RIP Alan Ball
The youngest member of the 66 World Cup winning side.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
fans favourite at everton he will be sadly missed
r.i.p
r.i.p
Very sad news. Poor Alan - only 61 ffs.
Wasnt he rumoured to be managing the Knights at one stage? And is a
friend of Ricki's?
Very sad news
One of my favourite players. One of the reasons I followed the
Gunners as a kid - Ball, Charlie George and Liam Brady.
The good die young, don't they.
neat guy, he'll be missed
As an Evertonian I shed a tear or two at the sad news. "Harvey,
Ball, Kendall" will forever be real magic words.
Sad Sad news, RIP - Ballie
Wasnt he rumoured to be managing the Knights at one stage? And is a
friend of Ricki's?
No RIP then? For someone who's English themselves i'd expect more.
There's enough RIP's to last a lifetime.
Very good player-might the heart attack be a direct result of
being linked with the Knights?
Harsh but fair Nembo!
Very sad - the words of Sir Bobby Charlton say it all.
"He was probably the best player that day in 1966 and if it
had not been for his impact the result could have been totally
different"
"He did not appear to have a nerve in his body, and he was an inspiration to us all.
"Alan was always bright and bubbly in everything he did as a player. He went about his work with great enthusiasm and gusto and he always had a smile on his face.
"He was a sensational little player with great touch and great vision. He had great close control and although he wasn't a fast player he didn't need to be. He could see things clearly and always made the right decisions.
"He was the youngest member of our squad and we were all looking forward to our latest reunion in two weeks. I am very sad and shocked by the news. Alan will be badly missed."
There was a great story about Alf Ramsey telling Alan Ball at the
end of 90 minutes to run shuttles up the sideline to psyc the
Germans out.
Link to article on Alan Ball's visit to Pukekohe AFC last year:
Belated condolences for the loss of Alan Ball. The most
passionate, emotional and 'fan friendly' manager City has ever had.
RIP.
A bit to young to go.