Few can master the ‘Bobby Charlton’.
Free this afternoon?
Fred Murray (top and above left) is fashioning a classic 1970s comb over for cancer research.
The project will take two years with €2 raised for each lonely strand.
Fred writes:
All going well, I’ll be on the Ray Darcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 today at 4pm
Hopefully, I can convince Ray to join me on my Combover quest.
Comb Over For Cancer (Go Fund Me)
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Had no clue until I actually googled ‘Bobby Charlton’. Ha! The hair on him. Plus isn’t he very like Jack.
I’m surprised our local version isn’t called the Jackie Healy-Rea.
You’ll need to find a photo of him sans-cap to marvel at it.
That’s some feat of engineering.
https://images.app.goo.gl/deGTxEpv3xu6JfRg6
Careful now Paulus. Googling images of JHR to marvel at said comb-over suggests you don’t know who he is/was.
Having to google Bobby Charlton is like having to find out who Charlie Haughey might be.
Really? Am I considered a thick?I knew he was a soccer player but had no clue about his hair-combing direction. Jesus, maybe I should give up the pub quizzes.
Ah here! The most famous combover in sporting history.
No necessarily thick ,but definitely lacking a bit of depth. You should apply for a job in RTE.
Well Andrew, my history education and reading comprises of wars, revolutions, nations, ideologies, cultures and events – not comb-overs. Fierce shallow of me, I know.
You need to broaden the sporting aspect. Unless of course you’re 14 years of age and prefer ballet?
I probably should have said Jackie Charlton, in fairness, coybiggie style.
Football is not deep.
Camus thought it different.
“All that I know most surely about morality and obligations I owe to football.”
@Charlie. I’m not 14, but I don’t follow soccer. When you finally scoop your jaw off the ground, consider all of the other sports, games and interests in the world – it will broaden your mind.
I love all sports. Soccer wouldn’t be my fav but I’m aware of Bobby Charlton.
Good for you Charlie. You’ve proved your superiority beyond doubt now.
Inspired observation Milli
On a par with your own, I daresay.
Dare, dare, dare!
Are you saying you never heard of Bobby Charlton?
That’s a bit of a shock TBH. one of the greatest living footballers.
Some people don’t like football and weren’t even alive when he was playing.
I’m not mad keen on Ollie Cromwell and I missed his genocidal years but I still know who he is George.
I wasn’t around when Pele was doing his thing but I’ve heard of him. He’s the lad from Brazil with the erectile problem :-)
poor old Pele , the hips are bad and he uses a walker to get around . Is that the “erectile” problem you so callously refer to ?
@Charlie, I don’t believe anyone here has NOT heard of Bobby flippin’ Charlton. That he was famous for a certain hairstyle however, I don’t believe is public knowledge. When the post referred to ‘the Bobby Charlton’, I simply googled his name, looked at his profile images and immediately understood the (rather hilarious) comb-over reference. You’ve turned it into a big deal over soccer knowledge. Did you wake up this morning looking for a fight or are you always a bit of an ignoramus like this?
Naah. I’m just amazed at your ignorance considering you appear to know everything about every else.
No I’m not. As per my comment, I did not know about his comb-over. He didn’t have one in the famous ’66 photo and I thought bald as a coot nowadays.
Jesus lads.
That makes more sense, he’s one of those people that transcends sport is all I meant.
World Cup final 1966. https://images.app.goo.gl/MP42ntLHN8Y3aeds7
Charlie, I wasn’t even alive then, so sending images of him and his hair is not jogging any memories. Why not use your time here wisely and sponsor the guy above in his hair-growing.
“Why not use your time here wisely…” ? said the serial poster. You’re a gas kid.
I’d be surprised if anyone under 30 had heard of him, unless they were mad football aficionados – he used to be on telly still all the time in the 90s (and of course everyone would have known Jack then as well), but he’s hardly in the media regularly now.
This thread reminds me that, in general, I find soccer supporters to be a particularly subjective lot:
They appear confused when someone else doesn’t share their enthusiasm or knowledge for their chosen sport. This is borne out by a regular question often asked of a stranger in a pub;”Who do ya support?” as if non-support is simply not an option.
Another is; “What didya think of the match?”; this about some random, insignificant game of football that the interviewee may be completely unaware of.
Again, a shared intense interest, and the assumption that football sits at the centre of the universe, is taken to be the norm.
I suspect much of this passion stems from an immature craving to be part of some tribe or mob.
And from what I’ve seen, mob is very often the operative word!
* thinks *
Paulus is an Everton fan.
* thinks *
Paulus loves his garden.
I don’t understand this joke. I fear I may end up breaking your heart irreparably.
If not now, I’m sure you will at some stage Millie.
It would be worth it though.
@Paulus: I hate football, and one of my favourite things to do to those football bores is just disagree with them. “Everton so and so is best mid back kicker ever!”
“No, he’s crap”
and refuse to elaborate (mostly cos I cant) and see them explode.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN1WN0YMWZU
Bertie since about, oh, December
Ah d’ mind Bobby or our own Jackie HR
Only thing to wonder here is
Why?
Only in Ireland would a bunch of nancies get into a pissing competition over who remembers who from decades ago in the worlds most sissiest sport. You guys are almost as bad as Trump supporters on my side of the pond.
Put down the beers, sober up and concentrate on reality. This man is earning money for cancer research. While your memories may be foggy from all of the guinness gargling around in your craniums, I am sure you have all lost people to cancer, make that the issue at hand. Every little bit helps!
Charger USAlmons?
Hahaha. Oh golly gosh I do hope so.