Bye Bye Banks

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Gordon Banks was laid to rest yesterday, & there was quite a parade of famous footballers of the last 50 years present to pay their respects.

Unmistakably Bobby Charlton.

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Bobby's brother Jack, a different animal altogether, though he's looking very frail these days.

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Sir Geoff Hurst, who has done very well for himself in business since the '66 World Cup.

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Peter Shilton.

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Mike Summerbee

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Joe Corrigan

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Pat Jennings, Ray Clemence & David Seaman.

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Here's the man I always thought was responsible for the demise of Leeds United, Peter Ridsdale;

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And this is Ryan Shawcross, who needs to be taught manners, as it's grossly disrespectful to have your hands in your trouser pockets at a funeral.

MAXALLY

Watched the service on a stream from the club yesterday (at work). Very well done IMO.

I thought the club as a whole put on a fitting tribute to the Legend. Sir Geoff Hurst did a nice speech I thought.

I see you have pulled Shawcross up.....but did you see Alan Hudson's attire ? Not the whole pic below, but he had a Chelsea track suit on and wore white trainers. He looked like he had just come round from the Wetherspoons in Stoke centre. He was once one of my idols and I used his name instead of mine in my younger years.

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First up, yes, full marks to Stoke City who did him proud. I noticed Peter Coates was present, too.

As to Alan Hudson, crikey. I'm not at all sure, to be fair, that he is a mentally well man these days. Here's what Wiki says;

Since his retirement, Hudson has suffered a series of setbacks. He had problems with alcoholism and was also declared bankrupt. In December 1997, Hudson suffered multiple injuries when run over by a car while walking along a London street. He spent two months in a coma and the doctors treating him were doubtful as to whether he would walk again. He has since undergone more than 70 surgical operations. He remains disabled, using crutches to walk and says "Every day now is a chore".[5] He separated from his wife after the collision, and moved back with his mother, but was ordered by the council to leave when she died of cancer in 2003.[6] He unsuccessfully invested £150,000 of his injury compensation in a property in Cyprus, and lived with his son until 2012 when he moved out because of his son's mental illness and as of the following year he was living in a hostel.[6]

Following the collision, he took up writing professionally. His autobiography The Working Man's Ballet was a critical success and led to work as a columnist on the Stoke Evening Sentinel and The Sporting Life. A further book The Tinker and The Talisman was self-published in 2003. In 2004 Hudson appeared as himself in a cameo appearance in the British film The Football Factory. In June 2006, Hudson joined Radio Napa in Cyprus, where he commentated on the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. In 2008 Alan Hudson released his third book, titled "The Waddington Years", which described his great friendship with former Stoke City manager Tony Waddington.[2] In December 2012 Hudson said that he believes that his accident was actually an attempt on his life.[7]


All rather sad. And yes, most of us idolised him in his playing days.

stokefc

It was walking to the funeral not at the funeral Joe Allen has got his hands in his pockets too the security guard has got gloves on it was cold yesterday
500 fans were invited non had their hands in their pockets at the funeral including Shawcross

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stokefc said:

It was walking to the funeral not at the funeral Joe Allen has got his hands in his pockets too the security guard has got gloves on it was cold yesterday
500 fans were invited non had their hands in their pockets at the funeral including Shawcross

Fair play then Stokey, can't argue with that.

TheEdge949

Thought the club got it absolutely right on Monday. Was iat the ground as the funeral procession started and was then able to leg it to Church Street outside Stoke Minster in time for the arrival of the great man.

A really strange day emotionally but one that will be remembered.

Mark