Colin Bell R.I.P.

[Woodbutcher 1,982]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55551720

I despise the thing that football has become these days but as a kid in the seventies Colin Bell ruled the roost in what was a proper sport.

 

[Leicester Boy 661]

Great player from a different era when the players were like normal people.  Rip

[Soulman58 844]

Couldn't agree more, not my team, but I wish we could have watched him as much as we do the dodgy divers now.  As good as if not better than De Bruyne.   Rip

[Stevegods 1,392]

He was a model professional , and you couldn’t miss him on the pitch with that distinctive hair. 

Another sad loss - RIP Mr Bell 

[Soulandy 1,707]

I used to deliver his morning papers when he lived in my home village at the time he was at city. He and Denise Tueart, they lived opposite each over, used to stand with the rest of us waiting for the "Pink" to come in. He and George Best opened  a shop in the village that caused a friendly stir between us reds and the blues. A lot of footballers lived and still live in my old village but the difference between now and then is vast. Colin's  house was knocked down a few years ago and rebuilt by a famous pop/indie musician. 

[Winsford Soul 14,518]

A player from the time when they played for the badge and not the money. 

[Shinehead 1,821]

R.I.P. Colin and I echo the sentiments of the above, the game has changed and not for the better.

I remember when the players got off the team bus and mingled with the spectators outside signing autographs and even fetching complimentary tickets out to the lucky few , nowadays they are ushered in to ground like royalty and live in a world different to the spectators. 

And as for the game itself the only thing that has improved is the fitness the rest is just a sham of the game I played and watched.

 

[Manchestermozz 4]

SO SO SAD NEWS REGARDING COLIN BELL , SO NICE TO SEE PLENTY OF CONDOLENCES ON THIS SITE AND OTHERS . HE WILL BE SADLY MISSED , KIND REGARDS TO EVERYONE .