Stan Bowles

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Heard last night that he has dementia. Very sad - one of the great entertainers of football in the 1970s.

 

[kevo]

 

[catfish]

One of the great 70's mavericks.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Sorry to hear this. Great player and larger-than-life character. Would top many a "flair" poll......

 

[glasfryn]

I am sure I put a thread on here ages ago about this
it is very sad he was a talented footballer but flawed in many other ways though

 

[Phat Baz 68]

Great footy player had a sticker of him in an England kit on my wardrobe
When I was about 7/8

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Bit of a lad, great player though.

Have always loved the image of that story about him being in the bookies at 2.50 prior to k/o. Wouldn't that be triffic.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1186235/EXCLUSIVE-Stan-Bowles-doesnt-care-goes--long-Sunderland.html

 

[Gwylan]

Would top many a "flair" poll......

Nah, he played in the era before Sky so his deeds wouldn't count ...

 

[happygull]

Heard last night that he has dementia. Very sad - one of the great entertainers of football in the 1970s.

An Era of great football entertainers, and players who hold my fondest memories of football .... George Best, Alan Hudson, Stan Bowles, Rodney Marsh

Flairtastic

 

[Prince Monolulu]

An Era of great football entertainers, and players who hold my fondest memories of football .... George Best, Alan Hudson, Stan Bowles, Rodney Marsh

Flairtastic

Can't beat a good Currie too!

 

[happygull]

Can't beat a good Currie too!

Good call ... Tony Currie

 

[Icy Gull]

An Era of great football entertainers, and players who hold my fondest memories of football .... George Best, Alan Hudson, Stan Bowles, Rodney Marsh

Flairtastic

Not forgetting Peter Osgood and Frank Worthington

 

[Lower West Stander]

Loved it when his gun accidentally went off on Superstars.

Apparently he'd gone out and got hammered the night before.

Total legend - makes Carruthers and his pathetic Cheltenham mates look exactly what they are

 

[lawros left foot]

The great shame for English football,is that none of the above players, achieved more than 17caps
Tony Currie - 17
Alan Hudson - 2 caps
Stan Bowles - 5 caps
Rodney Marsh - 9 caps
Frank Worthington - 8caps
Peter Osgood - 4 caps

A special mention for our own (and everyone elses) Frank Worthington, 20 different clubs in a career stretching from 1966 to 1991

 

[Lower West Stander]

Not forgetting Peter Osgood and Frank Worthington

Or Duncan McKenzie

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Nah, he played in the era before Sky so his deeds wouldn't count ...

Sadly, you're probably right, Gwylan! And of course, Stan and his contemporaries all kicked off at 3 o'clock on a Saturday, regardless of whether they were in the First Division or the Fourth - happy days before the game became so reliant on Sky's millions....

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Or Duncan McKenzie

That Mini stunt would go down well today.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

As a fresh-faced 16 year old economic migrant straight off the train from Scotland IN 1970, with no initial connection to Brighton, I used to cherry-pick London matches purely on entertainment value. West Ham were always first pick, obviously, but if they were away from home then it was unfashionable QPR for me , simply down to having the chance to watch the magician that was Rodney Marsh at work. Was gutted when they sold him in 1972. Assumed it marked the end of my QPR-watching days . Then f*ck me if they didn't go straight on out and spend the transfer money on Stan Bowles!

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

As a fresh-faced 16 year old economic migrant straight off the train from Scotland IN 1970, with no initial connection to Brighton, I used to cherry-pick London matches purely on entertainment value. West Ham were always first pick, obviously, but if they were away from home then it was unfashionable QPR for me , simply down to having the chance to watch the magician that was Rodney Marsh at work. Was gutted when they sold him in 1972. Assumed it marked the end of my QPR-watching days . Then f*ck me if they didn't go straight on out and spend the transfer money on Stan Bowles!

We'll never see their like again! Is there anyone in the modern game that comes close to these entertainers/characters/free spirits??

 

[CP 0 3 BHA]

Phil Williams went to visit and did a very touching interview with Stan the other day - can be listened to here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03mzbhn