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A small "coincidence" that on the day of Bobby's passing his home town team, Newcastle Arabia, won 4-0, with all goals and assists from English players. Echoes of 66 and hopes to come!
Shame you have to turn a tribute thread into a political attack on ownership of another club that has no connection with Sir Bobby Charlton, who never played for Newcastle UNITED nor was it his hometown club.
If you bothered to get your facts right, instead of making snide political digs, you would know that Sir Bobby Charlton was born and bred in Ashington. A separate town miles away from Newcastle
As a lawyer, you should note the following:-
1. I haven't "turned the thread" into anything. It remains a tribute thread to Sir Bobby Charlton - as ALL the posts will demonstrate.
2. I made a heartfelt reference to his membership of the best team full of Englishmen there has been and implied that Newcastle seemed to be heading in what I consider to be the right direction for English Football by fielding so many English Nationals, thereby giving hope to English players.
3. The above was expressed in two sentences in a post that was much longer. There were other posts expressing my obvious admiration for Bobby Charlton.
4. If you think saying Newcastle Arabia is a snide political dig, then perhaps you should get out more. Yes, I despise the new owners (I am a member of Amnesty International) but I never said that - it could just have been a reference to the wealth. United have recently also been known as Newcastle Saint Germain - and much worse, in recent years.
5. I am from the North-East, where even a dog knows all the Charltons and Milburns were from Ashington. Newcastle is the nearest town with a professional team.
I don't think there was any need for your response, though I defend to my dismemberment your right to say it. Shake hands and let's have a pint some time (though probably not in Saudi Arabia!).