bamber 128 Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 This photo was taken in the very late sixties. Any ideas as to the identity of the legend I have blocked out? I was amazed by the modesty of his surroundings - the kids look like something out of "Kathy Come Home". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Giz a clue? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 He's a Scottish footballing legend (no exaggeration) born in 1940. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 The 'Lawman'...... Torrey, Aberdeen etc. Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Hey Rob, you're a bit of a sharpshooter yourself. Yes, the photo was taken when Dennis Law was a star at Man Utd and a former European Footballer of the Year to boot. He would be worth God knows how much in today's transfer market and living in a mansion. Not feeding chips and beans to his kids before going outside to wash and polish his Ford Cortina (Executive). It just shows how footballers' circumstances have changed since those days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 And here's Dennis trying out his new stereo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted February 16, 2007 Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Yes indeed....yet more evidence how today's game has been poisoned by money, especially the Murdoch shilling. Denis was one of the best strikers I ever saw.....arguably, second only to Greaves. My abiding memory was when he came to Forest with Man Utd, immediately following a 2 match suspension. Forest dominated the game with 70% of the play and within the 90 minutes Man Utd had 2 half chances.......Result: Forest 0 Man Utd 2 (Law 2) Apparently he has been suffering with a prostate cancer, but came across wonderfully well when he was an ever-present at George Best's side during his final illness. Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bamber 128 Posted February 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2007 Today's journeymen are too well rewarded but the stars of yesteryear were undoubtedly exploited by the club owners and some of the managers. Matt Busby was notoriously bad to his players if they stepped out of line. The pictures of Denis Law come from a compilation volume of articles that appeared in Shoot during the 60s, 70s and 80s. Even into the middle 80s the modesty of even a top star's lifestyle is quite an eye opener. George Best had an E-type but for the rest it was strictly run of the mill motors. Except for Stan Bowles: who ran a Lamborghini - probably on the never never. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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