Sir Bobby

Diagnosed with dementia.

https://twitter.com/JWTelegraph/status/1322887197364785153?s=19

very sad. I think people had suspected as much for a while.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

very sad. I think people had suspected as much for a while.

Away tickets dried up ?

In all seriousness....awful disease, both of my grans and wife's grans had it, weirdly starts as a water infection, all went down hill and we're homed quickly
Such a shame of end life.

Guess we come into this world needed our arses wiped and we leave the same way...

Hope he gets the support he deserves (in the Ballot etc)

Disgusting year

Sad to hear, though like Sparky says not a massive shock it's still not nice. Hope he gets the help he needs.

2020 get £#%&!ed.

United and England’s greatest ever player.

European Cup, World Cup and Ballon d’Or winner. Great man.

horrible disease. poor bloke

Poor sod.

Terribly sad to hear but not surprising given how he’s looked in his recent public appearances

Horrible disease that robs a person of their personality and who they are

Always think how Munich must have taken its toll on him mentally...to come back from that takes balls

Anyway, very sad news, and if his daughter needs a shoulder to cry on I’m available

In the potting shed

2020 can £#%&! right off. Horrible.

Horrible news, all the best to a legend.

Horrible bastard of a disease

All the best Sir Bob and family.

His brother got it as well.

The number of footballers from that era who have done, its far from a coincidence.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

His brother got it as well.

The number of footballers from that era who have done, its far from a coincidence.

Incidence is 3.5 x higher in former professional footballers relative to the general population.

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

His brother got it as well.

The number of footballers from that era who have done, its far from a coincidence.

Sir Bobby is the fifth member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning side to be diagnosed with dementia.

In addition to his brother, Jack, and Stiles, both Martin Peters and Ray Wilson - who died in 2019 and 2018 respectively - also had the condition.

Stiles, Peters and Wilson were diagnosed with it while still in their sixties.

Not confirmed in his case, but it has been reported that Jimmy Greaves is in a pretty bad state too.

Originally Posted by Neo

United and England’s greatest ever player.

European Cup, World Cup and Ballon d’Or winner. Great man.

What a player.