Duncan Edwards

Originally Posted by dodger

Any wit?

not really

It's very story like how in the end the much lesser, and less obvious hero was the one who conquered and lived to tell the tale.

I say much lesser, Charlton was of course one of the best players of the 1960s and is an all time Manchester United & England great but Dunc was the T-34 of footballers. If Munich didn't happen we'd count our European Cups on two hands and England's World Cup count could be swapped with Brazil's.

Originally Posted by Venceremos

It's very story like how in the end the much lesser, and less obvious hero was the one who conquered and lived to tell the tale.

I say much lesser, Charlton was of course one of the best players of the 1960s and is an all time Manchester United & England great but Dunc was the T-34 of footballers. If Munich didn't happen we'd count our European Cups on two hands and England's World Cup count could be swapped with Brazil's.

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

Wonderful turn of phrase, but somewhat dampened by the knowledge that the Soviet armored forces had upgraded to the T-54 by the time Edwards was beasting all comers at home & abroad.

Good effort Vencers.

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Wonderful turn of phrase, but somewhat dampened by the knowledge that the Soviet armored forces had upgraded to the T-54 by the time Edwards was beasting all comers at home & abroad.

Good effort Vencers.

Originally Posted by The Watcher

Wonderful turn of phrase, but somewhat dampened by the knowledge that the Soviet armored forces had upgraded to the T-54 by the time Edwards was beasting all comers at home & abroad.

Good effort Vencers.

Indeed. Good effort nonetheless.