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21 Mar 06 - 11:11 AM (#1699289) Subject: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: breezy Worrying times ahead for frequent flyers to Northern ireland. Belfast City Airport is going to be renamed George Best Airport in memory of the great footballer who died last year. A legend in his and our lifetime without a doubt But changes to consider will include the questions of Will the runway remain straight? Will pilots be allowed to drink? |
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21 Mar 06 - 11:46 AM (#1699322) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: The PA And there'll be a regular turn-round of lady cabin crew |
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21 Mar 06 - 11:57 AM (#1699334) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: Big Al Whittle nice bit about George on the Ralph McTell website this month- apparently Ralph was an admirer. |
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21 Mar 06 - 01:12 PM (#1699385) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: ard mhacha Without doubt a great footballer, as for the rest of his contribution to society, when his football days ended he was only a drunken messer. |
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21 Mar 06 - 07:43 PM (#1699750) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: GUEST Apparently you are going to be able to fly there direct from the oliver reed airport without rememebering a thing. |
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21 Mar 06 - 10:42 PM (#1699840) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: number 6 Beautiful one Guest LOL!! sIx |
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22 Mar 06 - 04:17 AM (#1699931) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: Dave the Gnome Did you know that when Liverpool airport changed it's name to John Lennon airport their motto became a line out of 'Imagine' - Ie 'Above us only sky'. The baggage handlers decided to adopt their own line from the same song. Imagine no posessions... I'll get my bag. Cheers DtG |
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22 Mar 06 - 11:12 AM (#1700246) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: Flash Company I loved Bestie as a player in the '60s, but he was never really focussed on the game for long enough to make the impact that he should have done. Once the drink took over he became a mess. FC |
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22 Mar 06 - 11:24 AM (#1700261) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: GUEST I haven't been to Belfast for many years, where is the City Airport, please? |
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22 Mar 06 - 12:12 PM (#1700314) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: Den Guest, its in east Belfast not far from where the Heysham ferry comes in, if that helps. Its off the Sydenham by-pass. If you know where the Odyssey Pavillion is follow the Sydenham Rd. to Airport Rd. and Bob's youe uncle. Alcoholism is a terrible disease. I don't really think that George Best chose the particular road he took. |
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23 Mar 06 - 05:28 AM (#1700777) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: Divis Sweeney That´s the city Airport in east Belfast . Belfast International Airport is actually in Antrim, not that close to the city, flying into it in morning. The plan was to name the West link in Belfast after George Best. It links the M1 to the M2 motorways. Great idea as it´s always blocked ! The man was a great footballer, but made a fool out of himself in later years. One can only recall Jack Doyle and Alex Higgins, but neither wasted a human organ. Sadly too many forget that side of his life and see the re runs of a goal he scored in 1969. A family signed a form to allow their loved ones organ to be given to this man, never forget that. When you watch a family say goodbye to their son, daughter, father or mother for the last time as the go for the removal of their liver to give someone else a life, it puts the image of George Best into focus. |
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23 Mar 06 - 05:54 AM (#1700790) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: David C. Carter When Best died,French Tv showed a clip of him playing.My son,who had never heard of Best said "Jeez...who the hell was that!"I then told him the whole story,along the lines of what Divis just posted.Oh well. David |
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23 Mar 06 - 06:34 AM (#1700817) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: GUEST Thanks, Den. |
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23 Mar 06 - 06:49 AM (#1700832) Subject: RE: Belfast city Airport. /George Best From: Den But Divis isn't it the City airport that is being renamed after George Best not the International airport? |