Tusmo Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Tidligere arsenalspiller Alan Ball er død, 61 år gammel, melder bbc. Dødsårsaken var hjerteinfarkt. Alan ball var yngstemann på det engelske vinnerlaget under fotball VM i 66, og spilte til sammen 72 landskamper. Alan kom til Arsenal fra Everton i 1971 for 220 000 pund, noe som dengang var overgangsrekord. Han spilte for oss frem til 1976, da han dro til Southampton. For sin innsats på fotballbanen ble han i 2000 tildelt en MBE. Kilde: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6590715.stm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbury Hero Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Hvil i fred, Alan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Det var virkelig et sjokk. RIP Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sindre Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 61 år. Så altfor tidleg. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardinho Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Aldri sett han spille jeg. Men har hørt lovord om han fra faren min som fulgte med på Ball's tid. Rest in Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birger Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moen22 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Har ikke noe kjennskap til Ball, men 61 år er alt for tidlig! R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenal90 Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Stor spiller og stort navn har gått bort! Rest in peace, Alen ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaz Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Nei, men så svarte helsikke! Gamle helter dør alt for unge! Rest in peace Old Squakie Voice. Nå kan du tackle George Best og resten av gjengen oppe hos St. Peter. Med hvite sko. Og kjefte på med- og motspillere. Og finner du en veddeløpsbane, så får du sikkert slengt inn et bet eller to. Du var en skikkelig tøff, liten jævel, Alan Ball!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav...for+the+game%27 Les hvert eneste ord av legendenes tale! Kan enna ikke få det inn, han var den yngste på England i 66, og den andre til å gå bort. http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=...}&newsid=422375 Endelig noe fornuftig fra Red Nose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir John Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Huff. Kjempetrist. Etter at Peter Marinello gikk til Portsmouth gikk jeg over til å ha nr. 8 på drakta mi. Alan Ball var en av mine gamle helter. Hvil i fred lille gigant!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geir_k Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 R.I.P Alan Ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billettboss Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 R.I.P Alan. Du var en stor spiller. Dessverre var ikke Arsenal det beste laget den gangen du spilte hos oss så du fikk vel ikke helt vist oss hvor god du egentlig var. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizzan Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 RIP Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 R.I.P Alan. Veldig trist og så altfor tidlig. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Ball_(footballer) Alan Ball in "501 Arsenal Goals" R.I.P. Alan Ball ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJI6Yb45yZs Arsenal Ball was 26 years of age and at his peak for both form and fitness when he joined Arsenal; he made his debut against Nottingham Forest on December 27, 1971. However, Arsenal could not defend their League title in 1971-72 and also lost their grasp on the FA Cup when Leeds United beat them 1-0 in the centenary final at Wembley. In 1973, Ball became only the second England player to be sent off in a full international, reacting with fury to violent tactics by Poland in a qualifier for the 1974 World Cup in Warsaw. As a result, he missed the return game at Wembley which became one of the most notorious in English football history - a 1-1 draw in which England were kept out largely thanks to Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski. England failed to qualify for the World Cup as a result. Ramsey was sacked and Joe Mercer took over at a caretaker level, for whom Ball never appeared due to injury. However, Ball's relationship with his national side was enhanced and then soured beyond repair when Don Revie was appointed as Ramsey's permanent replacement. Ball was given the captaincy after the dropping of Emlyn Hughes and held it for six consecutive games, none of which England lost, and included a 5-1 defeat of Scotland in May 1975. Then suddenly, Ball was not called up at all,let alone retained as captain, when Revie announced his squad for a game against Switzerland three months later. Ball only found out when his wife took a call from a journalist asking for her reaction.[citation needed] Aged 30, Ball's international career had ended suddenly and acrimoniously after 72 appearances and eight goals. Ball had continued to play for Arsenal through all this time, as a near-constant member of the first team at first, including 50 appearances in 1972-73. However, Arsenal's Double-winning side was soon broken up and their replacements proved inadequate; Ball remained one of the few quality players in the Arsenal side, and was made club captain in 1974. However with Ball out for part of the season, Arsenal only finished 16th in 1974-75, and then 17th in 1975-76. Bertie Mee resigned as Arsenal manager in the summer of 1976 and it was clear new manager Terry Neill wanted to take the club in a new direction. Now aged 31, Ball continued to play for Arsenal until December 1976, when he was sold to Southampton for a fee of £60,000. In total he made 217 appearances for the Gunners, scoring 52 goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedly Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Urtulig Trist..Hvil i frad Alan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 Rest in peace Alan Ball. Du var en gigant på banen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nataz Posted April 25, 2007 Report Share Posted April 25, 2007 R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1ck Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 Hvil i fred Alan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piscator Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 sjokkerende og trist! Alan Ball var blant mine favoritter i barndommen. Han skulle jo bringe laget videre i kjølvannet av "The double" i 71, men det klarte han aldri, skjønt det var jo ikke hans ansvar alene. Istedenfor å lede laget til nye triumfer ble hans rolle heller å hindre at klubben rykket ned i de to vanskelige sesongene 74-75 og 75-76. Og i så henseende ga han svært viktige bidrag. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eboue Posted April 26, 2007 Report Share Posted April 26, 2007 Fikk ikke oppleve ham på banen, men jeg har hørt at han var stor. Det jeg vet, det er at 61 år er alt for ungt.. så Rest In Peace, Alan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus87 Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 R.I.P. Jeg synes det var en fin hyllest til han i kampen mot Fulham, likte det egentlig bedre enn 1 minutts stillhet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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