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BottesfordMariner
January 5, 2021, 8:05pm

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I am saddened to hear that former Manchester City & England star Colin Bell has passed away today aged 74.

The word Legend is often thrown about. For those old enough to remember football in the 70's (and 60's) Colin Bell was a player that was truly a legend. Loved at City ...admired by others.

One of my earliest football heroes. Like most City fans in their 50's and 60's for me Colin Bell is the Greatest player to ever grace a City shirt.

He was an ambassador of the club and loved by the fans. I met him once......quite unassuming for such a great player ...a true gentleman.

A great player for England as well.

We've lost a number of footballing greats from my childhood in recent months. The news of Colin Bell's passing has upset me greatly.


RIP Colin the King.
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January 5, 2021, 8:08pm

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One of those players who made the game look so easy.

RIP.
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January 5, 2021, 8:24pm

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My favourite player when I was a kid.

What touch and vision on the pitch whos style would fit in today.

RIP


In his three stints as Grimsby Town manager spanning over 10 years the club was never relegated and he also guided them to three promotions.
Only 14 managers have reached 1,000 matches in charge of a Football League team by 1998 and Buckley is one of them.
GOD
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Fabulous player.

Only 74. Very young to die by today's standards.

RIP one of the true greats.
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What a great player he was and what an unlucky player to have suffered not one but two bad injuries within a year that finished his career at the age of 30. He was in line to be one of the great World Cup players too.

I saw him play just once and he seemed to be like the Energiser Bunny, he never stopped running the whole game. I believe he was rated the hardest working player in the league but to have his skill level too was phenomenal.

RIP Colin, some great memories.


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January 5, 2021, 8:57pm
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outstanding player  saw him play 2-3times for city  early 70s when not at a Town game RIP


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Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub
What a great player he was and what an unlucky player to have suffered not one but two bad injuries within a year that finished his career at the age of 30. He was in line to be one of the great World Cup players too.

I saw him play just once and he seemed to be like the Energiser Bunny, he never stopped running the whole game. I believe he was rated the hardest working player in the league but to have his skill level too was phenomenal.

RIP Colin, some great memories.


As you say " He never stopped running " , hence his nickname " Nijinski "
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Before my time really but was brought back to the limelight in recent years when City fans were trying to get the stand named after him in the clubs competition , "The Bell End " ,  an affectionate comical tribute to one of their greats.


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January 5, 2021, 9:51pm

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Great player and never stopped running RIP Colin.


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Quoted from moosey_club
Before my time really but was brought back to the limelight in recent years when City fans were trying to get the stand named after him in the clubs competition , "The Bell End " ,  an affectionate comical tribute to one of their greats.


Perhaps if we ever get a new ground we could name one of our stands with that.

I can think of several candidates who it could be named after.
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