{"id":295129,"date":"2023-10-22T22:26:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T22:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=295129"},"modified":"2023-10-22T22:26:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T22:26:14","slug":"barry-davies-sir-bobby-charlton-was-quite-simply-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/barry-davies-sir-bobby-charlton-was-quite-simply-the-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry Davies: Sir Bobby Charlton was quite simply the best"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>BARRY DAVIES: Sir Bobby Charlton was a human being of first-class quality that will be sorely missed&#8230; quite simply, he was the BEST<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sir Bobby Charlton&#8217;s death was announced on Saturday and shocked the world<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A fine player, he turned into a commentator and managed to master his craft<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I commentated for a living, but I\u2019m finding it very difficult to locate the words fitting enough to describe the brilliance of Sir Bobby Charlton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Quite simply, he was the best. He was special. He was a human being of first-class quality.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I watched him as a player for Manchester United and England, including sitting in the ITV commentary box for the 1966 World Cup final.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I was then privileged enough to go on to work with him as a commentator. He wanted to see the best because he was a lover of the game in every sense of the word. He was charming company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He knew he was not there to interrupt the thoughts of the commentator. He was there to read the game. He would come in at precisely the right moment, make a good point, say what he appreciated, and then retreat for a while.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/21\/76868721-0-image-a-3_1698006980037.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former commentator Barry Davies has described Sir Bobby Charlton as a human being of &#8216;first -class quality<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/22\/21\/76868203-0-image-a-4_1698006985406.jpg\" height=\"386\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Charlton&#8217;s death was announced on Saturday in news that has shocked the footballing world<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>When he spoke, people made sure to listen, myself included. It is a great compliment to him that I do not know of anybody in the game who would have anything other than good words to say about Sir Bobby.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He never tried to be seen in that way. He was just himself. The last time I saw him was five years ago, in the Royal Box at Wimbledon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To have been in such a special place with him, and sitting at the same table for the royal lunch is still a nice memory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sir Bobby will be missed by everyone who was lucky enough to cross paths with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12659749\/Sir-Bobby-Charlton-human-class-quality-BARRY-DAVIES.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARRY DAVIES: Sir Bobby Charlton was a human being of first-class quality that will be sorely missed&#8230; 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