Martin Peters

[jim mk2]

Surprised no one has started a thread on this. Another member of England's one and only World Cup-winning team has gone.

Alan Ball, Ray Wilson, Gordon Banks, Bobby Moore, Martin Peters. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50880336

Saw him play at Ewood. A class player. 

[DeeCee]

Ahead of his time on the pitch R.I.P.

[Mashed Potatoes]

Top class player

[bazza]

Known as "The ghost", Alf Ramsey could see something in him that we supporters couldn't at the time. Of course, Alf knew better.

R.I.P. Martin

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Very sad, he wasn't really that old. He suffered from Alzheimers according to the radio. Another victim of heading the old balls ?

[arbitro]

Another great player (and person by all accounts) passing away. He was so graceful and he seemed to glide around the pitch.I

RIP.

[philipl]

RIP

[Husky]

4 hours ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Very sad, he wasn't really that old. He suffered from Alzheimers according to the radio. Another victim of heading the old balls ?

Possibly. Though I'm pretty sure that 99% of people with Alzheimer's haven't ever headed a ball.

The truth is that doctors and so-called experts still haven't got a clue.

 

[bazza]

I tried to identify the past players on the pitch before the Spurs v Chelsea game and only got Pat Jennings and Ossie Ardiles. Can anyone help with the rest, especially the chap nearest the camera?

[AllRoverAsia]

On 22/12/2019 at 19:53, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Very sad, he wasn't really that old. He suffered from Alzheimers according to the radio. Another victim of heading the old balls ?

RIP Martin Peters.

A class player who I saw at Ewood.

I don't think Peters was a noted ''header'' of the ball.

Only those of us who played with that sort of ball know how heavy it got when wet. 

[Colt Seavers]

9 hours ago, bazza said:

I tried to identify the past players on the pitch before the Spurs v Chelsea game and only got Pat Jennings and Ossie Ardiles. Can anyone help with the rest, especially the chap nearest the camera?

 

I think that was Martin Chivers  if memory serves. Clive Allen was also there and Chris Hughton too.