Contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Foreword
  5. Introduction
  6. First Half
  7. George’s first taste of silverware
  8. Here’s to you, Mrs Fullaway
  9. Three pros and the Best
  10. It just wasn’t to be for a young Geordie lad!
  11. Frankie goes back to the 1960s
  12. Swinging Manchester
  13. I was Bestie’s ballboy!
  14. Three teenagers and a turnstile
  15. Two paths that crossed
  16. Bestie breaks the mould
  17. Why a rosette?
  18. 1968
  19. The life and times of a pair of football boots
  20. Four fab musicians and a fab footballer
  21. George steps onto the property ladder
  22. From one Belfast boy to another
  23. Never above his station
  24. Carolina’s summer of ’69
  25. The balls, the bellboy, and the photograph
  26. Have you heard the one about the Welshman and the Irishman?
  27. Chopper’s memories
  28. Six great goals
  29. A Villa fan remembers…
  30. Hidden treasure
  31. From West Brom to Wolves
  32. Bernard’s little treasures
  33. Northern Ireland’s genius
  34. Absolutely ‘Fab 208’
  35. George’s puzzle
  36. Second Half
  37. Should auld acquaintance be forgot…
  38. From Typhoo tea to Worcester College XI
  39. The greatest player never to play in the World Cup
  40. More than just a game of two halves
  41. That’s what friends are for!
  42. Mary’s story…memories of Mr ‘G’
  43. George’s South African journey
  44. Simply the best for Stockport and Cork Celtic
  45. Exit United – enter the United States
  46. Scotland welcomes back yesterday’s hero
  47. San Jose remembers George
  48. When a hero comes along
  49. George’s humour travels across the pond
  50. Dreams can become reality
  51. Down but not out!
  52. The best in Swindon
  53. The cherry on AFC Bournemouth’s cake
  54. Extra Time
  55. Tobermore United – who are they?
  56. A brush with the law
  57. Wembley Stadium is enhanced by the Best
  58. The journey towards that special moment
  59. A laugh-out-loud moment
  60. The T-shirt from Tenerife!
  61. Tomorrow’s fish and chip paper
  62. 1994 World Cup fever in Magaluf
  63. George and Rodney
  64. George’s own stories
  65. The ‘Best of Times’ for a lifelong supporter
  66. It’s a gift
  67. Thongs for the memories, George – and Ryan Giggs’s football shorts!
  68. Blessed in Milton Keynes
  69. Medal of honour
  70. A brief encounter
  71. George’s last request
  72. Parkinson’s best mate!
  73. Angelo thanks George for the memories
  74. Mike’s story
  75. The day I first met George
  76. George Best by Martin Knight
  77. Belfast boy in a life less ordinary
  78. George Best (1946–2005)
  79. More than a mere genius?
  80. Nigel’s football cards
  81. Lauren’s debut and George’s farewell
  82. ‘Shine through the gloom…and Earth’s vain shadows flee’
  83. Limited Edition immortalises the Best
  84. John remembers Geordie
  85. Best, Beckham and the American Dream
  86. Time for reflection
  87. Why George Best – A Celebration?
  88. Picture Credits
  89. Copyright