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Friday 18 September
12:54 Just to explain Seeler's somewhat random appearance at OT, I understand he was the star attraction on a package tour for German football fans. While joining them on their look-around the stadium, he was keen to meet up with an old acquaintance in Sir Bobby Charlton. The two men were on opposite sides on several occasions, most notably at Wembley in '66. I passed Sir Bobby on the stairs earlier (oops - isn't that bad luck, to pass on the stairs?), so hopefully the reunion took place. Thanks to our friends in the Museum for tipping us off about the VIP visitor. (AB)
11:36 Oh yeah, the reason I'd wandered down to the pitch was to meet Uwe Seeler. He's the only player to have scored two goals in four different World Cup finals. He also captained West Germany against England in the 1966 final and is widely regarded as one of the finest German forwards to ever play the game. He scored 43 times in 72 appearances for his country. As for his club career, he scored four goals on his first-team debut for Hamburg, aged just 18. It was an honour to meet him. (NC)
11:29 Neither team should have any concerns about being able to play good passing football on Sunday. I've just popped into the stand at the Scoreboard End and Tony Sinclair and his groundstaff are busy preparing the pitch. It looks tremendous. (NC)
10:49 Sir Alex was in fine form at his press conference this morning. He says he isn't bothered whether Carlos Tevez is fit to play on Sunday. He said: “It doesn’t bother me one bit. All I know is that their
Friday 18 September
12:54 Just to explain Seeler's somewhat random appearance at OT, I understand he was the star attraction on a package tour for German football fans. While joining them on their look-around the stadium, he was keen to meet up with an old acquaintance in Sir Bobby Charlton. The two men were on opposite sides on several occasions, most notably at Wembley in '66. I passed Sir Bobby on the stairs earlier (oops - isn't that bad luck, to pass on the stairs?), so hopefully the reunion took place. Thanks to our friends in the Museum for tipping us off about the VIP visitor. (AB)
11:36 Oh yeah, the reason I'd wandered down to the pitch was to meet Uwe Seeler. He's the only player to have scored two goals in four different World Cup finals. He also captained West Germany against England in the 1966 final and is widely regarded as one of the finest German forwards to ever play the game. He scored 43 times in 72 appearances for his country. As for his club career, he scored four goals on his first-team debut for Hamburg, aged just 18. It was an honour to meet him. (NC)
11:29 Neither team should have any concerns about being able to play good passing football on Sunday. I've just popped into the stand at the Scoreboard End and Tony Sinclair and his groundstaff are busy preparing the pitch. It looks tremendous. (NC)
10:49 Sir Alex was in fine form at his press conference this morning. He says he isn't bothered whether Carlos Tevez is fit to play on Sunday. He said: “It doesn’t bother me one bit. All I know is that their
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