Georgie Best

[GhettoMoose]

Thought are with you Sir, Honor and Pride.

Legend Best 'enters final hours'
George Best
Best's condition worsened early on Wednesday
Footballing legend George Best is unlikely to survive beyond the next 24 hours, his doctor has said.

He could not recover from the internal bleeding that developed during the night, Professor Roger Williams said.

"I have to tell you his hours are numbered and it's very upsetting," Professor Williams said.

The former Northern Ireland star, 59, deteriorated with a lung infection on Friday, after almost eight weeks in Cromwell Hospital, west London.

The star was admitted to hospital on 1 October with flu-like symptoms.

Drugs needed after his liver transplant in 2002 had made the former alcoholic more susceptible to infection.


Everything has got worse and we are not controlling things well any more
Prof Williams
Best's doctor

Dr Akeel Alisa said: "George has had a very bad night. He's very, very ill. I think we must all prepare ourselves for the worst.

"George is a friend, not just a patient. It's been a very emotional day."

The man who oversaw Best's liver transplant, Professor Roger Williams, said the outlook was "very gloomy" as there had been a "definite downturn in his condition".

"Bleeding has been a big problem.

"We don't think he is going to keep on surviving but it is difficult to say how long."

'Critical'

He added: "Everything has got worse and we are not controlling things well any more."

Best's closest family arrived at the west London hospital looking very upset and asked the gathered media not to film or photograph them as they went in.

George Best
Best's condition worsened early on Wednesday

Things had looked more positive earlier in the week when Best regained consciousness.

He was taken off sedation and was described as "fairly stable" by Prof Williams.

But then his condition deteriorated once more between 0100 and 0200 GMT on Wednesday.

Best helped Manchester United win a string of titles in the 1960s and he was European Footballer of the Year in 1968.

His style captivated football fans around the world but his playboy lifestyle degenerated into alcoholism and bankruptcy.

 

[Steven]

George Best grew up less than a mile from my house. He went to school with my uncle and my son plays for the local boys football club that George Best used to play for. His dad still lives in the house George grew up in and is known locally, I often see him at the shops. It's all very very sad. Such a waste, but...

At the end of the day he made a choice to follow that lifestyle. He killed himself with alcohol and IMO the real tragedy is that the liver that was wasted on him didn't go to someone who deserved it.

 

[jamie86]

The guy was a legend what a waste

 

[sumplug]

George Best grew up less than a mile from my house. He went to school with my uncle and my son plays for the local boys football club that George Best used to play for. His dad still lives in the house George grew up in and is known locally, I often see him at the shops. It's all very very sad. Such a waste, but...

At the end of the day he made a choice to follow that lifestyle. He killed himself with alcohol and IMO the real tragedy is that the liver that was wasted on him didn't go to someone who deserved it.

i wish i had a tenth of his talent which was god given.my heart goes out to his family.i hope his son callum takes heed.no more to say.............

 

[baz_78]

At the end of the day he made a choice to follow that lifestyle. He killed himself with alcohol and IMO the real tragedy is that the liver that was wasted on him didn't go to someone who deserved it.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Although it's a real tragedy that anyone would find themselves in Best's position, there are others out there that may have made better use of the liver...

But while saying this, I don't have an alcohol problem so probably can't really appreciate the effort it must take giving up something you're addicted to. Same goes for people stopping smoking - I admire those that manage it successfully.

 

[Stu DemonD]

What a waste of a good liver, that should have gone to someone else who deserved it more!

TBH, whatever he did for football, I know that in recent times I am sick and tired of reading about him and seeing him in the headlines. He has only himself to blame.

 

[jamie86]

What a waste of a good liver, that should have gone to someone else who deserved it more!

TBH, whatever he did for football, I know that in recent times I am sick and tired of reading about him and seeing him in the headlines. He has only himself to blame.

Stu I think that's a bit harsh no?

The guy even had a picture of himself dying put in a paper to try and make people stop and think before going the same way..

If you have nothing good to say.....

 

[sumplug]

Couldn't have said it better myself. Although it's a real tragedy that anyone would find themselves in Best's position, there are others out there that may have made better use of the liver...

But while saying this, I don't have an alcohol problem so probably can't really appreciate the effort it must take giving up something you're addicted to. Same goes for people stopping smoking - I admire those that manage it successfully.

how very true.he had an illness.he could not help boozing his life away.he tried to curb it[had anti drink capsules sown into his stomach.so he must of tried to kick the habit.but he was uncurable i think.people made a lot of money off his name.i will always think of the good times when he played great football.how much today would he be worth as a football transfer and how much his wages?

 

[Stu DemonD]

Got to be cruel to be kind!

All I am saying is that I don't feel it should be headline news - didn't we go through all this before he had a new liver?

 

[GhettoMoose]

Have any of you been alcoholics at his level, just try to imagine how HARD it it is stop.

It was a waste of a good liver which could have gone else where, but rather than thinking negativly about it.

Look what he did to English football, How many others have benefited from him, watching him play etc trying to be like him.

Yes its a terrible waste, and he is only to blame, my heart still sinks the thoght of he might not be here in the next 24 hours.

Ironicly, If he did not make it in the next 24 hours, it'll be the same 24 hours 24 drinking laws were brought in, Thats Ironic

 

[jamie86]

Got to be cruel to be kind!

All I am saying is that I don't feel it should be headline news - didn't we go through all this before he had a new liver?

No idea can't rem that long ago must be the drugs affecting my memory

I see your point but disagree

 

[beastyjay]

thats what you get from a life of drinking. waste of his talents

 

[Hellcat]

I for one am getting sick of being told how close he is to death. In my opinion he should have died from liver failure years ago after being refused a liver transfer due to being a bad candidate i.e. high probability of relapse into drinking.

That would have been a better advert for not drinking to excess,

"drink, kill your liver and you will die - you will not get a 2nd chance"

He only got that liver because of who he was. I'd have been livid if I was waiting for a transplant and George Best got one before me. I wonder who didn't get a liver and died - bet that wasn't in the papers.

 

[Big Black Stilo]

Im with Stu on this one.

I understand alchol dependancy can be an illness, and i know someone quite close like this but even though his current illness may not be his liver- it stems from this as he has to take medication to supress his immune system so his body doesnt reject the liver. By doing this your open to all sorts so its a possibilty that his condition is directly related to the booze.

It is a shame and its not the most dignifying death going is it? lungs bleeding-grim.

It is sad on his friends and family but again, my sympathy is short lived as who was to blame?

Its a tricky thing to post about as peoples views can upset others.

 

[dave]

Best, 59, could not recover from the internal bleeding that developed last night, he died

 

[AppleSei]

Best, 59, could not recover from the internal bleeding that developed last night, he died

Not at 1.58am he hadnt, but unfortuneatly the end is nigh

 

[chaos]

Best, 59, could not recover from the internal bleeding that developed last night, he died

According to the BBC, he is still hanging on but is recieving no more treatment. His doctor expects Best to have passed away by this afternoon.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4465456.stm

What a waste

 

[NICKO_12345]

pissed his life away with no regards for anything or anyone, george best who????

 

[Stu DemonD]

I heard on Radio 1 this morning he is still alive, and just checked on BBC website - won't be for much longer, though.

 

[sumplug]

pissed his life away with no regards for anything or anyone, george best who????

he had an illness.he couldb't help himself.like a drug addict who needs a fix,so he needed to drink.your comment is uncalled for.may he rest in piece.