Nobby Stiles sells memorabilia

[CosmicHotspur]

How sad that a former England international should have to do this. Unlikely that today's footballers will need to raise funds in this way when they're not far off 70 and ailing ...

The World Cup medal which Mr Stiles won in the 1966 final against West Germany was sold for £160,000 at auction.

The 68-year-old's European Cup medal, which he won with Manchester United in 1968, also went under the hammer, fetching more than £49,000.

The sale was handled by Convery Auctions in Edinburgh.
It is a Scottish company which specialises in sporting memorabilia.

Mr Stiles was selling his collection for the benefit of his family.

The 1966 World Cup final medal will cost the buyer £188,200 when premiums, commission and VAT are added.

The price trumped the £165,000 fetched by team-mate Alan Ball's World Cup medal five years ago.

Mr Stiles made a total of £424,438 from the auction at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh.

The collection included Mr Stiles's 1966 World Cup cap, which went for more than £35,000.

The blue Manchester United shirt he wore in the European Cup final against Benfica was sold for £30,582.

 

[hans]

. . . . and John O'Shea makes 80k per week.

 

[punky]

I thought it was a nice touch for Man Yoo to buy the medals. Keep it 'in the family' so to speak.

 

[Dougal]

Rooney should have bought them and then handed them back as a gift. Who does his PR exactly? Fucking amateurs

 

[chinaman]

Do clubs and the FA look after their trusty servants? I think either the League or the FA should charge professional players a hefty annual due and create a pension fund.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

How sad that a former England international should have to do this. Unlikely that today's footballers will need to raise funds in this way when they're not far off 70 and ailing ....

I know what you mean but he didn't sell them because he's skint or on hard times

Stiles said he had intended to leave the mementoes to his children but decided to sell them after being unable to divide them up between his three sons.

It looks to me like he got rid to stop the bickering over who got what when he eventually shuffles. Reading between the lines, i'm guessing monetary value came before sentimental with one or more of his sons when it came to the divvy. But as I said, i'm guessing.

A mate of mine paid him to open his shop a couple of years ago and he spent the whole day there signing autographs and chatting to fans over cups of tea when he could have cut the ribbon, took the cash and fucked straight off out the door, which is almost certainly what a footballer of today would have done. He was an interesting guy to talk to and full of stories. IIRC, he still lives in the same house he owned when he was a player, a short walk from Old Trafford.

 

[CosmicHotspur]

I know what you mean but he didn't sell them because he's skint or on hard times

Stiles said he had intended to leave the mementoes to his children but decided to sell them after being unable to divide them up between his three sons.

It looks to me like he got rid to stop the bickering over who got what when he eventually shuffles. Reading between the lines, i'm guessing monetary value came before sentimental with one or more of his sons when it came to the divvy. But as I said, i'm guessing.

A mate of mine paid him to open his shop a couple of years ago and he spent the whole day there signing autographs and chatting to fans over cups of tea when he could have cut the ribbon, took the cash and fucked straight off out the door, which is almost certainly what a footballer of today would have done. He was an interesting guy to talk to and full of stories. IIRC, he still lives in the same house he owned when he was a player, a short walk from Old Trafford.

If I'd been his offspring, I would have so wanted and treasured those things.

If his sons really would have squabbled over them, it would have been such a shame but if they were left equal shares of them and any of them had chosen to sell them to make some money, it would have been their choice I suppose.

 

[tony_parkes]

It is sad but he has probably just provided financial security for his sons and grandchildren, understandable.

 

[dontcallme]

Everything I've read has suggested that it's because he can't divide them up between his three sons which is understandable. It doesn't appear to be about financial security.

It's a shame that his family can't keep them but keeping them with Man Utd is the right thing.

 

[guate]

I think that Dougal's hit the nail on the head, IMHO Man Ure should have bought them for their museum thereby allowing the general public to see them while Nobby still gets the money he needs to keep his offspring happy

 

[myhartlane]

I also agree with Dougal but Guate, I thought that's exactly what Manchester United did do.