It earned him a round of applause from the Rangers fans and the endearment of the home support. After leaving Manchester United in 1974 he turned out for a number of clubs and enjoyed a productive period in the USA. One man who disagreed however was Manchester United scout Bob Bishop, who, after watching George play, sent a telegram to Manchester United's manager Matt Busby. In a rearranged game at Pittodrie, George got involved with a famous argument with Willie Miller who made some disparaging remarks about Hibs' and in particular George's performance in a 1-1 draw, but he responded by suggesting that the dropped point had cost Aberdeen the league title. His talent was obvious from the beginning and he was seldom without a ball at his feet, honing his skills. This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). To this day, that game is remembered as 'The George Best International'. French captain Jean Pierre Rives had insisted Best join the soirée. The next day, George agreed to sign for £2,000 per game which Tom Hart reportedly paid from how own pocket. Instead of building on that success however, United rested on their laurels and the modelling assignments and personal appearances became overwhelming and temporarily took its toll on George's football career. At that time, Hibs had only five points from 15 games, all of which were won at Easter Road, and relegation looked a certainty, but George's arrival had an extraordinary effect in the dressing room morale and also amongst the fans on the terracings. With time hanging heavy on his hands whilst staying at the North British Hotel (Now the Balmoral), George turned to drink. The following week, Best’s handsome wage packet proved to be a sound investment as over 20,000 fans crammed into Easter Road for the Northern Irishman’s home debut. Hibs were due to play Celtic the following day, but George felt that it wasn't a good idea for him to play and asked for a week to step up his fitness. Over one hundred thousand people lined the streets and the grounds of Stormont to say a fond farewell to their greatest local sporting hero and millions more around the world watched as a legend was laid to rest. George then played in friendlies against Kilmarnock and Leicester City but failed to appear in the next league game against Morton causing some speculation, despite the club's cover story. In the quarter final, United met Benfica, and George played what many consider to be his finest game for the club.
Best was nursing the mother of all hangovers and was in no fit state to be playing a game of football. George Best’s well-documented battles with alcoholism saw him hit the headlines on a number of occasions during his time in the capital. The abuse stopped to be replaced by laughter at both ends of the stadium. With just 12 minutes gone and against Matt Busby's instructions to "keep it tight", George had scored twice, once with a header, and the second a moment of pure magic as he beat 3 opponents before shooting past the goalkeeper. ©JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. Early into extra time, George controlled a long clearance from Alex Stepney, before ghosting past the Benfica goalkeeper and casually rolling the ball into the empty net.That year he was voted European Player of the Year, and appeared to have the world at his feet.
That was probably the turning point in his career, and George became the first show-business footballer, receiving more than 1,000 fan mail letters a week from his adoring fans. In February 1980, George entered into an all-night drinking session at the North British Hotel with Debbie Harry of Blondie and the French international rugby team who had just played at Murrayfield.
George Best – Hibernian 1979 – 1981.
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