I'm down on the Cregagh Estate on Burren Way outside the home of one of football's greatest players ever, George Best. I want to pay tribute to George and offer you a wee look-see and help you appreciate just how ordinary an upbringing the famous footballing legend had.
At the end of the street lies the local playing fields where George honed his skills and where he and his Cregagh PS classmate chums played kickabout. Although he often also played up and down his own street too.
The little house plaque and the gable wall face mural, that is sadly almost hidden away, are the only indicators that I could find here to remember this legend.
Why isn't there a statue and more made of George and the world-wide contribution he made to football? I just can't work it out.
However Connswater Community Greenaway have recently produced an excellent George Best trail, which takes you on a tour of all the places in E Belfast that were special to George. This super Trail is a must for all George Best fans. It can be down loaded from the internet.
