What struck me about the news reporting of this was that we had some extremely serious events happening throughout the world ( people dying and suffering badly ) yet George Best is given top billing on the BBC and ITV news, now i don't want to sound callous or uncaring but this just confirms to me that news is now infotainment and shows how far broadcasters have sunk as far as judging real news goes. Best was shifted to the front of the queue to get a new liver because of who he is and this new liver gave him the chance of a fresh start in life, he abused this chance, now alcoholism is an addiction for sure ( not a disease ) addicts can be cured if they want to be and he definately knew he was an addict and he had the money to book himself the best treatment but didn't and for him to continue drinking shows the man had a deep sadness and loneliness within him that probably only he himself understood, he wasted a second chance in life and i think deep down he had a self destruct mechanism and maybe even wanted to die.
No doubt a great footballer but also a man who i also think was pyscholigally damaged and did not like himself thus drank to keep away the pain.
Addictions can be very hard to stop and unless you truly have help from all those around you and proper support as well as mental willpower then you won't stop, i laugh when i read about Kate Moss spending 3 weeks in a top american clinic for cocaine ( allegedly ) addiction, she had been abusing herself for over ten years with the stuff and spends 3 weeks in a clinic, that woman is not cured but she will hide it better to stop newspapers getting their story as she has million dollar contracts to think of.
I actually live above a pub ( groan ) weekends are a nightmare and i for one don't want 24 hour opening unless they can ensure pubs get proper soundproofing as the bass just seeps through the building until 1am at present.
Anyways this country really needs to ditch the pub culture which George Best was part of and look for new ways to entertain people in the evenings.