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Was just thinking about how we was pleased we was getting rid of injury prone older players back in June. Makes you think how the so called beautiful game turns so dehumanised at times.
Thank you bud for your very kind words he was a honoury Sheffielder and we loved him .Milton Keynes fan in peace.
Read through all 27 pages. I knew Blades fans adored him but I didn't know just how much until going through all that.
I'm still in shock, as is everyone at our club. George joined our academy at the age of 8. His older bro Sam was one of the few who was with Wimbledon's academy and actually transferred over into the MK Dons academy following the move. Both of them worked their way through the academy and both became first team regulars for us. I remember seeing George make his full debut for us against Oldham when he was 17/18 and you could see his talent then. He was originally played as right midfielder, but later Karl Robinson played him more as a full back where he really came into his own.
I was always gutted when he went out on loan, always wanted him to be in and around our first team. We've had some great academy graduate full-backs and wing-backs over the years (Adam Chicksen, Ben Tilney, George Williams, Matt Sorinola) as well as some brilliant loanees (Adam Smith, Ethan Laird, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Jordan Spence) but George, in my opinion, was right up there as one of the best.
Something seemed to 'click' for him when he went out on loan to Oxford. He was a very good player before then, but that loan changed him and he became the player you knew him as. He was doing brilliantly there and we recalled him in January of that season (15/16) for our only season in the Championship where we were fighting relegation. From that point he was a regular on the team sheet and such an exciting player to watch. He was known for his trademark 'chops' on the wing and cutting inside, beating opposition defenders more often than not.
We were obviously extremely gutted when he got the move to you guys, losing one of our best players who would be impossible to replace - but also extremely proud that he'd earned his move to a huge club at a higher level and all the benefits that brings, he deserved it and had worked so hard for it.
A local lad from Buckingham which is a village about 13 miles from Milton Keynes, he was one of the first academy graduates to play over 100 games for our first team (others being his brother Sam, Dele Alli, George Williams and Daniel Powell). In total he was with us for 15 years and one of the few players we can truly say was "one of our own". Given how long George was with the Blades, and his massive affection for your club and the way fans adored him, it feels like he was one of yours too - whilst he'll always have his roots here, he really did become a Blade.
It seems everywhere he went, his passion and desire to fight and win was clear to everyone who saw him play, and that's all you want from a player isn't it? I know he made a big impact at Oxford, many of their fans regarding him as their best ever loanee. Just as importantly, he was a really great guy who seemed to get along with every single person he met.
We're so proud of him at MK, and I'm so glad he got to achieve his dream of playing in the Prem with a club like Sheffield United. Only a handful of others from our academy have ever played in the top tier. Going on to represent Greece was just the latest achievement for him, and to see the impact he had on his teammates there after such a short period says it all.
I know you guys will be paying tributes to him over the coming weeks on and off the pitch. We're playing Port Vale at home today and the club have something planned, as well as a minutes applause. There's a book of remembrance in the lobby for visitors to pay tribute alongside his picture and one of his old signed shirts. Our fans have already raised £1,000 to buy a large flag which will have a permanent place on the top tier (well, we have plenty of empty seats to cover up don't we?). I don't know when that will be up, but it was too short notice I believe to get it made in time for today.
Truly a unique and brilliant player gone far too soon who will be sorely missed by everyone.
Milton Keynes fan in peace.
Read through all 27 pages. I knew Blades fans adored him but I didn't know just how much until going through all that.
I'm still in shock, as is everyone at our club. George joined our academy at the age of 8. His older bro Sam was one of the few who was with Wimbledon's academy and actually transferred over into the MK Dons academy following the move. Both of them worked their way through the academy and both became first team regulars for us. I remember seeing George make his full debut for us against Oldham when he was 17/18 and you could see his talent then. He was originally played as right midfielder, but later Karl Robinson played him more as a full back where he really came into his own.
I was always gutted when he went out on loan, always wanted him to be in and around our first team. We've had some great academy graduate full-backs and wing-backs over the years (Adam Chicksen, Ben Tilney, George Williams, Matt Sorinola) as well as some brilliant loanees (Adam Smith, Ethan Laird, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Jordan Spence) but George, in my opinion, was right up there as one of the best.
Something seemed to 'click' for him when he went out on loan to Oxford. He was a very good player before then, but that loan changed him and he became the player you knew him as. He was doing brilliantly there and we recalled him in January of that season (15/16) for our only season in the Championship where we were fighting relegation. From that point he was a regular on the team sheet and such an exciting player to watch. He was known for his trademark 'chops' on the wing and cutting inside, beating opposition defenders more often than not.
We were obviously extremely gutted when he got the move to you guys, losing one of our best players who would be impossible to replace - but also extremely proud that he'd earned his move to a huge club at a higher level and all the benefits that brings, he deserved it and had worked so hard for it.
A local lad from Buckingham which is a village about 13 miles from Milton Keynes, he was one of the first academy graduates to play over 100 games for our first team (others being his brother Sam, Dele Alli, George Williams and Daniel Powell). In total he was with us for 15 years and one of the few players we can truly say was "one of our own". Given how long George was with the Blades, and his massive affection for your club and the way fans adored him, it feels like he was one of yours too - whilst he'll always have his roots here, he really did become a Blade.
It seems everywhere he went, his passion and desire to fight and win was clear to everyone who saw him play, and that's all you want from a player isn't it? I know he made a big impact at Oxford, many of their fans regarding him as their best ever loanee. Just as importantly, he was a really great guy who seemed to get along with every single person he met.
We're so proud of him at MK, and I'm so glad he got to achieve his dream of playing in the Prem with a club like Sheffield United. Only a handful of others from our academy have ever played in the top tier. Going on to represent Greece was just the latest achievement for him, and to see the impact he had on his teammates there after such a short period says it all.
I know you guys will be paying tributes to him over the coming weeks on and off the pitch. We're playing Port Vale at home today and the club have something planned, as well as a minutes applause. There's a book of remembrance in the lobby for visitors to pay tribute alongside his picture and one of his old signed shirts. Our fans have already raised £1,000 to buy a large flag which will have a permanent place on the top tier (well, we have plenty of empty seats to cover up don't we?). I don't know when that will be up, but it was too short notice I believe to get it made in time for today.
Truly a unique and brilliant player gone far too soon who will be sorely missed by everyone.
Set me off again.Milton Keynes fan in peace.
Read through all 27 pages. I knew Blades fans adored him but I didn't know just how much until going through all that.
I'm still in shock, as is everyone at our club. George joined our academy at the age of 8. His older bro Sam was one of the few who was with Wimbledon's academy and actually transferred over into the MK Dons academy following the move. Both of them worked their way through the academy and both became first team regulars for us. I remember seeing George make his full debut for us against Oldham when he was 17/18 and you could see his talent then. He was originally played as right midfielder, but later Karl Robinson played him more as a full back where he really came into his own.
I was always gutted when he went out on loan, always wanted him to be in and around our first team. We've had some great academy graduate full-backs and wing-backs over the years (Adam Chicksen, Ben Tilney, George Williams, Matt Sorinola) as well as some brilliant loanees (Adam Smith, Ethan Laird, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Jordan Spence) but George, in my opinion, was right up there as one of the best.
Something seemed to 'click' for him when he went out on loan to Oxford. He was a very good player before then, but that loan changed him and he became the player you knew him as. He was doing brilliantly there and we recalled him in January of that season (15/16) for our only season in the Championship where we were fighting relegation. From that point he was a regular on the team sheet and such an exciting player to watch. He was known for his trademark 'chops' on the wing and cutting inside, beating opposition defenders more often than not.
We were obviously extremely gutted when he got the move to you guys, losing one of our best players who would be impossible to replace - but also extremely proud that he'd earned his move to a huge club at a higher level and all the benefits that brings, he deserved it and had worked so hard for it.
A local lad from Buckingham which is a village about 13 miles from Milton Keynes, he was one of the first academy graduates to play over 100 games for our first team (others being his brother Sam, Dele Alli, George Williams and Daniel Powell). In total he was with us for 15 years and one of the few players we can truly say was "one of our own". Given how long George was with the Blades, and his massive affection for your club and the way fans adored him, it feels like he was one of yours too - whilst he'll always have his roots here, he really did become a Blade.
It seems everywhere he went, his passion and desire to fight and win was clear to everyone who saw him play, and that's all you want from a player isn't it? I know he made a big impact at Oxford, many of their fans regarding him as their best ever loanee. Just as importantly, he was a really great guy who seemed to get along with every single person he met.
We're so proud of him at MK, and I'm so glad he got to achieve his dream of playing in the Prem with a club like Sheffield United. Only a handful of others from our academy have ever played in the top tier. Going on to represent Greece was just the latest achievement for him, and to see the impact he had on his teammates there after such a short period says it all.
I know you guys will be paying tributes to him over the coming weeks on and off the pitch. We're playing Port Vale at home today and the club have something planned, as well as a minutes applause. There's a book of remembrance in the lobby for visitors to pay tribute alongside his picture and one of his old signed shirts. Our fans have already raised £1,000 to buy a large flag which will have a permanent place on the top tier (well, we have plenty of empty seats to cover up don't we?). I don't know when that will be up, but it was too short notice I believe to get it made in time for today.
Truly a unique and brilliant player gone far too soon who will be sorely missed by everyone.
It was the right time for Baldock to move on, I can’t remember if I passed comment at the time on the subject but my feeling doesn’t change on that - he was struggling more and more with injuries & he had the same issues in Greece this year, I think he’s only played a few times this season.Was just thinking about how we was pleased we was getting rid of injury prone older players back in June. Makes you think how the so called beautiful game turns so dehumanised at times.
Was literally just a few years ago he was bombing up and down the right while we enjoyed some of our best times in our history.
Absolutely breaks my heart that we won't see him in person anymore through the years with the reunions.
"A George Baldock Award - 'The Starman' - every season for the player that has lived up to the levels set by the great man himself."
This for me. The new POTY award. Held every year, and which every player of ours should aspire and be honoured to win. A legacy of GB.
AgreeI also like this idea.
It feels very fitting.
The George Baldock Starman award. It doesn't even necessarily have to be the POTY award, it can be it's own individual award to the player that showed the qualities we seek most in a Blade.
Last year, Jack Robinson would have won it. The only guy that didn't go hiding when the chips were down.
So far this season, you'd be looking towards Souttar, Gilchrist or Souza in terms of their competitive spirit.
So me and a couple of pals have decided, that were going to be paying tribute to Gorgeous George in a way he won't be forgotten.
Thanks for taking the time to share your memories with usMilton Keynes fan in peace.
Read through all 27 pages. I knew Blades fans adored him but I didn't know just how much until going through all that.
I'm still in shock, as is everyone at our club. George joined our academy at the age of 8. His older bro Sam was one of the few who was with Wimbledon's academy and actually transferred over into the MK Dons academy following the move. Both of them worked their way through the academy and both became first team regulars for us. I remember seeing George make his full debut for us against Oldham when he was 17/18 and you could see his talent then. He was originally played as right midfielder, but later Karl Robinson played him more as a full back where he really came into his own.
I was always gutted when he went out on loan, always wanted him to be in and around our first team. We've had some great academy graduate full-backs and wing-backs over the years (Adam Chicksen, Ben Tilney, George Williams, Matt Sorinola) as well as some brilliant loanees (Adam Smith, Ethan Laird, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Jordan Spence) but George, in my opinion, was right up there as one of the best.
Something seemed to 'click' for him when he went out on loan to Oxford. He was a very good player before then, but that loan changed him and he became the player you knew him as. He was doing brilliantly there and we recalled him in January of that season (15/16) for our only season in the Championship where we were fighting relegation. From that point he was a regular on the team sheet and such an exciting player to watch. He was known for his trademark 'chops' on the wing and cutting inside, beating opposition defenders more often than not.
We were obviously extremely gutted when he got the move to you guys, losing one of our best players who would be impossible to replace - but also extremely proud that he'd earned his move to a huge club at a higher level and all the benefits that brings, he deserved it and had worked so hard for it.
A local lad from Buckingham which is a village about 13 miles from Milton Keynes, he was one of the first academy graduates to play over 100 games for our first team (others being his brother Sam, Dele Alli, George Williams and Daniel Powell). In total he was with us for 15 years and one of the few players we can truly say was "one of our own". Given how long George was with the Blades, and his massive affection for your club and the way fans adored him, it feels like he was one of yours too - whilst he'll always have his roots here, he really did become a Blade.
It seems everywhere he went, his passion and desire to fight and win was clear to everyone who saw him play, and that's all you want from a player isn't it? I know he made a big impact at Oxford, many of their fans regarding him as their best ever loanee. Just as importantly, he was a really great guy who seemed to get along with every single person he met.
We're so proud of him at MK, and I'm so glad he got to achieve his dream of playing in the Prem with a club like Sheffield United. Only a handful of others from our academy have ever played in the top tier. Going on to represent Greece was just the latest achievement for him, and to see the impact he had on his teammates there after such a short period says it all.
I know you guys will be paying tributes to him over the coming weeks on and off the pitch. We're playing Port Vale at home today and the club have something planned, as well as a minutes applause. There's a book of remembrance in the lobby for visitors to pay tribute alongside his picture and one of his old signed shirts. Our fans have already raised £1,000 to buy a large flag which will have a permanent place on the top tier (well, we have plenty of empty seats to cover up don't we?). I don't know when that will be up, but it was too short notice I believe to get it made in time for today.
Truly a unique and brilliant player gone far too soon who will be sorely missed by everyone.
Milton Keynes fan in peace.
Read through all 27 pages. I knew Blades fans adored him but I didn't know just how much until going through all that.
I'm still in shock, as is everyone at our club. George joined our academy at the age of 8. His older bro Sam was one of the few who was with Wimbledon's academy and actually transferred over into the MK Dons academy following the move. Both of them worked their way through the academy and both became first team regulars for us. I remember seeing George make his full debut for us against Oldham when he was 17/18 and you could see his talent then. He was originally played as right midfielder, but later Karl Robinson played him more as a full back where he really came into his own.
I was always gutted when he went out on loan, always wanted him to be in and around our first team. We've had some great academy graduate full-backs and wing-backs over the years (Adam Chicksen, Ben Tilney, George Williams, Matt Sorinola) as well as some brilliant loanees (Adam Smith, Ethan Laird, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Jordan Spence) but George, in my opinion, was right up there as one of the best.
Something seemed to 'click' for him when he went out on loan to Oxford. He was a very good player before then, but that loan changed him and he became the player you knew him as. He was doing brilliantly there and we recalled him in January of that season (15/16) for our only season in the Championship where we were fighting relegation. From that point he was a regular on the team sheet and such an exciting player to watch. He was known for his trademark 'chops' on the wing and cutting inside, beating opposition defenders more often than not.
We were obviously extremely gutted when he got the move to you guys, losing one of our best players who would be impossible to replace - but also extremely proud that he'd earned his move to a huge club at a higher level and all the benefits that brings, he deserved it and had worked so hard for it.
A local lad from Buckingham which is a village about 13 miles from Milton Keynes, he was one of the first academy graduates to play over 100 games for our first team (others being his brother Sam, Dele Alli, George Williams and Daniel Powell). In total he was with us for 15 years and one of the few players we can truly say was "one of our own". Given how long George was with the Blades, and his massive affection for your club and the way fans adored him, it feels like he was one of yours too - whilst he'll always have his roots here, he really did become a Blade.
It seems everywhere he went, his passion and desire to fight and win was clear to everyone who saw him play, and that's all you want from a player isn't it? I know he made a big impact at Oxford, many of their fans regarding him as their best ever loanee. Just as importantly, he was a really great guy who seemed to get along with every single person he met.
We're so proud of him at MK, and I'm so glad he got to achieve his dream of playing in the Prem with a club like Sheffield United. Only a handful of others from our academy have ever played in the top tier. Going on to represent Greece was just the latest achievement for him, and to see the impact he had on his teammates there after such a short period says it all.
I know you guys will be paying tributes to him over the coming weeks on and off the pitch. We're playing Port Vale at home today and the club have something planned, as well as a minutes applause. There's a book of remembrance in the lobby for visitors to pay tribute alongside his picture and one of his old signed shirts. Our fans have already raised £1,000 to buy a large flag which will have a permanent place on the top tier (well, we have plenty of empty seats to cover up don't we?). I don't know when that will be up, but it was too short notice I believe to get it made in time for today.
Truly a unique and brilliant player gone far too soon who will be sorely missed by everyone.
Milton Keynes fan in peace.
Read through all 27 pages. I knew Blades fans adored him but I didn't know just how much until going through all that.
I'm still in shock, as is everyone at our club. George joined our academy at the age of 8. His older bro Sam was one of the few who was with Wimbledon's academy and actually transferred over into the MK Dons academy following the move. Both of them worked their way through the academy and both became first team regulars for us. I remember seeing George make his full debut for us against Oldham when he was 17/18 and you could see his talent then. He was originally played as right midfielder, but later Karl Robinson played him more as a full back where he really came into his own.
I was always gutted when he went out on loan, always wanted him to be in and around our first team. We've had some great academy graduate full-backs and wing-backs over the years (Adam Chicksen, Ben Tilney, George Williams, Matt Sorinola) as well as some brilliant loanees (Adam Smith, Ethan Laird, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Jordan Spence) but George, in my opinion, was right up there as one of the best.
Something seemed to 'click' for him when he went out on loan to Oxford. He was a very good player before then, but that loan changed him and he became the player you knew him as. He was doing brilliantly there and we recalled him in January of that season (15/16) for our only season in the Championship where we were fighting relegation. From that point he was a regular on the team sheet and such an exciting player to watch. He was known for his trademark 'chops' on the wing and cutting inside, beating opposition defenders more often than not.
We were obviously extremely gutted when he got the move to you guys, losing one of our best players who would be impossible to replace - but also extremely proud that he'd earned his move to a huge club at a higher level and all the benefits that brings, he deserved it and had worked so hard for it.
A local lad from Buckingham which is a village about 13 miles from Milton Keynes, he was one of the first academy graduates to play over 100 games for our first team (others being his brother Sam, Dele Alli, George Williams and Daniel Powell). In total he was with us for 15 years and one of the few players we can truly say was "one of our own". Given how long George was with the Blades, and his massive affection for your club and the way fans adored him, it feels like he was one of yours too - whilst he'll always have his roots here, he really did become a Blade.
It seems everywhere he went, his passion and desire to fight and win was clear to everyone who saw him play, and that's all you want from a player isn't it? I know he made a big impact at Oxford, many of their fans regarding him as their best ever loanee. Just as importantly, he was a really great guy who seemed to get along with every single person he met.
We're so proud of him at MK, and I'm so glad he got to achieve his dream of playing in the Prem with a club like Sheffield United. Only a handful of others from our academy have ever played in the top tier. Going on to represent Greece was just the latest achievement for him, and to see the impact he had on his teammates there after such a short period says it all.
I know you guys will be paying tributes to him over the coming weeks on and off the pitch. We're playing Port Vale at home today and the club have something planned, as well as a minutes applause. There's a book of remembrance in the lobby for visitors to pay tribute alongside his picture and one of his old signed shirts. Our fans have already raised £1,000 to buy a large flag which will have a permanent place on the top tier (well, we have plenty of empty seats to cover up don't we?). I don't know when that will be up, but it was too short notice I believe to get it made in time for today.
Truly a unique and brilliant player gone far too soon who will be sorely missed by everyone.
Beautiful post mate thanks for sharing.Milton Keynes fan in peace.
Read through all 27 pages. I knew Blades fans adored him but I didn't know just how much until going through all that.
I'm still in shock, as is everyone at our club. George joined our academy at the age of 8. His older bro Sam was one of the few who was with Wimbledon's academy and actually transferred over into the MK Dons academy following the move. Both of them worked their way through the academy and both became first team regulars for us. I remember seeing George make his full debut for us against Oldham when he was 17/18 and you could see his talent then. He was originally played as right midfielder, but later Karl Robinson played him more as a full back where he really came into his own.
I was always gutted when he went out on loan, always wanted him to be in and around our first team. We've had some great academy graduate full-backs and wing-backs over the years (Adam Chicksen, Ben Tilney, George Williams, Matt Sorinola) as well as some brilliant loanees (Adam Smith, Ethan Laird, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Jordan Spence) but George, in my opinion, was right up there as one of the best.
Something seemed to 'click' for him when he went out on loan to Oxford. He was a very good player before then, but that loan changed him and he became the player you knew him as. He was doing brilliantly there and we recalled him in January of that season (15/16) for our only season in the Championship where we were fighting relegation. From that point he was a regular on the team sheet and such an exciting player to watch. He was known for his trademark 'chops' on the wing and cutting inside, beating opposition defenders more often than not.
We were obviously extremely gutted when he got the move to you guys, losing one of our best players who would be impossible to replace - but also extremely proud that he'd earned his move to a huge club at a higher level and all the benefits that brings, he deserved it and had worked so hard for it.
A local lad from Buckingham which is a village about 13 miles from Milton Keynes, he was one of the first academy graduates to play over 100 games for our first team (others being his brother Sam, Dele Alli, George Williams and Daniel Powell). In total he was with us for 15 years and one of the few players we can truly say was "one of our own". Given how long George was with the Blades, and his massive affection for your club and the way fans adored him, it feels like he was one of yours too - whilst he'll always have his roots here, he really did become a Blade.
It seems everywhere he went, his passion and desire to fight and win was clear to everyone who saw him play, and that's all you want from a player isn't it? I know he made a big impact at Oxford, many of their fans regarding him as their best ever loanee. Just as importantly, he was a really great guy who seemed to get along with every single person he met.
We're so proud of him at MK, and I'm so glad he got to achieve his dream of playing in the Prem with a club like Sheffield United. Only a handful of others from our academy have ever played in the top tier. Going on to represent Greece was just the latest achievement for him, and to see the impact he had on his teammates there after such a short period says it all.
I know you guys will be paying tributes to him over the coming weeks on and off the pitch. We're playing Port Vale at home today and the club have something planned, as well as a minutes applause. There's a book of remembrance in the lobby for visitors to pay tribute alongside his picture and one of his old signed shirts. Our fans have already raised £1,000 to buy a large flag which will have a permanent place on the top tier (well, we have plenty of empty seats to cover up don't we?). I don't know when that will be up, but it was too short notice I believe to get it made in time for today.
Truly a unique and brilliant player gone far too soon who will be sorely missed by everyone.
It’s a time for sadness and reflection mate. People just want to share their recollections and show their respect on here at the moment. But be assured BR won’t come out of this smelling of roses.You fucking kidding me. The guy is livestreaming because someone died. Yeah, I'm the bad guy.
Thankyou for your very kind words.
I’ll be honest with you and I hated MK Dons from the time of your inception and didn’t accept you for a long time but I changed my stance after the 2017 where I’d been to our promotion party and seen you had grown in to a club of your own standing.
I watched the Pete Winkleman interview yesterday where we spoke gracefully and eloquently about George Baldock, and I really felt for him. He has put his life and soul in to MK Dons for the last 20 years, and although he didn’t delve in to past or try and claim any credit for what he has done, and just spoke from the heart about George and what he had achieved, it spoke volumes about what he had achieved and George Baldock was a product of that, and in some ways almost like a gift to us.
This afternoon I’m going to watch your game on Sky and want you to go out and do George Baldock proud as you are a club in grief, just as we are, and we stand together![]()
Matching tattoos on our calves pal, we already have United tats, so it will fit right in, and show our appreciation for all the memories, the feelings hes given us over the years, and the respect he deserves as a Blade and as a man.Good on ya mate. Are you able to share more about what you're planning at this stage?
Great post mate, got tears in my eyes again now!Milton Keynes fan in peace.
Read through all 27 pages. I knew Blades fans adored him but I didn't know just how much until going through all that.
I'm still in shock, as is everyone at our club. George joined our academy at the age of 8. His older bro Sam was one of the few who was with Wimbledon's academy and actually transferred over into the MK Dons academy following the move. Both of them worked their way through the academy and both became first team regulars for us. I remember seeing George make his full debut for us against Oldham when he was 17/18 and you could see his talent then. He was originally played as right midfielder, but later Karl Robinson played him more as a full back where he really came into his own.
I was always gutted when he went out on loan, always wanted him to be in and around our first team. We've had some great academy graduate full-backs and wing-backs over the years (Adam Chicksen, Ben Tilney, George Williams, Matt Sorinola) as well as some brilliant loanees (Adam Smith, Ethan Laird, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Jordan Spence) but George, in my opinion, was right up there as one of the best.
Something seemed to 'click' for him when he went out on loan to Oxford. He was a very good player before then, but that loan changed him and he became the player you knew him as. He was doing brilliantly there and we recalled him in January of that season (15/16) for our only season in the Championship where we were fighting relegation. From that point he was a regular on the team sheet and such an exciting player to watch. He was known for his trademark 'chops' on the wing and cutting inside, beating opposition defenders more often than not.
We were obviously extremely gutted when he got the move to you guys, losing one of our best players who would be impossible to replace - but also extremely proud that he'd earned his move to a huge club at a higher level and all the benefits that brings, he deserved it and had worked so hard for it.
A local lad from Buckingham which is a village about 13 miles from Milton Keynes, he was one of the first academy graduates to play over 100 games for our first team (others being his brother Sam, Dele Alli, George Williams and Daniel Powell). In total he was with us for 15 years and one of the few players we can truly say was "one of our own". Given how long George was with the Blades, and his massive affection for your club and the way fans adored him, it feels like he was one of yours too - whilst he'll always have his roots here, he really did become a Blade.
It seems everywhere he went, his passion and desire to fight and win was clear to everyone who saw him play, and that's all you want from a player isn't it? I know he made a big impact at Oxford, many of their fans regarding him as their best ever loanee. Just as importantly, he was a really great guy who seemed to get along with every single person he met.
We're so proud of him at MK, and I'm so glad he got to achieve his dream of playing in the Prem with a club like Sheffield United. Only a handful of others from our academy have ever played in the top tier. Going on to represent Greece was just the latest achievement for him, and to see the impact he had on his teammates there after such a short period says it all.
I know you guys will be paying tributes to him over the coming weeks on and off the pitch. We're playing Port Vale at home today and the club have something planned, as well as a minutes applause. There's a book of remembrance in the lobby for visitors to pay tribute alongside his picture and one of his old signed shirts. Our fans have already raised £1,000 to buy a large flag which will have a permanent place on the top tier (well, we have plenty of empty seats to cover up don't we?). I don't know when that will be up, but it was too short notice I believe to get it made in time for today.
Truly a unique and brilliant player gone far too soon who will be sorely missed by everyone.
Same here Zippers. I’ll put it on at about half two, and I know MK Dons will do him proud.This afternoon I’m going to watch your game on Sky and want you to go out and do George Baldock proud as you are a club in grief, just as we are, and we stand together![]()
Play it loud and proud mate that’s celebrate the man , I will be crying on the kop in front of everyone and be proud I amStill surreal innit ?
Could I strongly suggest that Bowie is not played in 2 weeks time as pitch would get quickly waterlogged.
Pretty please.
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