Speaking to the official Chelsea website after the sad news of Bonetti’s passing yesterday, Tambling explains why.



‘We were room-mates at Chelsea for about nine or 10 years when we went away and to share a room with Peter was so easy, he was such pleasurable company.



‘We were like brothers and he was not only a brilliant and great goalkeeper, he was a gentleman as well. He would help anybody out if there was a problem and he would not doing anything to hurt anyone.



‘We just got on and it was always a good laugh when we met. It is sad to think I won’t see him again.



‘The last couple of times I saw Peter was at dinners at Chelsea. They always put us on the same table next to each other. Unfortunately we lost Ken Shellito from that team recently too. We were all good mates as a team and it is like losing one of your family.



‘You could not ask for a better spirit in a club than we had back then. Peter was Chelsea through and through. There were seven or eight of us who had come through the groundstaff together and were like a family.

