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By Paul Byrne The world of football has paid tribute to QPR legend Stan Bowles who has died aged 75 after suffering Alzheimer’s. Despite winning just five England caps, Bowles was one of the country’s most talented players and for fans of a certain age, he helped define an era. George Best was the sport’s first superstar but by the early seventies, his glory days were over. And into the spotlight stepped a charismatic Bowles, alongside a string of mavericks including Rodney Marsh, Frank Worthington, Alan Hudson, and Tony Currie. Born in north Manchester in 1948, he had joined his father’s wind…