[Football] Trevor Francis RIP

[GT49er]

Just that.

 

[portslade seagull]

The 1st 1m player I believe

 

[fly high]

What??

 

[Questions]

Saw him for City against us in 82…..up there. Unplayable,

 

[Binney on acid]

Both shocking and sad.

 

[worthingseagull123]

Deeply sad news.

69 is no age at all.

Very gifted player.

RIP.

 

[Hamilton]

Bloody hell. RIP.

I remember us all thinking that £1m for a player was a ridiculous amount of money to spend.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Wow, sad.

Top player, seemed a decent bloke.

Teed off in a fourball just before him so he could watch my graceful drive in Marbella back in 2005.

RIP Trev.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Very sad news. Great player and no age whatsoever. RIP Trevor

 

[Mackenzie]

3/10/1990

Brighton 0-4 Sheffield Wednesday

Him and John Sheridan destroyed us at the Goldstone, probably the most one sided game I've seen.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

The 1st 1m player I believe

That's tiny

 

[Wozza]

I remember when the Bexhill Observer splashed with "Trevor Francis buys The Devonshire" one Thursday, along with a photo of the £1m player.

The Duke of Devonshire, that is - then the biggest pub in town.

All very well, but it wasn't actually that Trevor Francis making the purchase. It was some bloke from London.

 

[Beach Hut]

RIP, great footballer

 

[GT49er]

Bloody hell. RIP.

I remember us all thinking that £1m for a player was a ridiculous amount of money to spend.

It was!

 

[Horses Arse]

Wow, gobsmacked. Very young to pass, lost my Dad at that age.

yet another one gone that makes me fee (realise I am) getting on a bit

 

[Jesus Gul]

ah RIP Trev
image that springs to mind is that iconic fat white stripe Birmingham City kit

 

[Napier]

Saw him play a couple of times for Sampdoria back in the mid 80s. Great player. RIP.

 

[Monkey Man]

Was thinking about him only yesterday, for reasons I'm not really sure about. I was wondering (a) how good he really was, given the status that went with that transfer, and (b) why we don't really hear from him these days.

Sad to lose him and his place in English football history is secure. RIP

 

[doogie004]

RIP and thank you

 

[pasty]

Wasn’t there a story back in the day that Cloughie refused to pay £1M and the actual transfer was £999,999 or something?

Anyhow, RIP Trev