Tsunami Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Really sad if true. Fantastic player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bailey Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Very sad news he was an amazing player. No age either really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 RIP Trev Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Prontonise Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) First million pound footballer in the UK. RIP. Edited July 24, 2023 by El Prontonise Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Sad news. Brilliant player, despite his obvious links with that rabble. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I remember his transfer like it was yesterday. It was huge news and there was also the Clough factor. I’ve still got the Top Trumps with him in it. When he scored the winner against Malmo we found out about it while waiting to come home from Chicago. It was the 1st DC10 flight out of O’Hare following the crash there. That was a pretty surreal experience, they had an engineer literally jumping up and down inside one of engines as we prepared to board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 RIP Trevor Francis - a terrific striker, from my childhood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGRM Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Class player and always come across as a nice bloke, sad day. I remember watching him and recall the million pound transfer in 79 (I think). RIP Trevor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holloway Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 ah man, loved him as a young un, RIP Trevor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 RIP. Before my time as a player but remember him as a pundit in the 90s when I was a kid. Always seemed a nice, easy going and knowledgeable man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 RIP, he was a great manager at Sheff Wed. Great footballer as well. Im shocked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Sad and shocked He played before my time but like Dalglish when I watch them back they were sumptuous beautiful football players. Took Sheffield Wednesday down to the last minute of the penultimate weekend of the 91/92 season with a shout of the title and tried, often succeeded, to have them play in his style too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyn davies Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Francis purchase by Clough was the begining of multi million pound transfers, we thought crazy paying that for a footballer, but here we are £100 million for Rice ! not a patch on Francis . Came across a nice amenable bloke . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionOfGosforth Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Stunned, 69 is no age. Still recall him playing against the Toon in late 90 or 91 for Sheff Wed and even at the age of 36 or 37 he was brilliant and ran the game. RIP to a gentleman and brilliant footballer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choppy Chop Chop Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 RIP 2 years my younger, so sad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Owed a lot to my dad pinging left foot crosses onto his head at schoolboy level, RIP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro111 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 RIP. Always liked him on Comms back in the day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 According to twitter Chris Bart-Williams has also died tonight aged 49. Awful day for Sheffield Wednesday. Remember him fondly in the 90s R.i.P gentlemen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 3 minutes ago, Pokerprince2004 said: According to twitter Chris Bart-Williams has also died tonight aged 49. Awful day for Sheffield Wednesday. Remember him fondly in the 90s R.i.P gentlemen Ah crap. 90s legend. 49 jeez. RIP to both Wednesday legends. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 When we were kids playing football, even though we were all Villa fans (and to Blues fans TF was a very very big deal when we were growing up) we used to try to recreate famous goals (like Phoenix from the Flames on Fantasy Football). The one we struggled to nail was Francis’s European Cup final goal, not just the goal but the gambol after. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 2 hours ago, toontownman said: Ah crap. 90s legend. 49 jeez. RIP to both Wednesday legends. And Forest. Always feels a bit more real when it’s someone you’ve seen play a few times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viana Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 It always saddened me that Francis wasn't a more prominent figure in the game in his later years given what he achieved as a player. I also didn't appreciate the mocking he received from Simon Jordan for his spell at Crystal Palace. Chris-Bart Williams just gives me pure nostalgia at pulling his name out of packet of Premier League stickers. Both will be sadly missed. RIP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 6 hours ago, Disco said: And Forest. Always feels a bit more real when it’s someone you’ve seen play a few times. And the mighty O’s. RIP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Geordie Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 RIP Chris. A really good player for Sheff Weds and Forest. 49 is no age. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGRM Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 Bloody hell, that’s terrible news. RIP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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