[Football] Trevor Francis RIP

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Sad news. Very much part of my growing up

 

[Monkey Man]

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

It was something along the lines of "I didn't want him to have the pressure of being the first £1m footballer, so we made sure I paid £1 less."

 

[Thunder Bolt]

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

I was thinking the same thing. 69 is no age at all, and of a heart attack.
Very sad news.

 

[dazzer6666]

Ex-England player Francis dies aged 69

Former England international Trevor Francis who was Britain's first ever £1m footballer, has died aged 69.

www.bbc.co.uk

No age.

 

[Icy Gull]

Genuinely shocked

RIP

Very sad. Heart attacks are a lottery, right place and right time you generally survive I think? Quick treatment Is the key.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

I'm really upset to hear this news.

I was born in Solihull and my Dad who was a huge Blues fan took me to St. Andrews on the day that 16 year old Francis made his debut. I guess it was 1969 or 70. He was nimble of foot, quick and a wonderful finisher.

I had the 'penguin' replica shirt - and got my mum to cut out the number 8 from an old white bed sheet and sew it on the back.

Who remembers MOTD when Birmingham played at Leicester on a frozen pitch and Francis scored 3 or 4 (playing alongside Kenny Burns)

50 odd caps for England too.

Very sad, RIP Trevor.

 

[Frutos]

Very sad news.

RIP Trevor.

 

[bomber130]

First million pound player dies of a heart attack in Spain. RIP

 

[PeterT]

That's tiny

Was twice the record at that time, iirc.

RIP Trev, met him a couple of times after he’d retired.

 

[studio150]

£1m but won Forest The European Cup



RIP

 

[PeterT]

I'm really upset to hear this news.

I was born in Solihull and my Dad who was a huge Blues fan took me to St. Andrews on the day that 16 year old Francis made his debut. I guess it was 1969 or 70. He was nimble of foot, quick and a wonderful finisher.

I had the 'penguin' replica shirt - and got my mum to cut out the number 8 from an old white bed sheet and sew it on the back.

Who remembers MOTD when Birmingham played at Leicester on a frozen pitch and Francis scored 3 or 4 (playing alongside Kenny Burns)

50 odd caps for England too.

Very sad, RIP Trevor.

I have several Blues family connections too. Actually in that 6-2 game against Leicester he only scored once but it won goal of the season, which he had won the previous season against QPR too.



RIP Trev.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Blimey that's a shock. RIP

 

[PeterT]

Genuinely shocked

RIP

Very sad. Heart attacks are a lottery, right place and right time you generally survive I think? Quick treatment Is the key.

Also surprised by this as he had previously had heart problems and these things once you get a second chance tend to be so closely monitored, I understood it was the reason he moved to Spain for a healthier lifestyle but I don’t know all the facts of course.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

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.

First thing I thought of when I saw he had passed away - I was in the North Stand and you are quite right, he was totally brilliant that night.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Genuinely shocked, very sad news. Saw him for City.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Ah. A sad day.

Re-visiting a chat I had on here about a clutch of players I will always associate Shoot magazine with.....Trevor was also one of them.

 

[Diablo]

RIP no age 69....remember we used to sing (but not believe it) Ward is better than Francis !!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

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

......in Shoot magazine!

 

[HangletonGull]

How very sad and shocked rip Trevor great player

 

[Blue3]

Blimey only six years my senior a very fine player very sad to hear of his passing