Trevor Francis (2 Viewers)

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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Shock 😧 rip
 

skybluesam66

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very sad, we so very nearly signed him - amazing to think we could have had the transfer record - imagine that today !!
 

The Philosopher

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Always think of him when watching reruns of Only Fools and Horses

“…Trevor Francis track suits from a mush in Shepherds Bush….”

So nearly a sky blue apparently.

Will be missed.
 

COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

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Exceptional talent made his Birmingham debut at 16 and kept his place.


For those who have not seen Trevor Francis play, watch BBC Midlands today and Central News tonight.

Will probably show highlights of his playing days at Birmingham.
 

NortonSkyBlue

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RIP. Very good player who was blighted by injuries. The greatest Birmingham City player according to their fans. Latchford, Hatton and Francis with Kendall behind was a formidable combination during that period. I remember him scoring 4 goals as a 16 year old.
 

Johhny Blue

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RIP. Very good player who was blighted by injuries. The greatest Birmingham City player according to their fans. Latchford, Hatton and Francis with Kendall behind was a formidable combination during that period. I remember him scoring 4 goals as a 16 year old.
I scored way more than 4 when I was 16
 

Legia Sky Blue

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A really top player, and always came across as a nice guy. Often wonder how our fortunes might have worked out if we had signed him instead of Forest.
 

Bennettbarnet

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For those who have not seen Trevor Francis play, watch BBC Midlands today and Central News tonight.

Will probably show highlights of his playing days at Birmingham.
There's this thing called YouTube now that all the kids are watching. Could be on there as well maybe.

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JulianDarbyFTW

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Great clip here about his transfer options. Annoyingly it repeats this first part of the report twice, but it shows just how different football was in those days.
 

Offhegoes

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I remember when he was Sheff Weds manager and I think they lost a Quarter final cup game at Hiillsborough, and as he was going round consoling the players he broke down whilst talking to one player. You don’t see that level of emotion from managers very often.
 

procdoc

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Before my time so never saw him play but by all accounts was a lovely man. For those of you that remember, how close was Francis to joining us?
 

long way home

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Now Chris Bart Williams died earlier today sudden heart attack 49 years old... Both Forest and Sheff wed.... Both supposed to be very good people as well as players.. Shame
 

Irish Sky Blue

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Tommy Hutchison played with Trevor at Man City in the early 80s. He told me that Francis was perhaps the best player he ever played with. (some praise considering the calibre of his team mates, Dalglish and Law to name but two). He saw passes and moves that no one else saw were on. Tommy felt his brain worked faster that his body was able to cope with and that this was the reason for some of his injuries.
 

fatso

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Chris Bart-Williams has just passed away as well, aged 49, thought to be due to a heart attack according to a Forest fan. Another decent player gone too soon. R.I.P.

Not a good week for Forest.
 

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