RIP Trevor Francis

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24-07-23, 13:32
Undercoverinwurzelland

RIP Trevor Francis

Has died today aged 69.
Football's first £1million player
24-07-23, 13:42
life on mars

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

Gosh Gary Bell knows him well he once shared with us they played together as youngsters
24-07-23, 13:43
the other bob wilson

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

Has died today aged 69.
Football's first £1million player

He not only made his debut for Birmingham as a sixteen year old at Ninian Park, he also scored in the first few minutes of the return game at St Andrews seven months in front of a near fifty thousand crowd - it’s a reminder of your own mortality when a player you remember being nicknamed “Superkid” has died.

RIP
24-07-23, 13:49
BLUETIT

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I remember that “superkid” chant, as if it was yesterday.

I was with my brother in the stand behind the goal

RIP
24-07-23, 13:58
the other bob wilson

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by life on mars

Gosh Gary Bell knows him well he once shared with us they played together as youngsters

Are you sure Gary Bell said that? He was seven years older than Trevor Francis. It was Bell who marked Francis when he came on at Ninian Park for his debut in August 1970. I was surprised to hear Francis say somewhere that Bell was “a perfect gentleman” that day, because, while I wouldn’t call him a dirty player, he’d let the winger he was marking know he was around.
24-07-23, 14:08
SLUDGE FACTORY

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

Great player

Plymouth boy
24-07-23, 14:22
Mr Soul '68

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

He not only made his debut for Birmingham as a sixteen year old at Ninian Park, he also scored in the first few minutes of the return game at St Andrews seven months in front of a near fifty thousand crowd - it’s a reminder of your own mortality when a player you remember being nicknamed “Superkid” has died.

RIP

Was that August Bank Holiday on a very hot Saturday in 1970? If so, I was there for that game
24-07-23, 14:29
the other bob wilson

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by Mr Soul '68

Was that August Bank Holiday on a very hot Saturday in 1970? If so, I was there for that game

Yes it was - we won 2-0 with Toshack getting them both.
24-07-23, 14:41
79blue

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

His Forest team mate Peter Shilton was also the highest paid player at the time, earning £1,200 a week. The average non manual income per week was then £113, 9.5% of Shiltons wage. Compare that with today with Gabriel Jesus salary of £13,780,000 or 265,000 a week against the average weekly wage of £534, which is 0.2% of Jesus wage.
24-07-23, 14:44
SOXY BOY

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That’s really sad news, I remember he scored the winning goal for Forest against Malmo, in the European Cup, it was then.
24-07-23, 14:44
Mr Soul '68

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Yes it was - we won 2-0 with Toshack getting them both.

I'd just turned eleven. I can remember the police outside Ninian Park making all the skinheads take off their Dr Marten boots and a huge pile ensued, and sporadic trouble trouble breaking out on the Bob Bank. Also a huge guy, well he seemed huge to me at eleven years old, walking topless along Sloper Rd, in front of us with the names of the City team of a season or two previous tattooed on his back. Sat in the Canton Stand with my dad for the game.

R.I.P. Trevor
24-07-23, 15:59
Vindec

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

I saw both games home and away that season. The away match was memorable because the crowd was so large and the bloke behind urinated over my wife.
24-07-23, 16:04
Hot Shot Hamish.

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Yes it was - we won 2-0 with Toshack getting them both.

That was my first ever City game. My second was Hull when Tosh scored a hat trick, and then he was gone. Twice I saw him play and he bagged 5 goals. And that's why he's my all time hero.
24-07-23, 16:09
Taunton Blue Genie

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

I saw him score the goal that won the European Cup for Forest in Munich.
24-07-23, 16:14
Mr Soul '68

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by Hot Shot Hamish.

That was my first ever City game. My second was Hull when Tosh scored a hat trick, and then he was gone. Twice I saw him play and he bagged 5 goals. And that's why he's my all time hero.

My first ever City hero, and still one of my all time favourite players in the 55 years I have been going down to watch the City
24-07-23, 16:15
life on mars

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Are you sure Gary Bell said that? He was seven years older than Trevor Francis. It was Bell who marked Francis when he came on at Ninian Park for his debut in August 1970. I was surprised to hear Francis say somewhere that Bell was “a perfect gentleman” that day, because, while I wouldn’t call him a dirty player, he’d let the winger he was marking know he was around.

All I can say he relayed his association with Trevor to a group of people ? Perhaps I got the playing thing right as Gary is older ??
24-07-23, 16:35
MacAdder

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

Sad news, too young.

Great player, pace to burn.

RIP.
24-07-23, 16:53
Vindec

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

Gary Bell marked Trevor Francis in the home match against us which I believe was Trevor Francis's league debut at the age of about 16. He went on to have a great career and died far too young.
24-07-23, 17:03
splott parker

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Bloody hell, strange how I still think of him as a youngster even though he’s older than me. It was the hype at the time I s’pose.
24-07-23, 17:23
Rock_Flock_of_Five

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Originally Posted by splott parker

Bloody hell, strange how I still think of him as a youngster even though he’s older than me. It was the hype at the time I s’pose.

I thought you said you are in your 70s?
24-07-23, 17:38
TWGL1

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News report on his Notts Forest signing

Nice XJS

https://twitter.com/1968tv/status/16...LhmySD2aRt-GNg

Coventry City were also in the running for his signature.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sp...arget-15801828
24-07-23, 17:45
Eric the Half a Bee

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by 79blue

His Forest team mate Peter Shilton was also the highest paid player at the time, earning £1,200 a week. The average non manual income per week was then £113, 9.5% of Shiltons wage. Compare that with today with Gabriel Jesus salary of £13,780,000 or 265,000 a week against the average weekly wage of £534, which is 0.2% of Jesus wage.

Interesting. Mark Crossley reckons he was on £450 a week at Forest in the early 90s.
24-07-23, 17:52
NottinghamBlue

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RIP Trevor, I loved watching you play.
24-07-23, 18:07
splott parker

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by Rock_Flock_of_Five

I thought you said you are in your 70s?

Not me, years to go to reach that milestone………well, 18 months:hehe:
24-07-23, 18:13
John Buchanan

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

Sad a great player.
Never had a great memory and certainly not improving with age but, in my head, I went to watch an away game at Maine Road with Trevor flying down the wing. Cup game? Late seventies, early eighties? We lost.
24-07-23, 18:20
Packerman

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by John Buchanan

Sad a great player.
Never had a great memory and certainly not improving with age but, in my head, I went to watch an away game at Maine Road with Trevor flying down the wing. Cup game? Late seventies, early eighties? We lost.

Jan 1982 we lost 3-1 Francis scored two big tasty being in a blocked in away end basically in the Kipax :hehe:
24-07-23, 18:25
Maurice Swan

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

He not only made his debut for Birmingham as a sixteen year old at Ninian Park, he also scored in the first few minutes of the return game at St Andrews seven months in front of a near fifty thousand crowd - it’s a reminder of your own mortality when a player you remember being nicknamed “Superkid” has died.

RIP

Second that....makes me feel uneasy. reading of all these youngsters passing away.....>!!!
24-07-23, 18:30
Packerman

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by Packerman

it was Jan 1982 we lost 3-1 Francis scored two bit tasty being in a blocked in away end basically in the Kipax :hehe:

think we were bussed from Maine road to our buses if memory serves
24-07-23, 18:40
John Buchanan

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by Packerman

Jan 1982 we lost 3-1 Francis scored two big tasty being in a blocked in away end basically in the Kipax :hehe:

Thanks Packerman. Yes, tasty is how I recall it, also, police weren't particularly friendly and we're very "thorough" in their search techniques as we went in.
24-07-23, 19:35
Majorblue

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

He really was a special player yet came across as a starstruck youngster in interviews throughput his career.

As others have said no age to go . RIP
24-07-23, 19:40
Taunton Blue Genie

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

Quote:

Originally Posted by TWGL1

News report on his Notts Forest signing

Nice XJS

https://twitter.com/1968tv/status/16...LhmySD2aRt-GNg

Coventry City were also in the running for his signature.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sp...arget-15801828

:facepalm:
24-07-23, 19:45
TWGL1

Re: RIP Trevor Francis

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

:facepalm:

As a non supporter of either clubs , what’s the issue on a Cardiff forum referring Forest as Notts ?

Granted if I was on a Forest board , but here ?

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