East Kent Saint Posted 24 July, 2023 Share Posted 24 July, 2023 Can't believe it , he was only a few months older than me . He did have a heart attack a few years ago. He was a a bit embarrassed about the £1m price tag but seemed to be a normal bloke . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveloyMush Posted 24 July, 2023 Share Posted 24 July, 2023 Just now, East Kent Saint said: Can't believe it , he was only a few months older than me . He did have a heart attack a few years ago. He was a a bit embarrassed about the £1m price tag but seemed to be a normal bloke . I know someone who shagged him when he was away from his missus at a training camp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalman Posted 24 July, 2023 Share Posted 24 July, 2023 For a moment I thought we were being linked with him. Sad to see another prominent figure from my childhood dying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Saint Posted 24 July, 2023 Share Posted 24 July, 2023 1 hour ago, coalman said: For a moment I thought we were being linked with him. Sad to see another prominent figure from my childhood dying. I think as a player Saints were in the early 80s I read somewhere - might have been 1982/83. IIRC his first win as QPR player manager was 4-1 at the Dell Boxing Day 1988. Sad news, 69 no age. Didn’t realise he had a heart attack 11 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 24 July, 2023 Share Posted 24 July, 2023 That Clough/Forest team, surely everybody's second team back in the day? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Saint Posted 24 July, 2023 Share Posted 24 July, 2023 50 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said: I think as a player Saints were in the early 80s I read somewhere - might have been 1982/83. IIRC his first win as QPR player manager was 4-1 at the Dell Boxing Day 1988. Sad news, 69 no age. Didn’t realise he had a heart attack 11 years ago. Yep.. I was there. Paul Parker had a stormer iirc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 24 July, 2023 Share Posted 24 July, 2023 2 hours ago, sandwichsaint said: That Clough/Forest team, surely everybody's second team back in the day? In 79 you must be joking (Trev wasn't eligible of course). A year older than me, sad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Watson Posted 24 July, 2023 Share Posted 24 July, 2023 Class player and always came across as very down to earth and decent. Only a year older than me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 25 July, 2023 Share Posted 25 July, 2023 Not a good day for footballers... Chris Bart-Williams died yesterday too, only 49. https://talksport.com/football/1510268/chris-bart-williams-sheffield-wednesday-nottingham-forest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 25 July, 2023 Share Posted 25 July, 2023 From the horses mouth. Lawrie told me he was on the verge of signing Trevor to partner Kevin Keegan from Manchester City on transfer deadline in 1981. Terms had been agreed and Francis happy to move but John Bond stalled (didn't want to lose him) telling Lawrie he couldn't find chairman Swales - and we missed the deadline. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 25 July, 2023 Share Posted 25 July, 2023 1 hour ago, Fitzhugh Fella said: From the horses mouth. Lawrie told me he was on the verge of signing Trevor to partner Kevin Keegan from Manchester City on transfer deadline in 1981. Terms had been agreed and Francis happy to move but John Bond stalled (didn't want to lose him) telling Lawrie he couldn't find chairman Swales - and we missed the deadline. Coming on here to post along those lines FF, one of a few near things in that great era with Bond and Clough close to LM. Francis was a class act, a ‘silky’ player often described as a luxury but in his day the most coveted forward in the top flight. Would love to have seen him in a Saints shirt. Not a bad manager either, particularly at Sheff Weds who had a third placed finish and both cup finals in his first three years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 25 July, 2023 Share Posted 25 July, 2023 17 hours ago, SaveloyMush said: I know someone who shagged him when he was away from his missus at a training camp. What was his name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 25 July, 2023 Share Posted 25 July, 2023 18 hours ago, SaveloyMush said: I know someone who shagged him when he was away from his missus at a training camp. what was his name 1 hour ago, swannymere said: What was his name? beat me to it lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenilworthy Posted 26 July, 2023 Share Posted 26 July, 2023 On 25/07/2023 at 07:07, Fitzhugh Fella said: From the horses mouth. Lawrie told me he was on the verge of signing Trevor to partner Kevin Keegan from Manchester City on transfer deadline in 1981. Terms had been agreed and Francis happy to move but John Bond stalled (didn't want to lose him) telling Lawrie he couldn't find chairman Swales - and we missed the deadline. Wasn't it the transfer deadline day in 1982? He was still with Forest on deadline day 1981. I did hear that the senior players, including Alan Ball, implored Lawrie to sign Francis when we were top of the table as he would have added the extra we needed to win the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 26 July, 2023 Share Posted 26 July, 2023 About 30 years ago he came to watch his son in our 6-a-side competition in Wokingham. His son's side got knocked out fairly early but he stayed on to present the cup at the end, was a very unassuming guy and really helpful on the day ! RIP Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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