top4718 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Fairly strong rumours doing the rounds that former Owls player and manager Trevor Francis has died of a heart attack, very sad if true. More later......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 13 minutes ago, top4718 said: Fairly strong rumours doing the rounds that former Owls player and manager Trevor Francis has died of a heart attack, very sad if true. More later......... Yes it's true, Aged 69 at home in Marbella. 1st million pound footballer. RIP Trevor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukdobby Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 One of our best rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan1-0 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) Great player ..,even at the latter end of his playing career,in a Wednesday shirt…. Played & managed Wednesday at a great time to be Wednesdayite …times unlikely to ever be repeated… Rest in Peace Tricky Trev …. Edited July 24, 2023 by Sheridan1-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Very young age to die, for an ex sportsman who would probably still be quite fit. Very sorry to hear it. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Yup https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66287307 14 minutes ago, Anna B said: Very young age to die, for an ex sportsman who would probably still be quite fit. Very sorry to hear it. RIP apart from the first heart attack he had 11 years ago, you would think sports people are fitter than fit, but you can also look at it the opposite, they put that much strain on their bodies for like 30 or so years, it must weaken the bits that they use the most, obviously footballers must put that much strain on their hearts running as fast as humanly possible for 90 minutes or so at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzaman Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Rip Trevor, like others are saying gone much too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesey Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Tricky Trev was one of my favoured players/managers, very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top4718 Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 I remember Ron Atkinson signing him, he mostly played cameo roles as he was 38 at that time but his skill and vision put lads half his age to shame, there was a game where we were losing 0-2 at home to Ipswich, Big Ron threw him into the mix and he did his utmost to get us back into the game, he curled a great goal in and we finished 2-2, also remember him as player/manager when he came on as sub v Everton scored and subbed himself back off, great player. As a manager he brought the likes of Waddle and Walker to the club and converted a defender (Warhurst) into one of the best strikers in the top flight for a short time, will never forget him guiding us to a win in the biggest Sheffield derby there will ever be, two Cup Finals and 3rd place finish, probably the best Wednesday period I’ve seen or will ever see. RIP Sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prince al Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) Top player! R.I.P. Sir. Edited July 24, 2023 by prince al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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