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Trevor Francis in hospital

  • 13-04-2012 7:39pm
    #1
    ScummyMan
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    Just came up as breaking news on Sky Sports.

    No real details yet, just that he has had a heart attack.

    Great player, 50 odd caps for England. Fingers crossed he will be okay.


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  • #2
    RiseToTheTop
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    Hopefully he will be alright. First million pound player.


  • #3
    grenache
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    He underwent surgery earlier today and has been fitted with a coronary stent. If he responds well, he might be home as early as next week. Get well soon Sir Trev, a true footballing legend, the best British player to ever play in Italy according to Roberto Mancini.

    When i think Trevor Francis, i always think of only this:


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmC8cWAam7A


  • #4
    monkey9
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    Jesus, only seeing this now!! Get well soon obviously!! A heart attack at his age, a former athlete, is still ridiculously young!!!


  • #5
    eagle eye
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    RiseToTheTop wrote: »
    Hopefully he will be alright. First million pound player.
    First million pound player between English clubs. Hopefully he recovers and goes on to live a long healthy life.


  • #6
    grenache
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    eagle eye wrote: »
    First million pound player between English clubs. Hopefully he recovers and goes on to live a long healthy life.
    I always thought he was the first million pound player full stop. If he wasn't, what player in Europe was?


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  • #7
    eagle eye
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    grenache wrote: »
    I always thought he was the first million pound player full stop. If he wasn't, what player in Europe was?
    I don't remember the name but it was some Italian, heard the name before because that record was broken by Paolo Rossi being transferred. Rossi's tranfer was before the Francis one too.


  • #8
    stovelid
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    I always thought his name sounded like an 80s Dublin hairdressers.

    Remember the way they would always be called Robert John, Dermot James or something similar.


  • #9
    Helix
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    grenache wrote: »
    I always thought he was the first million pound player full stop. If he wasn't, what player in Europe was?

    google says:

    1975 £1,200,000 Giuseppe Savoldi Bologna to Napoli


  • #10
    monkey9
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    He was the first British million pound player!!


  • #11
    pebbles21
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    Does it matter if he was first million guy or not?...nice guy anyhow not like the fcukers who are around now....thoughts are with his family..hope he pulls through...


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  • #12
    monkey9
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    pebbles21 wrote: »
    Does it matter if he was first million guy or not?...nice guy anyhow not like the fcukers who are around now....thoughts are with his family..hope he pulls through...

    In terms of his illness, no! In terms of facts, yes!


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    pebbles21 wrote: »
    Does it matter if he was first million guy or not?...nice guy anyhow not like the fcukers who are around now....thoughts are with his family..hope he pulls through...
    which fcukers who are around now? Messi, Ronaldo, RVP and Rooney? Yeah I hate watching all them, dickheads :rolleyes:


  • #14
    Guy:Incognito
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    stovelid wrote: »
    I always thought his name sounded like an 80s Dublin hairdressers.
    .

    http://www.yourlocal.ie/d/hairdressers-unisex-/trevor_francis_hairdressing_01_4908729


  • #15
    born2bwild
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    stovelid wrote: »
    I always thought his name sounded like an 80s Dublin hairdressers.

    Remember the way they would always be called Robert John, Dermot James or something similar.

    When we got a phone in the 80s (after waiting 2 years for it) we kept getting calls for that hairdressers - we must have got that number after it they went out of business.


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