Trevor Francis RIP

[JGL07]

For those who aren't old enough to know, when Trevor Francis signed for us he put at least an extra 5000 on the attendance. Such an exciting player but injury prone. RIP

That is a total urban myth, I'm afraid. The Maine Road gates when Francis played were mostly in the range 30,000 to 33,000. That was very much in line with the matches the season before and was actually less than matches which he did not play.

 

[OB1]

We should've sold the roof, kept Trevor and built a team around him.

The ineptitude of Swales,his lackies and Bernard set the club back 35 years.

Re appointing Malcolm,selling the core of Skips team etc etc.

We had a real opportunity to create sustainable success in 1972 and 1977 and fucked it up through incompetence,vanity and the devastating injury to Colin Bell.

Treasurer the present cos success is a fickle madam !!

We were on the verge of making it a big 3 of clubs and blew it, until...

 

[1961_vintage]

That is a total urban myth, I'm afraid. The Maine Road gates when Francis played were mostly in the range 30,000 to 33,000.

Swales' figures I suspect.

 

[jimharri]

.... Re appointing Malcolm,selling the core of Skips team etc etc.....

That set us back God knows how many years. We finished one point behind the all conquering Liverpool team in the 76/77 season. And that was without the King (if he'd played that season, we'd have strolled the league). 18 months or so later, Allison was re-appointed. And tore that team apart. There is an argument to be had that we never truly recovered until the 2010/11 season.

 

[1961_vintage]

Different class. RIP.

 

[Gone for a Burton]

That set us back God knows how many years. We finished one point behind the all conquering Liverpool team in the 76/77 season. And that was without the King (if he'd played that season, we'd have strolled the league). 18 months or so later, Allison was re-appointed. And tore that team apart. There is an argument to be had that we never truly recovered until the 2010/11 season.

100%.

 

[mattcity5]

Could have swore it was Kevin Bond he nutted, happened almost right in front of me too.

Think Kevin Bond scored for us that day, 1-1 draw.

 

[Gary James]

Sad news. Like many others my first away game was Trevor’s debut. I interviewed him a few years back and have posted it today as a tribute:

Trevor Francis

I was saddened to hear the news of Trevor Francis’ death this afternoon. My thoughts are with his family and friends. I interviewed Trevor 13 years ago for a MCFC match programme article and …

gjfootballarchive.com

 

[DontLookBackInAnger]

Along with Uwe Rösler my favourite City player... until the takeover, on his day one of the few world class players we had in the 1980s

 

[Mike N]

What a player, by the way!