Francis Lee

[Nails]

Franny was fantastic. At his peak (World Cup 1970) he was world-class. The nearest modern day player I can think of would be Tevez. In my view he was unfairly branded a diver. He was always being hacked down and the season he got the most pens (72 I think) alot of the decisions were because of fouls on other players. Lee Won Pen was just a good headline so the story stuck.

Tevez is a great comparison.

 

[Nails]

You should have done what others in Surrey did and switch to the rags, before then switching to Chelsea.

I'd actually had a slight fondness for Chelsea BEFORE Franny Lee's hair changed my life.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Tevez is a great comparison.

Agreed. Bit of a bellend. Utterly without fear.

 

[bluemoon32]

Love the guy

 

[john blue]

Have a look at the footage on youtube of Franny and Norman Hunter having full on fight on the pitch. If you google it there are plenty of stories about it. Franny was fucking livid and had to be restrained in the dressing room after he's been sent off to stop him going after Hunter.
He was a hard **** was Franny, especially for a fat little fucker.

best pen taker we have ever had.

 

[dennishasdoneit]

At school, I knew a lad from around Knutsford, and he told me he once got a lift from him. I don't know what the connection was, but this lad came from a moneyed family, and maybe Franny lived nearby in Cheshire at the time, so the two families sort of knew each other. This was when Franny was at the height of his powers as a player, by the way. About ’69. He told me that he got talking in the car with him, and at one point, he said to him, “Do you get kicked a lot?”. Franny just pulled up a trouser leg to about the knee, and, according to this lad, it was black and blue with bruises. This lad had no reason to lie to me, and if he was anything he was a bit of a rag fan.
They were tough cookies in them days, and Franny was one of the toughest.

And to think he made his debut for Bolton at the age of 15.playing right wing.
Francis Henry Lee,and his long career in football when it was a more physical game shows that all this protect young players is bollocks, imo.
If they are good enough,they are old enough.Do not hold talented players back.

 

[TheCentralScrutinizer]

Never saw him play for City but I think it was about my 3rd or 4th ever game when he scored that screamer in the Platt lane end for Derby...

 

[Gazza]

'Fernandes wan pen' anyone?


Penandes.

 

[BringBackSwales]

best pen taker we have ever had.

And second worse chairman!

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

I remember Franny's City debut like it was yesterday.

One of the finest players ever to grace Maine Road, never gave less than 100%.

Made several mistakes as a chairman, but as a player a City great.