Franny Lee - the player

[Exeter Blue I am here]

My boyhood hero

 

[lancs blue]

Seem to remember the media fawning over their centre half Steve James in the week before the match (see, nothing changes over the years in that respect), as he was proudly boasting that he was "potentially the best centre half in Europe". After Franny's hat-trick, Brian Kidd scored to make it 1 -4, and the open end (where we were) burst into spontaneous derisory applause.
Gerald Sinstadt mentioned the "sporting" City fans - we were taking the piss!
Didn't Mike Doyle open the scoring at the Stretford End?

Yes, with a header as I recall.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

My boyhood hero

And mine, as a young kid he always stood out more than Colin.

 

[Dicko69]

Just watched highlights on YouTube of that 1-4, it was also the game that Best ruined Pardoe's career.

 

[ballinio]

My boyhood hero

Mine too, fantastic player, never seen a player so confident .

 

[Sunny Coast Blue]

Mine too, fantastic player, never seen a player so confident .

And mine, legend!

 

[Shirley]

Great player who would shoot at every opportunity something we don't see much these days. Should have won more England caps.

 

[adelaideblue]

Lee v Hunter

 

[ChicagoBlue]

I have a few favorite memories. One was the training ground free kick, first game of the season at a sunny Maine Road, where they played a one-two around the Norwich wall and he scored it.

The second was the game where he protested to the referee about a dive (George Best, I believe, in 71?) and reenacted it for him, getting serious air and a completely horizontal body position! Fucking hilarious, and a yellow card, but well worth it!

 

[r.soleofsalford]

great player in a great attacking team, bell lee and summerbee with young and coleman loads of talent and loads of aggression