Terry Venables RIP

[bluethrunthru]

Just been announced El Tel has passed aged 80 - RIP

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

What a shame. Loved El Tel.

 

[Phil1]

Some life he lived.
RIP.

 

[PPT]

RIP Terry.
One of footballs true 'characters'.
Wrote some decent books as well.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

He’ll probably still be smiling. Lived his best life.

England’s second greatest manager ever. Just behind Sir Gareth of Waistcoat.

Cheers Tel, thanks for the memories and RIP.

 

[M18CTID]

Ah shit, that’s a sad one. Tremendous manager whose teams always played great football.

 

[meeesh]

One of the few cockneys I actually liked, sad news that is, proper character R.I.P

 

[Aba452]

That's a real shame. He was a character who played football in the right way. Co created Hazell too, a 'tec series in the late 70s. RIP El Tel

 

[normskih]

Loved him. RIP

 

[pride in battle]

Ah shit, that’s a sad one. Tremendous manager whose teams always played great football.

Agreed, also seemed a great bloke...
R.I.P Tel

 

[jimharri]

An outstanding coach. I'd love to see what El Tel, in his prime years, would make of the current England squad.

 

[blue whippet]

An outstanding coach. I'd love to see what El Tel, in his prime years, would make of the current England squad.

They'd certainly be a lot more entertaining to watch.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

Sad news one of the best Characters in football R.I.P El Tel

 

[eastmanc]

Football manager, author and singer, el Tel could do it all. Great manager/coach will be sadly missed. He should have coached England a lot longer than he did but as usual the suit's preferred a less controversial character much to the detriment of the national side.

 

[Bluemoon dan]

So sad. None of them left now.

 

[Gray]

RIP a great player and manager, his teams were fabulous to watch.

 

[Pubteam Lomas]

Fantastic manager. So far ahead of his time. Also co-wrote Hazell; a detective series in the late 70s!

 

[deano ou812]

Sad news always liked Terry Venables and he wanted his teams to play football the right way ..
R.I.P El Tel ..

 

[Kinkladze's crazy skills]

Always seemed a great character enjoyed his insight not that you necessarily heard it much, he even made it all the way to Barca as manager which goes to show how highly regarded he was.

Best England have played in my lifetime was under him but the FA had already decided before Euro 96 that he'd be going, similar situation as Bobby Robson after Italia 90 both of them knew that they weren't staying on after the tournament.

It's a shame he didn't have the golden generation in his grasp I reckon his tactical nous, plus sense of adventure it would've made them click and unlike Sven he actually played adventurous football.

He learned a lot from Allison didn't he? Big Mal took him under his wing early if I recall while he was still playing knowing he'd make a great coach/manager.

 

[stonie]

sad news, RIP Tel, gave us a "so near" journey in 96