RIP Trevor Francis

[Del Boy]

Legendary 70s and 80s footballer Trevor Francis has passed away at his home in Spain. He was 69.
A talented winger who was a joy to watch both for club and country. He won two European Cups with Forest and played for England 52 times scoring a couple in the 82 World Cup. 
He managed Sheffield Wednesday and Crystal Palace in the 90s getting the former to domestic cup finals. 
Trevor had a fantastic career but was forever known as the first 1 Million pound player in this country in 1979. A fact Trevor was proud of. 
He even gets a mention on The Only Fools And Horses theme tune. 

RIP Trevor

[Dirty Epic]

RIP Trevor, he was right or wrong a icon of the modern football world with the first £1m transfer even with inflation that seems short change to what they go for and get now.

Even immortalised in OFAH's too.

[D.C. Burtonshaw]

RIP Trevor Francis - sad news - He certainly made the game his passion and a great player

[Charles Bronson]

RIP Trevor.

[Lord Emsworth]

Great player

RIP Trevor

[Lord Emsworth]

Jul 24, 2023 14:55:08 GMT Dirty Epic said:

RIP Trevor, he was right or wrong a icon of the modern football world with the first £1m transfer even with inflation that seems short change to what they go for and get now.

I read that TF's £1 million transfer fee, adjusted for inflation, is now worth £250 million. If correct it's astronomical, even by modern day standards

[Del Boy]

He always came across as a nice guy, he was never a flash individual. I liked his input as a pundit in latter years.