TREVOR FRANCIS BROWN BREAD 😔

[LIDDLE_TOWERS999]

AGE 69...FIRST MILLION POUND PLAYER 👍

RIP TREV... x

[Johnny Thunder]

RIP Trevor.

[BoroRedKen]

RIP.

[teamboro]

Great player R.I.P

[tunstall]

RIP

[Blott]

I feel even older.

[erimus74]

Recall Cloughy, wearing a red tracky top & holding a aquash racket, saying on TV he paid £1 less than a million as he didnt want to be known as buying the 1st £1m footballer

Not sure why, though it stuck anyway

RIP Trevor Francis x

[erimus74]

Billy Ashcrofts home debut 10th September 1977 seen Birmingham travel to Ayresome Park for a 1st division fixture, now greed is good PL

Billy opened his account only for wonder kid Trevor Francis to bag a brace & take bith points back to the Midlands

His debut took place a week earlier at WBA, another iconic superstar Cyril Regis made his debut & scired, Boro lost 2-1

[Nosmo-King]

Saw him play for Brum against us just after making his debut. Real shock to hear this news. Very talented player.

[Mike Peeler]

The first away ground I went to was Birmingham St Andrews in the 75 fa cup tie I was only a nipper but went with the old fella I had family down there so went for the weekend. I remember nothing of it other than it was my first Boro away game played in the FA cup 6th round and we lost 1-0, and it was packed to the rafters. Another Wembley dream at the time that got away.

Bob Hatton got the winner. Not sure if Francis played in that game I might have Google for the answer

RIP Trev

[erimus74]

The first away ground I went to was Birmingham St Andrews in the 75 fa cup tie I was only a nipper but went with the old fella I had family down there so went for the weekend. I remember nothing of it other than it was my first Boro away game played in the FA cup 6th round and we lost 1-0, and it was packed to the rafters. Another Wembley dream at the time that got away.

Bob Hatton got the winner. Not sure if Francis played in that game I might have Google for the answer

RIP Trev

That was my 1st Boro heartbreak

[Mike Peeler]

The first away ground I went to was Birmingham St Andrews in the 75 fa cup tie I was only a nipper but went with the old fella I had family down there so went for the weekend. I remember nothing of it other than it was my first Boro away game played in the FA cup 6th round and we lost 1-0, and it was packed to the rafters. Another Wembley dream at the time that got away.

Bob Hatton got the winner. Not sure if Francis played in that game I might have Google for the answer

RIP Trev

That was my 1st Boro heartbreak

Yes, Man City the year after in the league cup was my heartbreaker only because it was a 'semi-final' but in fairness, the old man was singing we are going to Wembley when we drew Birmingham away. That said he used to sing it after the third-round draw every year.

[erimus74]

The first away ground I went to was Birmingham St Andrews in the 75 fa cup tie I was only a nipper but went with the old fella I had family down there so went for the weekend. I remember nothing of it other than it was my first Boro away game played in the FA cup 6th round and we lost 1-0, and it was packed to the rafters. Another Wembley dream at the time that got away.

Bob Hatton got the winner. Not sure if Francis played in that game I might have Google for the answer

RIP Trev

That was my 1st Boro heartbreak

Yes, Man City the year after in the league cup was my heartbreaker only because it was a 'semi-final' but in fairness, the old man was singing we are going to Wembley when we drew Birmingham away. That said he used to sing it after the third-round draw every year.

I was at Brum that afternoon, they were throwing broken, sharp LP's in the Boro end

[tonyangelino]

Recall Cloughy, wearing a red tracky top & holding a aquash racket, saying on TV he paid £1 less than a million as he didnt want to be known as buying the 1st £1m footballer

Not sure why, though it stuck anyway

RIP Trevor Francis x

Seem to remember it was £999,999. Good old Cloughie.

[erimus74]

Trevor Francis: When Nottingham Forest boss Brian Clough made him Britain's first £1m player - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/66292386

Love the way he walked into late to such a high profile interview with his swuash tacket then just brushed the paperwork to oneside, a one off was Cloughy

He still wasnt good enough to be a dance partner to my mum, she danced with his brother Dessie, but when Brian tried to push in, as a Boro player back then, she gave him the cold shoulder 😉

[erimus74]

The first away ground I went to was Birmingham St Andrews in the 75 fa cup tie I was only a nipper but went with the old fella I had family down there so went for the weekend. I remember nothing of it other than it was my first Boro away game played in the FA cup 6th round and we lost 1-0, and it was packed to the rafters. Another Wembley dream at the time that got away.

Bob Hatton got the winner. Not sure if Francis played in that game I might have Google for the answer

RIP Trev