He got sent off in a World Cup match against Morocco at the 1986 finals for throwing the ball at the referee, the first England player to ever be sent off in a World Cup match.
If that had happened these days there would have been ructions.
IIRC he was nicknamed 'the crab' because of his sideways passing but again, today he'd be ranked alongside Pirlo or something. He was a very very good player. I particularly enjoyed watching him play for QPR where his quality really stood out. RIP Ray
What sad news, seemed a really good hearted guy
He got sent off in a World Cup match against Morocco at the 1986 finals for throwing the ball at the referee, the first England player to ever be sent off in a World Cup match.
If that had happened these days there would have been ructions.
IIRC he was nicknamed 'the crab' because of his sideways passing but again, today he'd be ranked alongside Pirlo or something. He was a very very good player. I particularly enjoyed watching him play for QPR where his quality really stood out. RIP Ray
I remember when he started playing. He could actually play on the Stamford Bridge pitch which was a cross between a cabbage patch and a peat bog which was quite an achievement. Sad news.