Ray Wilkins - RIP

[worcestersauce]

And those Blue handicapped cars hat were parked on the pitch. He was at Chelsea when they were shit (the first time).

I believe he was always sad he couldn't spend his career at Chelsea but he was far too good a player, at least he got back there coaching later on.
I remember him at the Bernabau when we playing under Harry Redknapp, he'd neve been there before and instead of the usual pundit waffle, a fine stadium, world famous blah blah blah, he was absolutely blown away by the place, what a fantastic place to play and he'd have loved to have had the chance to play there, he seemed to still feel the wonder of football and didn't mind sounding like a big kid, I liked that.

 

[nailsy]

This is a lovely tribute to him from Nigel Quashie......

"If it wasn’t for you I would never have started my career playing football and will never forget going to Manchester United as a YTS trainee to do all the kit and boots in the changing room for the first team squad.

"1hr 30 mins before kick off you name the team and I was in it and that’s how my debut went, I didn’t even get to think about it because all you said was your number 18, here are your boots and shin pads , just go and play, have fun and treat it like your over the park with your mates.

"My mum never had a mobile phone back then because we couldn’t afford anything like that and everything went through her work or home phone.

I asked you after the game if I could call home to speak to her, you said use my mobile and call this number, it was my mum on the other end of the line and she said she was outside by the away team bus, I went outside to see her and asked how did you get here because I knew she couldn’t afford it, she told me Ray had got the club to pay for her train ticket to come to the game and then told me Ray got the club to give us our first mobile phone in life during the week and he wanted to surprise me knowing I was making my debut.
"I was given a chance by Ray Wilkins one of the legends of the game and to this day you are the first person I mention when it comes to football and that will never change. You will be missed so much not just in the football world but as a real human being with such class. Thanks for everything and my thoughts go to all the family. Sleep well Sir Ray Wilkins."

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/ray-wilkins-quashie-morris-chelsea-12308019