gonzo Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh white Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Managed to see him play for Bolton pre teens. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter RONNIE PHILLIPS Posted October 2, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2023 He'll go down easily enough in the box.... If you're old enough then you know 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Watched him many a time play for us we sold him and got Terry Wharton from wolves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUREADY2ROLL Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Watched him and hated losing him to shity. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zulu Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Great memories. RIP Franny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted October 2, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2023 Saw him many times for us, but more times in (I think) the Wheatsheaf in Howfen. He had some tidy moves in there too. Mostly from bar to bog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burnden Posted October 2, 2023 Members Share Posted October 2, 2023 Never saw him play for us ...RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrotter Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Just missed seeing him play for us. But enjoyed his boxing match with Big Norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 hour ago, leigh white said: Managed to see him play for Bolton pre teens. R.I.P. Same. He was a vg player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 hour ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said: He'll go down easily enough in the box.... If you're old enough then you know 😉 Lee-(One-Pen), the first Chinese player in English football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizlar Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Great penalty taker also had a company in Bolton making toilet rolls made a tidy sum out of it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted October 2, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Rizlar said: Great penalty taker also had a company in Bolton making toilet rolls made a tidy sum out of it . That’s right. Started at Moses Gate I think. One of his employees was Fred Eyre, poor footballer but a great raconteur of after dinner speeches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhanley Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 My Dad reckons he's still the bloke who has scored the most pens for Bolton in our history. "He won most of them himself, often dubiously", he says. Well before my time but clearly him and Freddie Hill were the bright sparks in what was otherwise a pretty drab decade for BWFC in the 60s RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUREADY2ROLL Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Was at Anfield in 1967 when he put us 1-0 up in the league cup but Peter Thomson equalised- beat them 3-2 in the reply. Me and another kid was in the boys pen and was lucky to get out alive after he celebrated our goal. 13 year old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted October 2, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2023 Just seen this. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolli Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Never saw him play live, but great penalty taker, great character, and give bite your legs a battering! RIP Franny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Hill Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 RIP, another great Wanderers player gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globaldiver Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Did he make his debut in Nat’s final game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted October 2, 2023 Author Share Posted October 2, 2023 43 minutes ago, RUREADY2ROLL said: Was at Anfield in 1967 when he put us 1-0 up in the league cup but Peter Thomson equalised- beat them 3-2 in the reply. Me and another kid was in the boys pen and was lucky to get out alive after he celebrated our goal. 13 year old Love memories like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freds dad Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 59 minutes ago, FrancisFogarty said: That’s right. Started at Moses Gate I think. One of his employees was Fred Eyre, poor footballer but a great raconteur of after dinner speeches. RIP Peter Kay also worked for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter only1swanny Posted October 2, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 hour ago, FrancisFogarty said: That’s right. Started at Moses Gate I think. One of his employees was Fred Eyre, poor footballer but a great raconteur of after dinner speeches. Used to run laundrettes, my dad was an apprentice for him in the 70s going fixing his washing machines and dryers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted October 2, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2023 4 minutes ago, only1swanny said: Used to run laundrettes, my dad was an apprentice for him in the 70s going fixing his washing machines and dryers. I didn’t know that. He’s old school entrepreneur then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesince63 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Fantastic player, a true legend and I still remember the day he damaged his cruciate against Everton in that snowy Christmas match. It also cost the club because he was all lined up for a big money move which obviously never transpired and we got nothing like the same when he went to City. RIP Franny the best penalty taker I’ve ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Biggish Dave Posted October 2, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted October 2, 2023 Considering most know him as a city legend, he didn't play that many more games for them or score that many more for them than he did us. Way before my time. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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