June 8, 20215 yr So sad to hear this news, not old enough to have seen him play but read his book and he was central to the camaraderie in that great 50s team, legend of a fella, if there’s a god up there please be kind to Tommy Banks.
June 8, 20215 yr According to Tommy he was the gentle one out of the brothers , Ralph was a bit pepperami. Scary thought.
June 9, 20215 yr My dad's hero also, he called him the Farnworth Bulldog, read Jimmy Greaves autobiography he says that when he burst on the scene as a wonder boy at Chelsea the manager would blood any up and coming youngsters at Burnden with a theory that if they came out unscathed and still able to and wanting to play football they had something about them.
August 7, 20214 yr Saw him at a Bolton match a while ago and didn't take the opportunity to try and talk to him, d'oh!!!
Apparently not in good shape