Voll Blau Posted 14 February 2014 Posted 14 February 2014 A true legend of the English game. RIP The Preston Plumber.
Stadt Posted 14 February 2014 Posted 14 February 2014 It's a real shame most younger fans don't know who he is, I don't normally write in these sort of threads but this man is a genuine legend of the game. RIP Tom.
Voll Blau Posted 14 February 2014 Author Posted 14 February 2014 It's a real shame most younger fans don't know who he is, I don't normally write in these sort of threads but this man is a genuine legend of the game. RIP Tom. Exactly. the kind of bloke people from my grandad's generation would talk about with a distant look in their eye. Finney, Matthews, Billy Wright - and a bit closer to home the likes of Don Revie and Arthur Rowley.
Leicesterpool Posted 14 February 2014 Posted 14 February 2014 A bit before my time but certainly a legend RIP Tom
MC Prussian Posted 14 February 2014 Posted 14 February 2014 One-club legend. Always had a little soft spot for PNE and Finney shall forever be remembered for being one of the true British footballing greats of all times.
Brizzle Fox Posted 14 February 2014 Posted 14 February 2014 My old man always said he was the greatest English player he ever saw live. The word legend is often bandied about too easily in sport but in this case is wholly deserved.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 15 February 2014 Posted 15 February 2014 A true legend. He may have passed away, but his name will live on. R.I.P. Sir Tom.
LanguedocFox Posted 15 February 2014 Posted 15 February 2014 He was an amazing player - I saw him play against us a couple of times in the late 50s, and he was still a fantastic ballplayer, although he was right at the end of his playing career. I'd love to have seen him play on today's pitches - he'd have been a superstar. One thing to be aware of, amid all the talk about him being a one-club player, is that Preston treated him appallingly. In the early 50s, he had a fantastic offer from Palermo, in Italy, that he wanted to take, and Preston point-blank refused to let him go, and said that if he did, they would have him banned from playing in or for England. And that's when footballers were on a maximum wage. Sad to see him go, but he lived happily to a good old age.
Vacamion Posted 15 February 2014 Posted 15 February 2014 I've been to see City away at Preston a few times and it never struck me before what the fountain/statue there was about. Now I have seen the pic at the top of the thread, it all makes sense. Mr F was a real great. I thought the tributes at the end of Football Focus today (quotes from the greats in the game about him) were very touching.
Fox92 Posted 27 February 2014 Posted 27 February 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-26350580 Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Preston for the civic funeral of football legend Sir Tom Finney. The former England and Preston North End winger died on 14 February aged 91. The crowds applauded his cortege as it passed Deepdale stadium and travelled through the city before the service at Preston Minster.
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