LeroysBoots 6:21 Mon Oct 2
Franny Lee
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Died, RIP
Great memories as a footballer in the 70s
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joe royal
10:27 Tue Oct 3
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Bloke on face ache yesterday posted RIP Sammy Lee.
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Travelling Iron
9:35 Tue Oct 3
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The first player to dive in the English game.
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Manuel
2:48 Tue Oct 3
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I noticed him on Saturday at Wolves, he was sitting front row upstairs and looked delighted when he saw Pep, who was on a touchline ban, jostle into the row, now he's gone.
RIP.
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wanstead_hammer
1:14 Tue Oct 3
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Another childhood football character gone.
He certainly didn’t take no prisoners.
RIP Franny Lee.
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martinbritt_63
9:56 Mon Oct 2
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He also saddled 181 winners as a racehorse trainer - he had a remarkably diverse carreer as well as being a successful business man.
https://www.racingpost.com/news/britain/tributes-paid-to-trainer-and-manchester-city-star-francis-lee-after-death-aged-79-aZpPX3b7RN1r/
RIP Mr Lee
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Percy Dalton
8:05 Mon Oct 2
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Another of the old stalwarts leaves this world which reminds me that I'm so glad to have seen the best times following this great football era.
RIP
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Too Much Too Young
8:05 Mon Oct 2
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This is the winning punch, not in the first link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YinglsjO4Kw
Lee then goes windmilling in without landing.
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Timmy Breacker
7:52 Mon Oct 2
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https://youtu.be/8W49Ljx3VMc?si=wplpE8StF_uNibEt
Love this clip when he thought George Best was diving.
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Fauxstralian
7:46 Mon Oct 2
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JUST LOOK AT HIS FACE
One of the great commentary moments
Reckon he won the punch up with the Leeds thug Hunter
An inspiration to tubby footballers everywhere
RIP
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New Jersey
7:45 Mon Oct 2
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I thought he edged Hunter on points.
RIP Franny.
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lab
7:43 Mon Oct 2
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I think I saw him miss a penalty for England v Portugal or maybe Italy at Wembley . I may be wrong .
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Chairman Alf
7:35 Mon Oct 2
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The first time I saw Franny Lee in the flesh was when he beat Mervyn Day with a looping header to put Man City 1-0 up in 1973. Thankfully, we came back and won 2-1. I believe he also had the record during the early 70’s for scoring the most penalties in a season.
https://youtu.be/Q7AZxArD-Xo?si=LUZOGzz0skXxlOp7
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only1billybonds
7:34 Mon Oct 2
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Part of a very good City team and did ok at Derby as well.
Glad I'm old enough to have seen plenty of games from that era, really was a different game back then, full of characters and nutters.
RIP.
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Far Cough
7:18 Mon Oct 2
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A few clubs had a Holy Trinity, ours was Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters, Man U had George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton, Everton had Colin Harvey, Alan Ball and Howard Kendall, City had Franny Lee, Colin (Nijinsky) Bell and Mike Summerbee
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WHU(Exeter)
7:10 Mon Oct 2
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Cough, no, the other one they had.
I’ve just googled to try and find out what happened to it, whether it ended up on E-bay, maybe bought by a rich Arab for 20k or something, but all I can find are obituaries for Colin.
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terry-h
7:08 Mon Oct 2
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When he played for Bolton he broke Laurie Leslie’s leg and Greenwood bought Jim Standen as a replacement.
Standen went on to become a double cup winning legend.
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twoleftfeet
7:06 Mon Oct 2
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That punch up with Hunter absolutely sums up 70s football for me, love it.
RIP Francis Lee.
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Far Cough
6:55 Mon Oct 2
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Colin Bell?
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WHU(Exeter)
6:54 Mon Oct 2
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When I first got into football, very young kid, you always remember certain standout things about other clubs. With Man City for me that was Francis Lee and that bell they used to ring at Maine Road.
I bet someone’s still got that bell somewhere.
They had one at Torquay Utd too.
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Mike Oxsaw
6:45 Mon Oct 2
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Guy could take it as well as hand it out.
I recall times when he'd exchange quips with people on the West Stand, by the tunnel; some one would pipe up a slur and he'd bounce it right back.
Proper footballer for proper football fans.
RIP.
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Sxboy_66
6:38 Mon Oct 2
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Met him a few times. Really nice bloke.
RIP Franny.
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