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Tony Parkes RIP

clive
clive Posts: 20,373
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Former Blackburn Rovers player and coach Tony Parkes has died, aged 76.

Parkes was synonymous with Rovers after playing and working for them for 34 years.

He made over 400 appearances as a midfielder before going on to work under 16 different managers, including Kenny Dalglish during the Premier League title-winning season in 1994-95.

Parkes also had six different spells as caretaker manager for Rovers before he left in 2004.

In 2020, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter Natalie announced that he had died on Wednesday.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cjr9w1x3gn3o

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2026/april/23/tony-parkes--05-05-1949---22-04-2026-/

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  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,624
    RIP
  • Dennis_inthelastmin
    Dennis_inthelastmin Posts: 265
    Very sad news.

    Tony was an absolute legend at Blackburn, stepping into the breach numerous times during various difficult periods in the clubs history after a long playing career with them,  like a Keith Peacock type figure.

    He loved the club, so it was really significant when he said he would never set foot in Ewood Park again whilst the Venkys were in control of the club. 

    RIP
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,667
    RIP
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 27,644
    RIP - saved Blackburn on more than one occasion.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,582
    RIP

    It is these type of legends that every club needs
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,909
    Blackburn's equivalent to our very own Keith Peacock

    RIP 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 35,811
    Always seemed a decent bloke.

    RIP
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,990
    RIP Tony.

    An opposition player I remember playing against us on many occasions.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,215
    Proper football man. Every club needs people like him.

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