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Theo Foley - RIP

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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,728
    Very sad news. R.I.P.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • McCartney
    McCartney Posts: 390
    Sad news my first Charlton manager and enjoyed his book. Seemed a really nice fellow.
    RIP
  • sunbury-addick
    sunbury-addick Posts: 1,929
    Very sad news - RIP Theo
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    RIP
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,839
    Very sad to hear this, used to see him in Crossbars, always good for a quip and a laugh, seemed like one of lifes good guys.

    He was a real football man, although he was George Grahams assistant when they won the league, for me getting in Hales, Flanagan and Powell for about 6000 quid tops that anyday.

    RIP Theo


  • mistrollingin62
    mistrollingin62 Posts: 377
    Lovely man by all accounts and let go far too early by Gliksten, as shown by his later success's with Millwall and Arsenal working with George Graham.

    RIP Theo.
  • DoctorCharlton
    DoctorCharlton Posts: 2,463
    RIP
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,842
    The passing of a Charlton legend. So sad.

    RIP Theo.
  • johnny73
    johnny73 Posts: 4,567
    RIP
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  • EveshamAddick
    EveshamAddick Posts: 7,013
    RIP, he was the gaffer when I first started going to the Valley.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    Now on the tabloid sites. 

    RIP Theo
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Thanks Theo for all that you did for us 

    RIP 
  • johnnyhumphrey
    johnnyhumphrey Posts: 449
    Very sorry to hear of Theo's passing. I remember watching Derek Hales early in his career with us and wondered how Theo had managed to sign him.Even more baffled when we signed the likes of Paddy Powell and Mike Flanagan---this hadn't happened before,a manager who knew good players and could sign them. For Charlton! Football's "sleepers" who are then unearthed and offer so much in repayment on the field.He was a master at that.And he gave us so many great home game performances under the floodlights in the 1970's.A Charlton that scored fluently and were committed to attacking football.All down to Theo Foley. Thank you so much for those memories.
    Rest peacefully.
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234
    RIP
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    That is a real choker. I never met Theo but I sure as hell enjoyed watching the football we played under him.

    RIP Theo.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,609
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,033
    RIP Theo
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    So sad. Lovely man who epitomised everything that is great about our Club. Always up for a chat and a cheeky story in the KP suite and elsewhere.

    Devastating for Sheila coming so quickly after the death of their son.

    RIP Theo.
  • mid_life_crisis
    mid_life_crisis Posts: 3,263
    Going back many years, I used to play football at RACS in New Eltham and Theo would often turn up on a Sunday morning to watch.
    He was pals with our manger, but he would chat to everyone and he came across as a genuinely lovely man.
    RIP Theo.

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  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    Awful news. 

    RIP
  • LeaburnForEngland
    LeaburnForEngland Posts: 2,291
    RIP to a lovely, kind man and one of the nicest people you could hope to meet.
  • HantsAddick
    HantsAddick Posts: 2,423
    Really gutted by this news. Loved Theo, and this is the second time he's made me cry. The first was when he was sacked as our manager, and now this. A truly lovely man, and a pleasure to have chatted to him so many times. R.I.P. Theo. My thoughts are with his family and friends.
  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,409
    RIP
  • No.1 in South London
    No.1 in South London Posts: 3,960
    Thanks for all the wonderful memories Theo.
    Sincere condolences to his family and friends. R.I.P.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,899
    A real football man ,lovely bloke and will be sadly missed RIP
  • happyvalley
    happyvalley Posts: 8,996
    RIP Theo, as others have said he put together an entertaining team for us.
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    RIP Theo, what a lovely gentleman he was.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824

    Sure i've mentioned this before on here, but late 80s/ early 90s i was on Arsenal's books for about 5 years. Used to get freebies for all the home games at Highbury and used to travel up with one of the scouts and a couple of other SE based youth.

    After the game we'd be sitting in one of the offices while the scout had a cuppa and network before the journey home. Theo would come bounding in, 'budge up, son'. You had to move quick or he'd sit on you. He was always bundle of energy and enthusiasm. What did you make of the game today son, what did you think of so and so....He'd tell you you was right or your opinion was rubbish. Just remember being a combo of terrified and excited.

    No read need for him to take any real interest in us. Obviously made an impression as its stuck with me many decades on. Saw him at a couple of Q&As over the years and always good value.

    RIP Theo.

  • NorthheathAddick
    NorthheathAddick Posts: 4,017
    Awww man...really sad news,RIP Theo

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