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RIP Francis Lee

superclive98
superclive98 Posts: 4,774
in General Charlton
RIP Frannie. Died aged 79 after a battle with cancer.
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  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,013
    Always enjoyed watching him RIP
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 20,851
    I always remember a clip back in the 70s they showed on MOTD in slow motion of him pushing the ball forward quite fast and then dancing around it as it travelled towards the goal, not touching it once, almost hypnotising the defender.

    Very good player in a very good Man City team.

    RIP Frannie.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Lovely player.
    RIP
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,013
    RIP
    Who was his fight with?
  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    Didn't look much like an athlete/footballer but what a player. We'll still see plenty of clips of his famous punch up with Norman Hunter.

    RIP Frannie.
  • Lewis Coaches
    Lewis Coaches Posts: 5,409
    edited October 2023
    Always remember him having a punch up with Norman Hunter. That’s negative.

    Positive side.
    Part of that great Manchester City side that won the League Championship at St James Park beating Newcastle 3-4 last game of season in 1969

    RIP 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    https://youtu.be/oydMFd40p7w

    this is what I remember him for.


    RIP 
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,077
    Sad to see somebody pass away at a relatively early age, and particularly suffering with cancer.
    I believe he made his money selling toilet paper after retiring from football.
    Sleep well Franny.
  • cblock
    cblock Posts: 1,959
    Covered End said:
    RIP
    Who was his fight with?
    Norman Hunter
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,720
    RIP Frannie


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  • McCartney
    McCartney Posts: 390
    Interesting very interesting. Just look at his face just look at his face.
    RIP
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,807
    Barrel chested player who could play, score fantastic goals but more than capable of mixing it too. Post football, in addition to his businesses, he trained racehorses at one time and I think that he was the one that introduced Mick Channon to training horses.

    RIP


  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,355
    edited October 2023
    What a wonderful clip, the players, the crowd singing, shit pitch beautiful goal AND proper commentary!

    Wouldn't get past any production Teams meeting or Diversity panel today.

    RIP a great player!
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,957
    Lets be honest,he was one of the most irritating,diving bastards who ever walked a football pitch,but ,could he play,part of a great City team,who I think would give todays team a run for their money,with Bell and Summerbee(another nuisance) they were a joy to watch.RIP Franny they dont make em like you anymore.
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,648
    RIP 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,357
    Powerful pocket rocket .. super footballer who made a second career as a successful businessman .. R I P
  • Wellred
    Wellred Posts: 1,118
    Rest Easy Francis 
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    My all time favourite footballer as a schoolboy for some reason. Remember a fantastic film piece on his penalty taking skills sending Corrigan the wrong way, saying stuff like "I sent the last one down the middle so he thinks its going to the side, so I'll send it down the middle again" etc.
  • thewolfboy
    thewolfboy Posts: 2,928
    One of the best players I have seen to play against us! RIP
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,627
    RIP
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  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,733
    RIP Great Player
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,874
    RIP. I'd forgotten that he won the title with Derby after he left City

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66987328
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,150
    RIP frannie great inside forward.. 
  • stockportugaladdick
    stockportugaladdick Posts: 1,137
    Loved watching Franny, proper entertaining and proper irritating to the oppo!

    Remember him scoring a diving header at Spurs and when it was played back on the big match, you could see he actually punched the ball in to the net. Bryan Moore pulled him up on it and he just admitted it and said its not his problem if the ref does not see it lol.

    After hanging up his boots you would see his lorries with FH Lee on the side all over the NW and he was the loo and kitchen roll king!
    Had the pleasure of meeting him once, down to earth and very funny.

    RIP Franny 
  • pettgra
    pettgra Posts: 1,572
    I think it was 64/65 on a boxing day morning against Bolton. He scored at least one maybe two. We ended up losing 3-1, he was excellent.
    RIP Frannie


  • Captain Peacock
    Captain Peacock Posts: 201
    RIP Frannie.
    That City side had it all, skill, guile, pace, aggression in fact that sumed him up in a nutshell.
    Good England career as well.
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    Rip 

    I found it ironic that on the BBC News they spoke about how he was a Manchester City legend and then showed the iconic commentary mentioned above where he scores for Derby against..... Manchester City.
  • stockportugaladdick
    stockportugaladdick Posts: 1,137
    edited October 2023
    He also had a great nickname.. Lee Won Pen.

    During one season he won and scored a ridiculous amount of penalties so when the results were shown it invariably
    said Lee 1 (pen).
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,231
    Amazing career on and off the pitch.
    Set up his business when just 22 which made him a multi millionaire when footballers were paid peanuts.

    Horse race trainer and chairman of Man City and full on International footballer who would do anything to be a winner !

    Cancer doesn't care and will hit anyone whether rich or poor, young, middle age or old.

    RIP Francis Lee 
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,684
    RIP Frannie.

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