den9112 Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Not good news from what i have heard ,lets hope he pulls through...
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Mattyblue Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Great player, of course, but I’ve always had a real soft spot for him since our 2001 promotion. We seemed to be live on Sky every other week and he was always the pundit for our games. He used to wax lyrical about Dunn, Duff, Jansen et al.
blueboy3333 Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Whats wrong with him? The OP was a bit short on detail.... Was it Wilkins who was always buying a house in the area?!
Mattyblue Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 He’s critical. Heart attack, plus had a bad fall in the midst of it. Gone into Rovers folklore, still here it now when we are linked to a decent player: ’heard he’s buying a house up Wilpshire’
blueboy3333 Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 Wipshire, that was it! Always came across as a decent bloke on the commentaries. Remember him with James Richardson doing Football Italia way back when. Loved that programme!
Leonard Venkhater Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 32 minutes ago, blueboy3333 said: Wipshire, that was it! Always came across as a decent bloke on the commentaries. Remember him with James Richardson doing Football Italia way back when. Loved that programme! I remember the way he was looking at Steve Kean, as he was bullshitting to an interviewer. I knew that Ray knew!
gumboots Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 When I was on teaching practice back in the late 70s the girls were all mad keen on him. He was the first of the new breed of modern footballers - long hair (I know! ) and a swagger that the girls loved. I know George Best did it 10 years before but Wilkins was the forerunner of today's modern breed
den9112 Posted March 31, 2018 Author Posted March 31, 2018 1 hour ago, blueboy3333 said: Whats wrong with him? The OP was a bit short on detail.... Heard something but not enough to confirm it all ,hence just the quick from what i have heard . Without all the info i didn't want to say to much
Backroom DE. Posted March 31, 2018 Backroom Posted March 31, 2018 43 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said: I remember the way he was looking at Steve Kean, as he was bullshitting to an interviewer. I knew that Ray knew! Wilkins, Hoddle and Neville ripped into Kean after our dismal 2-0 defeat at Spurs. It was nice for cathartic reasons even though it changed nothing. I didn't realise Wilkins was only 61. Hope he gets through it, although it doesn't sound good.
LDRover Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Leonard Venkhater said: I remember the way he was looking at Steve Kean, as he was bullshitting to an interviewer. I knew that Ray knew! I'll never forget the look on his face after Sky cut to the studio following Kean's post match interview. A cross between bewilderment and complete shock!!
dallydally Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Mattyblue said: He’s critical. Heart attack, plus had a bad fall in the midst of it. Gone into Rovers folklore, still here it now when we are linked to a decent player: ’heard he’s buying a house up Wilpshire’ Not a heart attack but a cardiac arrest. The former is a circulatory problem, the latter an electrical issue
Backroom Mike E Posted March 31, 2018 Backroom Posted March 31, 2018 1 hour ago, LDRover said: I'll never forget the look on his face after Sky cut to the studio following Kean's post match interview. A cross between bewilderment and complete shock!! 1 hour ago, DE. said: Wilkins, Hoddle and Neville ripped into Kean after our dismal 2-0 defeat at Spurs. It was nice for cathartic reasons even though it changed nothing. I didn't realise Wilkins was only 61. Hope he gets through it, although it doesn't sound good. Anyone have this footage? I don't remember it!
JacknOry Posted March 31, 2018 Posted March 31, 2018 61 is far too young - hope he pulls through. Had a wonderful career at clubs all over the continent which is not something you see these days with British players.
AlanK Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 That's awful. I really liked him. Thoughts to all his family
tomphil Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 Don't think I ever saw him play in the flesh but plenty times on TV, good player and decent pundit seemed a very down to earth nice fella. I wonder if he was ever aware of the Wilpshire house decades long rumour ? Hope he was and I hope it made him laugh. RIP
Moderation Lead K-Hod Posted April 4, 2018 Moderation Lead Posted April 4, 2018 I was watching that documentary on Football Italia over the weekend and he appeared on that. R.I.P.
Backroom Mike E Posted April 4, 2018 Backroom Posted April 4, 2018 Hellfire. You never know how long you have. One of the more knowledgeable pundits. RIP fella
chaddyrovers Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 Im in shock..brilliant commentator. Football will miss him big time. RIP Ray.. We will remember you
AllRoverAsia Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 Sad news. I liked him as a player and pundit. Condolences to all the Wilkins family and friends.
Hanks Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 He always came across as a likeable bloke, gone too soon, thoughts with his family.
blueboy3333 Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/apr/04/ray-wilkins-chelsea-captain-18-joy-to-watch Nice Tribute RIP Ray.
Tyrone Shoelaces Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 It was saying on the radio that he will be remembered as the first English player to be sent off in the World Cup. That was a joke sending off if ever I saw one. He'll be remembered by me as a really classy midfield player and an all around nice bloke.
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