Terry Venables

[bebo86]

R.I.P

 

[bluenorthwarrior]

Summer 96 wad awesome, turned 18, great weather and euro 96.

RiP

 

[Dancing Pat]

Was ahead of the times with his tactics.

Euro96 was the last time I actually bothered with England .

RIP

 

[Bkk Andy]

Dagenham Dave

 

[jazzy]

Is he the only World class coach England has produced?

RIP Terry

 

[summerisle]

 

[Billy Dean]

Is he the only World class coach England has produced?

RIP Terry

Jimmy Hogan was another one

 

[SussexToffee1980]

Terrible loss to football. RIP El Tel.

 

[SussexToffee1980]

Totally missed these!

 

[summerisle]

Totally missed these!

Don't think the Asda has penetrated as far South as Sussex. lol

 

[gonetomorrow]

He was a London boy all right. Clever player. One of several Chelsea youngsters under The Doc. I think of Bobby Tambling, Harris, Bonetti and Hinton.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Stepped into the National role after the disastrous Taylor reign, led the team and the country through the greatest summer for 30 years but couldn’t be persuaded to stay on for the France 98 campaign which was a shame as we’d have had a better shot with El Tel than Hoddle and his psychobabble

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

Terrible loss to football. RIP El Tel.

He stopped being involved in footy 20 years ago like.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Just seen this, like a kick in the teeth - had the pleasure of meeting him once. There was a lot of style, but it didn't mask the substance, the man knew his football.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Rest in Peace El Tel. The era of the football renaissance, Robson (bless him) had reinvigorated the England side and been very unlucky, the death throws of thatchers cabal were near done, there was a wave of optimism again and we had the Euro's. England were good, no, England were very good and a lot of that was down to the charisma and likeability of Venables. Lets be fair, anyone that could get a tune out of Darren Anderton deserves canonising.

Fantasy football, that song and that semi final. In the mind it is yesterday, but the side and the players and the manager haven't been clutched to the nations bosom quite like it since. A proper footy man.