Amblève. 4,995 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 In light of the today's news I'm more than ever disgusted by the way he was let go in 2010. A club legend should never have to leave on such terms ffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Iggy Doonican said: My childhood hero along with Peter Osgood. Captain at 18 a Chelsea legend who when he played for England there was enormous pride amongst Chelsea fans as we were short of star players back then. Thoroughly decent bloke no ego at all and always had time for the fans RIP Butch. Exactly and I am a bit angry with the club - sacked for allegedly saying to Roman and Gourlay ''Well if you ever played the game you'd know differently''. Booted out the next day. His heavy drinking started soon after. Anyway I was privileged to see him play loads of games -as were you Iggy ? Fuck me if you think we are a one man team with Hazrd, you should have seen us when we were with Wilkins. Midfield maestro. Never forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Interview with 18 year old Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyeye 7,510 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 what a sad day to be a Chelsea fan, terrible terrible news, this came out of nowhere, i dont know what to say, im shocked. Gone too soon R.I.P. Ray , my condolences to his family, there is so much more to life than football, and at the end of the day we are all humans, life is just so fragile KTBFFH wherever you are Ray 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyeye 7,510 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 13 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said: Interview with 18 year old Ray what a lovely lad back then, very down to earth and with class. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 20 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said: Interview with 18 year old Ray Looked a proper man in that interview. Rest in peace Chelsea legend and what I bet was a decent man, wish I'd seen him play as some great memories shared here. But... is it true there was only 1 substitute back then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,075 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 How sad. As a schoolboy, I was in the away end at White Hart Lane watching an eighteen year old Butch Wilkins captain Chelsea in a crucial late season relegation four-pointer. (Two points for a win in those days.) Near the end he missed a chance which would probably have earned a point that could, perhaps, have seen us avoid the relegation which followed a couple of weeks later. Three and a half years after that, I stood opposite The Shelf and watched him dominate a game in which recent Word Cup winners Ossie Ardieles & Ricky Villa featured for Spurs. (Check out Brian Moore's post match comments in the video below.) In between I stood week after week in The Shed chanting, "Wilkins, Wilkins ... born is the king". He was our captain, our leader, a part of the furniture. So much so in fact that he married the Chairman's daughter. He was Mr. Chelsea, the true heir to Ossie's throne. In later years I was not always able to agree with his comments as a pundit but today, and forever more I hope, Chelsea fans will remember the club legend. Thank you Butch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 15 minutes ago, manpe said: Looked a proper man in that interview. Rest in peace Chelsea legend and what I bet was a decent man, wish I'd seen him play as some great memories shared here. But... is it true there was only 1 substitute back then? Yes -known as 'the reserve'. When men were men . Sometimes it wasn't unusual to see a game where one or both teams would end up with 9 or 10. But they also used crude steroid injections on in play injuries so they could carry on. Quite a few ended up crippled later in life. Yeah Ray was exceptional. Played pinpoint accurate across the field passes, quite Fabregasesque, but with a better work rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said: Yes -known as 'the reserve'. When men were men . Sometimes it wasn't unusual to see a game where one or both teams would end up with 9 or 10. But they also used crude steroid injections on in play injuries so they could carry on. Quite a few ended up crippled later in life. Yeah Ray was exceptional. Played pinpoint accurate across the field passes, quite Fabregasesque, but with a better work rate. Well well, I learn something new every day. Would love talking to the older fans here face to face and listen to how it was back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, manpe said: Well well, I learn something new every day. Would love talking to the older fans here face to face and listen to how it was back then. Well you'd probably get a rose tinted view of it -tbh it's loads better now, the pitches, quality of football etc but the sheer fuckoffness of going to games then was better ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 ''We'll win something this year'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,958 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 61, in no way is that an age to leave this world at. Truly devastated. RIP Butch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 RIP, Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Iggy Doonican 4,186 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 1 hour ago, manpe said: Well well, I learn something new every day. Would love talking to the older fans here face to face and listen to how it was back then. A brief mention of Ray Wilkins here I was at the game. This was the season I started going regularly only missed one home game great days even though we had a terrible team. http://www.chelseasupportersgroup.net/2012/06/10-bovrils-please-197980/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 After the first reports came in it didn't look good but things happen... So sad seemed such a genuine man which tribute reflect. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrExcalibur100 7,124 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 The news hit me really really bad. I can't believe Butch is dead. Football is the loser today. Truly one of football's good guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 It was weird at first. Here we were, absolutely proper shit- and then we had the National team captain at 18. I knew fans of other teams that fucking hated us, pitied us for falling from 1970s glam boys into a debt ridden joke. These fans like most back then, properly supported England. Suddenly they had to respect us, Ray was brilliant playing for England, and as Chelsea fans it was a real boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 our players need to grow a set and go out and win the FA Cup for Ray Butch Wilkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superblue 6,372 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Extremely sad day as a Chelsea and football fan. Before my time, but my dad grew up supporting Chelsea in the 60's/70's and speaks fondly of Ray Wilkins. I didn't always agree with his punditry in recent years but what cannot be denied is that he was a Chelsea boy through and through, one of the few pro Chelsea pundits around. His success with Ancelotti as a coach here only further enhanced his status and the reaction to his death not just by Chelsea fans, but all manner of clubs, footballers, pundits, etc across England and further afield shows just what respect he had earned. Will be sorely missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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