Fulham Broadway 17,317 Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Nigel.Quashie on Wilkins I will always be proud to say how lucky I am to have been coached, managed and even meet you. If it wasn’t for you I would never have started my career playing football and will never forget going to Manchester United as a YTS trainee to do all the kit and boots in the changing room for the first team squad. 1hr 30 mins before kick off you name the team and I was in it and that’s how my debut went, I didn’t even get to think about it because all you said was your number 18, here are your boots and shin pads , just go and play, have fun and treat it like your over the park with your mates . My mum never had a mobile phone back then because we couldn’t afford anything like that and everything went through her work or home phone. I asked you after the game if I could call home to speak to her, you said use my mobile and call this number, it was my mum on the other end of the line and she said she was outside by the away team bus, I went outside to see her and asked how did you get here because I knew she couldn’t afford it, she told me Ray had got the club to pay for her train ticket to come to the game and then told me Ray got the club to give us our first mobile phone in life during the week and he wanted to surprise me knowing I was making my debut. I was given a chance by Ray Wilkins one of the legends of the game and to this day you are the first person I mention when it comes to football and that will never change. You will be missed so much not just in the football world but as a real human being with such class. Thanks for everything and my thoughts go to all the family. Sleep well Sir Ray Wilkins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kostas 1,468 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Didn't expect this to hit me as hard as it did, given that I didn't know that man personally. RIP Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles 9,790 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 RIP to a club legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachikethas 1,154 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Condolence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Hazard! 3,394 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 In my opinion this club never recovered from the moment Ray was sacked. We've been in decline ever since not just in quality of the squad but also in terms of attitude on and off the pitch and the passion for the club and the badge. The circumstances in which he was let go has to be the single biggest mistake the club (and there have been quite a few) has done in the Roman era. Unacceptable and unforgivable. My condolences to his family and friends. Rest in Piece, Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluewillie 1,930 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 See you start your Chelsea career as an 18 year old. Chelsea through and through. A sad lost mate. Condolences to your wife and family. RIP Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluewillie 1,930 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 What a beautiful beautiful story, sums up what a wonderful guy Ray was, brought a tear to my eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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