Sir Tom Finney

[ob790]

Sadly passed away earlier today according to close family.

[alfinyalcabo]

Very sad news indeed.. R.I.P. Sir Tom Finney,one of the greatest footballers i had the priviledge to see down the turf.. :blue:

[fyldeflyer]

Just read this on our main site AVFTT.

Sure I speak for all Blackpool fans in saying Sir Tom was a great footballer one of the true greats of the game.

RIP Tom, Condolences to his family.

[ob790]

Officially confirmed. Sad day for the club and the people of Preston.

[Redcustard]

R.I.P Sir Tom.

You'll be able to have a good catch up with Shanks now.

[evergreen54]

Sad news about Sir Tom Finney, very lucky in this part of the world, we at the Turf had Jimmy Mac and PNE had Sir Tom, both footballing icons

RIP

[kirkup]

RIP to a legend of the game.

Lucky enough to have seen the great man play.

[Chingo]

RIP Tom , never saw you play but heard only good things about you.

[wolves71]

RIP Tom Finney, way before my time, my thoughts are with his friends, family and Preston fans at this sad time.

[zablade]

RIP Sir Tom, legend and Gentleman

[jimmymaccer]

Sad news -RIP -thoughts with the family at the loss of a true legend and one of the "old school" from all I'm sure at Turf Moor.

[BigIain]

A legend - RIP.

From a Queen of the South fan.

[Luppy]

A truly humble and gentle man who had as much class off the pitch as those old enough to see him play say he had on it.

I'm sure PNE will pay respects in the appropriate way, but I'd hope the FA marks his passing at all grounds., and at the very least all local rivals pay their respects

RIP Sir Tom from a claret

[Romanis]

A huge loss to football, definitely one of the all time greats. RIP and my condolences to the Preston footballing family.

[sawmiller]

Rotherham fan here

in Preston this weekend for a family event - very saddened to hear of Tom's death

Bill Shankly considered Tom to be the best player that England ever had - says it all really. Saw him a few years back near my in laws quietly walking his dog - a true gent I was told

RIP

[herts_clarets]

Way before my time, but by all accounts one of the greatest English players. A gentleman from a bygone era, the likes of which we are unlikely to see again. Sad news for football, his family and PNE. RIP Sir Tom from a Burnley fan.

[HAPPYMAGPIEHAPPY]

Notts County fan here paying respect, god bless Sir Tom Finney RIP X

[DiBranchio]

RIP Sir Tom, a true legend in every sense of the word.
A sad loss to all of us who love our football, but to the people of Preston in particular.
From a Claret.

[gaz1959]

R.I.P. Tom

[JimmyJazz64]

From a BWFC fan

My Dad played centre forward for Lancashire Youth and Tom Finney was one of the wingers - said he could "cross a ball onto a sixpence"

Loftouse, Finney, Matthews - that generation, and gentlemen of it's type, will never been seen again.

RIP

[fulwood]

RIP Sir Tom a football legend for PNE & England.

[bfcjon]

Rip Tom,...from just another Claret...

[Stan_van_nel]

Peace be with you Sir Tom Finney.

[ZIPPY64]

Rotherham fan here,
R.I.P TOM FINNEY
The last of the "names" my Dad used to talk about with pride.
When talking about Football my dear old Dad always used to hark back to the days of Finney, Lawton, Wright, Matthews, Mortenson, Lofthouse and the Robledo Brothers.
All of them in that great Stadium in the sky now...God Bless them all.

[dawson64]

"To dictate the pace and course of a game, a player has to be blessed with awesome qualities. Those who have accomplished it on a regular basis can be counted on the fingers of one hand – Pele, Maradona, Best, Di Stefano, and Tom Finney." (Stanley Matthews)

R.I.P Sir Tom.

[ClaretTony2014]

A sad day for you in Preston, but in truth a sad day for the whole of football with the passing of a true great.

I was once at a function at Deepdale, back in the 1980s, at which he was present. To add to his football, I found out that day he was a true gentleman.

Our own Jimmy McIlroy told me that he was the best player he ever played against. That's good enough for me.

[McSeasider]

RIP Sir Tom. An absolute legend. Last of the gentlemen era.

Blackpool fan.

Below is a link to our main fan site should you wish to view how high a regard he was kept in. - view external link (http://fansonline.net/blackpool/mb/view.php?id=1715255)

[mkmel]

Sir Tom Finney was without doubt one of England's all time greats and everyone who knew him has said what a lovely and modest gentleman he was.

From a Burnley fan please accept my condolences at the sad loss of a Preston and England all time great.

[McSeasider]

And another tribute to the wonderful Tom Finney.

Legends transcend football. - view external link (http://fansonline.net/blackpool/article.php?id=2128)

[Burnley4Ever2]

R.I.P Sir Tom. A true legend has truly passed. Thoughts are with his family, friends and every north end fan who will be feeling his loss today. A sad day for football.

[Les_Bradd_one_nil]

What a great, great player.

RIP

[mickd1961]

I'm a West Brom fan but would like to pay this tribute.

My dad loved Stanley Mathews but assured me that Sir Tom was by far the better player.

My dad,a Leeds fan who introduced me to Albion ( luckily! ) as a 10 year old also said that Willie Johnston was the only winger of "Modern times" fit to lace Sir Tom's boot's!

Based on those wise word's from the best judge of a footballer i ever knew and considering that for me "Wee Willie" is my all time hero,i bow in tribute to the finest winger this country has EVER produced.

RIP Sir Tom,a brilliant footballer and an equally fine man by all accounts,we shall not see his like again.

Condolonces to everyone at PNE and Sir Tom's family from us "Baggies" fan's.

[WOODLANDSWOLF]

Although I can't remember I must have seen him play a couple of times in the late fifties. He was one of the "Gigarette Card" greats. Another chunk of my boyhood past gone. The Langoliers are really putting a shift in just lately .:blue:

RIP Tom.

[goldsmithhadagoodgam]

A legend has past away all the best to his family and preston, respect from Carlisle.

[WBA1955]

The game has lost a true great,from a time when players played for the shirt and not the wallet.

Great player,great man,great club man.

R.I.P. Tom Finney.

[Albionic68]

People talk a lot of bl(ks both in real life and on the radio about a whole gamut of subjects.

I often hear fans tell Collywobble he is a legend on the talkshoot phone in.

He is not.

Even though we in our family are Albion, my dad had nothing but praise for Tom Finney.

As has been said, star, club man and absolute legend of the game.
R.I.P.
:star: .

[triz]

On behalf of all Derby fans RIP Sir Tom

[bribfc]

My dads best player of all time. RIP Sir Tom...From a claret.

[dazzared60]

RIP Tom Finney. What a great loss

[frenchlion]

Condolences from the 'Wall. RIP Sir Tom

[stevo1272]

RIP Sir Tom

From a Hammer

A sad loss to our game

[Trickytreesreds]

One of footballs last, true greats has passed away.


RIP Sir Tom, we will not forget and the hall of fame has you forever etched in it.

Tricky and the NFFC lads

[joebaker]

Great man and Great player .Had the pleasure of meeting him at a sports event in Nottingham , Preston through and through , I treasure the signed print RIP Sir Tom

[gardsPNE]

Sir Tom you are a true Legend and not only will Preston miss ya but the whole of football. You where indeed an absolute gent.

RIP Sir Tom Finney...

[Davhor]

My Dad said he was the finest footballer he'd ever seen. Would have loved him down at the Rovers.
Not just a great footballer, more importantly, a great man.
I am sure he will have a fitting tribute. His family must be so proud, thoughts are with them.

[Romanis]

Sir Tom you are a true Legend and not only will Preston miss ya but the whole of football. You where indeed an absolute gent.

RIP Sir Tom Finney...

I hope there's a minute silence or at least the wearing of black armbands across all the league and cup games this weekend.

Tom Finney definitely deserves this rare tribute.

[rodcurrie]

i just want to pass my condolences on to SIR TOM's family&friends and also the preston fans.a true giant of the game and a gentleman,i just hope that a minutes silence is held all over the country for this gr8 man/player,UP THE BLADES.RIP SIR TOM.

[Whatsmore]

may sir tom R.I.P we at Bolton after our nat past away understand your sadness and pain go to todays game shed a tear or two and celebrate the great mans life

[claw84]

R.I.P. Sir Tom what a great man, a credit to the sport and loyal to Preston.

From a Lions fan.

[Londonbaggie1968]

Very sad to hear of the passing of your Sir Tom Finney. A true Gentleman and an absolute giant of English football. One of a kind. We will never see his like ever again. RIP.

[buxtonclaret]

R.I.P Sir Tom

All time footballing great.

[DorsetGoldandBlack2]

R.I.P. Sir Tom..

My Uncle was a Wolves fan in the 50s but many of his stories he told me were about the legends that visited Molineux..and there wsnt another player featured more than Sir Tom..the stories were told with a tear in his eye which showed the regard he held Sir Tom.. a great loss to the football world but what memories he left for those lucky enough to see him play..

[goalposts]

RIP tom

from a time when footballers actually represented there town and stood for something, if only his like were more common today ,,, Jimmy mac said the greatest player he ever played against a true legend...

from a claret

[blues1904]

RIP Tom Finney a real football legend.
from a Carlisle fan.

[eric1953]

R.I.P Sir Tom Finney.

From a Trotter.

My dad said he was the greatest player he ever saw live.

[hamstas_paradise]

RIP Sir Tom

A gentleman and a proper footballer from a different age ... kept his trade going whilst an England International and advertised in the the club programme. How times have changed, but Tom will always be one of the greats.

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From a Hammers supporter

[MaltonBlade]

RIP. Legend of a player.

[holte14]

RIP SIR TOM A TRUE LEGEND avfc

[Oldtimeram]

RIP Tom. One of the all time greats :blue:

[hamstas_paradise]

RIP Sir Tom

A gentleman and a proper footballer from a different age ... kept his trade going whilst an England International and advertised in the the club programme. How times have changed, but Tom will always be one of the greats.

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From a Hammers supporter

I would like a real Preston supporter to have this programme (no charge). I cannot paste a link but if you search the FridayAd website for 'Preston North End Birmingham' you will find it. It is free to a genuine supporter with an address in Preston or nearby.

[66claret]

R.I.P to a legend, sleep well Sir Tom.

[gardsPNE]

Just been down to Tithebarn Street to see the great man off. You will be missed Sir Tom !!!!

[Crawleyclaret]

Saw the great man many times during the fifties..and was at his farewell game at Deepdale. Originally I lived in St Anthony's road near the ground. Collected Tom's autograph a few times when arriving at the ground prior to a game. RIP Tom and many thanks for the memories.

[Kseasider]

RIP Sir Tom,