It sure does. Wonderful story.My abiding memory of Ray Wilkins is slightly different, I think it was when he captained England against Egypt in Cairo in a friendly on 29 January 1986 or Israel, 26 February 1986. The BBC were showing the game live, the ball went out of play for a throw in and Wilkins, who must have been close to a pitch side microphone shouts out to the ball boy, as clear as day, "Give me that feckin' ball!". Absolute silence from the BBC commentators.
Quote from: Rudy Can't Fail on April 06, 2018, 01:18:35 PMIt sure does. Wonderful story.My abiding memory of Ray Wilkins is slightly different, I think it was when he captained England against Egypt in Cairo in a friendly on 29 January 1986 or Israel, 26 February 1986. The BBC were showing the game live, the ball went out of play for a throw in and Wilkins, who must have been close to a pitch side microphone shouts out to the ball boy, as clear as day, "Give me that feckin' ball!". Absolute silence from the BBC commentators. I have it in my mind that it was against Yugoslavia away, in the mid-80s. That said, I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday.
My three main memories of his playing career are his goal against Belgium in 'the tear gas game' in 1980, his FA cup final goal in 1983 and his sending off in Mexico in 1986.
Blimey. It’s always, always the little things that make the biggest difference. Ray could have walked by like millions have. I know I have. But that one conversation from someone he recognized meant so much to this fella. Good for him for getting his life back in order. Another reason why Ray Wilkins will be missed.