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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on April 14, 2020, 05:16:58 PM

Title: Ron Wylie RIP
Post by: Toronto Villa on April 14, 2020, 05:16:58 PM
Sad news. Heard he passed away at 86. RIP
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Post by: Toronto Villa on April 14, 2020, 05:18:13 PM
196 games across 7 years - 1958-65
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Post by: Clampy on April 14, 2020, 05:22:15 PM
One of my dad's favourites. Sad news.
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Post by: Abbeyfealeavfc on April 14, 2020, 05:23:21 PM
RIP Ron and condolences to the family.
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Post by: olaftab on April 14, 2020, 05:51:11 PM
Assistant Manager under Vic Crowe when I started following the Villa i think. RIP Ron.
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Post by: cdbearsfan on April 14, 2020, 05:58:34 PM
RIP.
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Post by: Steve67 on April 14, 2020, 06:31:12 PM
RIP Ron.  God bless.
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Post by: dave shelley on April 14, 2020, 06:36:51 PM
Remember him so well, he went on to have a good career with the Noses after leaving us.  RIP Ron.
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Post by: Villan For Life on April 14, 2020, 07:27:47 PM
RIP
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Post by: brian green on April 14, 2020, 07:34:06 PM
Great bloke. Used to chat with him at the dogs and in the Kardomah in Corporation St.  Rest in Peace Ron.
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Post by: papa lazarou on April 14, 2020, 08:29:31 PM
RIP Ron.

On googling Ron's name I notice that the SUN have reported Ron's passing accompanied with a photo of Johnny Vincent.


(https://i.ibb.co/GH06LLt/the-sun.png) (https://ibb.co/GH06LLt)

Midlands football hero Ron Wylie finished his career with five years at
Birmingham, who he skippered. Credit: PA:Empics Sport
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Post by: ROBBO on April 14, 2020, 08:37:10 PM
One of my favourites a very tidy ball player and a gentleman to boot.
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Post by: OCD on April 14, 2020, 09:42:19 PM
Oh that's a shame. I had the pleasure of Ron coaching me when I was a kid at a Villa soccer school. He was a really nice guy with a really good sense of humour. He played a joke on me that I still remember all these years later.
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Post by: ChicagoLion on April 15, 2020, 12:21:56 AM
RIP Ron.
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Post by: dcdavecollett on April 15, 2020, 01:11:36 AM
A wonderful servant to the club in so many ways, treated disgracefully by a former chairman, as were many others.
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Post by: brian green on April 15, 2020, 09:13:02 AM
I hope he is at the big greyhound track in heaven with his mates Ronnie Allen and Jimmy Dugdale.
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Post by: tony scott on April 15, 2020, 09:34:03 AM
I remember him playing, reliable with the type of consistency ,that some of our current players can only dream of having RIP Ron
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Post by: in exile on April 15, 2020, 11:34:33 AM
Too young to have seen him play but he was Assistant Manager to Vic Crowe when I started going to Villa Park. Rest In Peace Ron
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Post by: Villa Lew on April 15, 2020, 01:13:51 PM
Sad news one of my favourite players of the late 50s and 60s, terrible decision to sell him to Blues at end of 64/65 season, when he was still in his prime having won the fans Terrace Trophy award and named Midlands Player of the Year. Served us as assistant manager, reserve team manager, and community liason officer, until he retired in 2002.

RIP Ron

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Post by: Damo70 on April 15, 2020, 01:24:54 PM
I met him once at The Sty after a testimonial game for Frank Worthington in 1986. He was proudly saying he had captained both Villa and Small Heath. He was also talking to Graham Turner about a trip to the Scottish cup final to do some scouting. The player in question was Neale Cooper. As I had a pen and autograph book with me as a cheeky fifteen year old I took the opportunity to sign my name on the big picture of Worthington all the players had signed. I also seem to recall Ron Wylie being in charge of the infamous Villa Park Steve Hodge backpass game against Norwich
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Post by: Brend'Watkins on April 15, 2020, 02:43:40 PM
I met him once at The Sty after a testimonial game for Frank Worthington in 1986. He was proudly saying he had captained both Villa and Small Heath. He was also talking to Graham Turner about a trip to the Scottish cup final to do some scouting. The player in question was Neale Cooper. As I had a pen and autograph book with me as a cheeky fifteen year old I took the opportunity to sign my name on the big picture of Worthington all the players had signed. I also seem to recall Ron Wylie being in charge of the infamous Villa Park Steve Hodge backpass game against Norwich

Didn't realize that. At least he had the sense to give him the hook but alas not enough sense to have done it earlier such was his negative contribution throughout.
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