El Tel passes away aged 80

[BoyWonder2]

Terry Venables has passed away following a long battle with illness.

My first memories of watching England were Euro 96 under El Tel.

RIP El Tel

 

[kaymac]

Very sad

 

[Swiss Tony]

Up there in the top 3 England managers of all time imo. RIP

 

[Rob Noxious]

Up there in the top 3 England managers of all time imo. RIP

I agree with you, Dave. That game against Holland in Euro '96 was one of the best England performances I can remember.

Obviously, Sir Alf is still top of the table. I'm interested in the other choice though.

 

[Swiss Tony]

I agree with you, Dave. That game against Holland in Euro '96 was one of the best England performances I can remember.

Obviously, Sir Alf is still top of the table. I'm interested in the other choice though.

Got to go with Southgate Rob though it pains me he’s done well at finals imo.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Got to go with Southgate Rob though it pains me he’s done well at finals imo.

Nice one, Dave.

Just been thinking about El Tel's time with England and the game I mentioned earlier: -

 

[ozzie]

What a character...top bloke and manager...RIP El Tel..was he not the first (maybe still only?) English player to play at every level for England ??

 

[Ricey]

Got to go with Southgate Rob though it pains me he’s done well at finals imo.

Over Sir Bobby? Surely not!

 

[londonblue]

Nice one, Dave.

Just been thinking about El Tel's time with England and the game I mentioned earlier: -

The best thing about that game was the goal we conceded. It meant Scotland went out.

 

[Swiss Tony]

Over Sir Bobby? Surely not!

Getting to the final was the decider but yes Sir Bobby was indeed a fine manager.

 

[LCBB72]

Always remember the banter between David Webb and Terry Venables before the old League Cup game .

 

[johnlattimerssponge]

Old enough to remember him as a decent player and an even better manager who was not only charismatic but also very forward thinking. I was lucky enough to go to all the England games at Wembley in Euro 96 and it was a great team to watch and unfortunate in some ways not to win the trophy.
RIP

 

[ThurrockShrimper]

I was born in 88 so Euro 96 was the first international tournament that I properly experienced . Cheers for the memories El Tel, still remember that Scotland match vividly. RIP.

 

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

And of course us Gentleman/Ladies of a certain age, remember he co wrote the TV Series Hazell, which was a very good watch in its day starring Nicholas Ball.

 

[Swiss Tony]

And of course us Gentleman/Ladies of a certain age, remember he co wrote the TV Series Hazell, which was a very good watch in its day starring Nicholas Ball.

He was a half decent singer too.

 

[RHB]

This article, on the BBC Football site, by Guillem Balague is a easy read and a great tribute to El Tel.

'A special man and trailblazer - Venables' lasting legacy at Barca'

Terry Venables' impact as manager of Barcelona cannot be underestimated, writes Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[RHB]

He was a half decent singer too.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

For the record (and I was working in Barna when Venables was manager back in 83/4 .nobody in Spain ever called TV "El Tel".That was purely a GB media invention.

My favourite El Tel story while he was here snd staying at the Princess Sofia 5 Star hotel near the ground was when a UK journalist confronted him with a pic.of him with a good looking young lass in a bikini by the hotel swimming pool and asked him for his reaction."That's a nice picture of me and our daughter he replied. can I have it? "

 

[LCBB72]

And of course us Gentleman/Ladies of a certain age, remember he co wrote the TV Series Hazell, which was a very good watch in its day starring Nicholas Ball.

Maggie Bell sung the theme song .

 

[The Original Tribal Chief]

RIP El Tel - he brought pride back to the England team after the dismal Taylor years, and provided some absolute magic at Euro '96. Looked like Hoddle was going to continue his good work before he was dismissed for his unfashionable opinions. Southgate has certainly learned from that.