Ron Flowers RIP

[Stoichkov]

Just been mentioned on the headlines of the Radio 4 1p.m. news.

yes very pleased to see the coverage nationally today - here on BBC website main page Ex-England midfielder Flowers dies at 87

 

[Big Saft Kid]

I thought Kay was an Everton player?

He was at Wednesday and was transferred to Everton. The offences occurred when he was at Wednesday

 

[Parkfieldswolf]

RIP Ron. I missed his era but have seen some footage and what a player in a fantastic team. Used to have a mooch around his sports shop as a kid and can remember buying an England top from there on the way to us v Cardiff one year. Go and have a game up there with the other legends Ron.

 

[JadeWolf]

As supporters we should mark this, such a significant player deserves something permanent but would be nice if we laid some flowers? Maybe at the Mol or the shop, whats everyone think? Where's best?

I reckon @PumpKing is the guy for this

 

[DC sits in the NORTHSTAND]

RIP Ron.

 

[JR WAS KING]

yes very pleased to see the coverage nationally today - here on BBC website main page Ex-England midfielder Flowers dies at 87

Nice tribute on 5live with David Instone

 

[Macman]

Nice to see Geoff Hurst put the England shirt with Flowers 49 on the pitch.

 

[JadeWolf]

Nice to see Geoff Hurst put the England shirt with Flowers 49 on the pitch.

Really lovely.

 

[Lupus ad Penn]

I remember going to his testimonial match in 1970. The only chance I ever had to see some of the great players of the 1950s play at Molineux. They had two matches,the first included Hancocks Mullen and many other fantastic former players, the second game Wolves v International X1 including the great Ron Flowers. I spoke to him on a few occasions in his Queen St shop. A real gentleman. RIP

 

[Incognito]

Moment of applause for Ron at Wembley tonight and Sir Geoff Hurst laying an England top, with Flowers on the back, on the hallowed turf. Nice touch. Sir Geoff looked very emotional.

 

[goldeneyed]

Very sad to hear this. Caught the tail end of his career only but what a player and leader. A true legend who deserves a statue at the very least. A hero in golden times who will never be forgotten. Rest in the knowledge of being a supreme sportsman and great character for a great club.

 

[JR WAS KING]

Moment of applause for Ron at Wembley tonight and Sir Geoff Hurst laying an England top, with Flowers on the back, on the hallowed turf. Nice touch. Sir Geoff looked very emotional.

He did.

 

[SuperGran]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1459268198700916741

 

[Incognito]

Shed a tear or two watching this. It's really hit me this. I only met him in the shop on the few occasions I went in and plucked up the courage to say a few stupid words about the Wolves team of what was then the early 80s. God knows how folk who knew him well and of course his family are feeling. God bless them.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1459248853929148425

 

[Tring Wolf]

My Dad says he’s the greatest Wolves player that he ever saw.

A true Wolves hero. RIP.

 

[Jonzy54]

My Dad says he’s the greatest Wolves player that he ever saw.

A true Wolves hero. RIP.

He isn’t far wrong

 

[Jonzy54]

I honestly thought he was indestructible and would go on forever

 

[PumpKing]

I reckon @PumpKing is the guy for this

I would love nothing more Jade,a great idea and I know I could arrange this, and I would be very pleased to do so.

If anyone would like to suggest something, maybe a floral tribute to Ron on behalf of Molineuxmix, then I can arrange for it to be laid in a suitable place at the ground.

 

[Lou Pine]

It’s got to be flowers for Flowers, hasn’t it? Everyone bring a bunch to the game v West Ham.

 

[WickedWolfie]

Moment of applause for Ron at Wembley tonight and Sir Geoff Hurst laying an England top, with Flowers on the back, on the hallowed turf. Nice touch. Sir Geoff looked very emotional.

Sadly not many of the England 66 squad left now.

 

[Jonzy54]

Sadly not many of the England 66 squad left now.

Off the top of my head Cohen Charlton and Hurst from the team and Eastham Callaghan and Paine from the squad

 

[JadeWolf]

I would love nothing more Jade,a great idea and I know I could arrange this, and I would be very pleased to do so.

If anyone would like to suggest something, maybe a floral tribute to Ron on behalf of Molineuxmix, then I can arrange for it to be laid in a suitable place at the ground.

Thanks @PumpKing knew you was the man for the job. Someone who gave so much to our club deserves our respect and to be given a fitting tribute. I’ll have a think today and get back to you but yeah if anyone else can come up with something that’s awesome. I like the Flowers for Flowers.

 

[topcat99]

It would have been a fitting tribute for Southgate to have put the current Wolves captain on for the last 15 minutes last night.

Shame it didn’t happen.

 

[Elvis Wolf]

One of my first Wolves heroes.
Bought his book 'For Wolves and England' ,
when it was originally published.
A true legend.
Very sad news indeed.
R.I.P. Ron.

Always remember one of the photos in the book, showed Ron on a golf course, which must have been just over his rear garden fence, where his wife is passing a mug of tea to him.

 

[Norman Bell]

Well done to the Daily Mail and the i paper today for both having good sized tribute articles on Ron Flowers.

With the great man's passing the era of every city or fair sized town having a sports shop being owned and run by an ex professional sportsman must be about to became something that will be in the past very shortly.

 

[kentish wolf]

Everything about Ron Flowers was CLASS
As a person, a family man,a footballer and a fan
Rip Ron..
All time great for the Wolves.

 

[Jonzy54]

Well done to the Daily Mail and the i paper today for both having good sized tribute articles on Ron Flowers.

With the great man's passing the era of every city or fair sized town having a sports shop being owned and run by an ex professional sportsman must be about to became something that will be in the past very shortly.

I remember going to Ted Macdougall’s sports shop in Bournemouth in 1976 .He served me and my mate and we both bought an orange Adidas top with black stripes .The quality was superb and I kept mine for years .Eventually it got packed away and forgotten about .I found it again a few years back and it had (ahem) miraculously shrunk

 

[Big Saft Kid]

It would have been a fitting tribute for Southgate to have put the current Wolves captain on for the last 15 minutes last night.

Shame it didn’t happen.

Southgate doesn't do "sentimental", even when his robots are 5 up against total dross like Albania.

 

[Incognito]

Any news on Ron's send off? I'm sending flowers to the club, at least.

 

[Incognito]

Reminiscing about Ron and his sports shop on Queens Street, did Jimmy Mullen also have a sports shop on Oxford Street, just on the south side of Bilston Town centre, across the road from the Oak and Ivy, or did I imagine that?

 

[stoke wanderer]

Reminiscing about Ron and his sports shop on Queens Street, did Jimmy Mullen also have a sports shop on Oxford Street, just on the south side of Bilston Town centre, across the road from the Oak and Ivy, or did I imagine that?

Jimmy mullen had a shop in broad street wolverhampton,not sure if he had any others though?

 

[Jonzy54]

Jimmy mullen had a shop in broad street wolverhampton,not sure if he had any others though?

Just the one

 

[whitnash wolf ex.dewsbury]

Reminiscing about Ron and his sports shop on Queens Street, did Jimmy Mullen also have a sports shop on Oxford Street, just on the south side of Bilston Town centre, across the road from the Oak and Ivy, or did I imagine that?

Bert Williams had a training centre in Bilston I believe

 

[Bilston paul]

Reminiscing about Ron and his sports shop on Queens Street, did Jimmy Mullen also have a sports shop on Oxford Street, just on the south side of Bilston Town centre, across the road from the Oak and Ivy, or did I imagine that?

It was Bert Williams who had the shop in the bilston area of the city.

 

[Incognito]

Jimmy mullen had a shop in broad street wolverhampton,not sure if he had any others though?

Thanks. My imagination running wild back then or memory fading. Either way, both Ron and Jimmy, old gold legends of the very finest vintage. RIP both.

 

[Scallywolf]

I’ve just read a Dave Edwards article in the Express and Star where he talks about Mick Mcarthy and how he is far too good to be out of football for long. Many paragraphs long.

At the end of the article there are a couple of paragraphs about Ron and his final sentence states ‘Wolves were very lucky to have him spend his career here’.

To be honest those final words disappoint me. We were not lucky, we were blessed to have Ron Flowers play for our great club, considering the number of games he played and the deserved recognition the great man received playing for a club obviously close to his heart.

Maybe I am being a bit picky, but choose your words a bit more carefully please Dave, especially for one of our true greats!

 

[Big Saft Kid]

I’ve just read a Dave Edwards article in the Express and Star where he talks about Mick Mcarthy and how he is far too good to be out of football for long. Many paragraphs long.

At the end of the article there are a couple of paragraphs about Ron and his final sentence states ‘Wolves were very lucky to have him spend his career here’.

To be honest those final words disappoint me. We were not lucky, we were blessed to have Ron Flowers play for our great club, considering the number of games he played and the deserved recognition the great man received playing for a club obviously close to his heart.

Maybe I am being a bit picky, but choose your words a bit more carefully please Dave, especially for one of our true greats!

Yes, you are being picky. 'Blessed' or 'lucky' -- please explain the difference

 

[Lupus ad Penn]

It was Bert Williams who had the shop in the bilston area of the city.

I think Jimmy Mullen had a sports shop in Broad St Wolverhampton.

 

[SuperGran]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1460960265739120646

 

[Scallywolf]

Yes, you are being picky. 'Blessed' or 'lucky' -- please explain the difference

To me, lucky means winning the lottery. You have a one in ten million (or more) chance of winning. We were not ‘lucky‘ with Ron Flowers.

To me, blessed means it was always meant to be. We were ‘blessed’ with
Ron Flowers. No luck involved.

Hope that explains the difference. No dictionary involved, just my opinion about a great man and football player.