shandypants Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 A legendary SWFC coach. RIP Tony. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Animis Posted September 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 20, 2021 51 minutes ago, Flat Owl said: RIP Tony Toms. Remember after some of the trouble at away grounds Jack Charlton suggested in his programme notes that anyone who wanted a scrap on a Saturday afternoon to come down to Hillsborough and have a pop at TT… 7 8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plonk Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 That’s really sad news. Saw him at hirsty bar a few years ago. Told some great stories. Not many “ back room” staff become legends but he really was. What a life he lived. RIP Tony. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 16 minutes ago, Animis said: Fantastic. God bless Big Jack and TT 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt68owls Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 R.I.P Tony Toms, part of the first decent setup I saw at Hillsborough in the late 70s and early 80s. He didn't take any crap and had the team as fit as anything, love to see the likes of him still at Hillsborough. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Completely gutted to hear this news. Met Tony on a few occasions when he was at Wednesday. He lived in Worrall, and was a regular in the Shoulder of Mutton, which was my local back in the day. He would always have a pint and chat with fans and had a fantastic sense of humour. Quite often you would wander in and find Jack Charlton propping up the bar with Tony. He used to tell dome reyt stories of his time in the Commando's. Was once talking to him about the training methods at Wednesday and how the players dealt with his sessions up on the moors, his reply was " my sessions are nothing complicated, I run them till they throw up, then i run them some more." Thoroughly nice bloke with a vice like grip of a handshake. RIP BIG MAN. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 46 minutes ago, Animis said: I think it's safe to assume no one took up that offer. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mercury Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 RIP Tony - UTO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Always loved this photo of Tony lifting Bobby Knutt 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swfc4_sufc0 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 3 hours ago, The Claw said: "Get up, or I'll chin you..." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage owl Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Years ago we had him as our guest at our football club dinner did a display of unarmed combat, he chucked everyone around like rag dolls. RIP Tony . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Mate of mine..who was pretty athletic and did running and weight training went to a training session with him...sure it was for Wednesday fans at the ground, but can't remember...He told me he was throwing up after half an hour...He asked me if I wanted to go to the next one.... Dunno if he went or not R.I.P Tony Toms 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirstyslaces Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Very sad to hear of this. RIP Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NobbyStyle Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 1 hour ago, S36 OWL said: Completely gutted to hear this news. Met Tony on a few occasions when he was at Wednesday. He lived in Worrall, and was a regular in the Shoulder of Mutton, which was my local back in the day. He would always have a pint and chat with fans and had a fantastic sense of humour. Quite often you would wander in and find Jack Charlton propping up the bar with Tony. He used to tell dome reyt stories of his time in the Commando's. Was once talking to him about the training methods at Wednesday and how the players dealt with his sessions up on the moors, his reply was " my sessions are nothing complicated, I run them till they throw up, then i run them some more." Thoroughly nice bloke with a vice like grip of a handshake. RIP BIG MAN. Andy McCulloch looks like he’s “reviewing”his breakfast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Striggy Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 2 hours ago, S36 OWL said: Completely gutted to hear this news. Met Tony on a few occasions when he was at Wednesday. He lived in Worrall, and was a regular in the Shoulder of Mutton, which was my local back in the day. He would always have a pint and chat with fans and had a fantastic sense of humour. Quite often you would wander in and find Jack Charlton propping up the bar with Tony. He used to tell dome reyt stories of his time in the Commando's. Was once talking to him about the training methods at Wednesday and how the players dealt with his sessions up on the moors, his reply was " my sessions are nothing complicated, I run them till they throw up, then i run them some more." Thoroughly nice bloke with a vice like grip of a handshake. RIP BIG MAN. Seem to remember him coming into the Shoulder one night, there was 2" of snow on the ground yet he turned up in flip flops and shorts. I have an image of him stood at the bar with a little dog cradled in one hand and a pint in the other. RIP TT 4 "nobody told me there would be days like these!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 5 hours ago, Animis said: RIP Tony. Remember 1976 when he took the team overnight on the moors in freezing weather - playing at home and players having a 'phycological block' was even being churned out then: We need to move..the ground is like a curse. It gets into the minds of players (apart from the opposition) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 3 hours ago, S36 OWL said: Always loved this photo of Tony lifting Bobby Knutt I always thought Bobby Knut was a Unitedite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watto Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 My dad went to his keep fit sessions in the gym at Hillsborough, be around 76, 77 , my abiding memory though is me and my brother playing football on the pitch in almost total darkness and the buzz we got from it taking penalties at the kop end with a small strip light behind the net . Thank you Tony for not tellin us to get off the pitch , RIP big man x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watto Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, shandypants said: I always thought Bobby Knut was a Unitedite. I think he was ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etchesketch Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 6 hours ago, Pablo Bonvin said: Someone only posted a picture on here a few days ago of him, Charlton, Setters and St John saying he was the only one of them left. That's one hell of a management team they've now got upstairs! RIP Tony All died within the last 15 months sadly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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