RIP Paul Mariner

[Bondurant]

Paul Mariner lost his battle with brain cancer on July 9. I missed the announcements and did not read about his passing until this morning. I had not been aware he was diagnosed with brain cancer.

Paul Mariner obituary

Former England striker Paul Mariner dies aged 68

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[TheMoreYouKnow]

He was before my time really, but I know he was a major part of that Ipswich Town team that won the UEFA Cup. Good player. RIP.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Only spent a year here, I don't recall much about his managerial impact on what was still a floundering TFC squad.

But I'm sure he was a nice guy.

RIP.

 

[HajdukSplit]

Liked him on ESPN FC, was level headed and didn’t deliver the typical hot take nonsense. Was wondering why he was off the show for about a year but now realize why

RIP

 

[gary69]

Only remember his last few years with Ipswich, WC 1982 and then the Arsenal years better, so I probably didn't see him at his best. Good forward, but didn't blow me away or anything.

At Arsenal, I thought his teammate forward Tony Woodcock was better (and he did score more goals than Mariner), but to be fair Woodcock was a couple of years younger.

I also particularly didn't like Arsenal, so I wasn't trying to find anything good about them either.

 

[sabremike]

I don't think people realize just how important he was to those great Revs teams of the early- mid 2000's. There's a reason Nichol never got another gig in MLS: Everyone knew Marner was the guy running things.