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That good he had a tv programme named after him

He liked saving animals.

Absolute class.

Jipson McCump - was a great player for us. 

51 minutes ago, Essix Blue said:

That good he had a tv programme named after him

Catatonia even wrote a song about him.

Thought he was great in the X-Files.

David Pleat on him …..

Petrescu was an outstanding wing-back, the best I ever worked with at timing his charge forward to seize an attacking opportunity with a run inside the opposing full-back. Trevor Francis had signed him for Wednesday but I was more than happy to inherit such a brilliant player. Like several of the outstanding foreign players I have worked with, he was a tremendous trainer. His touch was superb, and he was only very occasionally caught out defensively. Ultimately we lost him to Chelsea. He was swayed by his wife into moving. She apparently preferred shopping at Harrods to Meadowhall, and had decided the travelling from Heathrow to Bucharest was easier than having to get connections to Manchester and on to Sheffield. There was also the salary to take into account, of course, and we eventually conceded to his request.

Loved him. I had his name and number on my yellow and purple striped, long sleeved away shirt. 

We sold him to Chelsea two weeks later. 

Also I was 37 at the time. 

Excellent player who sadly played in the worst Wednesday kit ever 

Another to file under 'better after he left us' from that era, agree shyte kit but lovely material.

I think he made his debut in the Kinsmann game against Spurs, spotted during the summer World Cup along with Klaus Ingesson. Top player.

Excellent player. When he was here, I always thought he needed more continental type players around him like he had at Chelsea. 

I feel our blend of players+ Pleat at the time was what made him move on. 

1 hour ago, NorfolkNChance said:

David Pleat on him …..

 

Petrescu was an outstanding wing-back, the best I ever worked with at timing his charge forward to seize an attacking opportunity with a run inside the opposing full-back. Trevor Francis had signed him for Wednesday but I was more than happy to inherit such a brilliant player. Like several of the outstanding foreign players I have worked with, he was a tremendous trainer. His touch was superb, and he was only very occasionally caught out defensively. Ultimately we lost him to Chelsea. He was swayed by his wife into moving. She apparently preferred shopping at Harrods to Meadowhall, and had decided the travelling from Heathrow to Bucharest was easier than having to get connections to Manchester and on to Sheffield. There was also the salary to take into account, of course, and we eventually conceded to his request.

I've seen Pleat give an account of this elsewhere that was rather more scathing. It went something like Petrescu's agent going in one day and saying that Chelsea had offered three times his current salary and what were we going to do about it? In essence the move was forced against our will in a rather unpleasant manner according to the manager at least. To be fair, rather than criticise the player he was more making the point that the balance of power had shifted, probably irrevocably, in a way that was unfair to clubs. Contrast this with the way Manchester United's interest in David Hirst was handled for example.