‘He was a lovely, warm kind man’
TOP BLOKE In the 1982 World Cup SIR Alex Ferguson: “Ray was a great football man who was well respected and liked by all who knew him and always had a kind word for people. ”
Talksport colleague Michael Gray: “Absolutely devastated to hear the news we have lost a true gentleman.”
BT Sport host Lynsey Hipgrave: “He was so warm, kind, smiley and always genuinely interested in how you were. He was just a lovely human being who will be greatly missed.”
Ex-Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson: “Feel empty – much love to all the family. Life is cruel.”
David Beckham: “Incredibly sad to wake up to the news Ray has passed away. A man I always looked up to.”
Ally McCoist: “He was a far greater human being than footballer – integrity, class, professionalism.”
Ex-QPR player Andy Sinton: “He was my idol, my inspiration, my team-mate – but more importantly than that, he was my mate.”
HEYDAY In action against Wales in 1980