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STAR SILL’S IN A SKY BLUE HEAVEN

JOHN SILLETT 1936-2021
By John Wragg

CUP KING: Coventry City manager John Sillett savours their FA Cup final win against Tottenham in 1987 with pal George Curtis in the background and, Inset, Sillett celebrates with his jubilant team
PICTURE: Alamy

WHEN John Sillett and David Pleat were walking out at the head of their teams for the Cup final, Pleat turned to Sillett.
“You know, I’ve never lost at Wembley,” Pleat said.
Wembley debutant Sillett thought for a moment. “Neither have I!” he quipped.
It’s that kind of sharp, quick-witted response that made John, who died this week aged 8...

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