Dave Thomas and his guide dog

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That's a real shame. DT was one of the first players I remember seeing at LR and in my top 11 all time Rs. A devil to defend against and quick.
 
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love you davie,really love you,hope you can somehow save some of your vision
some of your wing play was sensational,i loved it when you used to cross the ball when at full speed
absolutely idolised you and as i was a right winger i used to let my socks hang around my ankles without any shin pads
please please please if there is a god in heaven lets hope this man can keep some of his vision
 
One of my boyhood early memories was watching Dave Thomas tearing down the wings with Gillard struggling to keep up with him.

Made a donation to the just giving page, I encourage others to do the same.
 
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When I was ten years old a man who lived upstairs from us who worked at QPR took me and my mate to see QPR train at the West London Stadium. It was during the 1975/76 season, we also got to do a few laps of the track with the squad. Afterwards Dave Thomas took us to the canteen and bought us a coke and crisps while he had a lemon tea. Top bloke is Dave.

My neighbour who lives opposite me played golf with him regularly. I'll have to ask him if he was one of his ball spotters as mentioned in that article.
 
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A true legend and great that DT has been given a new lease of life with his guide dog..........

One of the finest sights in football was Dave flying down the wing, socks around his ankles, leaving full backs standing.....those of us old enough to have seen him in action were blessed.........

.....and he can still play golf off 9 handicap.......
 
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165k we paid. Remember getting home from school and reading it in the Standard. He was not only a good attacking winger but used to work so hard tracking back.

Fast forward many years later and was with the wife and boys at Butlins at Bognor Regis. Dave was running the football school for them and he was smashing. Think he was actually player manager at Bognor at the time.

Wish him all the best.
 
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Shame he hasn't been able to get to some more games this season, he could have lent his dog to some of the referees that have officiated at some of our matches!
 
Really sad to read this, a pivotal member of that brilliant seventies side the likes of which we will never see again.
I, as I'm sure we all do, wish him well in coping with the obstacles of life that lay ahead.
 
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