Thomas would be visited regularly by Jones as he struggled through cancer treatment in 2019. Likewise, it was Thomas who would be a regular at Jones' bedside as dementia began to take hold. He would come in when I had cancer and say 'It's not looking good for you Mickey'. So when he was saying he felt ill, I'd say 'never mind that, you're looking worse!' "I was chatting to (former Wrexham youth coach) Steve Cooper and he was telling me that people don't appreciate what a good coach he was.

Source: BBC January 09, 2026 14:02 UTC