Vicar

[ravenrover]

Anyone of a certain age may remember Dave at an away game at Torquay August Bank Holiday and an incident with a policeman and a very large bunch of bananas. When my wifes brother got home and was asked by Daves mum where he was, the only thing he could come up with was He's still in Torquay
May whichever god bless him

[Upton Rover]

Sad news, RIP

[Metalmicky]

I never asked him why he was called Vicar on here......anyone know.

Very sad news and I hope he Rests in Peace.

[Lesonthewest]

What sad news, didn't know Dave apart from on here. Sincerest condolences to family & friends. RIP.

[bobbymax]

RIP Dave

[donnyallday]

Managed to see him on his last game on east stand wheelchair bound.
 Gutted he's departed, always spoke on the south stand each game.
 
 One of Dave's jokes for you, it always made me chuckle.

 Police in Manchester stopped a transvestite  for questioning.

 Turned out he had a wig an a dress.

  [ wigan address ]  for those that may not get it.
God bless Dave

[Sammy Chung was King]

Managed to see him on his last game on east stand wheelchair bound.
 Gutted he's departed, always spoke on the south stand each game.
 
 One of Dave's jokes for you, it always made me chuckle.

 Police in Manchester stopped a transvestite  for questioning.

 Turned out he had a wig an a dress.

  [ wigan address ]  for those that may not get it.
God bless Dave

One of those jokes that’s so corny it’s funny. To Donny all day I’m not going to argue with you, on the rights and wrongs of you telling me what to do.

Sorry for the families loss, and loss of a fellow Rover.

[donnyallday]

It's ?????
  How you can comment on a post without passing on any condolences is weird to say the least.

 Odd .

[sha66y]

There goes a voice!

A sad day for reflection….

[roversontheup]

Sad news. Thoughts go to the Vicars friends and family. 

[EasyforDennis]

RIP Dave. One of those faces often seen at both home and away games but I never knew he was "The Vicar"

[Alickismyhero]

Very sad news especially at this time of year.

My condolences to his family and friends.

RIP Vicar I will miss your comments on the forum.

[RoversAlias]

I have just seen on Facebook who Vicar was "in person", having never connected the face to the name on here - but of course had seen and interacted with Dave many times over the years at home games and away. What a laugh he was and a wonderful presence in the fanbase.

One memory that immediately springs to mind, I was in the concourse queue in the South Stand a few years ago with some friends, and Dave was stood in front. We were having a conversation amongst ourselves, and said something to our friend that prompted him to say "well I'm just a normal lad" or words to that effect.

Without missing a beat and with a straight face, Dave turned around and told my friend "Well you don't look normal!" to which we of course all rolled laughing. Cue some good light-hearted chat between us all and Dave.

It will not be the same knowing we won't see his face at games anymore.

[Donny Exile in York]

A dedicated supporter over many decades through thick and thin. One of the main figures in the Rovers fan group family. RIP Vicar

[Draytonian III]

I’ve read all the posts about Dave/Vicar no doubt I’ll have known him, but I can not place him

[idler]

Many years ago we played Blackpool at Belle Vue. I hadn't managed to get a programme and Dave who was a steward heard me telling my son and said I've got a Blackpool programme and sold it to me for the 50p or whatever the price was in those days.
Later that day when I looked at the programme at was the previous season's encounter against them.
R.I.P. Dave.

[les@donr]

Deepest condolence to Vicar's family. Losing a loved one near Christmas is very hard to take. I lost my own foster father close to Christmas, and it was very hard time for my foster mother. Vicar RIP.

[hoolahoop]

Gutted to hear this , Dave helped me so much when I struggled with COVID  in late 2019 - I knew he was ill but he kept you all informed of how I was . Every day he rang me in hospital , sadly when he too found out he was ill , he just stopped talking .He never did get to show me the outside project he was working on .
Date was a decent lad , a Rover through and through and I'm proud that he was able to call me his mate but so sad that I was unaware of how that evil illness gripped such a great friend and fellow supporter.
RIP Vicar, Dave, a comical Rover and a loyal friend - my condolences to his lovely wife and son too

[donny dave]

I did not know Dave but i wish i did, so sorry mate you are a proper fan.

[RobTheRover]

RIP Dave.

We sat a few rows behind him at the KMS in the SE corner for many years and enjoyed his banter immensely.

Love and condolences to Simon and the rest of the family.

[IDM]

Just seen this sad news.

My condolences to Dave’s family and friends.

RIP vicar, god bless.