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Viking Chat => Viking Chat => Topic started by: besty on June 22, 2018, 07:50:18 pm
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My dad sadly passed away while on holiday last week.
He was in his 60s and had been a Rovers season ticket holder since he was a kid.
He took me to my first Rovers game 40 years ago and because of him I got the bug.
Dad drove down from Harrogate while I drove from Wigan,it wasnt about the football it was a couple of beers and a catch up then generally the football spoilt it haha.
Dreading that first home game without you dad but ill be there and I know you will be in spirit.
Although many wont know his name you would know his face as we attended many away games as well.
Love you Dad rest in peace XXX
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Condolences to you and your family from a fellow Rovers fan .
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Once again, condolences to a fellow Rover.
Fourteen years since my dad passed on and I still sometimes think it would be nice to nip round and see him.
Time makes it easier to live with.
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Many condolences Besty.
That first match without him will be tough. My dad died 17 years ago - last time I saw him alive was leaving BV after an inept and stultifying 0-0 against Kettering. It never felt right being at BV without him there after that. The first match was a weird, numb feeling. It eases with time but it never totally goes away, and you wouldn’t want it to.
Good luck.
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Many condolences Besty. I knew your dad and have some good memories of him. A sad loss at such a young age as well.
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Condolences to you all at this sad time. I'm sure many of us knew him by sight. Maybe a photo would assist in memory of him.
R.I.P.
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Condolences Besty and you will always remember your dad as a true fan that stayed with his club through thick and thin.
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My Dad
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Like the rest of us your dad lived through some great Rovers times after the very worst.
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Condolences besty words are pretty meaningless at this time but all of our thoughts are with you
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Condolences besty thoughts with you family from our family
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Hello mate I'm so sorry to hear about your Dad, our Dan has just contacted me about your devastating news. I am so shocked and find it quite hard to believe as we have sat together in the south east corner since the change to unreserved seating a few years ago.
I know that living in Wigan has been hard for you to attend every game so me and your dad became quite good Rovers buddies, gutted mate, absolutely gutted that I won't be having a bit of banter with my mate Cliff.
Top man, loved a beer or two before the game, Rovers through and through & a bit if Harrogate Town too and I'm not looking forward to the first game without him on our row with my two sons.
Shocked and finding it difficult to believe, please PM me with the funeral arrangements so that I can attend.
RIP Cliff
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Sorry to hear about your loss Besty, condolences to you and all your family.
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So sorry for your loss, had many a chat with your dad over the years, my Thoughts are with you and your family at this sad time
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I recognise your Dad. Condolences mate. May he Rest in Peace.
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Sorry for your loss. its truly a crushing feeling to lose your Dad.
I lost mine when i was 11 yrs old.
Remember the good times .
R.I.P Mr Best.
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So sorry to hear of your loss Besty, my dad also introduced me to the Rovers years ago & after he died it was tough going to games without him, it does heal in time & you tend to remember the good times & memories with a smile eventually. Condolences to you, your family & friends.
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So sorry to hear about your loss, sincere condolences.
I lost my Dad last year, not an easy time, but remember all the good times - it will help you get through.
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So sorry for your sad loss Besty. It must be devastating to lose your Dad at such a young age. And I’m in my sixties so I know how young that is.
Hold on to all those wonderful memories of attending Rovers games with your Dad. Sadly, my Dad wasn’t really interested in football so I never went to a game with him, but I’m dragging my daughters kicking and screaming to every home game!
My thoughts and best wishes to you.
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So sorry for your loss and condolences.
My Dad died during our first season in the Championship, so got to see Rovers playing again at the level he first saw them in the 1950s. As others have said, remember all those good times.
All the very best in the coming days and beyond.
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So sorry to hear about your Dad. My Mum passed away a week ago and like you I’m dreading the first match without her.
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Sad news mate i did not know him but very sad RIP FELLOW ROVER
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Besty I am so saddened by this news as I had known your dad during our teens. We were both pupils at Doncaster Grammar School and and we used to hang about with a group of friends at Hexthorpe Flats. I met you at an away game some years ago when I recognised your dad. The last time I spoke to him he told me he was having some health issues. I remember too his late brother Dennis and his sister Barbara.
By coincidence, I am travelling to Doncaster this Saturday for a reunion with former school mates to celebrate 50 years since we did our A levels. Some of them will remember dear Cliff and I am sure we will raise a toast to his memory.
My condolences to your family
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I truly envy you. My dad was/is a Kitson and I've never felt what you had.
Cherish it, don't feel down about it, you guys had a blast.
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My heartfelt condolences too
Very difficult time - and I too was inducted into "Rovers land" by my Dad for which I am (usually) always grateful
We used to stand apart at Home Games as I used to prefer standing behind the Goal but have turned into him now and I sit on half way.
I just had to walk over the Pitch at Belle Vue before the Cheltenham away game and I looked over at where he would have been standing most games and it was a tribute to him - and unfortunately we lost the battle but won the war at Wembley !
I am still emotional writing this now all those years on - so time is a healer and it will get better but you wont want it to go away. Chin up - and do what I do and wear an extra Scarf for that next Game in his memory
Unfortunately every time I have done this (quite a lot lately) we have lost every Game !
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My dad took me to my first Rovers game in August 1958. That got me hooked. The next game that he attended was Luton at home October 1969 two days before my 21st birthday. We beat a good Luton side including Malcolm McDonald 2-0.
After moving to Bradford I would call before home games and he was always amused that I carried on going.
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My dad supported Barnsley but I loved him and miss him all the same. He would have been 100 on June 24th.
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My condolences to the Bests.
Its silly but I look at where members of my family, like my father, who have passed away, not to forget Derek and now Besty that they look over the game on match day, still giving support, never to be forgotten.
RIP "not so old Besty"
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No words will make it feel better but thoughts to you and your family at this difficult time
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Hi Besty, please accept my codolences for the loss of your father. I too new Cliff from my time at Doncaster Grammar School, infact I played rugby union with him for 5 years whilst being there, the only football we played was with a tennis ball at break time. Although I have supported the Rovers since the late 1950's, I never knew Cliff was such a staunch supporter & never infact saw him there. What a sadly missed oppotunity to catch up with an old school friend.
RIP Cliff.
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On behalf of the Supporters club, we send our thoughts and condolences to you and the family. were all here for you take care and if there is anything we can do as a rovers family .
take care Besty.
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Hi,
Would like to maybe do an annoucemont at the Wycombe game to say a few words.
The old clan are coming together to pay respects and enjoy his love of the rovers(hey we might afford a new striker with this extra income)
Would someone be kind enough to tell me how I might go about asking for such a thing?
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Email the club, I'd have thought.
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Send me a pm if you wish.
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Besty,
My heartfelt condolences to you and yours.
I remember meeting your Dad at my local petrol station in Harrogate a few years ago, it was lovely having a good Rovers natter with someone local. In fact I remember meeting and speaking to you about it outside my local chippy as you'd dropped him off and were heading back to Wigan.
From that one brief meeting I got the sense of what must have been a lovely relationship between you both.
Take care.
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Bless you, Besty. I dread the day I have to continue my love affair of Rovers without the level headed guidance of my dad.
All the best to you and yours.