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Post by mayorofcov (BFHB) Honours on Feb 27, 2020 14:29:36 GMT 1
Just passed away today Top lad great town fan Will be well missed RIP MATE UTT
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Post by Tim Nice But Dim on Feb 27, 2020 15:33:26 GMT 1
That's sad news, we use to have a right laugh at the away game's especially on the Ken Margra Coach. I will always remember coming home from Grimsby, those who were their will know what i mean. RIP mate.
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Post by Farsley Terrier (UK product) on Feb 27, 2020 15:46:11 GMT 1
The loss of any Town fan is a sad loss. RIP.
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Post by rastrick32 on Feb 27, 2020 16:06:20 GMT 1
Shit! Good lad. Think Oti knows him as well. Marsh definitely knew him.
RIP Fours.
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Post by E4b on Feb 27, 2020 16:09:50 GMT 1
Four eyes four eyes give us a . RIP and condolences to his family and friends.
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Feb 27, 2020 18:01:42 GMT 1
RIP Eyes, my old mucker. Found out today from Rawcliffe and was genuinely shocked. Not much older than my good self. What can I say...daft as a brush, empty-headed fool but always quick to laugh and smile and often that's all you need. A proper character and I regaled a Dutch pal with a few of his antics over dinner tonight....made me laugh at least.
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Post by rastrick32 on Feb 27, 2020 18:14:13 GMT 1
RIP Eyes, my old mucker. Found out today from Rawcliffe and was genuinely shocked. Not much older than my good self. What can I say...daft as a brush, empty-headed fool but always quick to laugh and smile and often that's all you need. A proper character and I regaled a Dutch pal with a few of his antics over dinner tonight....made me laugh at least. I recall you went to Italia 90 with those buffoons! Hahaha, how did you survive?
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Feb 27, 2020 18:57:42 GMT 1
RIP Eyes, my old mucker. Found out today from Rawcliffe and was genuinely shocked. Not much older than my good self. What can I say...daft as a brush, empty-headed fool but always quick to laugh and smile and often that's all you need. A proper character and I regaled a Dutch pal with a few of his antics over dinner tonight....made me laugh at least. I recall you went to Italia 90 with those buffoons! Hahaha, how did you survive? Eyes got me in more than one scrape on that trip! I actually know him from much further back....never called him "Eyes"...he was always Chris to me. Always some madcap idea or scheme. Recall once walking in to a pub in Mirfield with him and a kid playing pool had a L**ds shirt on....Eyes just walked over and lamped him....and he was not angry...just carrying out his civic duty
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Post by htfc1984 on Feb 27, 2020 19:15:00 GMT 1
Rip eyes. Known you since I was born. Had some great memories with you. A few hairy ones to.
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Post by 28901 on Feb 27, 2020 20:00:05 GMT 1
RIP
Another sad loss I didnt know him personally but knew who he was. Most did back then.
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Post by buxtonboys101 on Feb 27, 2020 20:01:37 GMT 1
Really sad to hear this news. 4 Eyes was the heart and soul of the Cowshed movement back in the 1970s when I first went to watch Town. We were playing the likes of Workington, Southport, Darlington and Bradford in those days. Teams who are no longer in the Football League or at least well on their way to being out. 4 Eyes came into his own at away games and if you did not see him then you certainly heard him. One of my abiding memories of him was when he was arrested at Blackpool in 1981. A brick was thrown through the pub window and 4 Eyes picked up and put it in his pocket. The police arrested him for having an offensive weapon. He just said it was Blackpool Rock. The last time I actually saw him was in the Crown last season with a 'Dirty Leeds' tee shirt on. Never changed God bless him.
Can anyone fill me in on the story I heard about him in the late 1970s that he had won the football pools or something. Was that true?
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Post by 28901 on Feb 27, 2020 20:48:49 GMT 1
Really sad to hear this news. 4 Eyes was the heart and soul of the Cowshed movement back in the 1970s when I first went to watch Town. We were playing the likes of Workington, Southport, Darlington and Bradford in those days. Teams who are no longer in the Football League or at least well on their way to being out. 4 Eyes came into his own at away games and if you did not see him then you certainly heard him. One of my abiding memories of him was when he was arrested at Blackpool in 1981. A brick was thrown through the pub window and 4 Eyes picked up and put it in his pocket. The police arrested him for having an offensive weapon. He just said it was Blackpool Rock. The last time I actually saw him was in the Crown last season with a 'Dirty Leeds' tee shirt on. Never changed God bless him. Can anyone fill me in on the story I heard about him in the late 1970s that he had won the football pools or something. Was that true? No but I love that list of shit clubs no longer in the league or on their way out.
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Post by Marshleeds on Feb 27, 2020 21:03:51 GMT 1
Shit! Good lad. Think Oti knows him as well. Marsh definitely knew him. RIP Fours. Very sad to hear this, used to see him in The Crown more recently, we always had a quick chat despite our differing loyalties and last time I saw him a few months back knew he was fading. Was a regular Thursday Night drinking partner in the 90’s, several of us regular as clockwork round Town, Leeds Fans, Town Fans, Man U Fans all taking the proverbial out of each other but all in good nature. Heard some crazy stories from him and others about him from both Town and England days past. In the days when tucking a Newspaper in the back of your jeans pocket was almost part of football fashion setting fire to unprepared rivals papers in theirs was one of his party pieces. Forgetting recentish misdemeanours (those who know, know) a sad loss of one of life’s characters albeit as mad as a bottle of crisps. RIP Eyes.
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Post by Mav on Feb 27, 2020 21:31:56 GMT 1
Rest in Peace
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Post by rastrick32 on Feb 27, 2020 22:14:29 GMT 1
Shit! Good lad. Think Oti knows him as well. Marsh definitely knew him. RIP Fours. Very sad to hear this, used to see him in The Crown more recently, we always had a quick chat despite our differing loyalties and last time I saw him a few months back knew he was fading. Was a regular Thursday Night drinking partner in the 90’s, several of us regular as clockwork round Town, Leeds Fans, Town Fans, Man U Fans all taking the proverbial out of each other but all in good nature. Heard some crazy stories from him and others about him from both Town and England days past. In the days when tucking a Newspaper in the back of your jeans pocket was almost part of football fashion setting fire to unprepared rivals papers in theirs was one of his party pieces. Forgetting recentish misdemeanours (those who know, know) a sad loss of one of life’s characters albeit as mad as a bottle of crisps. RIP Eyes. Yep, happy days mate. I remember that he was good with you Leeds fans despite his feelings towards your club. Not all Town characters were quite so forgiving as you and I know... Anyway, hope you are well, we'll catch up soon.
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Post by Baba O'Riley on Feb 27, 2020 23:45:30 GMT 1
Shared many a pint with Four Eyes. RIP mate.
UTT
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Post by aksaiblue on Feb 28, 2020 5:30:31 GMT 1
Sad news - a great bloke with a wicked sense of humour - RIP old lad
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Post by Malvern Tom (WAHLS) on Feb 28, 2020 8:42:05 GMT 1
All Town fans are special, but some are iconic. Four eyes was hilarious, mad, generous and special. Along with Donna, Ainley, the Callaghans, Irish, Ged, Johnson, Gladstone etc etc.... My best memories of Town involved the away days with them. Four eyes was a favorite with the Heckmondwike lads. R. I. P. mate. Would someone be so kind as to let us know the funeral details. Very sad.
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Post by mayorofcov (BFHB) Honours on Feb 28, 2020 11:38:45 GMT 1
Went to jockland to watch town in a pre season friendly at Motherwell, flew up from Birmingham to Glasgow cost £35.33 return, stopped in the Glasgow Hilton B and B £35.00 Caught the train to Motherwell and got off at the wrong stop any way started to make me way walking towards Motherwell through country in me blue and white colours and in the distance I could see this lone figure in blue and white walking towards me fuck me 300 miles away from home I bump into Eyes ees fooking lost, pissed, no money and no battery on his mobile anyway after the uddersfield greeting of kissing and cuddling we found a pub had a few beers and chat lent him 40 squid and then headed off to the town centre wat a fooking day that turned out to be Great bloke one ode the best UTFT
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Post by Malvern Tom (WAHLS) on Feb 28, 2020 12:32:55 GMT 1
Torquay away....... Saturday evening kick off..... B&B sorted...... Four eyes nowhere to sleep...... Sneak him into B&B....... Got thrown out.... Slept on beach under a boat. Lost 2-1 (I think)
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Post by drewden on Feb 28, 2020 14:23:25 GMT 1
All Town fans are special, but some are iconic. Four eyes was hilarious, mad, generous and special. Along with Donna, Ainley, the Callaghans, Irish, Ged, Johnson, Gladstone etc etc.... My best memories of Town involved the away days with them. Four eyes was a favorite with the Heckmondwike lads. R. I. P. mate. Would someone be so kind as to let us know the funeral details. Very sad. I knew all of these people you mention, that hung around in the 70s 80s watching town, but cant for the life of me remember 4 eyes, maybe I knew him as his proper name. Anyhow rest in peace, almighty Town fan.
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Feb 28, 2020 18:12:55 GMT 1
All Town fans are special, but some are iconic. Four eyes was hilarious, mad, generous and special. Along with Donna, Ainley, the Callaghans, Irish, Ged, Johnson, Gladstone etc etc.... My best memories of Town involved the away days with them. Four eyes was a favorite with the Heckmondwike lads. R. I. P. mate. Would someone be so kind as to let us know the funeral details. Very sad. I knew all of these people you mention, that hung around in the 70s 80s watching town, but cant for the life of me remember 4 eyes, maybe I knew him as his proper name. Anyhow rest in peace, almighty Town fan. Chris Greenhalgh.
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Post by hantstownexile on Feb 28, 2020 18:17:34 GMT 1
Another pal gone. RIP lad. Plenty of cracking times to remember. UTT
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Post by Leporid on Feb 28, 2020 21:48:56 GMT 1
I knew all of these people you mention, that hung around in the 70s 80s watching town, but cant for the life of me remember 4 eyes, maybe I knew him as his proper name. Anyhow rest in peace, almighty Town fan. Chris Greenhalgh. Oti, was he a shortish, squarely built fellow?
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Post by mayorofcov (BFHB) Honours on Feb 28, 2020 22:11:43 GMT 1
Eyes was always one in the back ground but the sneaky fooker would always pull sumat out the bag to take over the away town before the game GOD BLESS YA MATE UTFT
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Post by riversider on Feb 28, 2020 22:23:36 GMT 1
Remember Chris at Blackpool, he stayed in our hotel, we had a bag of clothes, he had a bag of airbomb repeaters and flares... great lad lol
RIP Eyes
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Post by mayorofcov (BFHB) Honours on Feb 28, 2020 22:33:35 GMT 1
Think his old man owned standard fire works
Weeeee DONT carry bottles We don’t carry lead UTFT
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Post by drewden on Feb 28, 2020 23:51:29 GMT 1
Think his old man owned standard fire works Weeeee DONT carry bottles We don’t carry lead UTFT We only carry hatchets to bury in their heads.
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Feb 29, 2020 6:33:03 GMT 1
Oti, was he a shortish, squarely built fellow? That's the fella...always got filthy NHS glasses on
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Post by otium (EPBS) on Feb 29, 2020 6:35:48 GMT 1
Liked his ammonia did Eyes, empty a pub in two minutes! If I get time I will write about how he upset half a dozen Italian motorcycle cops leading one of them to slap him and tear up his porn stash in front of his face....very funny...particularly Eyes trying to stick the pictures back together
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