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EagleLee79 Flag Mablethorpe, Lincs 21 Apr 15 7.27pm Send a Private Message to EagleLee79 Add EagleLee79 as a friend

Im not ashamed to admit that i cried yesterday several times after hearing the sad news.

I have never met the man himself, but he was part of the Crystal Palace family, the Holmesdale family and its never ever going to be the same again on this site in his absence.

It speaks volumes of how he was and what he did for not just me, but for a lot of people on here, that his passing has saddened a lot of people.

Im happy to contribute also to anything in his honour as he was always a click away when i needed a link/help with anything.

R.I.P. staffie ull be sadly missed

Eaglelee79

 


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Sayer Flag East Sussex 21 Apr 15 7.33pm Send a Private Message to Sayer Add Sayer as a friend

Gutted top man, Rest in Palace Heaven under the Red and Blue Rainbow

 

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Jonny_Johnson Flag Tel Aviv 21 Apr 15 7.35pm

It speaks volumes that he was so kind and attentive to anyone that needed assistance, regardless of the fact that he did not even know them. I'm sure he had a heart of gold.

RIP Staffie

 

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Deleagle Flag "Bubba's bar 'n' grill" 21 Apr 15 7.39pm Send a Private Message to Deleagle Add Deleagle as a friend

Quote Forest Hillbilly at 21 Apr 2015 3.54pm

Hopefully this post won't be considered as self-indulgent, but rather my experiences of staffie, to highlight the generosity of the man.
There are other HOLers with far more experience of staffie as a friend than me. Their experiences count for a lot more than mine,; But for the record,

I joined the HOL about 10 years ago, and being a technophobe, had no idea about how to download files.

It transpired I lived 10 minutes walk away from staffie. He would regularly drop off CD's he had burned, whilst I learnt how to download files.

Sloveniadave first started the 'thankyou' presents to staffie around 2010.
He had a copy of the Steve Coppell book which he brought to the Whitehorse for as many HOLers as possible to sign their gratitude within the covers.
staffie was over-whelmed with the book.
staffie was very reluctant to accept any gifts of gratitude, but did appreciate people saying 'thank you', either by posting , or PM.

Sloveniadave got the ball rolling for me. Over the next couple of years we (thanks to donations by other HOLers) got him a home shirt with 'staffie' on the back, a signed copy of a vinyl "Crime of the Century" by band-member Roger Hodgson (staffie's all-time favourite album).
And finally we got him a ticket for the Play-Off final against Watford.

All of the above we virtually had to force on the man, as he wanted no gifts of appreciation. It was more than enough for HOLers just to post 'thanks'

And like all of us, he could be a miserable bvgger from time to time. And yet he was loved unconditionally by a huge amount of people who didn't even know him.
For fans based abroad this was especially true.

Sorry for rambling.

RIP staffie


Great stuff Ali

And I am glad I got to donate toward the shirt and album, just gutted I never got to say thanks to his face

 


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croydon proud Flag Any european country i fancy! 21 Apr 15 7.59pm

rest in peace staffie

 

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Eager eagle Flag Rainham Kent 21 Apr 15 8.21pm

RIP staffie, very sad news.

 


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themikeyeagle Flag Florida 21 Apr 15 8.26pm Send a Private Message to themikeyeagle Add themikeyeagle as a friend

RIP staffie
so sad

 

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mr. apollo Flag Somewhere in Switzerland 21 Apr 15 8.26pm Send a Private Message to mr. apollo Add mr. apollo as a friend

I have known him for over 40 years but he wanted his anomimity so please PM me for any details


Quote Palacetinian at 21 Apr 2015 6.11pm

In fact just spoke to Jonny (Programme Editor) and they would be happy to put something in the match day Message Board (which this week appeared on P34 of the programme).

However they will need this by tomorrow lunchtime (Wednesday).

Any volunteers to write a nice piece / obituary?

Again if anyone has a picture I'm sure fellow fans and HOLers would be keen to finally see staffie, an enigmatic man who did so much for our community.


 



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Szeredy Flag Budapest 21 Apr 15 8.29pm Send a Private Message to Szeredy Add Szeredy as a friend

Rest in peace, staffie. God bless your friends and family!
Condolence from Hungary.

Daniel

 

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mikey2875 Flag Southampton 21 Apr 15 8.32pm Send a Private Message to mikey2875 Add mikey2875 as a friend

Match days at the computer just won't be the same anymore. Thanks for all your help.
RIP staffie.

 

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ThorntonHeathCP Flag Croydon 21 Apr 15 8.41pm Send a Private Message to ThorntonHeathCP Add ThorntonHeathCP as a friend

Rest In Peace Staffie. We love you!

 

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ChrisPalace Flag 21 Apr 15 8.43pm Send a Private Message to ChrisPalace Add ChrisPalace as a friend

Haven't been on the HOL for a couple of days, so I'm just seeing this now. Very sad news. Again, I never met nor corresponded with the man, but as a supporter-in-exile he had a profound effect on my experience. He has been, almost single-handedly, responsible for my ability to stay connected with the club on matchdays throughout the past 15 years. For that I am truly grateful. Of course, our loss cannot compare with that of his family and immediate friends. But if it's true that "no man is a failure who has friends," then the outpouring of regret and support from all corners of the globe testifies to the quality of the man. Top bloke. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

 

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