Freddie Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 Twelve months ago today BWFC lost one of its greatest ever fans in a tragic road accident,as one of his best friends it hurts just as much as his death the thought that after travelling up and down the country for 20/30 years he now misses out on BWFCs greatest adventure,the UEFA cup.He wouldnt want everyone to be sad today,he lived his life to the full and played very hard.My thoughts today also go to Marks wife Veronica,the lady who just let him get on with what he wanted to do with no question or arguement,but most of all i will be remembering all the great and nearly always pissed up times we had while drinking in our local or watching BWFC or ENGLAND so at 2pm today i shall be going out on a long session and i shall raise a glass of port at 2.40 and i will remember my old mate FERNY!!! God Bless Him
Happy Wanderer Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 Can't say more than that appart from he was a great lad and has been missed. RIP Ferny.
Supersyd Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 Twelve months ago today BWFC lost one of its greatest ever fans in a tragic road accident,as one of his best friends it hurts just as much as his death the thought that after travelling up and down the country for 20/30 years he now misses out on BWFCs greatest adventure,the UEFA cup.He wouldnt want everyone to be sad today,he lived his life to the full and played very hard.My thoughts today also go to Marks wife Veronica,the lady who just let him get on with what he wanted to do with no question or arguement,but most of all i will be remembering all the great and nearly always pissed up times we had while drinking in our local or watching BWFC or ENGLAND so at 2pm today i shall be going out on a long session and i shall raise a glass of port at 2.40 and i will remember my old mate FERNY!!! God Bless Him I didn't know him but as football fans you always consider each other as part of one big family. When your on holiday and you spot a fellow Wanderer wearing his top, hat, badge, tat or you just recognise them you nod your head, say alright or you more than likely crack up a conversation. That person is your mate for those few minutes. If your about town you might not acknowledge them as you would on holiday but you do feel a kind of bond towards them. So I will be raising my glass in Portugal to Ferny a fellow Wanderer. :bb
Guest The Special One Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 Twelve months ago today BWFC lost one of its greatest ever fans in a tragic road accident,as one of his best friends it hurts just as much as his death the thought that after travelling up and down the country for 20/30 years he now misses out on BWFCs greatest adventure,the UEFA cup.He wouldnt want everyone to be sad today,he lived his life to the full and played very hard.My thoughts today also go to Marks wife Veronica,the lady who just let him get on with what he wanted to do with no question or arguement,but most of all i will be remembering all the great and nearly always pissed up times we had while drinking in our local or watching BWFC or ENGLAND so at 2pm today i shall be going out on a long session and i shall raise a glass of port at 2.40 and i will remember my old mate FERNY!!! God Bless Him I wonder if he had a part in the freak equaliser in Bulgaria I'll have a drink or ten for the man RIP
Fengshui Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 R.I.P. Ferny Still have this message from those Pompey lads: Big Bolton and England fan known to quite a few Pompey fans sadly passed away last week, his funeral was yesterday. I can only say that he would have been chuffed to bits with the send off he received .... Westie, Fingers and several others came up in a mini bus, left Pompey at 4am....... and there were fans from other clubs too. When I got to the wake, held in Astley Bridge Conservative Club in Bolton, there were about 100 people in the bar. I met up with a couple of mates who had earlier been to the service and crem and had a couple of pints with them. My mate Critch said ' have you been upstairs yet, come on'. So went upstairs to the function room and there must have been another 600 / 700 people there, most if not all in Bolton, England or club colours. A fine sight! On stage there was a huge St George flag with Bolton Wanderers across it, and a signed England shirt. Westie was already up on the tables, getting everybody going. '' We love you ferny'' We love you Bolton'' God save the Queen'' and not a ner ner der ner or badly played bugle in sight. There were some brilliant Bolton terrace ditty's dating back to the 70's, including 'Born to be a Wanderer' and 'Bolton Fusilier' and a few others I hadn't heard before. Westie and the Pompey lads were due to leave at 7pm to come home, so shortly before this a guy got on stage and a toast was raised to Ferny, another incredible sight this with 600/700 pints raised in the air. Anyway this guy on stage says a special thanks to the Pompey lads for coming and to huge applause the Bolts break into a superb chorus of the Chimes, it was absolutely brilliant. Tears were never far away yesterday and this brought a huge lump to the throat, mine anyway. So Westie and the Pompey lads say their goodbyes, into the Bolton night and into the first snows of winter. 30 minutes later, Westie is back on his own. ''What are you doing back here'' ''It's Ferny innit'' and with a shrug of the shoulders and to cheers from the crowd he was back up on the tables. Sad day, very sad but a good day for the human race and for football fans in particular.
athywhite1958 Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 RIP Ferny, didn't know him personally but its obvious he was a very popular bloke, I know a lot of England fans knew and respected him hence the numerous postings on the England website, we shall raise a glass or two in his memory in Geneva
Mounts Kipper Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 R.I.P. Ferny Still have this message from those Pompey lads: Big Bolton and England fan known to quite a few Pompey fans sadly passed away last week, his funeral was yesterday. I can only say that he would have been chuffed to bits with the send off he received .... Westie, Fingers and several others came up in a mini bus, left Pompey at 4am....... and there were fans from other clubs too. When I got to the wake, held in Astley Bridge Conservative Club in Bolton, there were about 100 people in the bar. I met up with a couple of mates who had earlier been to the service and crem and had a couple of pints with them. My mate Critch said ' have you been upstairs yet, come on'. So went upstairs to the function room and there must have been another 600 / 700 people there, most if not all in Bolton, England or club colours. A fine sight! On stage there was a huge St George flag with Bolton Wanderers across it, and a signed England shirt. Westie was already up on the tables, getting everybody going. '' We love you ferny'' We love you Bolton'' God save the Queen'' and not a ner ner der ner or badly played bugle in sight. There were some brilliant Bolton terrace ditty's dating back to the 70's, including 'Born to be a Wanderer' and 'Bolton Fusilier' and a few others I hadn't heard before. Westie and the Pompey lads were due to leave at 7pm to come home, so shortly before this a guy got on stage and a toast was raised to Ferny, another incredible sight this with 600/700 pints raised in the air. Anyway this guy on stage says a special thanks to the Pompey lads for coming and to huge applause the Bolts break into a superb chorus of the Chimes, it was absolutely brilliant. Tears were never far away yesterday and this brought a huge lump to the throat, mine anyway. So Westie and the Pompey lads say their goodbyes, into the Bolton night and into the first snows of winter. 30 minutes later, Westie is back on his own. ''What are you doing back here'' ''It's Ferny innit'' and with a shrug of the shoulders and to cheers from the crowd he was back up on the tables. Sad day, very sad but a good day for the human race and for football fans in particular. that just about sums it up, knew fernies face for years at bolton games sad to say only got to speak to him and spend time with him in portugal on boltons pre season frieindlies wish i had made the effort 20 years ago, a sad loss to his family and a massive blow to bolton wanderers football club and england. R.I.P. FERNY
Guest The Special One Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 One for you freddie http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=11/31209534...34045.jpg&s=x11
Guest The Special One Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 on a Polish train 2 months before he died http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=11/31210000...00516.jpg&s=x11
Guest The Special One Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 Enjoying a quiet drink after the train ride http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=11/31210094...94045.jpg&s=x11
mcfc Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 posted earlier on ferny, but just want to add again wot a top lad he was and is still very sadly missed, last summer was with him in portugal, when he and his mates made me very welcome in the back streets of coimbra as we had a few drinks before the switzerland game.twiggy, jimmy and the rest of you will always have my respect. last with ferny in azerbaijan, when we had a real good piss up in top place, baku wot a laugh !! attended fernys funeral and fund raising do in april, great to see all the bolton lads turn out and sing your bolton songs, he would have been real proud as you all know bolton and england were everything to him. i know im man city and local rivalry and all that bullshit, but believe me football means nothing when you lose a top lad like ferny, we all suffer together. i seriously hope you win the uefa cup for him and nothing would make me smile more as he looks down on you lot all partying abroad, im just gutted he missed "your european tour" as i said good luck to you all, enjoy and make the most of europe cos we all know one fella who deserves to be there, but sadly is only watching from above. mcfc and england
Stockport Sal Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 Just wanted to reiterate what MCFC said. He was a great fella and very good mate. Still miss him! Doesn't seem a year ago. Was lucky to go to Austria and Poland with him (and the rest of you Bolton lads - Jay, Jimmy, Dennis) and have fond memories and will never forget him. My best wishes go to Veronica and all his closest friends. He was missed in Madrid and will be missed in Geneva. To Ferny, RIP mate PS: Don't think Stockport have won since you've been gone...
Stewy_Baby Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 I never knew the guy but what I have read in your posts, sounds like he meant the world to you guys. R.I.P
bwfc_sue Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 You all have such fond memories of what sounds like a really top bloke to have known...keep these thoughts with you as in them he will live on. RIP Ferny.
Guest The Special One Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 :::::::::::: Remember that well. We'd just been tear gassed about 5 minutes before that picture, we jumped through a smashed window as the Polish police stormed the coach and ran straight into their lot. It was quite amusing trying to blend in with the Poles.
brixton Posted November 9, 2005 Posted November 9, 2005 A true Wanderer and a top bloke as well. Sadly missed. RIP Ferny.
Freddie Posted November 9, 2005 Author Posted November 9, 2005 Jay,thanks for posting those pictures for me ,you know how much you and the rest of the lads mean to me and what a good time we have had over the years watching both england and Bolton,long may they continue
Lever Ender in L.A. Posted November 10, 2005 Posted November 10, 2005 Tears are being shed in Los Angeles Ferny had friends in the back woods of everywhere remember coming home from the W.B.A. play off, how the hell did he know the landlord of that crickett club ???
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