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Rip Phil Gartside

Rest in peace fellow Wanderer.

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  • Evening everyone.   I have been asked to pass on how appreciated all your kind comments have been. Phil was Bolton through and through and loved the club dearly. The family would like to thank you

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    Indeed. If fate is going to take you relatively early, then at least to be able to say you gave people memories they'll take to their graves is a much as you can ever hope for. I'll raise a toast to t

  • For those interested, here is the tribute paid by Eddie Davies to Phil Gartside.   http://tinyurl.com/jdk6zlk

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RIP Phil.

Sad news.

 

RIP

RIP. PHIL. SAD DAY.

RIP Phil, sanctioned signings of players I thought I would never see play for BWFC, sad day.

RIP Phil.

RIP Phil. Now not the time for questions. Just respect. A Wanderer. Like us.

RIP Phil no doubt about it you loved Wanderers and gave 100%. My prayers are for the family right now.

RIP Phil, thoughts go to the family.

A true white.

 

Will we see a more passionate chairman?

 

Rip

RIP, Phil, fellow Wanderer. Sad, sad news.

RIP Phil

 

Regardless of recent events, he was at the helm for the greatest days in our modern history.

His family could have given full details of his sad illness to deflect criticism from him, but to their credit maintained radio silence and that is a major credit to them at this very sad time.

 

 

Sleep well fellow Wanderer.

Some lovely things said about him on here. RIP PG. Thanks for the good time and the happy memories.

RIP Phil, I went to places I never expected to watching the Whites under your tenure, thank you.

RIP Phil

Thoughts with his family.

RIP, very sad news.

Genuinely saddened. Undoubtedly a major contributing factor in me realising my dream.

 

I hope for all the bad times, he knew a graduate netted the winner on Saturday, and took comfort that for us at least, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

 

Thoughts with his family and friends

Condolences to his family.

 

RIP

Put all the present shit in perspective, RIP Phil

How very very sad sincere condolences to his family and a significant thank you from me and many others a man with very broad shoulders, a great deal of dignity and with BWFC etched in his pysche - rest in peace Phil

RIP Phil, I went to places I never expected to watching the Whites under your tenure, thank you.

Indeed. If fate is going to take you relatively early, then at least to be able to say you gave people memories they'll take to their graves is a much as you can ever hope for. I'll raise a toast to the memory of seeing hundreds strolling down Sunny Beach, thousands massing at Bayern and Marseille, and experiencing Red Star and Istanbul; oh and that one-two between Jay Jay and Youri. Giving thousands summat they never thought they would ever see is never a bad legacy. RIP

Sad news. Thanks for all the memories. In the round, I think you were the only chairman who I remember getting us to some mighty highs.

RIP

Compared to what went before achieved much there's always risk & he managed it well .

 

RIP

R I P fellow wanderer. Condolences to his family

 

 

He served as club chairman from 1999 and would go on to oversee a successful play-off promotion from the second tier as well as four consecutive top eight finishes in the Premier League and two UEFA Cup campaigns.

 

This is something I never thought would be possible when I started following bwfc in 1991

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