West Ham 09/10 Season

[mattie]

Christ, I just don't believe it.

A little lad and all.

 

[Epico]

I'll certainly miss him in here. RIP forever more mate.

 

[mattie]

Me, missus and boy the other day

God bless, mate.

 

[kained&able]

lame as, i really liked matt.

dave

 

[linerider]

And like my dreams they fade and die.
R.I.P


Woof

 

[mattie]

There's news about ownership.

I must say I don't really care at this point in time.

 

[aylee]

Only aware of him through his posts for the most part in the Football Forum.
Always posted in an informed manner and with an absence of malice.

One of yours.
Sorry to hear it.

This.

What a terrible shame.

RIP.

 

[kained&able]

Gold and sullivan have taken over. Karen brady is vice chairmen.


dave

 

[el-ahrairah]

There's news about ownership.

I must say I don't really care at this point in time.

Same here.

 

[kained&able]

I propose this thread be shut down and saved in the archive as a tribute to mr walrus & have been asked to post on here by the editot so he is not shutting down a popular thread without a consensus.

If you have thoughts please PM editor.

Or post a lil tribute to Matt with the subject line set as aye/ or something(don't really want the last load of posts on this thread all being yay votes)

I have asked for this post to be edited upon closure.

 

[mattie]

Nice dave, he's sadly gone but he certainly won't be forgotten.

I'll always cherish his memory as a big man with a castle superimposed on his forehead.

In seriousness, he'll be sorely missed, and painfully so on West Ham threads. A good time to close this thread to make sure his voice isn't lost. Or his dodgy predictions.

Again, god bless, mate.


**editor: edit to add comment from London Calling:

I didn’t know what to do about this thread and planned to leave it, maybe for a month, maybe for the season. I’m grateful someone has taken steps.

I saw – before Christmas – Matt was planning to come along to the curry night and was very much looking forward to meeting him; I hoped we’d share some real football banter over a few beers and a bite, and also to enjoy his enthusiasm for sport and writing and his family. He couldn’t come along and so I never met him. We exchanged a few PM’s but our interaction mainly took place in these team-season threads over a few years.

This Internet thing is a funny old business but it is still people and still a part of peoples’ lives. You also do get a strong sense of those you share the space with. I’m certain he was a good man, and equally certain he would have been a great father for that boy over the coming years. He didn’t have a malicious thought nor a reactive temper. Matt was hugely generous in nature and spirit.

I will greatly miss him popping up on here with a grin, a positive message and a sense of humour. He was one of the very good guys. Respect Matt, and may your family stay safe.