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staffie - RIP
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 Forest Hillbilly  in a hidey-hole 03 May 15 4.52pm |
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This is the last PM exchange I had with staffie, the day before the WBA game:
FH: Hi staffie, I won't be in the chatroom tomorrow, as I've actually managed to get a ticket for the game.
staffie: No worries mate - hope you have a bloody good time and game... I will be watching online.. so if you do decide to run on naked and grab one of the crystals we will all get a front row seat...
Enjoy!
best
staffie
Lets hope for a win and by the time you get home I will have posted the whole game for download.
Edited by Forest Hillbilly (03 May 2015 4.53pm)
I disengage, I turn the page.
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dannyboy1978  03 May 15 6.17pm |
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Never met the man, but always looked out for his links and feel a great loss. I feel guilty I've enjoyed so much from him and all done for the love of palace.
Could their be a brick near the centenary wall he could have his holl name placed?
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| braunstoneagle the middle of bumf*** nowhere... 03 May 15 6.35pm |
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Quote dannyboy1978 at 03 May 2015 6.17pm
Never met the man, but always looked out for his links and feel a great loss. I feel guilty I've enjoyed so much from him and all done for the love of palace.
Could their be a brick near the centenary wall he could have his holl name placed?
You know what, I know people have donated to the pdsa (or whatever the charity is called, but a brick on or near the centenary wall would be a fantastic long term thankyou to the man...it would probably only be a quid each for £50 people, I'm sure that's how much it cost originally.
‘Football isn’t instant coffee. You have to work at it. You must grow the bean, grind it.’ Ian Holloway
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 eaglesally New Brighton 04 May 15 11.30pm |
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Quote braunstoneagle at 03 May 2015 6.35pm
Quote dannyboy1978 at 03 May 2015 6.17pm
Never met the man, but always looked out for his links and feel a great loss. I feel guilty I've enjoyed so much from him and all done for the love of palace.
Could their be a brick near the centenary wall he could have his holl name placed?
You know what, I know people have donated to the pdsa (or whatever the charity is called, but a brick on or near the centenary wall would be a fantastic long term thankyou to the man...it would probably only be a quid each for £50 people, I'm sure that's how much it cost originally.
I like this. Just "RIP staffie - loved and missed by the Hol" or something like it? Preserves his much treasured anonymity. I'm in.
Crystal Palace - dull it's not!
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| Palacetinian Surrey Fam 04 May 15 11.49pm |
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Quote eaglesally at 04 May 2015 11.30pm
Quote braunstoneagle at 03 May 2015 6.35pm
Quote dannyboy1978 at 03 May 2015 6.17pm
Never met the man, but always looked out for his links and feel a great loss. I feel guilty I've enjoyed so much from him and all done for the love of palace.
Could their be a brick near the centenary wall he could have his holl name placed?
You know what, I know people have donated to the pdsa (or whatever the charity is called, but a brick on or near the centenary wall would be a fantastic long term thankyou to the man...it would probably only be a quid each for £50 people, I'm sure that's how much it cost originally.
I like this. Just "RIP staffie - loved and missed by the Hol" or something like it? Preserves his much treasured anonymity. I'm in.
Great idea - does anyone know who deals with stadium issues at Selhurst?
Supporting Crystal Palace since 19.45 on 29th August 1972 (approximately)!
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| dougster 05 May 15 6.18pm |
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A HOL legend. RIP.
My non-Palace-supporting friend said in passing that he would have to log on to HOL to stream a game at the weekend. Obviously I had to let him know the great staffie had passed and my friend was genuinely upset at his passing, despite, like me, having never met the man.
I'd happily contribute to any fund raising in respect of a permanent reminder of what a great chap he was. The brick idea sounds brilliant. I have a brick myself which means a lot to me (purchased by my late granddad) and it's a great reminder of happy memories each time I walk past.
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| The White Horse 06 May 15 11.06pm |
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Legend doesn't even come close.
RIP
"The fox has his den. The bee has his hive. The stoat, has, uh... his stoat-hole... but only man chooses to make his nest in an investment opportunity.” Stewart Lee
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| bristolgriff Bristol 08 May 15 4.59pm |
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Never met you staffie but it was clear you were a top fella! Thank you for your posts and super links, the holmesdale.net will really miss you mate.
R.I.P
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| THEMAN_THELEGEND 27 May 15 5.27am |
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Rarely come on the board anymore, and I feel genuinely saddened to have found out that staffie has passed away.
It is an unusual feeling to be so cut up about the death of a man I never met, did not know, and almost never spoke to.
I live in Mexico, and I am immensely grateful for his links which allowed me to follow Crystal Palace et al. from so far away! Moreover, it allowed me to share something on a weekly basis with people such as my dad who still live in England and regularly attend games.
It is a difficult thing to describe to a Mexican girlfriend how I can be feeling so deeply the loss of someone who you only "knew" or even encountered from the other end of a keyboard.
Ironically I read the news after walking my dog and feeding a stray street dog. Almost fitting really. What a loss!
Magnificent suggestion regarding the HOL sponsored brick for staffie.
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Mongo Like Clunge  Bumfuck City, Texas 01 Jun 15 10.46pm |
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I just logged on for the first time in a long time to find this. It's really sad news.
I hope he rests in peace and sincere condolences to those who knew him personally.
WORRIED that your teeth will be stained after a heavy night drinking red wine? Fear not; drink a bottle of white wine before going to bed, to remove the stains.
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| smirnoff Guildford 09 Jun 15 10.47am |
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Oh my God, can't believe what happened!! He was such a lovely guy! He will be so missed 
Haven't been online for a while hence why only replying now, what awful news
Boom
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mr. apollo  Somewhere in Switzerland 16 Aug 17 12.48pm |
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2 years since someone posted here so "bump" .
Glad
All
Over
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| susmik PLYMOUTH -But Made in Old Coulsdon... 16 Aug 17 12.51pm |
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Still sorely missed. RIP
Supported Palace for over 69 years since the age of 7 and have seen all the ups and downs and will probably see many more ups and downs before I go up to the big football club in the sky.
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| eaglesally New Brighton 16 Aug 17 1.54pm |
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Thanks for the bump. It's good to be reminded of those we have lost. RIP Staffie xx
Crystal Palace - dull it's not!
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| mr. apollo Somewhere in Switzerland 20 Apr 18 12.22pm |
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3 years already
Glad
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 20 Apr 18 12.37pm |
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Thank you Mr A . . .
RIP staffie gone, missed, But, Never forgotten 😢
This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise.
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Deleagle  "Bubba's bar 'n' grill" 24 May 20 11.25pm |
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Over 5 years sir staffie and this week is so poignant
MHA week and you are still in my thoughts even though I never realised I had actually met you.
I am glad that I was one of the few HOL'ers to of made your final day on earth and still respect you for the man you were despite your problems.
Rest assured you will never be forgotten and you have a true friend in Nic, aka mr.apollo, carrying on your legacy.
I hope you are looking down on him and us and have a smile on your face 
R.I.P sir staffie (notice not capital 'S'  )
What can this strange device be?
When I touch it it gives forth a sound.
  
Eagles fit fans squad number 21, group 2
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| mr. apollo Somewhere in Switzerland 26 Apr 21 9.09am |
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6 years already, time flies.
Hope you approve of the mp3 thread old chum.
Glad
All
Over
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| kayjaybee orpington 26 Apr 21 11.15am |
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I'm sure he would be pleased with your continued efforts, Keep up the good work Mr A, Remembering staffie
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 26 Apr 21 11.58am |
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I joined in the fun on HOL too recently to have known anything about the man known as staffie.
Having read some of the comments on here about him and his contributions it is readily apparent that he was a well liked fellow who garnered huge respect and affection.
Though, what impresses me most is the way that so many of you are still making warm comments about him many years after his passing.
It's really good to be in your gang.
Dad and I watched games standing on the muddy slope of the Holmesdale Road end. He cheered and I rattled.
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