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Post by seasider511 on Jun 14, 2011 18:40:06 GMT 1
Does anyone remember Graham Berry ? He was like a celebraty in the old south stand through the 80's but sadly passed away a few years back now. Just wondering if anyone else remembered him
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Post by louisea on Jun 14, 2011 19:12:48 GMT 1
I dont, I didnt get to many pool games back then, however from all the posts I have read about him on AVFTT I feel I do know him, he seems like he was a great, if rather weird bloke and a true pool supporter.
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Post by seasider511 on Jun 14, 2011 20:25:38 GMT 1
never went on AVFTT but he was a bit of a legend
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Post by yenilira on Jun 14, 2011 20:50:27 GMT 1
What was your interest on the topic of Graham Berry, 511?
Didn't know him myself, personally, though.
YL.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Jun 14, 2011 22:34:12 GMT 1
I remember him very well indeed a true Pooler loved by all the fans i can still see him now walking along the front of the pool fans at a away match with his carrier bag counting how many had traveled, as he said the club never got it right lol...
and in the south he had his own chant.
Will always remember going to aldershot for a mid week game and he got himself in trouble by trying to have a laugh with the home fans and they corned him outside the park and every single away pool fan just appeared from nowhere and stood in front of him. the home fans soon went away.
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Post by seasider511 on Jun 15, 2011 7:56:36 GMT 1
No real intrest just remembered him the other day and how every fan in the south stand seemed to know him.
I forgot about him walking in front of the south we always used to wonder where he come from did he come down the players tunnel or from the west ?
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Jun 15, 2011 8:37:12 GMT 1
I think he had some sort of accident car or bike i think that affected the way he came across but was always loved by everybody in the south, its a real shame he did not get to see us make the top flight He use to come in very early and jump the wall and stand by the players tunnel. He was the entertainment some days back in those dark days when things on the pitch where not going that well and he use to wait for the manager after every match to give him his match report that he had done during the match lol
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Post by tangerinerob79 on Jun 15, 2011 11:25:12 GMT 1
I was young myself, but i think i remember him as soon as Sherlock said the carrier bag! Not sure if i'm getting confused with someone else, but my dad and i was on the supporters club coach going to torquay in the early 90's(Phil Stant) was playing for us then!!!!!! and if i recall everyone inc my dad were drinking cider and playing skittles in the pub, needless to say a few didn't even make the game and i think graham had to go back to the coach to sleep it off. It was a great day out unlike the result if my memory seves me right we lost 2-1 at plainmoor!!!!! Like i said i remember the guy with the carrier bag walking past the south but not sure if i've got confused with someone else as was so long ago. You were a true gentleman Graham.
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Jun 15, 2011 11:32:31 GMT 1
I know we use to ask him to do the salamander dance, something from vic and bobs big night out tv show always made me laugh
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Post by sandgrown'un on Jun 15, 2011 11:46:10 GMT 1
I remember Graham very well. To me he epitomised what Blackpool, and indeed football fans are all about. He just loved his club. I remember too his big notepad and carrier bag. He was very tall and gangly and because of this stood out in a crowd. Despite his difficulties he had a charisma about him that drew people to him, home and away fans alike. A great character and sadly missed and I agree that it is so sad he never saw us in the Prem. It was fans like him that came to my mind that heady day at Wembley in May 2010. It is great that he is remembered by so many. UP THE POOL
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Post by seasider511 on Jun 15, 2011 17:43:16 GMT 1
I remember fans asking him to do the lizard man (think it was him pulling his tongue out and shaking his head) and once when the whole south was singing Graham give us a song and he came up with "go on score" so we all start just chanting it. I forgot about his match reports
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Post by Tangerine Sherlock on Jun 15, 2011 18:15:44 GMT 1
salamander/lizard i knew it was something like that lol i stlll have one of his match reports in the attic somewhere as he use to hand out copies at the next match...
Glad people remember him
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