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Big Mals Funeral
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Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:43 amby Beeks
Passes through COMS at 2.30pm tomorrow, If any blues are not working and want to pay last respects
http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/20 ... ts-stadium
Re: Big Mals Funeral
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Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:59 pmby blootoof
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Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:28 pmby Crossie
Damn, working, that video was emotional, even though I never experienced that era.
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Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:04 pmby Kladze
blootoof wrote:http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Video :(
Choker!
I remember that day when he strode across to the Kippax, to turn the jeers to cheers, as if it was yesterday.
Re: Big Mals Funeral
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Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:34 pmby Chinners
The first half of that made me smile with pride ... the second has just made me cry .... bastid
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Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:27 pmby aladdinblue
A very nice tribute by the club - and there's nowt wrong with crying because... well because it's Big Mal! x
Re: Big Mals Funeral
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Wed Oct 27, 2010 1:18 amby john68
I shall be unashamedly tearful tomorrow. Am going to see if I can get my mate Derek (massive City fan since the 50s) who drives the sky blue dedicated City taxi to go along. Think it would be nice touch from the cab trade.
Anyone else going to attend at the ground?
Re: Big Mals Funeral
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Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:33 amby ant london
lovely video that....very emotional indeed that second half.
well done the club for doing the right thing and doing it so nicely (including today's funeral arrangements).
Re: Big Mals Funeral
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Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:03 pmby Beeks
Re: Big Mals Funeral
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Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:13 pmby edgeley blue
Just got back from Southern Cemetery wher Big Mal was finally laid to rest. It was very touching as everybody clapped the cortege, they had a short ceremony playing a couple of Mals favourite songs.
Lots of famous faces present, too many to list but there were tears in the eyes of many, even Tommy Doc was there.
I was going to take a few pics, but it just didnt seem appropiate, although a few other people did
What was funny was that there was abottle of champagne on ice next to Big Mal, I would imagine quite a bit of that is getting supped as I type back at COMS.
A truly emotional day
RIP BIG MAL, YOUWILL BE FOREVER IN EVERY TRUE BLUES HEART, GOODBYE AND GOD BLESS
Re: Big Mals Funeral
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Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:49 pmby aladdinblue
Well said Edgeley Blue x
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Wed Oct 27, 2010 5:10 pmby Kladze
I drove past the stadium at around two o'clock today and couldn't bring myself to go in :(
Re: Big Mals Funeral
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Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:51 pmby BobbyJ1956
Lovely bit of film, that. Rest In Peace, big guy, gone to talk to Joe again.
Re: Big Mals Funeral
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Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:07 pmby john68
Well pissed off...The cortege was advertised to be at the stadium from 2.30-2.45. I got ther at 2.15, started to walk up at 2.20, only to meet people coming away telling me it was all over and the cortege had already left.
There were others who missed it who were not happy at all.
Re: Big Mals Funeral
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Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:22 pmby Chinners
Thats sad to hear John ... still funeral cups for cock-ups is what he would have expected!