Ian Niven rip
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Sun Dec 05, 2021 5:39 pmby john@staustell
https://amp.mancity.com/news/club/honor ... y-63774318Honorary vice pres. I knew the name from the old board. Interesting man though. Fought with the chindits in the war. Just goes to show you never know what achievements people have under their belt when young
Re: Ian Niven rip
Posted:
Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:01 pmby patrickblue
He was the guy who championed Big Mal for manager, which led to led to Joe Mercer being sent firstly upstairs, and ultimately out of the club.
Maybe it was well intentioned, but it started all those years in the wilderness.
Re: Ian Niven rip
Posted:
Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:01 pmby nottsblue
Sad news. Bet he had a few tales to tell. RIP our kid
Re: Ian Niven rip
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Sun Dec 05, 2021 6:27 pmby Harry Dowd scored
patrickblue wrote:He was the guy who championed Big Mal for manager, which led to led to Joe Mercer being sent firstly upstairs, and ultimately out of the club.
Maybe it was well intentioned, but it started all those years in the wilderness.
I think a lot of those decisions back then were well intentioned but they didn't half come home to fuck us up later