Saddened to hear this - Alex ran the Swinton branch for years and he was Chair of the Centenary Supporters Association when I was secretary. A brilliant Blue.
I'm pretty sure he started out as a miner at Bradford Collery - working way below City's now stadium.
And yes I'd forgotten about the Sierra Leone connection, all the shirts sent out over there in a van.
RIP Alex
For anyone who doesn’t know the Sierra Leone story this is a good read and includes Alex thoughts. I met Armani at Reddish blues a few times and he was a massive blue
Site dedicated to helping Sierra Leone in its battle against EBOLA and keeping families in work also to help keep MCFC Sierra Leone in existance and indeed become finacially independent - To this end the bus is now purchsed NOW delivered to Sierra Leone MCFC along with all sorts of kit - We...