Bernard Halford

[BlueKolarovWorker]

Loved that

Thanks mate.

 

[swpswp]

RIP Bernard. True blue always

 

[M18CTID]

I remember during our 2012 title parade me and a mate shouted up to him when he was on the parade bus, then later on at a completely different point we did the same again. He must've thought we were stalking him as we didn't even bother letting on to any of the players or Mancini.

Was part of the furniture for sure and I must admit to not particularly taking a shine to him back in the day as I saw him as just another one of Swales' cronies, but he survived multiple regime changes which showed that people at the club other than Swales appreciated him.

I'm not sure where the Rags are going to get a full block of home end tickets from for their away derbies from now on though!

 

[Rammyblues]

True blue, RIP.

 

[Blue Feather]

RIP Sir

 

[Bluesince1979]

RIP

jeez i bet he has some stories to tell . Wish he’d written a warts n all book from the wigged ones time. But i suppose credit to him that those stories have gone to the grave with him.

From Swales to the sheik! Even had the tital for him

 

[Bluesince1979]

Not normally one for putting private stuff out there in public but in case any of his family come on here, my old fella (roughly same age as Bernard), died last week and so going through the same emotions as his family at the moment.

One of the things that helps me is the fact that (like many of you I'm sure) l have shared some of the best moments of my life with my dad, watching City through good times and bad. Whether it was looking at each other in disbelief as Jamie Pollock nodded the ball in his own net or calling at the house after Sergio scored (he wasn't well enough to go by then) and hugging him like we'd just scored, these moments are what will live with me forever and always make me smile.

I'm sure Bernard and his family will have had many similar moments and I hope they help them remember him with pride and joy.

Lovely post. RIP your dad too

 

[BluessinceHydeRoad]

Very sad news. Condolences to his family. He was a true blue, a dedicated servant to the club in some very difficult times and fully deserved to be known as Mr Manchester City. He set a wonderful example of a kind of loyalty and selfless devotion which is now unique. Farewell Mr Manchester city.

 

[eversince 76]

Very sad news. Didn’t see that coming. The man is blue through and through. He of all deserves to have witnessed great years since the takeover. May he rest in peace.

 

[johnnytapia]

My son always tells the story of when he was in one of the endless queues we used to get for tickets, this time it was at the Etihad and it wound round the inside of the concourse.

Bernard just happened to be passing by and he spotted my son glaring in his direction, quick as a flash he blurted out "it's not my bloody fault".

Which beggars the question, if, when the ticket selling was a shambles, whose fault was it?