Craig "Shez" Shennan (sadly passed today 01/06)

I never knew his name but he always let on to me especially at the CL Away games. He is one of the wonderful Blues who, probably because I was contrary and wandered around on my own, I always felt was keeping a caring eye quietly on me whenever I saw him.
I am so sorry to read this. I’ve also seen it on FB. That horrible Big C has a lot to answer for.
Thoughts are with him and especially his family.

Donated.
 
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Chappie said:
Such sad news.
Not only home and away, but reserves and Acadamy matches for the last 25 years I have known him.
Wherever City were playing, whatever the time,whatever the day Shez would be there either by himself or with his daughter.
A true City legend.
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Indeed. Whether it was an EDS game or pre-season with the first team in China, Shez would take on any and every shift as overtime any postie needed off and he’d take on other employment on top of that all to help him afford to go to all those City games.

Someone who more than deserved to see the Blues win everything we have in his lifetime!
 
wearethesouthstand said:
I saw him this afternoon 5 til 6. Only spoke for 1 minute because he was sleeping. He had eaten a massive kebab today and polished it off ! First food in couple of days. He has had 4/5 jobs at the same time to pay for City. Before and after his postie shift. One job was pany’s takeaway sale moor delivery driver. The owner heard today and brought shez in a kebab.

A hero of mine standing on the old kippax with him and many a trip on the levenshulme blues bus back in the day with billy black robbo Geoff and all the other amazing Blues.

He knows all the blues are behind him.
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Haha, go on Shez!
 
Used to see him everywhere with his daughter
I always appeared to walk out of the home games from the east stand at the same time as him
Then I’d see him again near Astburys assumed he parked down near Hancocks

Should have realised he was a postie as he usually had shorts on regardless of the weather
Such a shame
Top blue
 
Got to know Shez and remember him well from the Leve Blues days. Spent many an away trip, usually to a shit hole in the lower tiers, talking City on the bus, in the pubs and at the games. A top lad.

I hope Shez and his family are getting the support they need.
 
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Maccblue said:
Used to see him everywhere with his daughter
I always appeared to walk out of the home games from the east stand at the same time as him
Then I’d see him again near Astburys assumed he parked down near Hancocks

Should have realised he was a postie as he usually had shorts on regardless of the weather
Such a shame
Top blue
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It wasn’t uncommon back in the Leve blues days for Shez to turn up for the coach to an away game in his postie uniform, presumably coming straight from work. The Leve coach had a scheduled pick-up and drop-off in Sharston and where Shez worked was just up the road. For midweek away matches he’d often get dropped off at his work afterwards and get his head down there before starting his shift. IIRC he even did it after that Tuesday night match at Millwall where we got kept in for an hour after the game. It must’ve been about 3.30am by the time Shez got dropped off and he had to be up for work a couple of hours later!
 
Grew up in Wythenshawe (went to Brookway) so knew of him if you like, albeit he was a few years older than me. Vaguely remember falling on the floor of the Kippax as a young idiot and Shez with Grover (yes that one) in hand picking me up! Surreal City in those days and funny what you remember.

Not seen him in years but this is very sad news to hear. City legend no doubt!! :(

Donated!!
 
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Been lucky to know Shez from when I met him at City away against Dortmund in Shenzhen and Beijing at a cancelled Derby game. Since bumped into the big smiling North Face jacket wearing diehard ever since.
Seen Shez nap at EDS games a fair few times and nattered often with him. Top fella.

My best wishes in these awful times to Shez and his family. Always loved. Always.
 
This is really hard to take in. Spoke to Shez at Everton and he told me about his health. Said it wasn't good but obviously worse than he let on. As usual he was with his daughter. As mentioned previously by Chappie, anyone who regularly attended away, EDS or academy games would know him. Top, top blue and I really don't know what to say other than it was a pleasure to know you. Best wishes to his family.
 
He was one of the Faroes trawler twelve- organising the fishermen to let the City fans use the boat from Shetland. They were rescued obviously and the story became big news.

Moscow away he was one of a handful of Blues who got in despite the ban but who were chucked out by City’s own security team.

Millwall away with away fans banned he got in - obviously.

Dortmund friendly years ago got adopted by a load of Germans who took him to a karaoke bar, 12 hours solid 8pm til 8am then straight on a plane.

Thousands of other stories too.

Shez is an example of what a home and away Blue is , done it all seen it all, talks to everyone, a character a personality- held down 4 or 5 jobs at one time, postie, scrap metal, gardening, delivery driver, anything and everything to get the funds together to watch City.

A level of fanatical support that is hard to beat.

But every day with a smile on his face.

And an amazing role model for his kids.
 
Bluearmy said:
Grew up in Wythenshawe (went to Brookway) so knew of him if you like, albeit he was a few years older than me. Vaguely remember falling on the floor of the Kippax as a young idiot and Shez with Grover (yes that one) in hand picking me up! Surreal City in those days and funny what you remember.

Not seen him in years but this is very sad news to hear. City legend no doubt!! :(

Donated!!
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I knew Shez from that area and school also. A really nice guy who would make an effort to say hello, especially at away games. Everyone knew him and he made you feel that you belonged, which is an amazing trait to have.

Life's not fair.
 
wearethesouthstand said:
He was one of the Faroes trawler twelve- organising the fishermen to let the City fans use the boat from Shetland. They were rescued obviously and the story became big news.

Moscow away he was one of a handful of Blues who got in despite the ban but who were chucked out by City’s own security team.

Millwall away with away fans banned he got in - obviously.

Dortmund friendly years ago got adopted by a load of Germans who took him to a karaoke bar, 12 hours solid 8pm til 8am then straight on a plane.

Thousands of other stories too.

Shez is an example of what a home and away Blue is , done it all seen it all, talks to everyone, a character a personality- held down 4 or 5 jobs at one time, postie, scrap metal, gardening, delivery driver, anything and everything to get the funds together to watch City.

A level of fanatical support that is hard to beat.

But every day with a smile on his face.

And an amazing role model for his kids.
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Great post
 
Chucked some cash in. Knew him from the Wendover bus. Top top man, I was only a late teenager on that bus but I looked up to him and what it meant to him to be a blue. Before I ever met him he was on my bedroom wall for years as a kid. He was in a City magazine I think it was, face painted with "I'd rather be dead than red" written on him. It was like meeting a celebrity when I first met him, never told him he was on my bedroom wall because it probably would have sounded a bit weird haha.

Love to him and his family x
 
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