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Post by pavel on Jul 23, 2024 11:00:19 GMT
Thanks for all your fantastic work Malcom over the years, so much of it in the background and unheralded.
Good luck with everything the future brings.
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Post by Eggybread on Jul 23, 2024 11:03:37 GMT
Good luck in the new chapter of your life Malcolm and thank you for all the hard work and time you have put in over the years for a good cause.Congratulations. ![(bravo)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/aX_EnhrKOKv0Zc_aN8eF.gif)
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Post by mallorcanstokie on Jul 23, 2024 11:11:47 GMT
Best wishes for the opp and thanks for not just representing football supporters but for promoting Stoke whenever you could 👍
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Post by onepara on Jul 23, 2024 11:37:21 GMT
You've earned your 'retirement' Malcolm. My son is soon to undergo heart surgery, so we know how you will be feeling right now. We hope that your op. & recovery are successful, & that you are soon back to your usual self. Take care, mate.
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Post by thornestein on Jul 23, 2024 12:51:53 GMT
always go out on top , well done Malcolm , you must be extremely proud of what you’ve achieved
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Post by stokeyank on Jul 23, 2024 14:03:27 GMT
Best wishes on the operation Malcom. Though we have never met and I am from the US (but have been to Stoke), I still apprecaite all the work and dedication to an important organization over many years. Thank you for being a proud voice for supporters and for Stoke!
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Post by northstaffycher on Jul 23, 2024 21:49:31 GMT
Well played, Malc. Thanks for representing us your fellow supporters and a great job you have done too.
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Post by mrcoke on Jul 24, 2024 20:34:33 GMT
Best wishes from Easingwold. I'll pray your operation is successful and you have a speedy recovery. Thanks for all you have done for Stoke and fans generally. Hope we bump into one another again some time and chew a bit of fat. God bless.
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Post by spiderpuss on Jul 24, 2024 21:18:41 GMT
Best wishes Malcolm. It was always with a sense of pride, that a Stoke fan was representing us the fan, be it on Radio or Television. The old phrase "one of our own" springs to mind. Thanks for all your efforts and hopefully the next incumbent can fill those big shoes. cheers.
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Post by generationex on Jul 24, 2024 21:42:30 GMT
Thanks for all your hard work Malcolm, I’m very grateful you have done excellent work in the name of all fans but particularly Stoke City by extension.
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Jul 25, 2024 7:39:43 GMT
Thankyou for all the work you've put in for fans all over the country Malc. Enjoy your retirement. I hope the surgery goes smoothly and you have a sound recovery.
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Post by marwood on Jul 25, 2024 8:08:59 GMT
A true gentleman supporter and not afraid to stand his ground on here when others disagree with his opinion
Great representation of the Club and City
Hope to still bump into him at away games- thank you and take care Malcolm
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jul 25, 2024 8:15:23 GMT
Best wishes for the operation, Malcolm. Post surgery, if you need anything fetching from Sale just send me a DM as I'm literally round the corner from you.
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Post by anchorman on Jul 25, 2024 9:35:32 GMT
Firstly, a huge well done and a huge thank you Malcolm. You're a gentleman, a true Stoke City supporter and an all round top guy! All the very best best with the operation, "We'll Be With You" and look forward to bumping into you in an away end very soon!
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Post by anchorman on Jul 25, 2024 9:38:19 GMT
Best wishes from Easingwold. I'll pray your operation is successful and you have a speedy recovery. Thanks for all you have done for Stoke and fans generally. Hope we bump into one another again some time and chew a bit of fat. God bless. Easingwold! And best wishes from Bishop Monkton!
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Jul 26, 2024 10:57:51 GMT
Just a further quick note to say that I'm overwhelmed and a tad embarrassed by all these kind words. Thank you very much. I should add that anything I've done through the FSA couldn't have been achieved without the support, commitment and expertise of our wonderful staff, and our volunteers on our Board and National Council. I've seen many staff teams in my time in various organisations, and the FSA group is right up there with the very best. Thank you too for the best wishes for my heart surgery which is scheduled for Friday. I attribute my heart problems to years of watching Stoke City ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif) It's annoying that I will have to miss games at the start of the season, but if it has to be done to increase the chances of many more years watching Stoke, it has to be done. To be brutally honest I'm shitting the proverbial bricks about it, but am grateful for the magnificent (still) NHS and I know that statistically the odds of them sorting me out are heavily in my favour !
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Post by tpholloway1 on Jul 26, 2024 11:02:22 GMT
Just a further quick note to say that I'm overwhelmed and a tad embarrassed by all these kind words. Thank you very much. I should add that anything I've done through the FSA couldn't have been achieved without the support, commitment and expertise of our wonderful staff, and our volunteers on our Board and National Council. I've seen many staff teams in my time in various organisations, and the FSA group is right up there with the very best. Thank you too for the best wishes for my heart surgery which is scheduled for Friday. I attribute my heart problems to years of watching Stoke City ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif) It's annoying that I will have to miss games at the start of the season, but if it has to be done to increase the chances of many more years watching Stoke, it has to be done. To be brutally honest I'm shitting the proverbial bricks about it, but am grateful for the magnificent (still) NHS and I know that statistically the odds of them sorting me out are heavily in my favour ! Good luck with it Malcolm, I've recently had a pacemaker fitted and still going strong - touch wood. I wonder if your surgeon will be a "very good friend" of a certain former kit man and clown. ![8D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/Fmz6MA_QgzQsf9jj3_d8.gif)
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Post by boothenender on Jul 26, 2024 12:20:22 GMT
Thank you Malcolm for all of your hard work and sound advice over the years. Enjoy the game now and no more mithering about all of us.
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Post by PotterLog on Jul 26, 2024 13:19:39 GMT
Just a further quick note to say that I'm overwhelmed and a tad embarrassed by all these kind words. Thank you very much. I should add that anything I've done through the FSA couldn't have been achieved without the support, commitment and expertise of our wonderful staff, and our volunteers on our Board and National Council. I've seen many staff teams in my time in various organisations, and the FSA group is right up there with the very best. Thank you too for the best wishes for my heart surgery which is scheduled for Friday. I attribute my heart problems to years of watching Stoke City ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/kwfoKwtHI0jglJZ4qZf6.gif) It's annoying that I will have to miss games at the start of the season, but if it has to be done to increase the chances of many more years watching Stoke, it has to be done. To be brutally honest I'm shitting the proverbial bricks about it, but am grateful for the magnificent (still) NHS and I know that statistically the odds of them sorting me out are heavily in my favour ! Good luck with it Malcolm, I've recently had a pacemaker fitted and still going strong - touch wood. I wonder if your surgeon will be a "very good friend" of a certain former kit man and clown. ![8D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/Fmz6MA_QgzQsf9jj3_d8.gif) Or imagine if, just as the anaesthetic is taking hold and you're going under, the surgeon pulls down his mask and it's actually Nello grinning at you with a scalpel in his hand ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/wMWjB17JNiCK5pUPtfmL.gif) Anyway sweet dreams MC
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Aug 4, 2024 9:29:52 GMT
Good luck with it Malcolm, I've recently had a pacemaker fitted and still going strong - touch wood. I wonder if your surgeon will be a "very good friend" of a certain former kit man and clown. ![8D](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/Fmz6MA_QgzQsf9jj3_d8.gif) Or imagine if, just as the anaesthetic is taking hold and you're going under, the surgeon pulls down his mask and it's actually Nello grinning at you with a scalpel in his hand ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/wMWjB17JNiCK5pUPtfmL.gif) Anyway sweet dreams MC ![(rofl)](//storage.proboards.com/800541/images/wMWjB17JNiCK5pUPtfmL.gif) Freaked me out a bit there, potterlog ! Nothing with Nello would ever surprise me ! It was put back a few days and I go in tomorrow so will miss several weeks of games, which is a pain - but what has to be, has to be.
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Aug 4, 2024 9:40:14 GMT
The FSA certainly made a fuss of me on Saturday, without me having any inkling what was going on. They produced a 10-page "This is your Malc" "fanzine" with loads of photos, some of them secretly got from the family, stories and good humoured piss-takes, with inevitably, a strong Stoke City content. They secreted my grandson in to present me with a framed, signed Stoke City shirt, and I was touched that Simon King contributed a tribute from the Club ( which is on that website link). Just to add that the FSA have now sent me dozens of spare copies of the "fanzine". I know that some people like to collect bizarre items of Stoke City and general football memorabilia (and this certainly comes into that category !). If anyone would like a copy, I'll happily put one in the post if you PM me your address. I go into hospital tomorrow so it will be a little while before I can do so.
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Post by redphizzer on Aug 4, 2024 10:20:58 GMT
Best of luck with your operation, Malcolm.
And, best wishes for a swift and full recovery.
Up the Potters.
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Post by basingstokie on Aug 4, 2024 20:11:23 GMT
As an occasional match attendee, I've not had the pleasure of meeting you, but what you have accomplished benefits the dedicated, the occasional, the Stokies & the wider football family.
For that we all owe you a huge debt of gratitude.
Best of luck with the operation.
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