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Posted by: perthgeoff, January 14, 2020, 11:11pm
I first became a Mariners fan in 1941 when Grimsby played their home matches at the Old Show Ground in Scunthorpe.Even though I moved to Perth,WA, in 1961, I made sure on numerous visits back to the UK,that I managed at least one visit to Blundell Park.
I have just celebrated my 90th birthday and as a surprise to me ,my family contacted the club,hoping for,at most,an email or text of congratulations.They were amazed to receive a 2 minute video from the man himself,congratulating me on my birthday, thanking me for being an Ancient Mariner, and wishing me all the best for the future. This is certainly the icing on the cake and much appreciated . Many thanks for Ollie and all the people at the club that made this happen.This act will stay with me for ever.
Posted by: Swansea_Mariner, January 14, 2020, 11:17pm; Reply: 1
Happy birthday Perth Geoff!
Posted by: sutton mariner, January 14, 2020, 11:20pm; Reply: 2
Happy birthday young man!
Posted by: forza ivano, January 14, 2020, 11:23pm; Reply: 3
Let's hope he can send you a similar video in 10 years time when we are in the championship!
Posted by: mariner tommy, January 14, 2020, 11:25pm; Reply: 4
Superb, happy birthday my fellow mariner.
Posted by: Grim up north, January 14, 2020, 11:47pm; Reply: 5
Posted by: bobbyturtle, January 14, 2020, 11:53pm; Reply: 6
Posted by: Rik e B, January 14, 2020, 11:55pm; Reply: 7
Fantastic touch, and happy birthday young fellow!
Posted by: Scenes on toast, January 15, 2020, 12:22am; Reply: 8
Happy birthday fella, and what a touch from IH, he really is dragging us into a new era ON an OFF the green stuff :)
Posted by: dapperz fun pub, January 15, 2020, 1:02am; Reply: 9
The club is changing it needed to but thankfully the signs are good
Posted by: gaz57, January 15, 2020, 1:44am; Reply: 10
Let's hope he can send you a similar video in 10 years time when we are in the championship!
Where's the optimism gone surely you mean Europe.
Happy birthday Geoff UTMM(groupwave1)
Posted by: BeijingMariner, January 15, 2020, 2:28am; Reply: 11
What a lovely story. Happy Birthday to you, Geoff!
Posted by: moss_side_mariner, January 15, 2020, 6:27am; Reply: 12
Happy birthday, Perthgeoff. Good to see we're doing our PR off the pitch too.
Posted by: gobby, January 15, 2020, 6:41am; Reply: 13
Happy Birthday Young Man. Enjoy. 8)
UTMM
Posted by: Abdul19, January 15, 2020, 7:00am; Reply: 14
Posted by: always grimsby, January 15, 2020, 7:12am; Reply: 15
Happy birthday Perthgeoff !!
Like IH says
UP THE MIGHTY MARINERS !!!!
Posted by: jimgtfc, January 15, 2020, 7:40am; Reply: 16
What a story! Happy birthday Geoff!
Posted by: Les Brechin, January 15, 2020, 8:49am; Reply: 17
Happy birthday Geoff.
I hope you've recovered from your Scunny days by now and it didn't leave too big a scar on you. :)
UTMM.
Posted by: TAGG, January 15, 2020, 8:51am; Reply: 18
Happy Birthday 👍🏻
Strange coincidence my mate who lives in Perth and a massive Town fan is 60 today UTM
The side stand at Hull.
Great times 👊😉
Posted by: dapperz fun pub, January 15, 2020, 9:06am; Reply: 19
Happy Birthday 👍🏻
Strange coincidence my mate who lives in Perth and a massive Town fan is 60 today UTM
The side stand at Hull.
Great times 👊😉
He’s a massive man yoo fan aswell 🤬 great lad though , that’s if it’s the same bloke JJ
Posted by: dicko995, January 15, 2020, 9:09am; Reply: 20
Happy Birthday Geoff, my son and g,kids live in Perth, so if you see a family with Town shirts on, thats them :)
Posted by: Garth, January 15, 2020, 9:10am; Reply: 21
Happy birthday present Geoff, great touch from Ollie
Posted by: 123614 (Guest), January 15, 2020, 9:54am; Reply: 22
That reminds me of when Lawrie McMenemy got us promoted to Division 3 in 1972 with a 3-0 win against Exeter. I was unable to attend as I was serving in the Army in Londonderry, N Ireland at the time. So I wrote to him, congratulating him and the team on achieving promotion. I was very surprised some time later to receive a hand written letter from the big man himself. During the passing of time and many moves from one base to another, sadly I lost the letter. However it shows what a great man he was, and I believe that IH can repeat his success.
Coincidence here is that LM's team beat Exeter to get promoted, AB's team in 1991 beat Exeter to clinch promotion and this Saturday we play Exeter!
Posted by: A.l.f., January 15, 2020, 10:37am; Reply: 23
Many happy returns Geoff. Lets hope Ollie can gives us all a present soon - that of regular victories and a climb up the league :)
Posted by: grimsby pete, January 15, 2020, 10:41am; Reply: 24
What a lovely gesture from Ollie on your birthday Geoff,
Happy birthday to you and I hope you have many more so you can see us climb up the leagues.
UTMM !!!!!!!
Posted by: toontown, January 15, 2020, 12:42pm; Reply: 25
That's a great gesture, well done the club and Ollie, and congratulations on reaching that milestone - happy birthday!
Posted by: Tinymariner, January 15, 2020, 12:46pm; Reply: 26
Outstanding PR and many happy returns to you Geoff UTMM
Posted by: LH, January 15, 2020, 1:34pm; Reply: 27
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Posted by: grimps, January 15, 2020, 2:18pm; Reply: 28
Happy birthday Geoff
I bet you’ve been lucky enough to see some great times watching the Mariners over the years .
What’s your thoughts on the current buzz around the town ?
Posted by: Gaffer58, January 15, 2020, 5:55pm; Reply: 29
Happy birthday and hope for many more.
If IH ever wants a career change he would make a blooming good PR man at any company.
Posted by: RonMariner, January 15, 2020, 6:11pm; Reply: 30
Happy Birthday and thank you for a truly uplifting post!
Posted by: FishOutOfWater, January 20, 2020, 1:31pm; Reply: 31
Only just seen this, so a belated happy birthday to you Geoff!
Hopefully with IH at the helm you'll be able to celebrate some more success with the folks back home ;)
Posted by: KingstonMariner, January 20, 2020, 1:37pm; Reply: 32
Me too. Just seen this. Belated happy birthday Geoff. Once a Mariner always a Mariner.
And good on yer Ollie.
Posted by: heppy88, January 20, 2020, 1:59pm; Reply: 33
Thanks for sharing this with the fishy Geoff. I think we all appreciate the dedication and hard work Ian is putting into the club, it's supporters and the area as a whole. It's a real breath of fresh air. UTMM!!!!!
Posted by: jock dock tower, January 20, 2020, 4:44pm; Reply: 34
Happy birthday Geoff, and thanks for making me feel like a young whipper snapper at 65.
Posted by: James77, January 20, 2020, 10:17pm; Reply: 35
Many happy returns Geoff, thank you for sharing this with us, here’s to many more birthdays in the WA sunshine.
And a big ‘well done’ to the club and Ollie, lovely to see.
Posted by: Swansea_Mariner, January 21, 2020, 7:54pm; Reply: 36
90 years young and post of the week!
Posted by: 1542 (Guest), January 21, 2020, 8:24pm; Reply: 37
Happy Birthday!!
We should bring him over so he can meet IH and take in a game!!
UTM
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