I had the pleasure of meeting Shaky.
Great memory of him being 'asked to leave' the Madejski Stadium.
RIP Shaky
Great memory of him being 'asked to leave' the Madejski Stadium.
RIP Shaky
RIP Shaky
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LOL What a day that was the irony being that three of us were told to leave and thrown out of the ground for arguing his corner whilst shaky was allowed to go back to his seat. We had a great laugh about that on the way home.
That's just one thing I'll always remember about Dave - he's the only guy who ever got me thrown out of a football ground 🙂
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Didn't know Shaky personally, although people I do know, held in in the highest of regards. This is indeed very, very sad news.
RIP
RIP
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Advisor to the owner.
Yes I remember that. God we are going to miss him so badly.
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Yeah the arse hole!!! Tat was the day I got booted out for assaulting a steward when I fell down the stairs and crashed into him. Got an apology and a full refund....never been back though.
I've just spoken to his wife. She's thanked you all for the wishes and has promised to let me know about his funeral as soon as she can arrange it
Was a top day out that, good pub if I remember rightly as well, Shally having the shock of his life at £3.90 for a Stella, and I smacked my head on the door frame on the way out.
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Sad sad news. RIP Shaky
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Ha Ha HA well you had had a few stiff ones in the pub pre match. I remember you and Dave had been stood at the bar drinking and when it was time to leave and we were all climbing back on to the coach the girl from the pub came running after you as you had left without paying. Lol Dave was there shouting what a stupid bint you was for trying that one 😉 So funny, of course it was an error on your part you just forgot to pay 😉
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RIP Shaky.
Good pictures Surf, post 505. Behind Shaky at 3.25 in, is "backing group" of 2 lads with grey hats, my two boys and between them my daughter! I'm looking up to the heavens somewhere! BC 9 has been informed too. We remember together. Blessings to his family and all who mourn his passing.
Good pictures Surf, post 505. Behind Shaky at 3.25 in, is "backing group" of 2 lads with grey hats, my two boys and between them my daughter! I'm looking up to the heavens somewhere! BC 9 has been informed too. We remember together. Blessings to his family and all who mourn his passing.
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Fucking mortified. I lefta tenner tip I felt that bad
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You've just made me cry yet again Des, trying to get the pic as our avator - thanks for the memories, guess we were with you that night in Syntax, one of many with Shaky xJust reading through this thread again has made me laugh and cry in equal measure. There are a few suggestions on how to honour him, some of them good ones, others ridiculous but every one with the right intention. We all get over sentimental at times like this and Shaky would be the first to point this out, in fact he'd call most of you "2 faced fuckers" with a glint in his eye of course, but I think naming the Lizard Lounge the “Shaky Lounge” would be very apt. A Forum footy match would be a good one too, although the PNE Supporters Team would have to revert to their original name of the “Dog and Duck” and be managed by the “Tramp” (Steve Cowell not Yoga)
I’m not too sure about the minutes silence/applause suggestion though. I know the Club have done it in the past for an occasional supporter but he wasn’t born a North Ender and didn’t go on as much in recent years preferring to spend his time in his beloved Lakes at the hound trails. For those who don’t know he actually followed Liverpool in his younger years, home and abroad including seeing them lift the European Cup, before he saw the light and changed his allegiance to North End back in the 95/96 season (we were in the 4th division at the time) It was during that season that I first met him and we soon became good friends, travelling the country to cheer the Whites on to promotion.
I haven’t actually seen him, personally, for a few years, although we kept in touch on here. But I’ll always remember Shaky as a gentle giant, not a keyboard warrior. Although he was a big fella who could certainly look after himself, he abhorred violence. He had seen things following Liverpool that sickened him which he is why stopped supporting them. Sure, he was an argumentative twat, a stubborn fucker, but he was a man of principle and couldn’t help himself. Whether it was winding people up on here (and believe me, it was nearly all a wind up) in the pub arguing the toss about any subject under the sun, or in his capacity as shop steward at various employers, he always had an opinion and just HAD to have the last word. That said he was one of the nicest blokes I’ve ever known, funny as fuck and fiercely loyal to his friends and family (well the ones he liked anyway)
So what is my favourite memory of him? There are many from the dim and distant past, most of them blurred through alcohol so it’s hard to pick a favourite. As has already been mentioned in this thread he introduced myself and many others to the delights of the Flying Scotsman across from Kings Cross...
Then there was Chesterfield way in the AWS. Myself and Shaky were part of the infamous “Chesterfield 49.” I left work in Morecambe around half 3, picked Shaky up from work in Leyland in the van and spent the next few hours driving through the thickest fog I’ve ever been in over the Pennines and down the M1 while Shaky emptied can after can singing his head off. We made it to the ground about 5 minutes after kick off. “Fucking Hell, Moyes has put some weight on” – It was Gregan’s debut in the No. 6 shirt.
There was the time day I got my driving licence back after an 18 month driving ban for drink driving (the reason for the ban is another story of which he was also a part of) We met up in the Dr Syntax that night which was the other side of town for me, so I drove there in the works van. I’d only had the keys back for a few hours so I was desperate to drive again but even I wasn’t daft enough to drink. I had a shandy and a couple of cokes. The last to leave, as usual, I gave Shaky a lift home. He only lived half a mile or so away but I still managed to get stopped and breathalysed. What were the odds on that? Shaky was convinced I’d been stitched up and the police had been waiting for me. I passed the breath test but he almost got himself arrested instead with all the abuse he was giving the coppers trying to defend me.
I could go on and on, I’ll leave the forum stuff to others, but for me my favourite memory is everytime single time I saw him. It didn’t matter where we were, on the ground, in a pub, at a train station, on the bus – as soon as he saw me he’d launch into a rendition of “There’s only one Des-me-rel-da...” at the top of his voice! I’d reply with “S-H-A-K-Y, I’m S-H-A-K-Y, I know I am, I’m sure I am, I’m S-H-A-K-Y!!!”
David (Shaky) Howson – a great friend from a former life. I’ll catch up with you in the next.
RIP mate, you Miserable Old Fucker
Des (merelda) xx
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You're a better man than me Des, how do I use it as my Avatar, cant do it!! Help!!Managed to find one of the three of you back in the day. It's taken me bloody ages to find one of him smiling 🙂
And I've had to learn how to scan, crop and upload a pic... He'll have been pissing his sides watching me swearing at the scanner.
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His wife has asked me to write a eulogy for his Preston life. She has asked his friends up at Ulverston to do the same. I will be using some memories off here but if anyone has anything they want added please let me know. The funeral is likely to be some time next week.
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I have just been back through this thread and it seems so many people have so many feelings towards a man that most of us have never met. Reading through the whole thread I have shed a tear, laughed and agreed with everything that has been said.
I never thought I could feel this way about a man I have never met face to face, but only spoken to on here.
This shows he will be deeply missed.
R.I.P Shaky
I never thought I could feel this way about a man I have never met face to face, but only spoken to on here.
This shows he will be deeply missed.
R.I.P Shaky
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Nicely put, Nathan. You have described what I think we all feel.