| Andrew Slade 10:35 - Jan 11 with 22168 views | MancR |
Some supporters who attended the Preston game, may have been aware of a medical emergency that occurred in the Upper Loft right at end of the match. Andrew had had a brain haemorrhage and was taken to Charing Cross hospital. He spent 2 weeks in ICU over Christmas with family at his bedside but very sadly, at the age of only 61, he died last week.
Some of you will have known Andrew and many of you will have sat near him ,as he had a a season ticket in the upper loft for over 30 years.
It may have been that Andrew’s last conscious thoughts were celebrating that Jimmy Dunne very late winning goal and all the joy of a dramatic victory, at a place he spent so many happy times. This may give those who knew and loved him a tiny crumb of comfort.When thinking about Bill Shankly’s quote about football being more important than life and death, well what happened to Andrew certainly contradicts those words.
Andrew has been taken decades too early and our thoughts are with Vanessa, Michael,Miranda and all his family and friends. RIP Andrew
https://on.ft.com/3WaowRW
Sorry the link no longer works- you can find article by putting Andrew Slade FT into a search engine [Post edited 13 Jan 2025 12:42]
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| Andrew Slade on 10:40 - Jan 11 with 17312 views | terryb |
RIP to Andrew & condolences to his family & friends. | | | |
| Andrew Slade on 10:44 - Jan 11 with 17285 views | BrianMcCarthy |
Didn't have the pleasure of knowing the gent, but you've written lovely words about him, as did Hugh Carnegy in the FT piece. I hope he was looking over your shoulder as you wrote, pen in hand.
Rest easy Andrew. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal. |  |
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| Andrew Slade on 10:45 - Jan 11 with 17269 views | enfieldargh |
Thats so tragic.
My thoughts are with his family and friends
RIP andrew |  |
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| Andrew Slade on 10:46 - Jan 11 with 17259 views | DaBurgh |
God speed Andrew. Terribly sad. RIP |  |
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Imagine the freedom when you are nobody and you do not want to be anybody, you are simply present, freed from all demands and illusions.
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| Andrew Slade on 11:14 - Jan 11 with 17106 views | colinallcars |
That's so sad…. |  | | |
| Andrew Slade on 11:16 - Jan 11 with 17083 views | SimonJames |
That's incredibly sad! I hope his family find solace and comfort in this dark time. |  |
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| Andrew Slade on 11:24 - Jan 11 with 17038 views | ted_hendrix |
RIP Fellow fan. |  |
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| Andrew Slade on 11:24 - Jan 11 with 17039 views | SL5_Hoop |
Obviously taken far too young...... Thoughts with the family RIP | | | |
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| Andrew Slade on 11:33 - Jan 11 with 16977 views | Rs_Holy |
RIP Andrew… 61 is no age… condolences to his family. |  | | |
| Andrew Slade on 11:41 - Jan 11 with 16925 views | loftboy |
RIP very sad to read. |  |
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| Andrew Slade on 11:41 - Jan 11 with 16914 views | Ned_Kennedys |
Lovely tributes from MancR and the FT, RIP Andrew. |  | | |
| Andrew Slade on 11:47 - Jan 11 with 16877 views | Snipper |
Very very sad to hear about this. I didn’t know Andrew, but it is a crumb of comfort to his family and friends that his last conscious thoughts were happy ones.
Rest in Eternal Peace, Andrew. ❤️❤️ |  | | |
| Andrew Slade on 11:59 - Jan 11 with 16804 views | nix |
Sad to hear of the untimely loss of a fellow R.
RIP Andrew. Condolences to his family. |  | | |
| Andrew Slade on 12:02 - Jan 11 with 16782 views | hook_hoops |
Far too young to be taken.
RIP and condolences to his family. | | | |
| Andrew Slade on 12:03 - Jan 11 with 16774 views | Hugey |
Sincere condolences. RIP Andrew |  | | |
| Andrew Slade on 12:05 - Jan 11 with 16759 views | Noelmc |
Very sad news and especially tough for his family and friends at this time of year.
It sounds from the FT piece that he lived life to the full but was a dedicated family man and certainly one of our own.
Condolences to his family, friends and all the R's fans who knew him.
RIP Andrew. |  | | |
| Andrew Slade on 12:16 - Jan 11 with 16679 views | Lblock |
RIP
Too young
We’re here for a good time, not a long time people |  |
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| Andrew Slade on 12:48 - Jan 11 with 16493 views | Esox_Lucius |
That is distressing news. As I was going up the stairs to leave I saw someone (Andrew) sat in his seat and looking very out of sorts so I stopped to ask him if he was OK and he informed me he had lost all sensation in his right leg. I was a 1st aider for over 30 years so I did a quick check to make sure he wasn't suffering a stroke and checked his capillary refill which was weak. I left him with another R's fan who sits along from me whilst I went to get a steward or St. Johns if I had seen them 1st. a senior steward ran over from the Paddocks where there had been an incident and after a few questions called for medical attention. When the St. Johns team arrived Andrew was still talking coherently but wasn't looking great. I was only going to be in the way from that point on so I left and went out to the SAR entrance to meet Dave.
My deepest condolences to his family and I had feared the worst when I went to look for him at the home games since PNE. That's no age at all. RIP Andrew. |  |
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| Andrew Slade on 12:50 - Jan 11 with 16478 views | Hunterhoop |
Very sad. Sounds like a good man. Very touching tributes too. RIP. |  | | |
| Andrew Slade on 12:51 - Jan 11 with 16467 views | rrrspricey |
Very sad, that's no age at all. RIP and heartfelt condolences to all family and friends |  | | |
| Andrew Slade on 13:06 - Jan 11 with 16385 views | dannyblue |
My condolences to the family. |  | | |
| Andrew Slade on 13:06 - Jan 11 with 16382 views | Paddyhoops |
RIP 🙏 | | | |
| Andrew Slade on 13:18 - Jan 11 with 16324 views | Hooping_Mad |
| Andrew Slade on 12:48 - Jan 11 by Esox_Lucius |
That is distressing news. As I was going up the stairs to leave I saw someone (Andrew) sat in his seat and looking very out of sorts so I stopped to ask him if he was OK and he informed me he had lost all sensation in his right leg. I was a 1st aider for over 30 years so I did a quick check to make sure he wasn't suffering a stroke and checked his capillary refill which was weak. I left him with another R's fan who sits along from me whilst I went to get a steward or St. Johns if I had seen them 1st. a senior steward ran over from the Paddocks where there had been an incident and after a few questions called for medical attention. When the St. Johns team arrived Andrew was still talking coherently but wasn't looking great. I was only going to be in the way from that point on so I left and went out to the SAR entrance to meet Dave.
My deepest condolences to his family and I had feared the worst when I went to look for him at the home games since PNE. That's no age at all. RIP Andrew. |
Fair play fella, thank you for doing your best.
Condolences to all involved. | |
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| Andrew Slade on 13:26 - Jan 11 with 16271 views | BklynRanger |
RIP Andrew. Very sad. Am sure he'll be in a lot of people's thoughts today. |  | | |
| Andrew Slade on 13:46 - Jan 11 with 16182 views | derbyhoop |
Sad news. Taken too soon.
Condolences to his family. |  |
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