Have to pass on the sad news that Andy has passed away.
Andy was a founder member of the Palace Independent Supporters Association (PISA), and was its Chair during the Goldberg era & the administration that followed.
He had followed Palace from an early age and was a season ticket holder for many years, and was an away-day partner for much of the 1990s, where his dry sense of humour leavened the sting of a defeat. Occasionally - usually against Arsenal - he would storm out declaring he'd never come back, but the lure of Selhurst Park found ways to entice him back
As a civil servant starting in the Thatcher years, in the cabinet office & Dept. of National Heritage among other posts, he heatedly insisted to us that government was not like "Yes, Minister" when we teased him on long away trips. He may well have, at our request, added the odd phrase into his ministers' speeches, but as that included David Mellor who cares!
His friends & colleagues send our condolences to Jenny, and will treasure our memories of being with him at Selhurst, Stockport, Villa Park, and many other places Palace took us.
Andy was a founder member of the Palace Independent Supporters Association (PISA), and was its Chair during the Goldberg era & the administration that followed.
He had followed Palace from an early age and was a season ticket holder for many years, and was an away-day partner for much of the 1990s, where his dry sense of humour leavened the sting of a defeat. Occasionally - usually against Arsenal - he would storm out declaring he'd never come back, but the lure of Selhurst Park found ways to entice him back
As a civil servant starting in the Thatcher years, in the cabinet office & Dept. of National Heritage among other posts, he heatedly insisted to us that government was not like "Yes, Minister" when we teased him on long away trips. He may well have, at our request, added the odd phrase into his ministers' speeches, but as that included David Mellor who cares!
His friends & colleagues send our condolences to Jenny, and will treasure our memories of being with him at Selhurst, Stockport, Villa Park, and many other places Palace took us.
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