| RIP Jock 18:19 - Sep 15 with 6958 views | Walboro |
Just heard that Jock Bannerman(Walsden) has just passed away.A life long Burnley fan who toured the length and breadth of the country just to see a friendly.When Burnley didnt have a match he would always be up at Rochdale had fond memories of a couple of away trips with him.Think he will only be around the age of 60.No doubt the Clarets will give him a good send off. RIP Jock a proper football fan. | | | |  |
| RIP Jock on 19:39 - Sep 15 with 6859 views | TVOS1907 |
Many thanks for posting this Walboro. It's really sad news.
I was going to post this myself when I received the news earlier, but I wasn't sure if people would know him.
I first met Jock in the late-1980s when I started drinking in the pubs of Littleborough. I knew he was a Burnley fan and a supporter of Walsden CC, but he was always up for attending any sort of football game and over time, he used to come to a lot of matches with us, especially on a Tuesday night when Burnley weren't playing.
He had some cracking one-liners, some which are still used by a lot of us to this day.
For example, when I was going to a ground for the first time, he would always reply with, "I was going there before you were in your dad's ballbag, pal."
He saw Burnley play everywhere and in one season, when Torquay banned away fans, he got in at Plainmoor carrying the cameraman's gear by pretending to be his assistant, meaning he watched the game from the gantry, seagull muck and all!!
Due to becoming friendly with the commercial staff at Dale, Jock ended up as a Goldbond agent in Walsden for many years, thereby earning thousands of pounds for the club. He said he only did it for the free Christmas booze-up Goldbond agents used to get!
Later, he was used as a model in the risqué Club Shop brochures the club produced, where a couple of glamour models flanked this less-than glamorous football fan.
It was a masterstroke by Richard and Francis and got the club plenty of publicity - apart from some disgruntled woman who returned her brochure to the shop in disgust, claiming it was pornographic.
A larger than life character and a great bloke who loved Burnley, had a very big soft spot for Rochdale, but who just wanted to watch a match anywhere he could.
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| RIP Jock on 20:02 - Sep 15 with 6823 views | ChaffRAFC |
Had the pleasure of meeting Jock a few times, probably through yourself TVOS and found him a very funny bloke. Brilliant sense of humour.
Sad news indeed.
Thoughts are with his friends and family.
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| RIP Jock (n/t) on 20:11 - Sep 15 with 6791 views | _dezzy |
Had the pleasure of being with jock in the isle of man. When dale played there in the tournament. Burnley finished 3rd. Last of the English. we bought him a wooden spoon. Which he proceeded to keep whacking us all on the head. Top guy for a Burnley fan 😜. Sat with him plenty of times at walsden.
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| RIP Jock on 20:25 - Sep 15 with 6751 views | flyerdale |
Yeah a very sad loss. A big character and such a nice fella. He will certainly be missed by a lot of people.
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| RIP Jock (n/t) on 20:31 - Sep 15 with 6742 views | flyerdale |
And the Roy Cropper shopping bag he had as a suitcase. I've still got bumps on my head from that wooden spoon. | | | |
| RIP Jock (n/t) on 20:35 - Sep 15 with 6729 views | TVOS1907 |
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| RIP Jock on 21:15 - Sep 15 with 6670 views | 442Dale |
Would like to echo the thoughts of others, very sad news about a really good bloke. He’d often greet me in the pubs of Littleborough back in the 90s with “Rochdale w%n%€r” before it was pointed out he’d be in the away end at somewhere like Scarborough on the following Tuesday night. Beneath the one-liners (which were cutting at times!) though was a thoroughly decent person who you could have a good chat with.
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| RIP Jock on 22:10 - Sep 15 with 6580 views | Fred_Talbot |
Can only echo all of this
Despite being a Burnley b***ard, he was a lovely fella and brilliant company
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| RIP Jock on 12:35 - Sep 16 with 6293 views | R17ALE |
A real shock to hear this news, and can only echo what others have said.
His ability to deliver one-liners with a stern look on his huge head, bespectacled with massive Jack Duckworth like specs was legendary.
My favourites, in reverse order are....
4. Midweek about 1996, he'd jumped in with us to an away trip to Darlo. Due to traffic we were nervous about missing kick-off, and our mood got worse when we hit a slow contra-flow on the A66M at Scotch corner. As we crawled through traffic Jock was having none of it. Looking at the statuesque like Hi-Vis workers, he wound down the back window, stuck his head out and bellowed, "Get some fooking work done". The look on the road workers' faces was priceless!
3. Same season, I think, away at Scarborough on a bitterly cold night about 150 Dale travelled, and were housed on the side terrace. One older regular had come wearing all manner of coats, gloves and scarves and had what looked like a fur hat on. Waiting for a pause in play, Jock bellowed out the name of said fan and as everyone turned round he continued, "you look like a Polish ship-builder." Cue much laughter in those pre-Polish days.
2. 1997ish, away somewhere, one of our players, possibly Andy Farrell was having a nightmare. He'd scored an own goal before misplacing a pass to the opposition striker who easily slotted home. Our crest-fallen player was on the touchline, head in hands, before Jock seized on the situation. Cutting the silence with a knife he roared, "Get yer head up. Yer having a great game. Yerve made one and scored one!"
1. My favourite....Circa 1996 we were away at Chester, and substitute Dave Lancaster managed to get himself arrested during the match following an altercation in the dug outs. After the game, a friend also managed to get himself arrested for flicking the v's at Chester fans, bizarrely!
The following Tuesday, Jock decided to come with us to Mansfield. On the open away terrace we watched the Dale players warm up. Foolishly, Lancaster strayed too close to Jock who piped up, "Oi, Lanky. My mate here (pointing) was arrested by the same copper who arrested you at Chester."
Lanky looked up, smiled and put his thumb up. Jock carried on whilst pointing at the fan....
"Aye. And he can't play football either!"
Even the other players were laughing!
RIP Jock. And thanks for all the laughs! | |
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| RIP Jock on 13:23 - Sep 16 with 6237 views | Boss_Hog |
A great bloke, excellent company and a fantastic character!
I used to visit Jock and his family every Friday afternoon at his house in Walsden to collect his Goldbond money. If you thought he was a character, you should have met his Dad! In all seriousness, not many people would give up their time to collect a GB round for another football club, but Jock did it for years and did us proud! He will have raised tens of thousands over the years, it was a big round!
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| RIP Jock on 13:54 - Sep 16 with 6202 views | VespaDale |
Cracking lad Jock, had a few p1ss ups in the Boro with him despite his claret connection. He just loved sport in general. RIP big lad | | | |
| RIP Jock on 14:00 - Sep 16 with 6186 views | VespaDale |
You've also missed out when he was 'substitute' for the Dale on the TV show we went on. The ITV Digital 'Do I Not Know That' or whatever it was called. I was sat at side of him as the TV cameras panned across to the Rochdale subs bench. | | | |
| RIP Jock on 15:37 - Sep 16 with 6119 views | TVOS1907 |
Of course, that was hilarious. He only came along for the free butties and ended up on our 'bench'. | |
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| RIP Jock on 15:40 - Sep 16 with 6108 views | TVOS1907 |
Great stories. I was actually telling someone the Polish shipbuilder tale earlier today.
What about the time we were late for an AWS tie at Chesterfield and he refused to be searched by a steward and just barged him out of the way, before going through the turnstiles.
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| RIP Jock on 17:16 - Sep 16 with 6044 views | R17ALE |
And there was, I think, that time at Emley where the ball had gone out of play. The 30+ stone Jock picked it up and handed it to the full back and remarked solemnly, "I think you've been overdoing it on the pies".
The full back creased himself laughing! [Post edited 16 Sep 2019 17:16]
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| RIP Jock on 18:11 - Sep 16 with 5956 views | 442Dale |
Hazy memories of Leyton Orient away, a venue where Jock knew the groundsman. About 15 of us went on a minibus and were heading for the away turnstiles after the pub only for Jock to tell us to wait as he’d have a word with his pal... before you knew it we were all walking down the tunnel, around the pitch and onto the terrace whilst trying to remain inconspicuous. | |
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| RIP Jock on 19:46 - Sep 16 with 5847 views | TVOS1907 |
Charlie Hasler.
We all followed Charlie in, as he said to a puzzled-looking steward, "Rochdale groundstaff!" | |
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