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[Albion] Paul Barber: Class Act



El Presidente

The ONLY Gay in Brighton
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Jul 5, 2003
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Pattknull med Haksprut
I attended the funeral of John Osborne today, an Albion fan who has been a STH for 40 years, not missed a league game for more than 30, and was seen up and down the country with his BN3 England flag at home and abroad.

There was a good NSC turnout too, from the likes of [MENTION=474]Mr Blobby[/MENTION], [MENTION=2900]Al Bion[/MENTION] [MENTION=310]ditchy[/MENTION] and [MENTION=102]Padders[/MENTION] too, amongst others.

Talking to his family, they were all appreciative of Paul Barber taking out time last week (when he had huge issues to deal with after the Palace game and prepare for Liverpool at the Amex) to phone John's partner, sister and son, in separate phone calls, have a chat with them, send his condolences on behalf of the club for John's support and involvement in the Falmer campaign, ask if they were happy with the contents of a eulogy to John in the programme on Saturday, and provide a supportive and sympathetic voice and ear to those grieving for the loss of one of us taken far too young.

He could have delegated it to someone else, he could have sent off a quick email, and that would have been a decent thing to do. He went above and beyond that, and shows that he gets the Albion, he gets what it is to be an Albion fan, and what it's like to lose someone you hold dear.

PB, you are a credit and a shining example of all that is good about this club. Thank you, it made a difference to the family, it shows why John loved the Albion and that his emotional investment in the stripes throughout his life was worth it. .
 




Harry Wilson's tackle

Harry Wilson's Tackle
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Oct 8, 2003
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Thanks for posting that.
 




Moshe Gariani

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Mar 10, 2005
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That sounds spectacularly good work from Paul Barber. Hard enough to do that sort of stuff much closer to home, let alone in those circumstances. Very impressive.

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portlock seagull

Why? Why us?
Jul 28, 2003
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Classy, well done Paul!
 








Publius Ovidius

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Jul 5, 2003
45,919
at home
Really sorry to have missed john's funeral. I hope it went as well as these things can.
 






Whitterz

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Aug 9, 2008
3,212
Eastbourne
There's not many high ranking company CEOs that would do that.

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Beach Hut

Brighton Bhuna Boy
Jul 5, 2003
71,903
Living In a Box
Good man Barber

RIP John
 


Stat Brother

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Jul 11, 2003
73,371
West west west Sussex
There's not many high ranking company CEOs that would do that.

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and yet he's going to get grief on here every day, right up until, and long after, his last day with the Albion.
 




Lindfield by the Pond

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Jan 10, 2009
1,886
Lindfield (near the pond)
Well done PB. Good to see that our CEO takes the time to do the small things right in very difficult circumstances.
 










The Birdman

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Nov 30, 2008
6,313
Haywards Heath
PB has always been polite and responds quickly and it was nice to hear that he called his familey.
Thanks for posting.
 





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