Terrific club character. Was there at my first game and my last (Boxing Day) and the same for my Dad too.

Maybe he'll be at my childens (if i ever have kids) first match in the future.

God your all talking as if hes thrown a 7 lol

used to see him around town in years gone by without open rugby

As an apprentice at W S Maney in Harehills, i always used to look forward to John's deliveries each month, I always used to get a b0ll0cking for too much talking and not enough working whilst he was there.

But it was worth it, he is a right character, and matchdays at Headingley wouldn't be the same without seeing him

Who?

There goes a man that has never walked past the supporters club doors on a match day .

Walked past the what?

I spoke to John on Sunday night after the game, he just had something else on that was all. He seemed fine and no doubt will be there first home game of the season. If I see him before then i'll pass on all your regards.

Huzzah !

He's not dead yet !

Shows your age by how much Open Rugby used to cost (70p when I first started getting it I think). John did two cool things for me when I was a kid - got me in to look round the training rooms and also got my team photo signed. Just saw me standing there with it and asked if I'd like it signed. I still have it somewhere.

I am sure that he used to shout "Rugby Leaguer - all for the good of the game!"