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This is very sad news.
Good on him for all he has done for the club. RIP.
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[quote="tb":24qn1m99]Tough. Conversations develop. It's their nature.[/quote:24qn1m99]
Little Pepe went to nursery school one day wearing his Widnes hat. His teacher asked him why he was a Widnes fan. He said, “Because my parents are.” His teacher said, “That’s not good. What would you do if your parents were drug dealers and hookers?” He replied, “Well then I would be a Warrington fan.”
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I'm absolutely Gutted to hear this news. Tony was a rock for Widnes during some very hard years. He worked so hard and pumped a lot of his own time and money into this club. He was, as has already been stated, a very affable and approachable man and a true gentleman in every sense of the word. I've even swapped pm's with him on the Widnes messageboard - how many chairmen would do that?
The next time I go and take my seat in the South Stand of our wonderful stadium, I'll reflect on just how much work Tony put in to help make this happen. The great youth system we now have was put in place under his stewardship and I'll always thank him for the 4 years of SL RL I enjoyed, thanks in most part, to his efforts off the field.
RIP Tony
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A good man and always an absolute gentleman. Very sad news.
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Sad news big loss to the game. RIP Tony Chambers
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RIP Tony very sad news to hear and at this time of the season when everything is clicking together.
Condolences to Family and Friends
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RIP TC
OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO YOU YOU
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A very sad loss indeed. RIP sir, you're efforts for the cause will always be remembered.
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Very sad news - he was extremely approachable and was always willing to face the fans, even when things were'nt going very well.
I dont think Widnes Vikings would exist today if it was'nt for his efforts.
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This is history. This is history. Right here. Right now. This is history.
I thought it was Widnes?
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Wakefield turn over a big club every season and i see no reason why Widnes can't do the same.[/quote]:7294.jpg |
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I'd have thought there would have been a thread on VT about this also. He was a Rugby League man also not just Widnii.
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| Quote: vikingste "Sad news to hear he has passed away
condolences to his family RIP Tony.
On official website'"
I would like to add my condolences to Tony's family and to the Widnes club.
Of all the Rugby League club Chairman I ever dealt with, Tony was one of the most genuinely enthusiastic both for his club and for Rugby League as a whole. He was a fierce defender of Widnes, but was always ready to talk about how much the club meant to him. Given that he wasn't a native of Widnes, he had the zeal of a convert. He was a genuinely decent bloke for whom the fans were very important. |
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On thread drift:
[quote="tb":24qn1m99]Tough. Conversations develop. It's their nature.[/quote:24qn1m99]
Little Pepe went to nursery school one day wearing his Widnes hat. His teacher asked him why he was a Widnes fan. He said, “Because my parents are.” His teacher said, “That’s not good. What would you do if your parents were drug dealers and hookers?” He replied, “Well then I would be a Warrington fan.”
[i:24qn1m99]There's a Wooly over there, baggy kecks and feathered hair
with a 3 star jumper half way up his back, that’s a fecking Wooly back![/i:24qn1m99]
[b:24qn1m99]Oooh-to… Oooh-to-be… Oooh-to-be-a… WOOLY![/b:24qn1m99]:24307.jpg |
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| Quote: Martyn Sadler "I would like to add my condolences to Tony's family and to the Widnes club.
Of all the Rugby League club Chairman I ever dealt with, Tony was one of the most genuinely enthusiastic both for his club and for Rugby League as a whole. He was a fierce defender of Widnes, but was always ready to talk about how much the club meant to him. Given that he wasn't a native of Widnes, he had the zeal of a convert. He was a genuinely decent bloke for whom the fans were very important.'"
Just in case you didn't read it the first time |
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RIP Tony.
Genuinely gutted to hear this.
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| Quote: Pepe "Just in case you didn't read it the first time'" '"
I did see it the first time, and I had a bone to pick with that report in the Liverpool Echo.
I didn't "back" the RFL's decision. I merely explained their logic in making the decision.
As I wrote then: "I have received many anguished emails from Widnes supporters, and I have great sympathy with them. I would love nothing more than to see a strong Widnes club in Super League, and I'm quite certain that they will be there before too many more years.
"Since Steve O'Connor became the owner of the Vikings at the end of 2007 they have probably become a stronger club than some clubs that have been awarded Super League licences. The trouble is that sports governing bodies these days come down heavily on clubs that become insolvent."
Tony's letter argued, quite correctly, against the criteria that the RFL had used to deny Widnes a place in Super League, and which I had set out in that article.
He pointed out that it would have been better for Widnes to go into administration in 1997, and it's hard to dispute that view.
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Lets win the final for him, he will be looking down on us god bless him.
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