Thorpe Groyney
Open your mind
In these days of £200,000+ a week wages, of club chairmen and high court hearings splashed across the papers, we tend to lose sight of the very essence of what football really is all about.
Great Wakering Rovers have lost one of the pillars of their club, as has football in Essex, with the passing away of Nobby Johnson, a much loved and respected figure at the both at Burroughs Park and all over the county.
He was one of the old school, wants to win, but treated victory and defeat as twin imposters, as it was about the club itself, about helping others no matter what, about a sheer love of the game.
Many people will have their own memories about him, probably most about listening to his always entertaining PA announcements, but everyone within GWR will know of his intense knowledge of the game at all levels, and learnt so much just by listening to him.
He's exactly what football needs in this day and age and his passing will be especially felt by all at Great Wakering Rovers. Nobby Johnson - I salute you, God bless you, and rest in peace.
Great Wakering Rovers have lost one of the pillars of their club, as has football in Essex, with the passing away of Nobby Johnson, a much loved and respected figure at the both at Burroughs Park and all over the county.
He was one of the old school, wants to win, but treated victory and defeat as twin imposters, as it was about the club itself, about helping others no matter what, about a sheer love of the game.
Many people will have their own memories about him, probably most about listening to his always entertaining PA announcements, but everyone within GWR will know of his intense knowledge of the game at all levels, and learnt so much just by listening to him.
He's exactly what football needs in this day and age and his passing will be especially felt by all at Great Wakering Rovers. Nobby Johnson - I salute you, God bless you, and rest in peace.