Bob Matthews
It was sad to hear of Bob Matthews's death last week.
Bob worked at Blues for several years on the commercial and promotions side.
And he was the matchday MC as well. He would stride out onto the pitch and always begin 'good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to St Andrew's'.
Bob, whose funeral takes place on Wednesday, was a hard working, engaging man, who always had time for people.
You only have to check the various Blues Internet message boards to discover how genuine and caring he was.
Many supporters have posted examples of Bob going out of his way to help them.
Often when Blues had botched things up, Bob would take it upon himself to clear up the mess, whether it was organising a signed shirt or a trip to meet players.
He used to go down to Wast Hills on a Friday morning with balls and shirts to be signed and would lay them out on tables.
The players were quite mischievous and used to muck Bob about (some items would mysteriously go missing) but he took it all with good grace.
He used to greet me with a firm handshake and addressed me by the ironic nickname 'The Truth', being a journalist and all that.
The truth is that Bob was a great guy and will be sorely missed. Nothing was too much trouble for him and he always put others first.
Condolances to his family, and especially his two lovely daughters Alison and Helen, who used to help him on matchdays and at various club functions.
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Colin Tattum
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Everything that has been said about Bob is true. He always went out of his way to help and represented Blues superbly. My youngest son worked with Bob on work experience a few years ago and he has the greatest repect for him, and in true bob style, he never forgot and always had a cheery word and a big smile. Blues have not been quite the same since Bob had to stop working there as he knew the value of the loyal supporters.
Spot on. A good guy, welcoming, helpful and full of good cheer. Sadly missed.
My sincerest wishes go to Bob's family. I live in Southampton and whenever i wanted tickets that were only available from the ground Bob always found the time to organise them for me.He always remembered me and when i got through to him would say "hello Trevor how many tickets do you want"
A true gent and will certainly be sadly missed by all true Blues fans.
God bless you and your family Bob.
Bob was a true gentleman who had a big heart. I was very sad to hear of his passing as he had arranged many events for my mother over the years.
I was privileged to have met with him on many occasions over the years and to be on first name terms with him.
RIP Big man Bob.
I had the pleasure of working with Bob at St Andrews, He was a gentle giant and a gentleman, he was one of a kind, My sincerest wishes goes to his family, anything Bob could do to help anyone he would do, that was at the club and away from the club, God bless you Bob .... Keep Right On
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