Squirrelhumper Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 14 minutes ago, Dieselfeet said: Someone should pass your post onto Youssouf, he strikes me as a man who would really appreciate it. I've passed it onto Yeti asking that Mulumbu see's it 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killie alan Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Sorry for your loss stefanus a very emotional post . RIP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shug2930 Posted March 2, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Brilliant post Stefanus. My own Dads funeral, also a big Killie fan, was on Tuesday so that added more poignance for me. My condolences for your sad loss. RIP 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG5 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Condolences to you and your family. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philo Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Condolences to you and your family at this sad time. Enjoy the memories when you can. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmcc Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Deep condolences to you both Stefanus and Shug, and thanks for sharing the story, which was so touching. I think theres something magical about the generational love and bonds that football brings, even in the bad times! I'm gutted I dont get to go with my dad anymore due to geography, but I'll always cherish all those years we spent travelling the length of the country together on the good ship killie. On the occasion we go together now, theres this unspoken thing we've got about being happy, at home if you like. it just feels right. My dad now takes his grandson, my nephew, and it continues.... I'm really sorry for you guys, but hope some of those cherished memories that you shared with your Dads can give you wee bits of comfort in the coming weeks, months and years. Killie eh? For ever and ever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killie alan Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Deep condolences to you also shug sorry to hear of your sad loss. RIP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Thank you for the beautiful post. Deepest condolences to you and your family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ktid1869 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 That is the most touching post I've read. I don't know you but i was touched reading your post as we're all in the killie family. May your dad rest in peace. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S SMITH Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 That is such sad news for you and your family . It Being a Killie fan creates memories good and bad , but that for me sums up what being a Killie fan is all about . A good day out at the fitba with folk you care about . All the best . KTID 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Really sorry for your loss mate. A lovely tribute you've written there, and nice to see it's been passed to the right people at the club. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogwai Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 My condolences to you and your family, Stefanus. A wonderful but sad post. My Dad died nearly 15 years ago, and the good times (and let's be honest, bloody awful times!) we shared watching Killie are now a comforting memory. I can only imagine what he'd think of the likes of Eremenko and Mulumbu. I think most on here will probably have been introduced to Killie by their dads, and your news has struck a chord lot of us. Following Killie was one of the special connections I had with my Dad. I've now got two daughters who he never met, but they know their Grampa supported Killie. In time they'll come to the games and I'll tell them all the stories my dad told me, and I'll add my own. And in that sense, although he's gone, he won't be forgotten. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killie1961 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 My Condolences to you Stefanus and Shug on the loss of your fathers may they RIP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbk Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Totally agree with every one of the posts and all the comments let's all hope that the Killie will do the business tomorrow and give a fitting tribute to your very touching post! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter's Heeder Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Great post and sincere condolonses to you and Shug. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bizza_89 Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Comfortably the best post I have read or will ever read on this or any other forum. I’m so sorry for your loss! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanus Posted March 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 9 hours ago, Shug2930 said: Brilliant post Stefanus. My own Dads funeral, also a big Killie fan, was on Tuesday so that added more poignance for me. My condolences for your sad loss. RIP Thank you, Shug, for your kind words. That you took the time to do so whilst still grieving yourself demonstrates a real generosity of spirit. My condolences to you too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4mmy31 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) My deepest condolences for you sudden loss @Stefanus It would appear Youssouf is aware of your post as he has retweeted this post someone sent to him...... Edited March 3, 2018 by C4mmy31 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post killiebythesea Posted March 3, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Stefanus, my thoughts are with you at this sad time, I read your post with tears in my eyes. My dad, a life long Killie fan passed away last April. He was at Tynecastle in 65 and the Eintracht game and took me to my first game in the mid-seventies. Unfortunately that began my love affair with a club that apart from the odd season of relative success (one or two promotions and some good cup results), that was in a slow decline. It wasn't easy being a Killie fan, especially when going to school in Prestwick and being one of about 6 guys that weren't Old Firm or Ayr fan's (scary to remember that they were seen as a better club than us at the time). But going to the games with my dad was magical, we went home and away, no matter the weather or how bad we were. I remember long journeys home in the car dissecting everything that happened during the game, the excitement of seeing a new signing, only to more often than not realise he wasn't the next Frank Beattie or Tommy McLean (quite often more like Frank Spencer and Tommy Cooper!). We did that for well over 40 years. As a boy growing up following Killie and hearing my dad talk about the glory days I was always hoping to see us win something, the odd Ayrshire cup was nice but wasn't a "National Trophy" and slowly as time went on the expectation gradually faded and it became a bit of a joke between us that at least one of us had seen Killie win something. Then came Ibrox 1997, unlike me my dad wasn't an emotional man, but standing there at the end of the game watching him with tears in his eyes as " paper rose's" was belted out by 26,000 jubilant Killie fans is a moment I will cherish for the rest of my life, he looked over at one point and just gave me a wee nod, it was his way of saying, this is why we spent all these years putting up with the misery!. My dad wasn't fit enough to get to the games for the last 5 or 6 years, but we still spent hours talking about the matches and in a sad way I think he was glad not to be there watching our slow decline again. I still miss him so much and after every game I still catch myself thinking about telling him about what happened during the game. He never got to see the turn around in our wonderful club, so from that point of view I'm glad you got to share that with your dad Stefanus. Although I'm pretty sure my dad Joe is busy having a word with someone up there saying " that boy MULUMBU is a smashing player, but he's no ERIC MURRAY!" Thanks Stefanus, reading your post and writing this reply just made me feel a lot closer to my dad again. Cheers 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seedsy Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Great post mate, which really struck a cord with me my dad died suddenly and unexpectedly couple of years back and I shared many Killie games and have great killlie memories of myself and him my condolences 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross1987 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Deepest Condolences Stefanus. An amazingly heartfelt post. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Souleycouley93 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Youssouf retweeted it on twitter . Good for people getting it to him . If it doesn’t spur on the team for today’s game nothing will . Posts like this show how much football and Kilmarnock F.C. is a part of our lives and time to bond with friends and ofcourse family . Important to cherish the good times and right now we are going forward together again . Hoping for a win today . Forever and Ever 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Condolences to both the OP and shug, it's been a long and hard winter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shug2930 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, killiebythesea said: Stefanus, my thoughts are with you at this sad time, I read your post with tears in my eyes. My dad, a life long Killie fan passed away last April. He was at Tynecastle in 65 and the Eintracht game and took me to my first game in the mid-seventies. Unfortunately that began my love affair with a club that apart from the odd season of relative success (one or two promotions and some good cup results), that was in a slow decline. It wasn't easy being a Killie fan, especially when going to school in Prestwick and being one of about 6 guys that weren't Old Firm or Ayr fan's (scary to remember that they were seen as a better club than us at the time). But going to the games with my dad was magical, we went home and away, no matter the weather or how bad we were. I remember long journeys home in the car dissecting everything that happened during the game, the excitement of seeing a new signing, only to more often than not realise he wasn't the next Frank Beattie or Tommy McLean (quite often more like Frank Spencer and Tommy Cooper!). We did that for well over 40 years. As a boy growing up following Killie and hearing my dad talk about the glory days I was always hoping to see us win something, the odd Ayrshire cup was nice but wasn't a "National Trophy" and slowly as time went on the expectation gradually faded and it became a bit of a joke between us that at least one of us had seen Killie win something. Then came Ibrox 1997, unlike me my dad wasn't an emotional man, but standing there at the end of the game watching him with tears in his eyes as " paper rose's" was belted out by 26,000 jubilant Killie fans is a moment I will cherish for the rest of my life, he looked over at one point and just gave me a wee nod, it was his way of saying, this is why we spent all these years putting up with the misery!. My dad wasn't fit enough to get to the games for the last 5 or 6 years, but we still spent hours talking about the matches and in a sad way I think he was glad not to be there watching our slow decline again. I still miss him so much and after every game I still catch myself thinking about telling him about what happened during the game. He never got to see the turn around in our wonderful club, so from that point of view I'm glad you got to share that with your dad Stefanus. Although I'm pretty sure my dad Joe is busy having a word with someone up there saying " that boy MULUMBU is a smashing player, but he's no ERIC MURRAY!" Thanks Stefanus, reading your post and writing this reply just made me feel a lot closer to my dad again. Cheers Just back from Aberdeen. Read this. Absolute Quality. KTID Edited March 3, 2018 by Shug2930 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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