Ron Greener

Dn1 · Post by **Dn1** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 4:27 pm

RIP

Dn1

ron-harbertson-hero · Post by **ron-harbertson-hero** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 5:26 pm

A great servant of the club, at a time when players were almost servants. Many great memories from my childhood. A model professional. A certainty for the Quaker's hall of Fame.

Andrew Wilkinson · Post by **Andrew Wilkinson** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 5:34 pm

Sad news. Lovely, modest man. Went to his house with Ray Simpson to talk to Ron and Brian Henderson for the Farewell To Feethams book. It was a pleasure to chat to them.

Comfortably_numb · Post by **Comfortably_numb** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:31 pm

RIP - had a decent innings. Proper Darlo legend. Thoughts to his family and friends.

footifan · Post by **footifan** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 7:23 pm

THE Man Mountain.
I had the pleasure of not only watching him play, I had the honour of playing against him on several occasions.
Not the tallest of centre halves but his positioning & timing were his biggest assets, gave me the best tip ever about timing a jump to head the ball.

I doubt if his games played for Darlo will ever be broken... 490 first team games

In his later years it was a privilege to be in in his company many times in the Ron Greener Suite...

Always a gentleman & certainly a true Darlo legend

RIP SIR

TFDM · Post by **TFDM** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 7:59 pm

Very sad to hear he's gone.

Only spoke to him a handful of times but when I did he was an absolute gentleman.

onewayup · Post by **onewayup** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:14 pm

Ron and Lenny green exceptional in that Chelsea game,man mountain R.I.P
Great darlo player,lovely man.an honour to have known the man.condolences
To his family.

moodymonica · Post by **moodymonica** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:22 pm

Echo everyone's sentiments, When the word legend is bandied about in todays era most don't even understand what the kind of service the elder generation gave to the sport and what they did and got paid in relation to todays professionals. A true gent and DARLO LEGEND. Rip Ron the world is a sadder place without you in it

darlobhoy · Post by **darlobhoy** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:04 am

God bless Ron - an absolute Darlo legend.

ArmchairDiehard · Post by **ArmchairDiehard** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:21 am

Very sad news

joejaques · Post by **joejaques** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:35 am

RIP Ron, can only echo the sentiments above and thank him for the memories.

QuakerPete · Post by **QuakerPete** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:05 am

It can't be said enough, a real legend and a true gentleman who will never be forgotten

Post by **loan_star** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:14 am

I like the idea of a minutes silence. The minutes applause is getting old hat now and it would be a nice change to revert to the silence in honour of Ron.

Henley · Post by **Henley** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:38 am

I never saw him play (although I used to deliver his milk in Blackwell!), but there's no doubting he is someone the club should be immensely proud to be associated with.

Darlo_Pete · Post by **Darlo_Pete** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 12:37 pm

I never had the pleasure of seeing Ron play for the black and whites, but he was always very friendly on the odd occasion I saw him at the Arena and Heritage Park. I remember taking my dad to see a home game just before he passed away at HP and Ron Greener was a lovely gentleman and made my dad feel at home as they had a good chat. Ron I don't think your appearance record will ever go, unless Whitey decides to carry on playing!! It would be very fitting to have a minutes silence tonight, like Robbo I don't like a minutes applause either. RIP Ron and condolences to all his family.

swadquaker · Post by **swadquaker** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 6:59 pm

Through and through, my hero as a kid. RIP. A true legend.

footifan · Post by **footifan** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:50 pm

Knowing Ron as I did, I am sure the 1 minutes applause to celebrate his life would have been preferred...

Darlo_Pete · Post by **Darlo_Pete** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:40 pm

The minutes silence was impeccably observed and it was far more poignant than a minutes applause, in my opinion.

Post by **loan_star** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:47 pm

Darlo_Pete wrote:The minutes silence was impeccably observed and it was far more poignant than a minutes applause, in my opinion.

Agreed, a fitting tribute.

Darlogramps · Post by **Darlogramps** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:54 pm

footifan wrote:Knowing Ron as I did, I am sure the 1 minutes applause to celebrate his life would have been preferred...

Does it matter? For me, it's the gesture of commemorating his life that is important. Whether that's through a silence or applause doesn't really matter.

Post by **uncovered** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:36 pm

His family stated they would prefer a minutes silence, as has been stated, impeccably observed.

footifan · Post by **footifan** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 11:58 pm

Well if that is what the family wanted fair does & well done to the crowd for doing it well... no reason why they shouldn't.

I always think the silence thing is always a little sad... I want to be remembered with lots of laughter & noise... Always look on the bright side of life is already planned

Henley · Post by **Henley** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 11:32 am

footifan wrote:Well if that is what the family wanted fair does & well done to the crowd for doing it well... no reason why they shouldn't.

I always think the silence thing is always a little sad... I want to be remembered with lots of laughter & noise... Always look on the bright side of life is already planned

Not before March, I hope!

footifan · Post by **footifan** » Wed Oct 21, 2015 1:12 pm

Not in my plans...

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