Channon’s Windmill 326 Posted December 13, 2022 So sorry for your loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Bristol Nest 513 Posted December 13, 2022 I am so very sorry . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWC 239 Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) Sorry to hear of your loss Ricardo. Losing anyone is tough, but losing someone just before Christmas is an extra sting. Make that "someone" a son and it must be extra devestating. Keep strong my virtual friend, and I look forward to reading your posts in the near future as and when you feel ready. Edited December 13, 2022 by NWC spelling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GenerationA47 751 Posted December 13, 2022 Terrible news, very sorry to hear it. Wishing you and your family much strength while you’re off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Apples 1,320 Posted December 13, 2022 Deepest sympathies and thoughts are with you Ricardo. Apples Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KeiranShikari 1,410 Posted December 13, 2022 That's devastating, Ricardo. I can't even come close to imagining what you must be going through right now. Just get through it any way you can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigFish 1,986 Posted December 13, 2022 Horrible news. Look after yourself and your family. Best wishes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Fever 3,767 Posted December 13, 2022 It's very sad and something no parent should suffer, no words can express. Somethings are always more important than football. Take care and condolences to you and your family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Myra Hawtree 124 Posted December 13, 2022 What awful news Ricardo. Thinking of you. Xx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,602 Posted December 13, 2022 Really sorry to hear that Ricardo- awful news. Thoughts are with you and your family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheBaldOne66 682 Posted December 13, 2022 @ricardo this is heartbreaking news to read, and my deepest condolences to you and your family. Please take care of each other at this most difficult time for you all 😭 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sussexyellow 55 Posted December 13, 2022 So sorry to hear your sad news. My condolences. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirku 1,332 Posted December 13, 2022 So sorry to hear this, Ricardo. Thoughts are with you and your family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TeemuVanBasten 3,327 Posted December 13, 2022 (edited) Burying your own offspring must be the hardest thing anybody can go through, my deepest sympathies Ricardo and can completely understand why football will never be the same for you again. Thoughts with you and yours. Edited December 13, 2022 by TeemuVanBasten Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Helsinki canary 242 Posted December 13, 2022 So sorry to hear this very sad news Ricardo, my sincere condolences to you, your family and close ones. I will miss your match day reports from here in Finland, you always manage to give a great overview of the game for us exiled fans. Take care of yourself and hope to see you back when you feel the time is right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,737 Posted December 13, 2022 No words to add to that which has already been written on this thread @ricardo. My thoughts are with you at this tragic time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duncan Edwards 2,231 Posted December 13, 2022 I’m so sorry, Ricardo, that’s awful to hear. 😔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewfil 10 Posted December 13, 2022 Sincere condolences to you and your family Ricardo. I look forward to your future match reports when you are ready Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erraticus 55 Posted December 13, 2022 My sincerest and heartfelt condolences to you and your family, Ricardo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ged in the onion bag 855 Posted December 14, 2022 So sorry to hear your sad news Ricardo. My thoughts are with you. Ged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mella Yella 40 Posted December 14, 2022 Sad to hear this Ricardo, somehow these forums will be a poorer place without your input. Take time to grieve, many thanks for your wonderful reports. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert N. LiM 4,323 Posted December 14, 2022 Only just seen this. So sorry for your loss, Ricardo. What a beautiful tribute, both to your son and to the wonderful things that football can do to bring people together and forge relationships. All the very best to you and your family Robert Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dean Coneys boots 1,400 Posted December 14, 2022 On 12/12/2022 at 13:58, ricardo said: Dear fellow posters and friends, just a brief note to explain why I shall be taking a break from the Forum for a while. A few days ago I had to say a final goodbye to my dear son Neil. Three years ago we thought he had beaten cancer but its sudden return came as a profound shock. We were together at the final home game before the World Cup but fell ill in late November before declining at an alarming rate. He has always accompanied me to Carrow Rd since the mid 1970's when I first took him on my shoulders. Other kids his age were into the big clubs at the time but I was overjoyed when he came to love our great club as much as I did. Together with the wider Canary Family, and as father and son, we laughed and cried through the joys and disappointments of all those intervening seasons. Neil was 55 years old and losing him like this has left an empty space in the lives of all his family and his wide circle of friends. I have been a member of this forum for nearly twenty years and have enjoyed contributing my thoughts and memories and indeed there have been few days when I don't at least look in to make a comment. We may be strangers to one another behind our Avatars but I have come to know many personally while others that I haven't met but engaged with over the years, I have come to regard as my long distance friends. At this time events and matches at CR have dropped a few places in my list of priorities and I intend to give myself a bit of space to take things in. I hope at some stage to feel able to pick up the pen again but for now my heart isn't in it and my thoughts are elsewhere. Best wishes and the seasons blessings to you all. Ricardo Prayers for your boy Ricardo- may he rest in peace and much sympathy as your process the grief and try and heal. It will take time so hang in there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Budapest Canary 152 Posted December 15, 2022 Heartbreaking news. My sincere condolences to you and your family. PBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldRobert 38 Posted December 15, 2022 My sincerest condolences to you and your family at this sad news. May your beloved son rest in peace as you and your family comfort each other. Robert Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
