John O'Rourke

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paul49

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Sadly passed away last night. I met him a couple of times and He was a really nice guy. RIP John.
 
Great bloke, I used to collect the football coupons, every week, from his newsagents in Highcliffe. I remembered him from the first couple of seasons of Panini stickers. Sad to hear of his passing.
 
That's a real shocker. The last time I saw John in his Highcliffe shop, admittedly a few years ago, he still looked as fit as a fiddle and in good shape. He always greeted you with a breezy smile.

Very sad news indeed, and commiserations to his family and friends.
 
He was well thought of at two of his other clubs, Ipswich and Middlesbrough.

I only visited John a month ago for him to sign the latest AFCB player by player book and he was really chatty about his times at his various clubs.

His passing away is quite a shock.
 
Sad news indeed and 71 is no age at nowdays. I did a paper round for several years at his paper shop and he was a really nice down to earth kind of guy. He played for loads of clubs including if I remember correctly Wolves, Chelsea, Arsenal. I guess you would call him a journey man player but if he'd played in this day and age he'd would have been a wealthy guy and certainly wouldn't have needed to earn a living after he stopped playing. He was good friends with John Hollins I believe.

I remember him taking a couple of training sessions for the Highcliffe teams I played for and he just took the piss out of us in terms of skill and ability. RIP John
 
He had a wonderful sense of humour on and off the field. When interviewed for the club matchday programme, he was asked "What job would you have liked if you were not a footballer", John's reply was "Gynaecologist".
 
I remember thinking, "what a great signing" at the time.
I met him a couple of times, always had time to chat.
 
Ted49 - 10/7/2016 06:26


I met him a couple of times, always had time to chat.
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That seemed to be the way with players back then.

Wonder if in 40 years time, looking back, people will say the same about the current squad?


 
I seem to remember a penalty kick incident under Trevor Hartley when John O'Rourke passed over taking the kick to a young Howard Goddard. Lots of disharmony at the time young inexperienced manager and some seasoned pro's.
 
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