Leighton-Buzzard-Pool
Well-known member
Big Pool fan and RNLI volunteer, remember him from the old west paddock and many away days RIP
RIP Bernard Pickard
- Thread starter Leighton-Buzzard-Pool
- Start date
premactopool
Well-known member
Didn't know Bernard but remember him well from the old West Paddock , a great character and very funny - RIP Sir.
BigHandsOliverKahn
Well-known member
Just read about Bernard in the Gazette tonight announcing his funeral on Friday 22nd March, at Carleton at 2pm. Prior to that at 1pm, the cortege will visit the Lifeboat station on the prom.
What a lovely bloke Bernard was. Got to know him well as he always used to be on the train to away games with his mate Tony from Barrow in the 80's. He was always laughing and joking and making people feel good around him.
As the train pulled up at Blackpool North in the evening after an away game, he'd be there switching on his pager to be back on call for the Lifeboat.
RIP Bernard. Top Blackpool fan, a genuine gentleman and a great positive human being.
Bernard Gazette write up
What a lovely bloke Bernard was. Got to know him well as he always used to be on the train to away games with his mate Tony from Barrow in the 80's. He was always laughing and joking and making people feel good around him.
As the train pulled up at Blackpool North in the evening after an away game, he'd be there switching on his pager to be back on call for the Lifeboat.
RIP Bernard. Top Blackpool fan, a genuine gentleman and a great positive human being.
Bernard Gazette write up
Leighton-Buzzard-Pool
Well-known member
Nice words mate about Bernard !
We’ve had a few words with each other on here from time to time I think
I don’t know if you remember me but me and my dad were friends with Bernard and Tony and stood together and went away with Pool thought the 80’s
He was a great guy and both him and Tony saved me as a young daft lad from trouble away from home on many occasions, Newport especially
I haven’t seen them at games for years, do you know if Tony is still alive and kicking?
Tangerine10
Well-known member
RIP fella 
BigHandsOliverKahn
Well-known member
I'd probably remember your faces on a picture from back then as regular away fans who went by train were a relatively small band who were familiar to each other. Travelling by train wasn't always plain sailing in the days of football hooliganism with no maps or Internet on your mobile to help you find the ground - pick the wrong local to ask directions and you could be in deep trouble!!!Nice words mate about Bernard !
We’ve had a few words with each other on here from time to time I think
I don’t know if you remember me but me and my dad were friends with Bernard and Tony and stood together and went away with Pool thought the 80’s
He was a great guy and both him and Tony saved me as a young daft lad from trouble away from home on many occasions, Newport especially
I haven’t seen them at games for years, do you know if Tony is still alive and kicking?
Not seen Tony for many years but it wasn't so long ago that I last saw Bernard coming down the stairs of the family stand on his walking stick after the crowd had mostly dispersed, big beaming smile as we had won that day.
BigHandsOliverKahn
Well-known member
Yes he did - British Rail. Part of his away days out were trainspotting.
Leighton-Buzzard-Pool
Well-known member
If I remember correctly he used to travel with a big black book that he called the bible. In it was the routes and times of every train on the entire network
