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With Love

Postby Big yella » Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:44 pm

I saw a post on Facebook today from Sue Bird today that made my heart ache, so I thought I would try in my humble way to let Kev, Sue and his family just what he means to me and I'm sure every Stag.

A Special Kind of Bird

How you made our voices sing,
Our special Bird needs no wing.
To soar so high within our heart,
In our greatest days you were such a part.

The passion and pride you gave us all,
Your every ounce to win the ball.
The strength you gave to all around,
The safety felt throughout the ground.

Although a great defender by trade,
Sixty three times their backline paid.
Your two arms raised in sheer delight,
Then back to work the foe to smite.

You graced The Mill for eleven years,
Gave us dreams, dispelled our fears.
When your playing time was done,
You returned to us, the prodigal son.

Time to speak to both young and old,
Unassuming of the esteem you hold.
No photo request ever to much,
A heart of gold and gentle touch.

Now’s the time to pay our debt,
To let you know we don’t forget.
From all Stags here and above,
To a special Bird fly our love.
Cause youth’s a mask, and it don’t last.
Live it long and live it fast.
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Re: With Love

Postby gazza1988 » Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:46 pm

Beautiful.
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Re: With Love

Postby NorthLondonStag » Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:00 am

Nice words Big Yella.
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Re: With Love

Postby tinman » Tue Dec 29, 2020 6:41 am

Head and shoulders in more way than one
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Re: With Love

Postby Spiritater » Tue Dec 29, 2020 7:06 am

Top stuff Craig, in fact brilliant... just like Kev was in his prime.
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Re: With Love

Postby daddycool » Tue Dec 29, 2020 7:51 am

Beautiful,
Oh for a Kev now.
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Re: With Love

Postby northern stag » Tue Dec 29, 2020 8:19 am

Lovely words, it’s hard to believe it’s approaching 50 years since we first set eyes on the raw talent that Birdy had, he became and still is my all time Stags hero x
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Re: With Love

Postby tmwilson » Tue Dec 29, 2020 9:02 am

Lovely words, Big Yella. Well done for taking time out to write such a heartfelt message.

Birdy the greatest defender I've seen at the Stags.
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Re: With Love

Postby bellwhiff » Tue Dec 29, 2020 9:33 am

Nice read that.
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Re: With Love

Postby Martin Shaw » Tue Dec 29, 2020 9:36 am

very nice words.
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Re: With Love

Postby yorkshire stag » Tue Dec 29, 2020 9:40 am

Donny's finest export is our Kev
Our time will come
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Re: With Love

Postby Wilfred » Tue Dec 29, 2020 9:58 am

Gifted hard man on the field. One of the nicest blokes you could wish to meet off it.

Big yella you brought tears to my eyes. Nice one.
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Re: With Love

Postby magicstag » Tue Dec 29, 2020 10:30 am

Well said fella.
Kev is and always will be held in esteem by
All of the stags family.
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Re: With Love

Postby acasman » Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:55 am

I know Ronnie won't say it but he organised a small collection for Kevin just before Christmas. Got him a picture montage of Birdy playing, some bits and bobs and a balance of cash
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Re: With Love

Postby part time pete » Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:43 pm

The other year I had the privilege to play in the same walking football team as Kev in a tournament at Barnsley. However we had to send him to play at centre forward instead of his natural position in defence because he kept giving away penalties by stepping into the ‘penalty area’.
It was a crying shame that he couldn’t understand the need to keep out the ‘penalty area’.

We had a team photo took and I must say it was one of my proudest moments to be in the same team photo as the great Stag, Kevin Bird.
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Re: With Love

Postby I am Spartacus » Tue Dec 29, 2020 1:31 pm

Great words and sentiment indeed Big Yella.

Curious though about wether of not Mandy knows that you are writing poetry about men and not her??? :D

In these days of heightened dementia awareness is there anything more we as fans or the club can do for him? I would ask the PFA is they could do more though as they only allocated £310K towards research whilst paying Gordon Taylor over £ 4 million I don’t think I will bother.
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Re: With Love

Postby Bridgford Stag » Tue Dec 29, 2020 4:37 pm

From an 'old one'.......Kev in amongst the Legends.

Big Yella

Good one.
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Re: With Love

Postby bux46 » Wed Dec 30, 2020 3:18 pm

Nice one Big Yella ... To Kev thank you for being my God on the Field Mill turf
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Re: With Love

Postby Amber Andy » Wed Dec 30, 2020 3:38 pm

Brilliant Big Yella.

Kev is a TRUE Stags Legend.
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Re: With Love

Postby yellowstagsfan » Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:19 pm

Great words
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Re: With Love

Postby STAGS FOR LIFE » Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:38 pm

:) Such lovely words from Big Yella , having the great pleasure watching Legend Kevin when i was young lad which set off my love affair
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With us playing Port Vale found this short video



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Re: With Love

Postby Number63 » Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:45 pm

Thank you for sharing
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Re: With Love

Postby part time pete » Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:49 pm

An update from Sue Bird on Facebook about Kevin.

Hi to our stags family just keeping you all up to date Kevin moving into a specialised nursing home in Sheffield on Monday 25th January I’m worried sick because myself and our daughters are not allowed to visit or go settle him in, please feel free to send him a card mentioning the stags the staff will read it to him, it’s Longley Park View Nursing Home Sheffield S5 7JZ x
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Re: With Love

Postby bear 73 » Tue Jan 19, 2021 12:57 pm

So sad but a lovely tribute, my heart goes out to his family and friends
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Re: With Love

Postby oldnic » Tue Jan 19, 2021 1:50 pm

The man will always be in the heart of Stags fans. Spoke to him a few years ago and asked him about his equaliser at White Heart Lane, sadly he couldnt remember. I am old now but he will always be my hero.
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