Sir DOUG RIP

[lovejoy]

RIP, there can be no doubt he loved the club.

[four fornicholl]

What a morning, genuine happiness then genuine sadness,RIP Doug.

[Godfrey Brian]

Sad news - I was always impressed by the effort he made to still travel to support the team even when the club and he were ailing.

[Durham58]

Very sad.  Like him or loathe him, he had the clubs interests at heart.  RIP.

Sad yes, but Doug always put his interests first.

[Ads]

Sad news. He looked very frail the other week, but still attending the game.

Maybe rest in peace.

[saunders_heroes]

RIP, Sir Doug. You loved the club and always put us first over everything. Thanks for everything.

[hilts_coolerking]

RIP Doug.  A larger than life character of a type sadly missing from the game today.

[GarTomas]

What a morning, genuine happiness then genuine sadness,RIP Doug.

4 pages and you’ve summed it up for me perfectly.

There will be many who disagree but for me growing up and following the team in the late 90’s and onwards who was Aston Villa.

[steamer]

Of the many memories, I smiled to myself at the vision of him stepping out to shake a clearly pissed off Abramovich,s hand

[andyh]

RIP Doug.
Shame he couldn’t see us back in the premieeership.

I sincerely hope he is shown full respect, even by his detractors.

[auntiesledd]

Sad news, but he certainly had a long & eventful innings.

RIP Doug & condolences to his family & friends.

[Archbishop Herbert Cockthrottle]

Of the many memories, I smiled to myself at the vision of him stepping out to shake a clearly pissed off Abramovich,s hand

That was very funny.

[andyh]

Very sad.  Like him or loathe him, he had the clubs interests at heart.  RIP.

Sad yes, but Doug always put his interests first.

No need for that.

[pauliewalnuts]

One of the last of the old school football club owners - local business men done relatively well - before it turned into a billionaire's game.

End of a football era.

[pauliewalnuts]

Of the many memories, I smiled to myself at the vision of him stepping out to shake a clearly pissed off Abramovich,s hand

That was very funny.

Indeed, sporting a massive shit-eating grin.