SillyBilly Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Very, very sad day. Hope he gets some official recognition from the club. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 RIP. Echo what has been posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mafiabob Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 RIP Echo all of the above, hold him in the same esteem as other stalwarts who have supported, commented and written about the club over the years. Enjoy writing your match reports up there. Hopefully you will never see a Derby player kick it high up there. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 RIP Gerald, A true Ram. I tweeted John Vicars earlier about having a minutes silence before the Wigan game and he said "The club are currently putting in place several things as a mark of respect" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needles Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Top drawer reporter with a first rate understanding of the sport, and by all accounts a true gentleman. Will be sadly missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Bobby Bobby Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Sad news, RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 The club are doing something before the Wigan match: http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/Derby-County-pay-tribute-Gerald-Mortimer-SkyBet/story-20383432-detail/story.html "DERBY County will pay tribute to Gerald Mortimer before tomorrow's Championship game against Wigan Athletic at the iPro Stadium. "A picture of Gerald will be shown on the scoreboard and a tribute will be read out." RIP Gerald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
England Ram Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 RIP Gerald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Very sad. Condolences to Geralds' family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramarena Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Sad to hear this. He has a place in Derby County history. Condolences to family and friends. I have been meaning to read, Are the fixtures out? for some time. I will certainly make the effort now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayram Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Gerald Mortimer seems to have always been a part of my Rams supporting life from his DET reports to the books he wrote about the club. Feels like a part of my Rams heritage has been taken away - a very sad day. My deepest condolences to his family and friends - I look forward to saluting him tomorrow at the Wigan game - RIP Gerald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester Ram Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Even being reasonably young, I've always known how big of a part he played in the Rams community and reading up on him now it is truly amazing. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezner Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 RIP Gerald, sad day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinkletoes Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Shame i would of loved to of read his promotion piece! top man my thoughts are with his family.... RIP man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsmini Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 RIP Gerald Mortimer, The most knowledgable man on the history of Derby County. Always remember reading his reports after the games back in the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramblur Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 RIP Gerald.Really sad news to lose someone who,along with Anton Rippon,I regarded as the foremost authorities on our great club's rich history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 RIP. I used to work as a Paste Up Artist at Derby Evening Telegraph when he was Sports Editor and Steve Nicholson a young Evertonian with no grey hair before he took over his role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossieram Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 RIP. I used to work as a Piss Artist at Derby Evening Telegraph when he was Sports Editor and Steve Nicholson a young Evertonian with no grey hair before he took over his role. Fixed that for you Snoz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelScum Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 That is sad, He was part of the make-up of following Derby County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 whilst his age is in that 'good innings' bracket, it's sad that he has passed away. I have several souvenir pull-outs, DVDs, books and programmes that were compiled, researched and edited by Mr Mortimer. As a club, we are very lucky to have someone so thorough and dedicated to us. Not many clubs have this. I always felt sorry for Gerald as he never had a big budget to make his documentaries and top 50s/100s etc, as his research and presentation were top notch. Sadly, he will never be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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