Bernie?

[bluebeau]

What has happened to Bernie?  I haven't seen him for quite a while.  I hope he is ok?  Does he still get to watch City?

[Ian Nacho]

Just now, bluebeau said:

What has happened to Bernie?  I haven't seen him for quite a while.  I hope he is ok?  Does he still get to watch City?

Saw him towards the end of last season in a wheelchair being wheeled around by someone outside the ground. Never seen him so clean. 

[Wymsey]

Remember someone on here not too long ago mentioning that he's now living in a care home in the Quorn (?) area.

Edited 27 September 2019 by Wymeswold fox

[worthosoriginals]

last seen drinking whiskey through his vest and shouting at seagulls.

[Lcfc-1992]

Still goes to the games, sits not far from me. He’s on the first row corner of the kop

[Fox92]

Sometimes see him at home games. Looks like he's with a carer.

[mikey54]

6 hours ago, Wymeswold fox said:

Remember someone on here not too long ago mentioning that he's now living in a care home in the Quorn (?) area.

That was me. I think he’s gone into sheltered accommodation- hope it’s not in Derby 

[Guest Cujek]

A true legend of Leicester, would argue with his shadow for no real reason. 

 

I remember a post on here ages ago that had an article about him from the 60's. 

 

The club should give him a testimonial! 

[Guest Markyblue]

The world would be a sadder place without the likes of Bernie. 

[jonthefox]

19 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

Saw him towards the end of last season in a wheelchair being wheeled around by someone outside the ground. Never seen him so clean. 

Saw the same thing at the spurs game. 

[moore_94]

My uncle is the guy who takes him to most of the home games, Bernie still has his season ticket

 

Bernie is doing okay, lives in a care home with his wife in Loughborough and goes to pretty much all home games (apart from the odd ones he misses due to illness)

 

There is a supporters group on Facebook, if anyone is interested, there is the odd occasion where my uncle cannot take him so they look for volunteers to help out

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/228732304496594/

Edited 28 September 2019 by moore_94

[Chiltern Fox]

18 hours ago, Lcfc-1992 said:

Still goes to the games, sits not far from me. He’s on the first row corner of the kop

I think he sits in the first row of g1.

[FoxesDeb]

7 minutes ago, Chiltern Fox said:

I think he sits in the first row of g1.

Yes, unless he's moved recently he sits a few rows in front of me

[DennisNedry]

How has he afforded a season ticket for all these years?!

[VLC86]

9 hours ago, Cujek said:

A true legend of Leicester, would argue with his shadow for no real reason. 

 

I remember a post on here ages ago that had an article about him from the 60's. 

 

The club should give him a testimonial! 

On 30 minutes the stadium clears for us all to go Morrison’s and return on 60 mins with our shopping and every toilet roll in the stadium.

[brisfox]

My favourite bernie moment was seeing Bernie argueing with a lamppost on Raw Dykes Rd

[Livid]

14 hours ago, DennisNedry said:

How has he afforded a season ticket for all these years?!

He was featured in a programme a few decades ago, I think he worked in insurance.

 

Probably got a decent pension.

[woddyuk]

He's as much of foxes folklore as Jobber and Lineker. Often used to see him home and away. He would argue with himself in a phone box, but what a great character.

 

What says Leicester to you?  Clock Tower, red cheese, Filbert Fox, cream and maroon buses, jittys and me ducks? Bernie also on the list for me. 

 

Have often wondered what his story was. 

[Nalis]

3 hours ago, Livid said:

He was featured in a programme a few decades ago, I think he worked in insurance.

 

Probably got a decent pension.

He probably used to work an 80 hour week and then had a breakdown.

[boots60]

19 hours ago, DennisNedry said:

How has he afforded a season ticket for all these years?!

Irrelevant & stupid question

 

[Gamble92]

20 hours ago, DennisNedry said:

How has he afforded a season ticket for all these years?!

Heard from a few different people that hes absolutely loaded. One story said he was being paid into the wrong bank account at work and only realised 2 years later. 

 

Of course it could all be part of the legend.

[Gamble92]

2 hours ago, Nalis said:

He probably used to work an 80 hour week and then had a breakdown.

And probably walked down the motorway every day to get there.

[moore_94]

Won’t be at todays game, risky in this weather with how it could impact his health

[Gazza M]

I saw him once talking and shouting at a big screen tv on his own in a pub at 11am when I used to deliver booze in and around the Loughborough area. Seemed pissed out his face. Very sad. Never worked out where he got his money from either. 

[DennisNedry]

50 minutes ago, boots60 said:

Irrelevant & stupid question

 

Hardly irrelevant in a topic about the man is it?

 

And surely wondering how a man who, for the past god knows how many years, has looked either mentally ill / absolutely twatted / both, has enough money to renew his season ticket every year is entirely reasonable. Face paint ain't cheap you know.