Janx from Wakefield - Sad News

[The People's Hero]

Absolutely fooking gutted. I know I've already contributed but it's just not right is it.. why must the good die young..

Watching City just won't be the same for me now.

To Janx....

*chink*

[Daggers]

I've been trawling the posts too...Jankers philosophy of life, his loves and the things that ticked him off are all there...I thought I'd through some of them back up into the mix as it summed up the guy.

On Janx Jnr - "Just so you know Janx Jr is spelling 4 letter words( ho ho) and reading and has a sense or discipline, team play, sensitive to his colleagues, learnt many different religion/races, the importance of preparation(homework) and loves every minute... He is 4."

On the spirit of football - "Theres something quite warm and fuzzy about the smaller, older grounds.. the new ones are all a bit soul-less and corporate and dont generally have the atmos of the olden days of "going down the footie" on a Saturday afternoon....RIP Filbo"

On Dressing - "I must say although dressing like my Dad...I think thats obligatory at my age, I look like the 'nads!"

On team formations - "1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1. A decent spine I reckon?"

On the Foxes Trust - "Except to bleat on that they are only acting in our best interests, whilst spouting crap on these boards like petulent schoolchildren"

On 'chilling' - "oh and by the way ... if someone ever told me to "take a chill pill" I would want to hunt then down and twat em.... Its one of the most patronising things you can say to someone... we are in shit big and people telling passionate fans to "Chill" makes we want to break things..."

On laughing at Leeds - "I love this thread"

On Rod Marsh - "Rodney Marsh is a loudmouted tw@ who is well past his sell by date and should neither be on tv nor radio...I hope I never see/hear his gobshite face again."

On his IQ - "is 698 high?"

On independant thought - "no chance, there are dckheads in the world, but most idiots are like lemmings, if you tell them something is BAD, they tend to go ... durrr yeah thats bad innit... Boo Jade Booooo"

On fave subjects - "Well on the subject of motoring, probably my second favourite subject after football.. oh and sha99ing..."

On his car - "I drive a BMW 330ci for the record, that works in a Terry Thomas kinda way. (Is there a smiley with a devilishly charming moustache a la Leslie Philips?) DING DONG!"

On fame - "There is a legend of a well known FT member being seen competing in a "Wheel of fortune" video......"

On Whitney Houston - "I wanted to put a post about how avant garde and non-mainstream the readers of Foxy Stalk were...how my eyes had been opened to new and exciting music, how Itunes and similar were changing my life...then I read this guys posts..."

On Big Brother viewers - "SAD SAD SAD people.... TURN OFF NOW!"

On going to the toilet - "A bit like Singhy, its a retreat more than something that "has" to be done, more of a reference library to pick up and put down for 10-20 mins"

On books in the toilet - "mine is like a library. Best reads in there are:- Timewaster letters, QI, Pedants Revolt, Pedants return, Darwin Awards (my personal fave), Grumpy Old men, Fossils and Foxes, The Seven secrets of Highly succesful people, Paul Mckenna's I can make you thin, Paul Mackennas Change your life, Next Directory"

On improving the squad - "I have gone hoarse at the fingertips, the amount of times I have said.... We need a midfielder to RUN the team"

On the manager - "Kelly out!"

On retarded posts - "OMG give me strength.... no offence mate."

On Kate Moss - "I would have sent Moss out the door with a frown, 1) Cos Im a sh1t lay 2)She is a pigdog of the highest order!"

On politics - "feckin lefties! "

On 'The Switch' - "There IS nothing better than working on the finest thread in Foxy Stalk history."

On plastic surgery - "trust me Holl. You dont need it "

On baldness - "slap eds of the works unite!"

On supporting - "Im a TRUE armchair, glory hunting, prawn sarnie snaffling, leave the ground early, flask-a-fan!!!"

On nights out - "Well I was expecting to be regailed in numerous stories of conquests, bare breasted waitress/croupiers, cocaine fuelled hotel rooms, etc etc...was it not up to the usual Janx stylee?"

On being a mod - "If I was Mod around here as "king of general chat" I would allow all bollocjks in!!! I love boolox! in a non gay way!"

On fave Xmas flick - "A wonderful life!"

On the inner circle - "ah! Ptanyangkipperbang! Ole biscuit barrel"

On being a boss - "Come and work with me oy I ll make you RICH RICH RICH....but without a salary....so POOR first then RICH RICH RICH!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

On chat-ups - "hubba hubba! Pucker up bebe!"

On salad - "People who eat fruit and veg and salad are ALWAYS more intelligent. FACT!!"

On fast food - "People who eat Unlucky Fried Kitten every meal are scumbags... FACT2"

On the best letter - "B: Beer, breasts, bottoms (front and back!), belting belches, botatoes, boccilism, boredom."

On music - "Im a pseudo folk-disco euphoric ambient man!"

On carol singers - "pah!! hurumppphhh!! little toerags....Probably the same little canutes that I stopped breaking into cars at 4 am this week!...just been promoted to Neighbourhood watch Hero!"

On confrontation - "Harpic you are a wnaker of the highest denomination...now someone moderate me!"

On appearance - "well believe it or not my hair was on my shoulders and was *cough whispers "permed" Cough* to look like Tim Booth!! What a sad tw@!!! Now I look more like Tim Davies... but with less hair and Im not Gay.... allegedly!"

On breasts - "Bosoms of any size appeal! Its a bit like the Blue Peter Appeal... although dont send me bottle tops, send bosoms!"

On FT awards - "2 years hard labour and nothing to show for it! PAH!"

Janx-mate, you're getting my vote in every category next year...some people leave bigger holes behind them than others when they go. Janx was one of those people ~ and that isn't a comment about his weight-loss book not working. I loved your work while you were here and the whole place seems shittier this weekend.

I think it is relevant to finish with Janx's view on how to live life:

"LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE BLAND!!

Be loud, proud and have an opinion....

be objective, be selective, be an asset to the collective.

Yeah but be real to yourself"

I'd say rest in peace, but somehow I think you'd prefer to be resting at the afterlife equivalent of a topless casino. We'll miss you Bud.

[Flynny]

I hesitated to post in here because I'm ridiculously knew and don't think I spoke to him even once, and didn't want to appear disrespectful. I'm posting, in the end, just to say that 36 is ridiculously young, and that my sympathy extends to everyone he knew, however well they knew him, however close they were to him, and however much they're hurting. Particularly when shit things like this happen the fact that there's no meaning, no reason to it all for the brain to make some semblance of sense out of makes it all the worse. Hope you all deal with as well as can be expected.

[Robsdee]

Deepest sympathy to Sarah, Janx Jnr and all family and friends. Have a lot of good memories of Janx, top man, full of fun with a fantastic sense of humour. This shows how short life can be, a good time to put differences aside, what a tribute that would be to Janx? Keep the bar open mate wherever you are, the first round is on you

Love Dee

xxxxx

[Suffolk_fox]

I really can't believe this has happened, and only a few hours after his last post. Very very tragic news, my prayers go out to Sarah and Janx Jnr.

Rest In Peace Janx

[Katy]

That's a smashing post Dave, it brought tears to my eyes. I haven't stopped thinking about this all weekend. Truly, truly awful and a tragic waste of life.

[IDEA OR IKEA]

I did not know him - only from his posts on here, but after reading all this thread i can tell how sorely he will be missed.

Godspeed.

Thoughts and Prayers to all the family and friends at this time.

[Daggers]

I haven't stopped thinking about this all weekend. Truly, truly awful and a tragic waste of life.

[DEANO]

I've been trawling the posts too...Jankers philosophy of life, his loves and the things that ticked him off are all there...I thought I'd through some of them back up into the mix as it summed up the guy.

On Janx Jnr - "Just so you know Janx Jr is spelling 4 letter words( ho ho) and reading and has a sense or discipline, team play, sensitive to his colleagues, learnt many different religion/races, the importance of preparation(homework) and loves every minute... He is 4."

On the spirit of football - "Theres something quite warm and fuzzy about the smaller, older grounds.. the new ones are all a bit soul-less and corporate and dont generally have the atmos of the olden days of "going down the footie" on a Saturday afternoon....RIP Filbo"

On Dressing - "I must say although dressing like my Dad...I think thats obligatory at my age, I look like the 'nads!"

On team formations - "1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1. A decent spine I reckon?"

On the Foxes Trust - "Except to bleat on that they are only acting in our best interests, whilst spouting crap on these boards like petulent schoolchildren"

On 'chilling' - "oh and by the way ... if someone ever told me to "take a chill pill" I would want to hunt then down and twat em.... Its one of the most patronising things you can say to someone... we are in shit big and people telling passionate fans to "Chill" makes we want to break things..."

On laughing at Leeds - "I love this thread"

On Rod Marsh - "Rodney Marsh is a loudmouted tw@ who is well past his sell by date and should neither be on tv nor radio...I hope I never see/hear his gobshite face again."

On his IQ - "is 698 high?"

On independant thought - "no chance, there are dckheads in the world, but most idiots are like lemmings, if you tell them something is BAD, they tend to go ... durrr yeah thats bad innit... Boo Jade Booooo"

On fave subjects - "Well on the subject of motoring, probably my second favourite subject after football.. oh and sha99ing..."

On his car - "I drive a BMW 330ci for the record, that works in a Terry Thomas kinda way. (Is there a smiley with a devilishly charming moustache a la Leslie Philips?) DING DONG!"

On fame - "There is a legend of a well known FT member being seen competing in a "Wheel of fortune" video......"

On Whitney Houston - "I wanted to put a post about how avant garde and non-mainstream the readers of Foxy Stalk were...how my eyes had been opened to new and exciting music, how Itunes and similar were changing my life...then I read this guys posts..."

On Big Brother viewers - "SAD SAD SAD people.... TURN OFF NOW!"

On going to the toilet - "A bit like Singhy, its a retreat more than something that "has" to be done, more of a reference library to pick up and put down for 10-20 mins"

On books in the toilet - "mine is like a library. Best reads in there are:- Timewaster letters, QI, Pedants Revolt, Pedants return, Darwin Awards (my personal fave), Grumpy Old men, Fossils and Foxes, The Seven secrets of Highly succesful people, Paul Mckenna's I can make you thin, Paul Mackennas Change your life, Next Directory"

On improving the squad - "I have gone hoarse at the fingertips, the amount of times I have said.... We need a midfielder to RUN the team"

On the manager - "Kelly out!"

On retarded posts - "OMG give me strength.... no offence mate."

On Kate Moss - "I would have sent Moss out the door with a frown, 1) Cos Im a sh1t lay 2)She is a pigdog of the highest order!"

On politics - "feckin lefties! "

On 'The Switch' - "There IS nothing better than working on the finest thread in Foxy Stalk history."

On plastic surgery - "trust me Holl. You dont need it "

On baldness - "slap eds of the works unite!"

On supporting - "Im a TRUE armchair, glory hunting, prawn sarnie snaffling, leave the ground early, flask-a-fan!!!"

On nights out - "Well I was expecting to be regailed in numerous stories of conquests, bare breasted waitress/croupiers, cocaine fuelled hotel rooms, etc etc...was it not up to the usual Janx stylee?"

On being a mod - "If I was Mod around here as "king of general chat" I would allow all bollocjks in!!! I love boolox! in a non gay way!"

On fave Xmas flick - "A wonderful life!"

On the inner circle - "ah! Ptanyangkipperbang! Ole biscuit barrel"

On being a boss - "Come and work with me oy I ll make you RICH RICH RICH....but without a salary....so POOR first then RICH RICH RICH!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

On chat-ups - "hubba hubba! Pucker up bebe!"

On salad - "People who eat fruit and veg and salad are ALWAYS more intelligent. FACT!!"

On fast food - "People who eat Unlucky Fried Kitten every meal are scumbags... FACT2"

On the best letter - "B: Beer, breasts, bottoms (front and back!), belting belches, botatoes, boccilism, boredom."

On music - "Im a pseudo folk-disco euphoric ambient man!"

On carol singers - "pah!! hurumppphhh!! little toerags....Probably the same little canutes that I stopped breaking into cars at 4 am this week!...just been promoted to Neighbourhood watch Hero!"

On confrontation - "Harpic you are a wnaker of the highest denomination...now someone moderate me!"

On appearance - "well believe it or not my hair was on my shoulders and was *cough whispers "permed" Cough* to look like Tim Booth!! What a sad tw@!!! Now I look more like Tim Davies... but with less hair and Im not Gay.... allegedly!"

On breasts - "Bosoms of any size appeal! Its a bit like the Blue Peter Appeal... although dont send me bottle tops, send bosoms!"

On FT awards - "2 years hard labour and nothing to show for it! PAH!"

Janx-mate, you're getting my vote in every category next year...some people leave bigger holes behind them than others when they go. Janx was one of those people ~ and that isn't a comment about his weight-loss book not working. I loved your work while you were here and the whole place seems shittier this weekend.

I think it is relevant to finish with Janx's view on how to live life:

"LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE BLAND!!

Be loud, proud and have an opinion....

be objective, be selective, be an asset to the collective.

Yeah but be real to yourself"

I'd say rest in peace, but somehow I think you'd prefer to be resting at the afterlife equivalent of a topless casino. We'll miss you Bud.

Quality. RIP.

[JadeFalcon]

*salute* to the fallen

R.I.P

[Manwell Pablo]

I've never met him and feels strange to feel as gutted as I do about someone I've never met in person, but he was a real charchter, a credit to this forum, a credit to Leicester City, and his family.

And thats a great post Dave.

[Geo V]

RIP

[surrifox]

Very sorry to hear this terrible news. Sad loss- a true original

[Tommeh]

Very, very sad news I didn't know him but it would appear a great man has been lost

RIP Janx

My thoughts are with his family.

[Master Fox]

Very sorry to hear this sad news. Did not know him in person but like many only from his posts on the forum. He was a real character, had a great sense of humour and was a real top bloke, he will be sorely missed.

My thoughts are with his family and friends.

[Ric Flair]

I've never met him and feels strange to feel as gutted as I do about someone I've never met in person, but he was a real charchter, a credit to this forum, a credit to Leicester City, and his family.

And thats a great post Dave.

Seconded.

R.I.P

My thoughts are with his family. This is a cruel world we live in.

[AndyJ]

To all of you responding in this thread, I would like to make a very quick introduction of myself - a stranger to this forum.

I am...was...no AM, Neil's eldest brother. As he mentioned in one of his replies to the questions somebody has posted, Neil was one of four lads. I was his eldest brother, Andy.

On behalf of Neil's other brother's, Mark and David, my parents, and I hope Sarah will not mind me including her, I would like to say how incredibly touched we are by the many many tributes and kind words you have offered.

I can say without a shadow of doubt, knowing Neil as I did, that he would have been genuinely suprised and deeply humbled by the amazing amount of affection and fondness shown for him here. I know Neil always tended to go at things "all guns blazing". He was a passionate person with a firm conviction of what he believed to be right and a sense of anger at things he believed to be wrong. I know this particularly, because in this respect we were very much alike. Of the four of us, Neil and I had the closest physical resemblance...not a lot of hair, and a tendency to the chunky side of slim! When we got together there would often be some fiery arguments...we would consider them to be "lively discussions" and both of us could rant for Britain!

But behind all that was a chap of incredible sensitivity and emotion.

I now live in Finland with my own family but heard of Neil's passing on Saturday morning while waiting in transit at Manchester Airport (dreadful place) on my way home from a business trip to the USA. You can only imagine how devastated I was to hear this awful news. How saddened to miss someone who was not only my "little" brother but a person with whom I identified closely, and who I admired greatly. My heart went out to Sarah and Charlie. It was frustrating to be physically closer to them yet impossibly far away, not being able to break my journey or to be in any state to help.

I will not drone on here and bore you all, but I will say that, as most of you know, Neil was a passionate supporter of football, and of course a devoted follower of Leicester City. All I can do is re-iterate just how appreciative we all our of the respect and affection you all show for him. I am sure that your responses will especially comfort Sarah as she tries to rebuild a life for Charlie and herself without Neil.

Many many thanks. I am touched to read the words you have written in Neil's honour.

With kindest regards,

Andy Jarvis,

Vantaa, Finland.

[Fez of Mahrez]

I think this is probably the first thread on Foxestalk that has made me both laugh and cry uncontrollably, the laughter of course being at some of those brilliant comments from Janx that Dave has resurrected.

I only met him the once, at the Crystal Palace game this season. Was sat next to him in the Swan and Rushes. He'd mentioned in the week previously that he was looking forward to meeting me but I was a bit subdued, partly cos I was ill and partly cos every bloody funny thing that I could think of to throw into the conversation, he'd already just said - and phrased in such a way that it got a laugh ten times bigger than anything I would have come up with! Bastard! I could tell though just from those couple of hours that he was a genuinely funny bloke who people just loved to be around.

I don't think this place will ever be quite the same again.

[OriginalRobboFOX]

God bless you Janx

[James.]

Like many others who have already posted I didn't know Neil but felt the urge to post my own kind of tribute to him.

I'm sure others do this too but I often find myself forming a mental image of the people that post on here.

For me Janx was a larger than life character, someone who's friends and acquaintances would no doubt regard as somewhat of a legend. I also imagined him as a fantastic father, a Dad to be proud with a huge heart.

I know this is just my own perception formed over a short space of time simply from reading the words he wrote but I have a feeling my mental image was very close to the truth. That makes this a huge loss, firstly to his family and friends but also Leicester City, the fans and this forum.

RIP mate.

[Leonisco]

Only just seen this thread as I've not been on for a few days but it's a huge shock. Like most who have posted, I didn't know him but from reading his posts he sounded like a great bloke.

RIP, mate.

[Knighton Matt]

Felt the need to revisit this thread again today.

I just can't believe how hard this has hit me - having read the awful news last night. This week has seen many personal highs including me becoming part qualified, having an offer accepted on a place in London with a couple of my best mates, and my birthday today. However nothing could compare to that feeling of absolute emptyness when I read the news on here. Having felt like I was progressing with my own life - it's a tragic reminder that life can be taken from us at any time...often in the most unjust fashion.

I remember having a drink with Janx after the Crystal Palace game and he was having a go at me for drinking "foreign poncey crap" when I asked for a bottle of Peroni. I managed to convince him to join me and he actually admitted how good it tasted - appearances can be deceptive! Janx mate - Although we only met a handful of times I look forward to the next time and this time I'll have one of whatever you're drinking buddy.

[Vardinhio]

Deepest sympathies, especially to Sarah and her young child.

R.I.P Janx - I personally didn't know you, but you sounded like a passionate Leicester City fan, and more importantly a great guy.

[Molson Canadian]

R.I.P Janx

[Number 6]

thoughts and best wishes to the family, very sad news R.I.P