RIP Blade

[TJ blade]

Never see the likes of blokes like your uncle again sadly. RIP Mr Haddington and sorry for your loss.

 

[BladesNo9]

Sincere Condolences to you and all his family & Friends, Pommpey
R.I.P. Freddie

We Blades never die, we go to the BDTBL in the sky.

 

[Willie Carlin]

Yes, Fred came to Treeton from Brookhouse just before the strike and as he'd been a union officer at Brookhouse (and very good he was too!), soon got voted on to the union representation at Treeton.

Took no shit and was a formidable negotiator with the draconian management.

I came to Treeton from Wath Main LSF. Didn’t know Freddie was that age

 

[LSF]

I came to Treeton from Wath Main LSF. Didn’t know Freddie was that age

Yes Willie, I believe we had a conversation a few years ago on Treeton Colliery.
You were a deputy if I remember rightly (though I could be wrong as I am too often these days ).

 

[Roygbiv]

RIP Freddie. Hope the family are doing ok Pomps

 

[Stocky Blade]

My dear old Uncle Freddie Haddington passed yesterday aged 81 from a stroke. Lovely, warm-hearted, honest and fiercely loyal bloke, who typified Sheffield's wonderful spirit. My nascent Blades years were formed by him because when my dad left the navy moved in with the Haddington dynasty up at Crookes in the fifties after marrying my already pregnant mum, it was Fred who took him under his wing and thence to Beautiful Downtown Bramall Lane thereby anointing him as a Blade and ensconcing the creed into the pommpey family. My late sixties and then seventies experience of standing on the BLLT looking through the white railings with them two stood somewhere behind made me the Unitedite I am today. He was a principled man right to the end having spent his years digging out the black stuff from planet earth and being the blessed Mr Scargill's lieutenant, confident and minder during the heady years industrial crisis and decline of the industry. His house up at Longley still had artefacts of his time served adorning his wall and his staunch working class socialism was stamped through him like a stick of rock, and the words 'Tories' and 'Thatcher' was officially banned in his presence.

May his blessed Blade soul rest in peace.

pommpey

Sincere condolences to you and yours Pommpey.

 

[Stevo71]

R.I.P Freddie fly safe Blade ....... Condolences to you & your family Pommpey.

 

[pommpey]

Yes, Fred came to Treeton from Brookhouse just before the strike and as he'd been a union officer at Brookhouse (and very good he was too!), soon got voted on to the union representation at Treeton.

Took no shit and was a formidable negotiator with the draconian management.

I'd have hated to have been management at the NCB with him as the NUM rep on site.

But he epitomised what unions were for.

pommpey

 

[1066blade]

Sad. RIP Freddie. Sounds like you were a one off. Sorry for your loss Pommps.

 

[Constantly Optimistic...]

Sincere condolences, RIP Freddie.
Lovely epilogue, reminded me of my young days standing on the white railings at the Kop end, my late father standing 3 steps behind.

 

[Willie Carlin]

Yes Willie, I believe we had a conversation a few years ago on Treeton Colliery.
You were a deputy if I remember rightly (though I could be wrong as I am too often these days ). Yes I was. Enjoyed my time at Treeton. Good lads!!

 

[Gavlar]

My dear old Uncle Freddie Haddington passed yesterday aged 81 from a stroke. Lovely, warm-hearted, honest and fiercely loyal bloke, who typified Sheffield's wonderful spirit. My nascent Blades years were formed by him because when my dad left the navy moved in with the Haddington dynasty up at Crookes in the fifties after marrying my already pregnant mum, it was Fred who took him under his wing and thence to Beautiful Downtown Bramall Lane thereby anointing him as a Blade and ensconcing the creed into the pommpey family. My late sixties and then seventies experience of standing on the BLLT looking through the white railings with them two stood somewhere behind made me the Unitedite I am today. He was a principled man right to the end having spent his years digging out the black stuff from planet earth and being the blessed Mr Scargill's lieutenant, confident and minder during the heady years industrial crisis and decline of the industry. His house up at Longley still had artefacts of his time served adorning his wall and his staunch working class socialism was stamped through him like a stick of rock, and the words 'Tories' and 'Thatcher' was officially banned in his presence.

May his blessed Blade soul rest in peace.

pommpey

Sorry to hear that pomps

 

[Seanshoreham]

I worked with Freddy at Orgreave colliery in the 1970's. He was a real nice guy and always one of the lads. I personally miss those days when we had camaraderie and looked out for each other.
Good union man and a Blade
RIP Freddie. enjoyed working with you

 

[Champagneblade]

My dear old Uncle Freddie Haddington passed yesterday aged 81 from a stroke. Lovely, warm-hearted, honest and fiercely loyal bloke, who typified Sheffield's wonderful spirit. My nascent Blades years were formed by him because when my dad left the navy moved in with the Haddington dynasty up at Crookes in the fifties after marrying my already pregnant mum, it was Fred who took him under his wing and thence to Beautiful Downtown Bramall Lane thereby anointing him as a Blade and ensconcing the creed into the pommpey family. My late sixties and then seventies experience of standing on the BLLT looking through the white railings with them two stood somewhere behind made me the Unitedite I am today. He was a principled man right to the end having spent his years digging out the black stuff from planet earth and being the blessed Mr Scargill's lieutenant, confident and minder during the heady years industrial crisis and decline of the industry. His house up at Longley still had artefacts of his time served adorning his wall and his staunch working class socialism was stamped through him like a stick of rock, and the words 'Tories' and 'Thatcher' was officially banned in his presence.

May his blessed Blade soul rest in peace.

pommpey

Sorry for your loss pommpey

RIP Uncle Freddie, fellow Blade