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RIP Old Sage


melv

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Mike was as big a character as you could wish to meet, a committed Port Vale fan, he wore his passion on his sleeve, this sad news puts football into perspective, the Vale have lost a big personality. My thoughts are with his family tonight.

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A lot of Vale fans will never truly know how much they owe Mike Lakin for the existence of their football club. Would love to have something commemorated for him at the ground, and would be more than happy to contribute.

The man was at every single meeting, march, and event organised in an effort to save Port Vale. He was absolutely instrumental in removing both V2001 and Norman. When football returns, we'll only have a club to return to thanks to Mike sacrificing hours of his time, taking the stick, driving to isolated far-flung pubs for meetings, turning up at the ground early to distribute leaflets, being at the forefront of every march.

The last time I saw Mike was in the concourse prior to the City game; how he would have enjoyed his hero scoring at the Etihad, breaking the club's scoring record.

I'm yet to meet anyone as committed to Port Vale as Mike, and probably never will. A proper loyal bloke, sound as they come.

He's a massive loss to our football club, and to those who knew him. Absolute gem. RIP Mike.

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Have some great memories of Mike making mincemeat of whatever clown was in his crosshairs at Supporters Club meetings; he'd eviscerate them with powerful, passionate, and eminently sensible protestations from the floor.

They'd start squirming as soon as Old Sage was handed the microphone. They knew they were finished.

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Devastated. A true gentleman, a true character and the epitome of what being a valiant truly is. I havent posted on here in quite a while but when it comes to the passing of a man that we owe so much to in the continuing existence of our club, one of the protagonists of change against regimes of penny pinchers and tyrants, I’ll gladly make an exception. RIP Old sage, Mike, the paddock truly wont be the same without you.

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