Again, coming from a similar angle as Ecky, Hughesy and Joe, John Murray was a good bloke who I grew up kind of knowing and had the odd chat with over many years at Alty games. I perhaps think of him at a rather dismal away game at Kettering advising Gerry Quinn that in a team with zero attacking capabilities that our one creative player Clive Freeman really ought not to be sta on the bench.
When we talk about Alty being a family I think of the people like John who I've grown to share experiences with over the years, this includes Mark and Alan who were fans we sort of looked up to when starting out at Alty and to whom I extend my deepest sympathies.
And as Ecky says earlier, a man who has done his bit over the years to ensure the club we love has continued to evolve. Sadly, he now joins the rather too quickly expanding heaven branch of Alty supporters and we wish the Murray clan well.
RIP John. Good man.