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[wayno]

Sad news this morning that George passed away yesterday .

Another Alty legend leaves us

A legend for so many reasons in and outside of Moss lane

He will be missed

[hsmith1]

Oh no,such a nice bloke.such sad news. rip george.Condolences to georges family

[Mrs Warbouys]

Terrible news. A Wonderful man, and a true champion of Altrincham FC. Let’s hope we can go and win promotion so he can smile down on it. You’ll be missed George

[distancetraveller]

Really sad to read of the passing of George Heslop.
This guy really is a legend of Altrincham FC.
I used to enjoy chatting to George whenever I bumped into him.
His work with the youth team was second to none ..
George , you will be sadly missed by all at Altrincham FC  and in the wider community

Condolences to your family and friends

RIP fella.
Ray & Jan...

[Jezza]

This is such such sad news....loved talking to george...his race night compering was brilliant...as Alty as they come..a fixture at the club since I was 5 and started watching in 1972...very very upset...lovely lovely guy RIP X

[Darren]

One of life's true gentlemen who had one wicked sense of humour, I bet he's giving Steve Murray and Skipper hell already
RIP Condolences to Jenny and all his family and friends.

[John Edwards]

Very sad news indeed. Despite the health problems that were starting to slow George down, I was shocked and saddened to hear this. Shocked because if anyone could be called indomitable, it was George, and saddened because, like so many others, I will miss our lengthy chats, often as not about Alty in general and Radio Robins, which, in later life, he relied on for following away games. Match days at Moss Lane won't be the same without him around.

[One Foot in the Grave]

A true Alty legend. A genuinely lovely guy. Condolences to Jenny and his family. RIP George.

[HashtagAlty]

A very sad day.

Hopefully the new academy set up can help to cement his legacy of youth talent promotion.

[hsmith1]

call it the george heslop academy

[(S)ALTY]

So saddened to hear the news about George.

Another stalwart of the club in every sense and a true gent.

His (too few) contributions on Radio Robins were always entertaining as were his Race Night presentations and comparing.

Having commentated on a number of Youth Cup games whilst he was coach, I was always impressed by the quality of the football his teams produced.

My condolences to Jenny and his family and friends.
 

[Leon]

This is desperately sad news. George was one of the true greats of Altrincham FC.

I was lucky enough to commentate with him on a few occasions and he was always witty, trenchant, insightful and concise. His reading of the game was immaculate.

Moss Lane will be a lesser place without him.

[Steve from Sale]

I am so very, very sorry to hear of George's death yesterday. I have known him since I started supporting the club in October 1974. I have had numerous chats with George over the years. This ranges from when my lads joined Unicorn Athletic Junior Football Club. I initially sounded out George for his advice, and he said they teach players to play the game properly. I followed his advice and both my lads played for many years. We also liased when I introduced Wes Wilkinson to the youth team, and brought him to his first training session. We have always spoken to each other with mutual fondness over all my years following Altrincham FC and had many memorable chats. I also remember his early caustic humour during my early years at the Golf Road end. He kept his sense of humour throughout his life, including his later years and I as well as others will miss him terribly.

My love and condolences to all his family, stay strong and remember all the fondness we all have for George and his beloved club.

[ManagementGuru]

A bright shining light for the club has been extinguished.  He has been a magnificent servant to the club over many many years.  I first came across him in the seventies and really got to know him sat at the front of the coach on the way to away matches in the early 70s.  At that time he worked with my grandfather and uncle at Shell Carrington - thus he could get away with calling me "Billy" which only he and my granddad did!  I played in front of him in the Alty Supporters team and it is fair to say I'd get 90 minutes of intensive coaching through the game.  Certainly he gave that coaching wisdom to many many better players than me over the years.  Its going to be hard to imagine the club without him.

[JTH]

Simply put George was Mr Altrincham FC - the club and all of us fans will be the poorer for his passing.