Thank you for letting us know and we will now look in to this
Luke Hirst
Pontefract, G B 27 March, 2023Stix was by far one of the best blokes you could ever wish to meet at Elland Road!
I first had the pleasure of meeting him in 2001 when I was 10 years old.
At the age of 8 I was diagnosed with Leukaemia. His wife Anne was the receptionist that worked in the children’s day unit at St James hospital.
At that time Stix lead the stadium tours around Elland Road before home games. Myself and my parents were lucky enough to get tickets through Stix, Anne and the hospital for the Coventry game.
This also happened to be the same day that Lee Bowyer and Jonathan Woodgate were in court for you know what..
During the tour Stix let us have a peek inside the home changing room to see all the kits hung up ready for players arriving. As we turned back to move on guess who walked around the corner... Bowyer and Woodgate fresh from court.
After the tour we were taken to our seats and won the game 1-0.
Through Stix and the hospital we have been lucky enough to win signed shirts, memorabilia and even match tickets for the directors box.
Since then Stix had become the 1st teams Player Liaison Officer and in 2020 my mother turned the big 60.
I contacted Stix to see if he could get a signature from El Loco and as usual Stix did not fail. My mum received a letter from the man himself which obviously is now framed and hung pride of place the sitting room.
Stix has been a massive part of Leeds United for so many years and is a huge loss to the club for both players and supporters.
I wish him and his lovely wife Anne all the very best for the future and would like to thank them both for everything they did for myself and my family.
MOT