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John Peel was a regular to Portman Road with his wife Sheila, although Peel's first club was Liverpool, with his wife's main club being Ipswich. Peel would often mention on his programmes his visit and results of Ipswich Town Football Club and on one occasion a football match report of Ipswich Town's performance against Everton from his wife on 30 October 1993.
After Peel's death in 2004, Town Chairman David Sheepshanks told the Official Club Website:
"It's utterly tragic to hear of the death of John Peel. I will always think of John as one of life's good guys and for me a kind of hero since his pirate radio days. A delightfully gentle and modest man, he was a dear friend to the Club and although his first allegiance was to the red of Liverpool, his wife Sheila and many other friends in Suffolk succeeded in nearly turning him blue and white! On behalf of everyone at Portman Road I send our deepest sympathy to Sheila and all of John's family."
Posted By: Chris Peacock on March 5th 2017 at 16:52:52
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- John Peel on my radio right bloody now (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Mar 5, 13:09:32
- what station are you listening to (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 5, 14:35:30
- Childrens BBC.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Mar 5, 15:44:58
- A shame he was a Binner. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 5, 13:25:51
- He wasn't but his wife was... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 5, 14:31:50
- But he adopted them. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 5, 15:09:59
- He didn't. I know this as I talked to him about footy a number of times (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 5, 15:27:05
- details (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Mar 5, 16:52:52
- He didn't. I know this as I talked to him about footy a number of times (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 5, 15:27:05
- But he adopted them. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Mar 5, 15:09:59
- He wasn't but his wife was... (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 5, 14:31:50
- This will be good for me to relate back to, cos I found Peel shows boring and would (General Chat) - pants, Mar 5, 13:13:20
- Still feels the same to me 20 years on. Noisy under produced garage demos of bands (General Chat) - pants, Mar 5, 13:33:45
- I felt different when he turned out to be a nonce. (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Mar 5, 13:25:00
- People are selective when it comes to this subject. Some condemned, some passed off (General Chat) - pants, Mar 5, 13:31:22
- The standard of what was "abusive" was virtually undefined then, for su (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Mar 5, 13:44:51
- From what I understand once he knew the situation he got right away (n/m) (General Chat) - Dandy Highburyman, Mar 5, 14:32:49
- The standard of what was "abusive" was virtually undefined then, for su (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Mar 5, 13:44:51
- People are selective when it comes to this subject. Some condemned, some passed off (General Chat) - pants, Mar 5, 13:31:22
- what station are you listening to (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 5, 14:35:30
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