Lenny Johnrose.

Jamie1952 · **Joined:** Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:56 pm **Posts:** 7084

Passed away today, RIP Lenny.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22572

Sad news, RIP Lenny.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 36419

Bless him, the player I always wanted to succeed at Pools and when he finally hit the net I was well chuffed for him.
Used to call him Johnny Plumrose in the Monkey Biz back in the day, with affection, I may add.
Such a shame.

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12320

R I P Lenny.

Hartleblue · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:37 pm

R.I.P.Lenny. Will always be remembered as a true Poolie.

Essex poolie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:42 pm **Posts:** 842

RIP LENNY
A whole hearted player who always gave his best in the only too short a time he spent at Pools. He wrote an excellent book about his career and his illness. My favorite story about Lenny :It was at Halifax in a league cup game scores were level when Pools got a corner in front of the Poolies. The goalkeeper shouted leave the black b------ to me ball comes over and Lenny scores as the noise subsided Lenny shouted the black b------ scores again to rapturous applause, exact wat to treat racists.
The world has lost a great man and hope tomorrow night they will honor him accordingly.

Bluestreak · **Posted:** Mon Aug 15, 2022 5:08 pm

Sad to hear RIP

Flying Hogans · **Joined:** Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:29 pm **Posts:** 5390

RIP. Very sad. Even though it ended in a fire sale of players, I'll always associate Lenny's time at Pools as a period when we played some great winning football.

Hope his passing is remembered before the game tomorrow night.

poolie1 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:45 pm **Posts:** 2002

RIP lenny..thanks for palace and all the rest..always gave 100% and a quality player..club record signing for us at the time i think..but ended up being paid by gibson in coins from the turnstiles..

“There was a time as players where we could not carry on. But we were told if you do not play, there’s no game, no revenue and no chance of getting paid."
"So there was a period where we were getting paid off the turnstile money and walking out of the ground with bags of coins.”

https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/health ... fe-2923475

ToTheHartlepool2-0 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:08 pm **Posts:** 1333

RIP Lenny. Thanks for the Poolie memories.

Merlin · **Joined:** Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:11 pm **Posts:** 76

RIP Lenny.

loyal_fan · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2022 7:15 pm **Posts:** 3689

RIP Lenny--remember him smashing one in against Bournemouth in the last minute to end a great 1st season after promotion in 1991-2

Essex poolie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 12, 2016 7:42 pm **Posts:** 842

Good to see club giving minutes applause in 52nd minute in his memory. How about a bucket collection For The Lenny Johnrose Trust a charity he founded tp fight the terrible disease which claimed him at such a young age.

accrington fan · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2016 3:22 pm **Posts:** 18947

Essex poolie wrote:

Good to see club giving minutes applause in 52nd minute in his memory. How about a bucket collection For The Lenny Johnrose Trust a charity he founded tp fight the terrible disease which claimed him at such a young age.

agree. it was even more sad for me as i actually met him when he was at bury. a real nice and friendly lad who always seemed to find something to smile about. thanks lennie you have at least given many of us some memories.

Brian Honour's Left Foot · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:25 am

Just finished reading Len's book, 'Finding A Way' - really easy read, loads of cracking football tales and some shocking tales of racism and the challenges he faced in his later days. Well worth a read. He was a superb bloke and a true Poolie legend.

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 6691

God bless, RIP.

billygoatblue · **Joined:** Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:30 am **Posts:** 606

Brian Honour's Left Foot wrote:

Just finished reading Len's book, 'Finding A Way' - really easy read, loads of cracking football tales and some shocking tales of racism and the challenges he faced in his later days. Well worth a read. He was a superb bloke and a true Poolie legend.

Lenny was my favorite pools player of that era, thanks for bringing his book to my attention - have just ordered it.

Brian Honour's Left Foot · **Posted:** Tue Jan 17, 2023 12:13 pm

BGB - enjoy it! It's a book which is difficult to put down - and his searing honesty is amazing.

derwent · **Joined:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:59 pm **Posts:** 12320

Sad Sad news. Goodnight and God bless you , Lenny. R I P Fella.

Lenny Johnrose.

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