The obituary notice of Alan MINNITHORPE

Alan my friend three years have passed and I still miss you around the place, your banter and ideas are so missed, and your football interactions, I continue to back the green army to a degree! Miss you my friend, rest easy love your friend Benzema xx

Brother Balano two years have passed but you are very deeply missed RIP my friend x

Many an Argyle away day mate. Shocked to hear the news but delighted it was read out at Home Park and everyone applauded. Rest in peace. GREEN ARMY. Daz Disorder

Brother Balano (Alan) It was a great honour to work with you for 14 now very precious years, your humour and in particular your ideas about subjects sometimes left me in stitches or bewilderment ! I will never forget the banter especially about football, your dislike of Leicester City which we all know was a mask ! I keep looking at our Message banter expecting another message to appear but sadly it stops I will cherish those messages. I have decided to adopt Argyll as my second Team, so will watch out for them in the coming years, it is true that we all take things for granted in life and then it’s gone RIP Brother will miss you from this day on ! Your friend Benzema xx

Lots of funny memories of you Al......singing away in your car on the way to Torquay-e i e i e i o up the football league we go!!!! The napkin at the lord Louis, getting Phillip to order ur pizzas and ur funny derby accent!! We are so shocked and so saddened but as my little Esme keeps telling me, we have to be grateful for the fun times we had with you. Fly high, sort argyle out and look after your lovely girls from above. Sleep tight Al. Lots of love from Karen, Mark, Scarlett and Esme xxx

It's 8 years since I worked in the Control and was completely shocked when Simon advised me about Alan's passing.
It doesn't seem 5 minutes when I first met him but it's well over 20 years
since he departed Plymouth and headed north.
But still loved the Green Army ⚽️

We had some great laughs and times in the Control, I can still see Al sat at Controllers desk pontficating about football and numerous other subjects
It's a very sad time for Alan's family and friends I know he will be greatly missed.

A friend in spirit, indeed. Let us remember you as you were in life.

God Bless You Minnie thanks for the laughs we had.

Tony (aka Larry the Loafer) the name Alan gave to me and I still use it

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