Toomer Posted 2 June, 2010 Share Posted 2 June, 2010 RIP Mary Bates - you and Ted were key to Saints history and I feel sure your memory will live long alongside that of Ted's. A plaque on Ted's statue plinth might be appropriate to recognise the dual role you both played perhaps. 100% agree RIP Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 2 June, 2010 Share Posted 2 June, 2010 I worked with a friend of Mary's many years ago - Nobby Clarke. He used to say what a lovely couple you are, we can all take some comfort that you are now re-united. Sleep well Mary. Nice piece on the OS too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 RIP Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevvy Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 RIP Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THINWHITEDUKE Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 RIP Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesaint Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 RIP Mary, The word Legend is bandied about far to easily nowadays. But both you and Ted are REAL SAINTS LEGENDS in the true sense of the words. You are now back with the Boss Please say hi from us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 RIP Mary, grab Ted and go dancing in the moonlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashby Saint Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggface Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 rip & thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 wow - i had no idea that she was that much a fabric of the club and a real trailblazer and way ahead of her time as were SFC in appointing her as Secretary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecuk268 Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 Anyone who's read "Dell Diamond" will know that Mary played an important role in running the club. In an era where women were seen as only good for making the tea and typing, Mary was a very able administrator and I believe that she was Club Secretary for a time. They say that behind every good man there's a good women. That certainly applied in Ted's case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 RIP Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 Would like to pass my condolences to the family & record my thanks for what Ted & Mary did for the club. Their legacy lives on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 As above RIP Mary. This football club owe so much to this great lady.... As stated..Bateses were the club for many years. COYRs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sainttomski Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 RIP Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THERESE'S BOY Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 RIP Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo78 Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 R.I.P. Mary. Excellent story on the OS putting Ted and Mary firmly as the pivotal figures of SFC in the last century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ART Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 Condolances to all the family and friends. Behind every great man is a great woman and Mary certainly was such a woman and played a vital role in Ted's greatness. RIP Mary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodminSaint Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 RIP Mary God Bless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 Sad news. Rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint 76er Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 A sad day for the City of Southampton and a reminder that with all the dodgy characters involved with Saints in recent times and even MLT blotting his copybook a little, still the only person of unimpeachable integrity in Saints supporters eyes is Ted Bates... RIP Mary, give Ted a hug from all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capel Saint Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 Thanks to you and Ted for all your hard work helping this great club. RIP Mary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor in Vancouver Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 Oddly enough, I am reading "Dell Diamond" now, and just finished the part where it explains her role with the team, and how rare it was in those days for a woman to be doing it. R.I.P. Mrs. Bates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Under Weststand Posted 3 June, 2010 Share Posted 3 June, 2010 Rip Mary I bet Ted was there to greet you with open arms. Thanks to the both of you for all your efforts for the club over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Saint Posted 4 June, 2010 Share Posted 4 June, 2010 RIP Mary, A true Saint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 4 June, 2010 Share Posted 4 June, 2010 RIP Mary. I have to admit to not having read Dell Diamond, so that piece from the OS was very enlightening. It makes you proud when you read about our history how for a "Little" club from the genteel South of England we have been so Avant-garde with the running and infrastructure of the club. And the people like Mary Bates, in what was a man's world, was pushing the edge of that metaphorical envelope. Thank you Mary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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