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Matt Beard

Post by Kevwando » Sat Sep 20, 2025 9:38 pm

Matt Beard has died, aged 47
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by Vegas Claret » Sat Sep 20, 2025 9:42 pm

Blimey :(
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by burnmark » Sat Sep 20, 2025 9:56 pm

Bloody hell. Poor bloke.

RIP
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by Colburn_Claret » Sat Sep 20, 2025 9:57 pm

Just read that shocked.

I'd presumed he'd left to take the Leicester job, and now feel even worse for it. Thoughts are with his family at this sad time.
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by agreenwood » Sat Sep 20, 2025 10:06 pm

Sad news. No age at all.

RIP.
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by Fretters » Sat Sep 20, 2025 10:08 pm

That's awful. RIP.
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by ClaretTony » Sat Sep 20, 2025 10:09 pm

Shocking news - so young too.
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by Procrastinate B » Sat Sep 20, 2025 10:11 pm

Crikey. R.I.P.
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by Claretnick » Sat Sep 20, 2025 10:22 pm

This is awful news, RIP
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by Pad1951 » Sat Sep 20, 2025 10:23 pm

Very sad news. Rip
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by Bosscat » Sat Sep 20, 2025 10:38 pm

RIP Matt Beard
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by jdrobbo » Sat Sep 20, 2025 11:42 pm

Terrible news. RIP
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by DanH90 » Sun Sep 21, 2025 10:16 am

Speculation is that he’s taken his own life. We placed him on gardening leave which prevented him from taking another job (presumably the Leicester one.)
Very sad, RIP.
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by Procrastinate B » Sun Sep 21, 2025 10:22 am

Poor man must have been in a bad headspace when he resigned, whatever the reason.
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by wilks_bfc » Sun Sep 21, 2025 10:32 am

DanH90 wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 21, 2025 10:16 am
 Speculation is that he’s taken his own life. We placed him on gardening leave which prevented him from taking another job (presumably the Leicester one.)
Very sad, RIP.
From a post that I’ve seen that appears to be from his son, it doesn’t seem to be speculation

Very sad indeed
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by NewClaret » Sun Sep 21, 2025 10:40 am

DanH90 wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 21, 2025 10:16 am
 Speculation is that he’s taken his own life. We placed him on gardening leave which prevented him from taking another job (presumably the Leicester one.)
Very sad, RIP.
Only responding here because I’m not sure that’s true. My understanding is that we refused him permission to speak to Leicester, as is our right, then he resigned and so we put him on gardening leave as is pretty standard practice for anyone in such a senior leadership role.

Leicester sacked their manager around the same time, put in place an interim, and presumably he was due to take over from the interim at the end of his notice period.

Either way, incredibly sad news to wake up to and huge condolences to his family.
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by Blondeclaret » Sun Sep 21, 2025 10:42 am

DanH90 wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 21, 2025 10:16 am
 Speculation is that he’s taken his own life. We placed him on gardening leave which prevented him from taking another job (presumably the Leicester one.)
Very sad, RIP.
Terrible thing to happen to someone so young with a family.
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by agreenwood » Sun Sep 21, 2025 12:02 pm

Let’s not speculate about how/why he died.

For now it’s sufficient to acknowledge how very sad this is.
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Re: Matt Beard

Post by mkmel » Sun Sep 21, 2025 1:48 pm

Very sad news indeed

RIP Matt
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