East Kent Jag II Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) The official Morton site on Twitter has announced that Benny Rooney, our former player and manager has passed away. RIP Benny. Edited July 30, 2023 by East Kent Jag II Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb1876 Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 RIP Benny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elevenone Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 RIP Benny. Was Jags gaffer at my first ever game. Thoughts with family and loved ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 RIP Benny. Sad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exiledjag Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 Liked him a lot. Never short of effort or commitment. Always trying to urge and encourage team mates. A great servant to the club. RIP Benny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 Was informed of this sad news at the game yesterday. Like Craig Brown, one of Scottish football's good guys. RIP Benny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fearchar Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 A warm tribute on the club site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Fearchar said: A warm tribute on the club site. That's a wonderful tribute - well done to the club and to whoever composed it. In addition, I hadn't realised that Shaun Rooney was Benny's great-nephew. Edited July 30, 2023 by Barney Rubble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 All been said above and on the club website, RIP, Benny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 Very sad news thoughts go to his family and friends at this very sad time RIP Benny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fawlty Towers Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 Condolences to Mr Rooney's family and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted July 30, 2023 Report Share Posted July 30, 2023 Sad news. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partickthedog Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Remember Benny Rooney scoring the all-important opening goal for Thistle in what was effectively a second tier league decider v Kilmarnock at Firhill (1975-1976). Condolences to family and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Can anybody remember some kind of competitive match between Thistle and another team (Glasgow Uni?) that took place at Anniesland in the early 80s, when Benny Rooney was our manager? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Can only agree with everything already said. Condolences to family and friends. RIP Benny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael m Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 Another piece of Partick Thistle history departs the scene and with it some lovely memories! A terrier like player who had a very steady career with several clubs and then becoming Thistle manager where his timing was lousy! He had to take over just after relegation and 2 near misses with promotion. He had a total rebuild to oversee and thankfully we did enough to avoid falling further down the ladder. Alongside his trusted lieutenant Mike Jackson he uncovered a few wee gems to wear the strip (a rather plain one sadly!) including the very talented John Donnelly, who must be up there in terms of most skilled players. Benny is strongly associated with Morton but he will also be remembered as a very strong team man for the Jags and that will go down in history. incidentally it changes the answer to the question of who is our oldest living manager - that honour which Benny held now passes on to Peter Cormack. God Bless Benny Rooney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted July 31, 2023 Report Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) I seem to remember Bertie Auld saying of the team that was promoted in 75/76(?) that whilst much of the praise went to Rough, Hansen A., Somner and Craig (and rightly so), Benny could “dig in” and steady the team through difficult times. As far as I remember, that was a fair assessment of Benny’s contribution - a wise steady experienced old head tutoring the younger, perhaps more talented but less experienced, members of the team. He wasn’t always the darling of the crowd but his industry was certainly there for all to see. RIP Edited July 31, 2023 by JeanieD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Jag Posted August 5, 2023 Report Share Posted August 5, 2023 A well observed (by both sets of fans) minutes silence today for Benny. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted August 5, 2023 Report Share Posted August 5, 2023 Except I'm pretty sure Auld signed him, not McParland. If it was McParland he certainly played most of his games under Auld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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