Tributes have been paid to an Ayr United stalwart who misplaced his life on Sunday on the age of 60.
Joe ‘Jofus’ Lumsden was one among Somerset Park’s finest recognized – and finest liked – faces.
He was a mainstay of the bottom’s wheelchair part over time, by no means letting his incapacity are available the best way of watching his beloved Trustworthy Males.
Membership historian Duncan Carmichael recollects: “Joe was an unbelievable character for whom Ayr United will likely be far poorer with out.
“He would often journey to away video games by taxi and thought nothing of going to locations like Motherwell in a cab to observe the workforce.
“That was Joe...devoted past perception.
“He was a certified referee and was at all times massively educated concerning the legal guidelines of the sport.
“I as soon as noticed him operating the road on the Outdated Racecourse within the Land O’Burns event – and he was doing all of it in his wheelchair.
“That summed up Joe, nothing received previous him.”
As a member of the Trustworthy Wheelies, Joe travelled the nation with fellow United followers following his Ayr heroes.
Duncan added: “The Wheelies have been a Godsend to Joe and he liked their journeys.
“His face was synonymous with that wheelchair part and I do know a suggestion has already been made that it needs to be renamed in his honour.
“It’s a becoming thought as a result of he's going to go away behind an enormous void.”
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Very long time pal Calum Campbell, a part of United’s in-house media workforce, admits Joe was “one among a sort”.
He mentioned: “A gaggle of us would meet up each week at Geordies Byre for a chat and we referred to as ourselves the ‘Byristas’.
“Joe was such an integral a part of that group and was a massively optimistic determine.
“He solidly believed within the legal guidelines of the sport and we spent many hours having fascinating debates.
“Regardless of battling unwell well being for various years, you'll by no means have recognized it from Joe’s outlook on life.
“They broke the mould with him and he had a lot enthusiasm for all times and for Ayr United.
“Somerset will likely be a far sadder place with out his presence.”
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