11 hours ago, Fan of Big Tone said:

Another story about Jimmy is one read from the book Steak Diane Ross by David McVay, the story went something like this: The team had travelled to an away match and were having a meal in a cafe or hotel, the waitress asked if they had finished with the bottle of tomato sauce, Jimmy had just put some sauce on his dinner before he handed it back to the waitress he licked the surplus off the rim of the bottle. Apparently it was a bit of a ritual the players would nudge each other when they saw him picking up the sauce bottle and sit in anticipation of him licking the sauce off.

I like the one where he is trying to stop the Man City fans getting into the dressing room with a scalpel!  I really like that book, it's well worth a read if you haven't yet.

We’ve had some fantastic shared experiences, and there’s always room for more! No matter how small, it’s wonderful to gather a collection of remarks in memory of such a remarkable man from our community. Do you have a tale that you think should be shared here? Maybe a family member had an encounter with Jimmy and you recall the story? Let’s hear it, folks, join the conversation!

My last memories of Jimmy were drowning drams of whisky in Lawtons Bar on match days

It wasn’t uncommon for Jimmy to go to a pub after games with some of the players. Several times I said hello and would ask him about his thoughts on Notts. He was a very friendly person, with a very thick Scottish accent which never changed. Yet he had his own way of speaking. Sometimes, I must admit he would speak so fast that I would just nod.

You would feel rude in this scenario but just being in his presence felt incredible.

On a night out in Notts, I once came across Jimmy with Brian Clough. They were both deep in conversation, so I never bothered them but it was a sight to see them.

I feel very privileged to have spoken to Jimmy. Younger fans who would have missed this, go speak to Les Bradd or Don Masson, they will tell you stories which will make you see just how important he is to our club’s history.

I wouldn’t say Jimmy Sirrel thought of me as a friend, but I considered him one and I’m fortunate to have known him quite well. I had chats with him during the years he spent at Meadow Lane, that’s just how the club was back then. The place now known as Lawton’s Bar, or whatever it’s called, as I don’t frequent there now, was once a spot where you’d always see the players or Jimmy. He’d always get a round in, have a natter with fans and then get back to work. If you bumped into him, he’d talk to you. That’s just how Jimmy was, you didn’t need to greet him, you just had to be in his vicinity or catch his eye.

There is one blogger on YouTube, Footy Adventure. Kinda groundhunter. Ha has video about Nottingham. And when he told about Meadow Lane and came to Sirrel monument he noticed that he doesn’t know who is that. Honestly I was surprised.