The death of George Summerside, Podgy to many people and Poledancer or Enigma (if not Podgy) when on the Ready to Go message boards, has touched many people.
George followed Sunderland, Durham Cricket Club and the England cricket team to any corner of the world that games took them.
It is not often that something that needs an airing here appears first at the Salut! Sunderland Facebook page (you can join the group by following this link).
This is an exception and one that deserves a wider audience. Posted from Cancun, Mexico as M Salut’s holiday nears its end, here is the mini-tribute by Martin Emmerson, from BBC Radio Newcastle and one of Salut! Sunderland’s great friends to George Summerside: