Sad day for all (German) Bluebirds (RIP Walt)

by **Hofmeister** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:18 pm

just heard of the dealth of my old mate and Cardiff fan Walter "Sir Walt" Schmitt.

Known him for a few years, we met at Sheff.Utd during one of our away games, funny thing was he came from the same area as me, but we didnt have a lot of German footie in common:

he grew up in Frankfurt, was one of Eintracht's lads
I grew up on Offenbach's terraces, Frankfurt's most bitter rivals...

he retired from the scene a while ago and had a childhood love for Borussia Dortmund,
I grew up loving Schalke, Dortmund's big rival...

He was sound as f**k, a great guy to be around with, always lauging, sharing a joke, loving football, a good drink...

Can't believe he's gone, just spilled a few tears for him, apparently he died a few weeks back, I just found out about it...

R.I.P. Walt, you'll be missed

:ayatollah:

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by **Nuclearblue** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:28 pm

RIP FELLA

by **SBF1** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:32 pm

RIP fella.

He looks young there Stef.

by **Hofmeister** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:32 pm

remembered how we missed each other at Wembley (FA Cup final)... FFS Walt, wish you were still here...

by **ninianblue** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:37 pm

rip fellow bluebird

by **Hofmeister** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:37 pm

SBF1 wrote:RIP fella.

He looks young there Stef.

no, 3 years older than me... we joked we could have met on "active service" outside a german ground...

and when we first met I asked "are you from the Hesse region?" he said yea he was and I asked what team there? He said Eintracht, and I replied in the old days we would have a one on one now as I was born Offenbach... he laughed and said: "f**k it, we are both Cardiff and too old for that shit now..." :ayatollah:

by **Hofmeister** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:39 pm

FAO any of the admins/mods... can we pin this for a few days, please? ta

by **nobby** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:46 pm

Hofmeister wrote:FAO any of the admins/mods... can we pin this for a few days, please? ta

Will do now Stef, sadnews to hear R.I.P Walt.

by **Hofmeister** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:50 pm

thanks nobby

by **Hofmeister** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:03 pm

last pic I found of him wearing our German Bluebirds polo shirt (as on the first pic)...

by **Die Walkure** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:12 pm

RIP fellow bluebird - very sad news.

by **the blue path** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:23 pm

RIP 'sir Walt' condolences to all his family and friends

by **North Wales Blue** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:44 pm

Wots goin on! Too young! Too many this year already!! R.I.P, love and thoughts to all family and friends. Sad. X

by **Forever Blue** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:27 am

RIP fellow Bluebird. :ayatollah:

by **bluebirdbaz** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:41 am

RIP walt

by **cocker 32** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:06 am

Warsteiner swigging bluebird, love it.
Mein beileid.
RIP Walt :ayatollah:

by **skuddy** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:11 am

RIP Sir Walt :ayatollah:

by **Hofmeister** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:20 am

just spoken to a mate of his, Borussia Dortmund supporters club. Walt was found dead in his flat lying in his own blood, he died of a cerebral infarction, fell down and his head hit the floor. He was dead instantly, didnt have to suffer or anything...

His friends at Borussia Dortmund commemorated him with a banner.... :ayatollah:

R.I.P. again, my friend

by **Dange** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:30 am

RIP Walt

by **Halifax93** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:35 am

Good read and pics. Out of interest, how did you and Walt get into watching Cardiff Hof? I've got a German mate in Gummersbach who follows Dortmund and he took me and my son to a game last season. Es war toll!

by **BlueAlbert** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:48 am

RIP mate

by **club44er** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:03 am

R.I.P to a fellow bluebird, :ayatollah:

by **Hofmeister** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:05 am

Walt got hooked by the Bluebirds years ago, like me, through the atmosphere we had at Ninian Park...

by **NIGELNIGLE** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:11 am

R.I.P. WALT :ayatollah:

by **Halifax93** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:23 am

We all loved the Ninian atmosphere in those days Hof :ayatollah:

by **subbuteoman** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:12 pm

So sorry to hear of the death of Walt , he sounded a fantastic chap and for his fans to honour him with that banner etc shows the respect people had for him. Best wishes to you at this difficult time.

by **buckleys brewery** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:25 pm

RIP Sir Walt.

by **RichardBluebird** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:33 pm

RIP Walt, fellow Bluebird :ayatollah: