This morning I recieved the terrible news that my great friend of 30yrs plus Matt Evans aka CubanClaret passed away. He was one of the funniest, informed and loyal Burnley fans you could wish to meet....a massive whole will be left in mine and many hundreds of peoples lives up and down the country. Im still trying to process it and words arent enough but it would mean the world at the moment if you would take a minute for him. Ive just been walking around our home town of Clitheroe in a daze tears streaming...give those you love a hug today for Matts memory

I think I met Matt once a few years ago but he always joined the Fantasy football on here.

So sorry to hear this news and my thoughts with yourself & all cuban’s friends and family.

R.I.P. Cuban Claret .

Very sad news. I don't think I knew him personally, but I remember him.being a fairly regular poster on here.

RIP.

Very sad news. Did he say recently he had a local radio show?

RIP and thoughts are with family and friends. Always sad to hear.

Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 28, 2021 12:16 pm

Very sad news. Did he say recently he had a local radio show?

I’m sure he was involved with media

RIP, Cuban. Condolences to all family and friends.

Awful news. RIP.

Very sad to read this news. Thoughts with you and Cubanclaret’s family and friends. RIP

Cubanforever wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 28, 2021 11:54 am

This morning I recieved the terrible news that my great friend of 30yrs plus Matt Evans aka CubanClaret passed away. He was one of the funniest, informed and loyal Burnley fans you could wish to meet....a massive whole will be left in mine and many hundreds of peoples lives up and down the country. Im still trying to process it and words arent enough but it would mean the world at the moment if you would take a minute for him. Ive just been walking around our home town of Clitheroe in a daze tears streaming...give those you love a hug today for Matts memory

So sorry for your loss, he obviously meant a lot to you, thinking of you.

Matt was a former resident of Sheffield, and member of Sheffield Clarets.

Worked in sports media over here for many years. Think he covered Chesterfield games from memory.

Regularly contributed to When The Ball Moves... fanzine with some excellent articles.

He was working at the music venue in Clitheroe, and seemed to be happy and doing an excellent job there.

A very funny fella. Leaves a wife and two kids, but a whole lot more than that. He brother posts on here on and off, and I know he will be devastated as well.

I'm in total shock, and was not something I even vaguely contemplated reading when I popped onto the board this morning. My thoughts are with his family at this incredibly sad and unfair time. I don't always agree that the good ones die young, but in this case it's 100% true.

It’s just dawned on me who he is. Really top guy. Lovely bloke. So sad. RIP Matthew

Sad news,

Best wishes to everyone who knew him.

Just 47 years of age - same as me - no age at all.

Really sorry to read your post. My thoughts are with you and all of Matt’s friends and family.

Keep strong at this difficult time.

RIP Cubanclaret

Absolutely awful news. I imagine he wasn’t that old. I feel so sorry for his wife and children and of course all his friends. My sincere condolences to all his family. RIP Matt.

I woke to a text from my mum regarding this this morning....I was in total shock. I went to school with Matt and attended many home and away games with him over the years. To say I am devastated is a complete understatement....RIP my old friend....

Rest in peace Claret

Always sad to read of one of our own passing ... and no age at all .

RIP Cubanclaret

RIIP MATT. Clearly a highly respected and well loved Claret

Wow, such awful news, that’s no age at all and this has come completely out of the blue.

I first met him when I lived in Sheffield as a student and he was just a genuinely lovely bloke who was always game for a pre or most match drink. He also bailed me out once during our first Premier League promotion season when, after all other options had been explored, he selflessly offered to give me a lift to Coventry so I could attend the match we ended up winning 3-1. That remains one of my favourite matches that I’ve attended and he’ll always be a part of that memory.

Thoughts with his family and friends.

Terrible news to hear especially at such a young age, I didn't know him, but I was aware of him being a regular contributor to the forum.

Condolences to his family & friends at this sad time.

RIP Cuban Claret.

RIP Matt.Nice bloke.Awful news. Always had a smile.

Am I thinking of the right person - was involved with The Grand at Clitheroe? If so, I had brief dealings with him a few years back when The Fall were playing there and he clearly put his heart and soul into making the events there a success.
RIP cubanclaret.

cricketfield73 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 28, 2021 1:29 pm

Am I thinking of the right person - was involved with The Grand at Clitheroe? If so, I had brief dealings with him a few years back when The Fall were playing there and he clearly put his heart and soul into making the events there a success.
RIP cubanclaret.

Yes. Matt was involved with the Grand.

Rest in peace

Known Matt since teenage years. He and his brothers are clarets through and through. Such shocking, sad news. My thoughts are with his family and children at this very sad time. A genuinely lovely bloke with a smile for everyone. Hope he meets up with Icky and has a pint in the great pub in heaven tonight. RIP Matt

Didn’t know the man, but as always, RIP and god bless to a member of our Claret family.

Really sorry to see this. Occasionally bumped into Cuban on nights out in Clitheroe, always welcomed a chat about the Clarets and a friendly and likeable man he was. My thoughts are with his family. I’ll miss reading him on here too.

R.I.P. Cubanclaret God Bless

Devastating to read a text from whentheballmoves this afternoon with this news and my heart goes out to his family and close friends who knew him far better than I.

Those of us from Sheffield knew Matt well, a top bloke who had been through far too much already, didn’t deserve this (though who does?).

My last conversation with him was on the way to the Turf having a gentle argument about Brexit - I wish we were still having them……

On the bright side the Up The Clarets Fantasy League will be much easier to win - Matt and I have had a long Fantasy League rivalry and have had many conversations about it. He would view this paragraph as a major compliment from me - he was a very clever football person and was very hard to outwit on anything to do with football. If I was ahead of him in the table I would know I was doing well.

RIP.

Rest in peace CubanClaret, I’ll raise a cold one for you. Condolences to family and friends.

R.I.P fellow claret

Old Clarets never die....they just fade away. RIP lad.

RIP, terribly sad . condolences to all that were a part of his life.

R.I.P fellow claret

Didn't know the gentleman personally but always sad to hear the news of the passing of a fellow Claret and regular contributor to this board.

Sincere condolences to all his family and friends.

Really shocked to see this today, got to know Matt a little when we were suffering from the same Illness was in 2007-8, thought with Mike and the rest of the family, such a lovely guy RIP

47? that's horrendous news RIP CubanClaret,my thoughts are with you and your loved ones.

It's always sad when a fellow Claret leaves us, but at such a young age too.
RIP Matthew.

Condolences to all of his family. I knew of Matt through working with his brother.

Awful news to hear of someone's passing at such a young age.
R.I.P. CubanClaret
Condolences to Mathew's family and friends.

My sincere condolences to all of Cuban’s friends & family

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Always find it so sad to read of a fellow Claret passing, may you RIP CUBANCLARET, God Bless.

Sad news to here for a former ribble valley claret.R.I.P.

So sad at such an early age. I didn't know him other than from posting on here.

My thoughts and condolences go out to all his friends and family. Off to a garden
party soon and I will raise a glass to him.

RIP Matt

Condolences to his family and friends. I studied at Sheffield Hallam in the mid 90s and I lived not far away from him in the Nether Edge area of the city. Met him a couple of times. At that time he was very knowledgeable and passionate about Burnley FC along with football as a whole. It was my first year at uni, so it was good for me to meet another Claret who lived very close to where I was. I will also raise a glass to him tonight.

I met his brother through a friend who had worked with him and then met Matt briefly at the Grand when The Fall were playing. Very sad. Condolences to all who knew him.

Didn`t know the lad but R.I.P fellow claret