HIS friends placed a wreath on seat No D54 in Burnden Stand; those who knew him only because of the tragic events of the previous week stood in silence as a mark of genuine respect.
Wanderers had lost one of their own in the helicopter crash that killed five people just minutes after the Coca-Cola Cup tie against Chelsea and John Bauldie would have been proud of the tributes paid to him.
The 47-year-old former Farnworth Grammar School student had rubbed shoulders with the high and the mighty of the music industry - Dylan and McCartney to name just two. Yet for all that and the fact that he had lived in London for many years, Burnden was his spiritual home.
As everyone who knew him has testified, Wanderers lost a true fan and a great friend when they lost John Bauldie.
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