Keith Lamb - RIP

Had some drunken conversations with Keith over the years at bars around Europe. One particular one was at the Swiss Cottage for an MSS do in the 90s when he told me we were signing Paul Gascoigne. He was a character, fully committed to the Club. RIP Keith.
 
Local guy who got his dream job and worked hard to fulfill it. Generally great times at Boro during his stewardship and always a Boro supporter first and foremost. RIP Keith Lamb.
 
RIP Keith,really nice,funny down to earth guy who I had the pleasure to play local football with and for teams he ran.
He will be sadly missed by his lovely family and his group of close friends of many years.
As others have said his contribution towards some our most exciting periods in the clubs history was immense and
he was a real Boro fan who should be proud of his legacy.
 
Took the flak when things went wrong and never got the plaudits when they didn't. They were all Gibsons.
Took it all in his stride.

RIP and condolences to his family, which is very much his legacy even more so than the great service he gave to the Boro.
 
viv_andersons_nana said:
We all know these things but they’re worth reiterating in my opinion.

Juninho, Ravanelli, Emerson, Ziege, Ince, Boksic, Southgate, Viduka, Barmby, Gascoigne, Merson, Ehiogu, Pallister, Schwarzer, Zenden, Hasselbaink, Robson, Karembeu, Mendieta, Yakubu, Boateng… I’m certain there will be names missing but that is some list of players. How many trophies, European appearances, international caps must that lot have between them? And yet they all signed for the Boro.

This is on top of a first-ever major trophy, a first-ever FA Cup final, three promotions to the Premier League, two further League Cup finals and a semi-final, two years of European football culminating in a UEFA Cup final appearance - including what is probably the greatest night of football that will ever be played at the Riverside Stadium, that 4-3 win against Steaua Bucharest - a move to a spanking new stadium and a state-of-the-art training ground that brought the club firmly into the modern day only a decade or so after the seniors had been training on school fields full of dogsh*t. There was also the brand new academy set-up that cemented the club’s place as one of the most productive and respected youth systems in the country and produced an FA Youth Cup-winning team packed with players who would make thousands of appearances for both the Boro and right across the pyramid and beyond.

Whenever we’re struggling now and things feel bad or you wonder if we’ll ever get promoted again or even get close to a trophy or Europe, I do often think of everything we were fortunate enough to see and feel and enjoy in the 20 years from 1986. Jesus Christ some of those names, those players, those cup runs and European nights and all the rest of it, it was an incredible time to support this football club.

Keith Lamb was absolutely integral to all of the above. What a legacy he leaves and what a mark he leaves on the Boro.

RIP Keith Lamb.
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Brilliant post 👏
Says it all.

R.I.P Keith
 
RIP Keith Lamb, a legend who will no doubt be remembered as a major contributor to the evolution and history of our football club. Heartfelt condolences go out to his family, friends and Boro fans throughout the world!
 
Often joked about regarding some of the escapades during the Robson era but I think we all know deep down he was paramount to some of Boro's best years

Boro legend. RIP Lamby.
 
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