Social media has been flooded with tributes to former Bolton Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside after he passed away aged 63.
Gartside, who joined the club in 1988 and served as club chairman from 1999, lost a short battle with cancer on Wednesday.
A host of current and former Bolton Wanderers players have taken to Twitter to pay tribute to Gartside in the past 24 hours.
Phil Gartside lived for BWFC and poured his passion and emotion into the club. He was a friend and someone I will always hold in high regard
— Stuart Holden (@stuholden) February 10, 2016
So sad to hear of the passing of Phil Gartside. Fantastic man and will be sadly missed https://t.co/gaUhMRzmcl
— Jason MCATEER (@MCATEER4) February 10, 2016
So sad to hear of the passing of Phil Gartside,President of @OfficialBWFC.RIP. A very sad day !!
— Ivan Campo (@ivan_campo) February 10, 2016
Thoughts going out to Phil Gartside's family Carol, Andrew and Beverley #bwfc
— Kevin Davies (@Kevin__Davies) February 10, 2016
RIP Phil Gartside, my prayers go out to his family. Gone but not forgotten.
— fabrice muamba (@fmuamba) February 10, 2016
