Shoreham View founder and Sheffield United fan remembered in guard of honour outside Bramall Lane

Jonny’s death was sadly confirmed in September, with his father, Kevin, posting online that his son had “gave up his long fight with mental illness”.

His funeral was held today (October 19, 2024) with the procession travelling from Kevin Gascoigne’s home to Hutcliffe View Crematorium.

On the way, just after 9.30am, the procession passed outside the Bramall Lane Stadium. Family and friends stood quietly outside the stadium as Jonny passed by.

Jonny was the founder of the Shoreham View YouTube channel, which had thousands of subscribers. His matchday vlogs were common viewing for Unitedites around the world.

He addressed the subject of mental health in what turned out to be his final vlog, from United’s victory over Watford before the international break. “I just want to say thank you for all the support I’ve received over the last few weeks,” he said.

“I’ve not been in the best of places. It’s a strange one because I’ve had a brilliant year really. Mental health-wise I’ve been doing really, really well. But as men will know out there, it’s not always easy to talk about when things do start going wrong.

“So I want to start this video by not focusing on me but by focusing on all of you out there. If anybody watching this is having issues with their mental health or is struggling, please reach out to somebody. There’s plenty of places you can go to if you don’t want to reach out to a friend or family. Great things like Andy’s Man Club, great things like the NHS services that they can offer you and put you through to.

“There’s no need to hold it in and struggle. I know men out there go through a lot. It is very difficult. We promote it on social media all the time, about how it’s okay not to be okay etc etc, but I know sometimes it falls on deaf ears. So again thank you for understanding and being patient and for realizing why this is the first Vlog of the season and why the new show hasn’t been very regular.

“It’s just not been right for me to be doing it with what I’ve been going through. Hopefully now things are on the mend and we can move forward and start bringing out more content for you. Anybody out there who does need a kick up the a**e, just reach out to somebody or someone. Please do, because this world is a better place with you, I promise. Up the Blades.”