Mees was a gentleman soccer player and fixture at his club Antwerp and the Red Devils for many years. He was fiercely loyal and was never doubted. As an attacking midfielder he did not go for individual success but improved the team around him. He was very strong on the ball and ever-present as ‘right mid’. Mees was fair and loyal. He never questioned a tactical decision of the manager and the referees did not have to fear him either. ‘In every inch a gentleman’.