YoungWillz

I suspect the above leaderboard may be as high as I get, he he.

So, that's Sir Ken Dodd now...

Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4077232/The-Man-Gave-Beatles-Away-Alan-Williams-Fab-Four-s-manager-died-aged-86.html George Martin, Sam Leach and Allan Williams in the same year. Phew!

Report here of the death of Allan Williams, talent manager and known as the man who gave the Beatles away, aged 86. http://blog.beatlesinlondon.com/allan-williams/ Awaiting the usual confirmations. Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Williams Edit: Mark Lewisohn has confirmed in a tweet.

All added, keep 'em coming!!!

Why do you have to hate Cat O'Falk? He's a funny bloke. Oh I like Cat O'Falk...probably the member that made me feel most welcome on my arrival. But I don't play favourites, obviously...

I hate cats.... Except the musical Cats... Guilty on all other charges.

Ha ha, well I have a few more entries so we are already rivalling last year's number of entrants. Notable people still to submit include MPFC, Book, Rotten Ali, Sir Creep, Switch and Morbidkid, but there's still time and anybody else can submit a team. Hopefully, the new caretaker (that's me) will be upon deaths like a vulture on carrion, though if you pick an obscure personage, be aware you mght have to notify me of the news source obit in due course. Already I've probably had to look up 30 names or more to confirm their eligibility, but everyone has been very good so far. I'll never be a patch on TMIB though.... Masterlist will be posted on 1 January at some point, with reserves and reserves will be deleted after a week once it's apparent all team members are alive as at the opening of the competition.

We're better than that, both deaths have been reported on the site. Huzzah for us!

Former amateur National Hunt champion Bob McCreery, has died aged 86. http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse-racing/former-top-amateur-and-breeder-bob-mccreery-dies-at-86/2216509/#newsArchiveTabs=last7DaysNews

Lady Marion Fraser LT, former Director of Scottish Opera, has died aged 84. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesonline-uk/obituary.aspx?n=marion-fraser&pid=183248137 Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marion_Fraser

*rushes off to see which footballers have done World Cup songs*

Actually, all we have to do is submit 5 names and you will do the calculation? That might be better...

Eek, sounds like a lot of work with less than hours to go. I'll have a think about this when I wake up tomorrow - note I didn't say morning he he.

Néstor Gonçalvez, who played for Uruguay in the 1962 and 1966 World Cup Finals, reportedly dead at 80. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.futbol.com.uy%2Fcontenido%2FFallecio-Nestor-Gon-alves-simbolo-maximo-de-la-historia-de-Penarol-330539&edit-text=

That's going to be one heck of a lead up to Valentine's Day!

With the speculation regarding an alleged Government D-notice flying about, is it too much to hope it's Liz Truss, former Food and Rural Affairs secretary and now "Lord Chancellor"? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH2ZWF2dS7o

9 October: Zara Nutley

Are you saying that Simon Cowell's death wouldn't result in civil disobedience? For shame!

I look forward to congratulating you around this time next year.

https://www.datalounge.com/thread/18133926-24-hour-media-blackout-in-uk-re-prominent-death- Actually this rumour is gaining ground online as talk about a UK media blackout for 24 hours on a high profile death swirls and there's speculation that if true it's the big one. Rumour seems to have been given legs by a DJ in Ireland Hope it's not true Simon Cowell is...dead? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I mean: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSS.

Local Obit for DDP purposes.

Ah, the "Royal Wee"...

So that's Rick Parfitt off my Hits Of 36 Years ago team and Debbie Reynolds off my 12 Lords A-Leaving team. Notified TMB by email to promote my subs. It's Keith Michell all over again, only twice as bad! Surely we can have a break until January 1st?

Whoaml, the curse of submitting a team to the Hare's Pool claims another victim with the death of Debbie Reynolds. Your first sub has been promoted. What did I say about celebrity genocide?