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Yep, Jimmy Greaves it is who replaces Bush on my list.

Bush counts as a November death regardless.

Keep the old layout.

Hernan Wouk yet again.

New and returning suggestions Doddie Weir - not expected to see 2020 I.M Pei - This year's random new centenarian Nicholas Parsons - Missed two episodes of Just a Minute this year, now old enough to be a DL lock. Murray Walker - Old enough to be a DL lock to return. Ennio Morricone - retired this year, time he was on the list. Barbara Windsor - Dementia revealed this year. Peter Oosterhuis - has had Alzheimer's for a few years, Golf would add more representation to the list. Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg - 98 in January, an excuse to bring back a foreign royal on the list Rolf Harris - 89 next year, jail still fresh in the memory, has to be on the DL sometime. John McCririck - lost so much weight, looks really frail. Bill Treacher - 89 next year, EastEnders legend, time he was on the list. Sheila Mercier - 100 on New Year's Day, Emmerdale Farm legend, long overdue on the list.

Gavin Ford, British radio presenter in Lebanon found 'murdered' in his home. https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/11/british-radio-presenter-gavin-ford-found-dead/

Er..... Is he dead yet?

My views on current state of play Keep Kirk Douglas - How can you drop a DL legend who is 102 in a couple of weeks Leah Bracknell - Could still live a couple of years but simply too ill to be dropped Hernan Wouk - 103 and on Oxygen, could go anytime Olivia De Haviland - Way too old Duke of Edinburgh - Could reach his centenary but too old now to be dropped Betty White - Too old to be dropped Javier Perez De Cueller - Looks like he could go anytime Pierre Cardin - Too old to be dropped Stirling Moss - Could go anytime Doris Day - Too old to be dropped Bob Dole - Not looking well now Bob Barker - In and out of hospital Leslie Phillips - Could go anytime Jill Gascoine - End stage Alzheimer's Vera Lynn - Can't drop a centenarian Robert Mugabe - Too evil and elderly to be dropped George Bush Sr - On death's door for most of this year Henry Kissinger - Still active but too old now to be dropped Pope Benedict - Could go tomorrow, could go in 2020, too big to miss. June Brown - Looks frail. Clive James - A matter of time now. Hosni Mubarak - Too evil and too big to miss Sean Connery - Must stay on the DL permanently due to Roger Moore being a massive DL miss. Olivia Newton-John - Looking bleak for her Paul Gascoigne - Been on the wagon for at least a decade now Drop Linda Nolan - Terminal cancer not advanced enough yet Prunella Scales - Dementia not advanced enough yet. Jimmy Carter - Still in good health, worth taking the risk for just one year. Honor Blackman - Still in good health and still young enough to be dropped Dick Van Dyke - Still in marvellous health, wait until he's at least 95. Stanley Baxter - Been silent all year, may be worth dropping for one year though. Valery Giscard d'Estaing - Still makes public appearances, still a bit young to be a DL lock. Mel Brooks - Wait until he's at least 95. Louis Farrakhan - Still in good shape Ian St John - Could have beaten cancer privately, still looks decent enough. Jimmy Greaves - No space for him but first reserve if any of my keeps goes before the bells. Valerie Harper - Slowly dying but worth a risk for one year. Ronnie Wood - Beaten cancer, should never return unless he reaches 95 or develops another serious illness. Joni Mitchell - Another risk that could be worthy.

More suggestions Barbara Windsor I.M. Pei Peter Oosterhuis Desmond Morris

Rolf Harris is a must for next year, 88 years old and nearly three years of jail time still fresh in the memory. Still to make his Deathlist debut.

Roy Bailey whose political brand of folk music brought him fame in Europe and America has died aged 83. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/20/roy-bailey-obituary

Into March and surprised this year's biggest misses thread has not been created, but doing this now to suggest that Roger Bannister has to be the biggest miss so far this year.

Richard Baker another big miss imo. Was in my suggestions list the last two years.

Wouk again.

93 yesterday.

Former Ayr United, Falkirk and Hibernian striker Johnny Graham aged 73, once scored four goals in two different games in a single season. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/tributes-paid-ayr-united-legend-13556353

Scuzz TV closing down on November 15th. https://www.loudersound.com/news/scuzz-tv-is-closing

My current 2019 list Keep Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell Hernan Wouk Olivia De Havilland Duke of Edinburgh Betty White Javier Perez De Cuellar Pierre Cardin Stan Lee Stirling Moss Doris Day Bob Dole Bob Barker Leslie Phillips Jill Gascoine Vera Lynn Robert Mugabe George Bush Sr Henry Kissinger Pope Benedict June Brown Sean Connery Clive James Olivia Newton-John Paul Gascoigne New/returning Nobby Stiles Queen Elizabeth II Jacques Chirac Doddie Weir I.M Pei George Alagiah Shane McGowan Rolf Harris Murray Walker Barbara Windsor John McCririck Willie Nelson Terry Jones Ennio Morricone Harry Belafonte Nicholas Parsons Richard Baker Bill Treacher Sheila Mercier Emperor Akihito Douglas Hurd Bill Turnbull John Hume Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Peter Oosterhuis

Italian fighter Christian Daghio dies aged 49 after being knocked out in WBC title match https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/05/italian-fighter-christian-daghio-dies-after-being-knocked-out-in-wbc-title-match-8106093/

Spends her 45th birthday alone in bed. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/danniella-westbrook-spends-lonely-45th-13537224

The calm before the storm I reckon.

Into November, my current analysis on the 40 remaining candidates. Kirk Douglas - I think he'll see 2019 but no guarantee. 30% Leah Bracknell - continues to defy the odds but not a done deal for her to see out 2018. 50% Herman Wouk - 103 and on Oxygen, could go anytime. 66% Olivia De Haviland - should see 2019 despite her current court cases. 29% Duke of Edinburgh - should see 2019 comfortably, undroppable though. 15% Betty White - no imminent danger but a lock until she dies. 13% Linda Nolan - still in good shape despite her terminal cancer, worth dropping for one year. 15% Javier Perez de Cueller - recently the subject of a death hoax, no guarantee he'll see 2019. 50% Pierre Cardin - very quiet of late, undroppable. 20% Stan Lee - 2019 will his first 50/50 year if he sees out 2018. 30% Stirling Moss - very ill, could go anytime. 60% Doris Day - no imminent danger but a lock until she dies. 15% Bob Dole - no guarantee he will see 2019. 34% Bob Barker - recently hospitalised with serious back pain, a lock until he dies. 26% Prunella Scales - her Alzheimer's not yet too advanced, worth dropping next year. 20% Jimmy Carter - still in good health, still young enough to be dropped for just one year. 14% Leslie Phillips - very ill, could go anytime. 50% Jill Gascoine - has had advanced Alzheimer's for a while, could go anytime. 50% Vera Lynn - no imminent danger but you can't drop a centenarian. 26% Robert Mugabe - too evil to be dropped. 20% George Bush Sr - very ill, but may just make it to 2019. 40% Henry Kissinger - still in relatively good health but a lock until he dies. 17% Honor Blackman - worth dropping next year. 12% Dick Van Dyke - one of the worst picks ever. 5% Stanley Baxter - very quiet of late, might not be enough room for him for the 2019 list. 14% Valery Giscard d'Estaing - still makes public appearances, worth dropping next year. 15% Mel Brooks - no imminent danger but undroppable now. 9% Pope Benedict - think he'll be alright this year but 2019 will be 50/50 for him. 21% June Brown - latest comments on her Deathlist thread could be an indication that she will return for the 2019 list. 13% Hosni Mubarak - too evil to be dropped but worth sacrificing if 2018 finishes on a low number. 11% Sean Connery - will be on the list every year from now on even if he makes it to 120 due to Roger Moore being a huge miss. 8% Louis Farrakhan - worth dropping next year. 10% Ian St John - worth dropping for a couple of years. 9% Jimmy Greaves - ill enough to be a lock until he goes now. 22% Valerie Harper - very quiet of late, hard decision to keep for the 2019 list. 15% Clive James - no guarantee he will see out the old year. 19% Ronnie Wood - will certainly be dropped for 2019. 5% Olivia Newton-John, I have a gut feeling she'll be Olivia Newton Gone before the end of the year. 25% Joni Mitchell, should be dropped for next year and then see what happens. 10% Paul Gascoigne, time is starting to run out for him, definitely one to keep for the 2019 list. 10%

Her last Corgi dies after 74 year association with the breed. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/26/queens-last-corgi-dies-ending-74-year-connection-breed/

My updated 2019 deathlist Keep Kirk Douglas Leah Bracknell Hernan Wouk Olivia De Havilland Duke of Edinburgh Betty White Javier Perez De Cuellar Pierre Cardin Stan Lee Stirling Moss Doris Day Bob Barker Leslie Phillips Jill Gascoine Vera Lynn Robert Mugabe George Bush Sr Mel Brooks Pope Benedict Sean Connery Louis Farrakhan Jimmy Greaves Clive James Olivia Newton-John Paul Gascoigne New/returning Nobby Stiles Queen Elizabeth II Jacques Chirac Doddie Weir I.M Pei George Alagiah Shane McGowan Rolf Harris Barbara Windsor Murray Walker John McCririck Willie Nelson Little Richard Ennio Morricone Harry Belafonte Nicholas Parsons Richard Baker Bill Treacher Sheila Mercier Emperor Akihito Douglas Hurd Bill Turnbull John Hume Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Peter Oosterhuis

Sean Connery needs to be locked in the list until he dies seeing as we've already missed out Roger Moore.